The Washington herald., 1907-07-16
MCCOMAS A BENEDICT
Steals March on Friends and
Changes Wedding Date.
NO SECRET AFFAIR, HE INSISTS
Marriage Takes Place I'm Episcopal
Church at Atlantic City at Noon
Saturday, and Bridal Pair VIII Sail
for Europe TO Spend. the RIissfuI
Period-A Southern Beauty.

SPECIAL TO The Washington Herald
New York. July 15-Judge Louis E. Nc
Comas. of the Court Of Appeals of the
District Of Columbia, and former Uni &
States Senator from Maryland arrived
at the Hotel Waldorf to-day. registered
himself and the lady with him as I. f.
McComas and WIFE and then announced
that he had been married TO Mrs. Hrbe
Harrison Muir. widow OF Judge Upton
Muir. Of Louisville. Ky, since noon
Saturday.
The ceremony took place in ST. James
p +. Church at Atlantic City. Rev. W
W. Blatchford. rector Of the church. Off
ciating- There was 10 company at the
wedding. which was described to-day by
the bridegroom as a quiet one. There were
two witnesses present.
It was the intention OF Judge McComas.
he stated. 10 be married IN the Waldorf
in this city. Tuesday at noon. but q
change of plans was made recently and II
was decided to have the ceremony. take
place in the city by the sea.
Neither party to he wedding wished 70
have any unnecessary publicit given TO
the event, but denial was made of the
intimation that the wedding was a secret
one. After the arrival Of the party here.
Judge McComas, who was smiling pleas
antly, received the correspondent Of The
Washington Herald and told Of his honey
moon plans.
Honeymoon in Europe.
The couple viii sail for Eu-ope Wednes-
day on the White star liner Adriatic. on
which they have engaged the bridal suite
They Will travel through France. Ger
many, and the Tyrol. They will return on
the Oceanic, which is due to arrive here
September 70. Then they will go n
Washington 10 occupy tfTe- recently pur-
chased home Of Judge McComas at
Wyoming and Connecticut avenues. one Of
the handsomest residences in the National
Capital
Judge McCOmas was a widower. his
first wife having died three years ago.
He has one daughter, Mary. who is the
wife of c. Goodloe Edgar. OF Detroit.
Mich. The new Mrs. McComas has two
small children.
Mrs. McCOmas. who IS a sister Of Mrs.
John Watts Kearney and Kentucky
beauty, met the Judge in society in Wash
ington last season. and thereafter his at
tentions TO her were very marked.
Mrs. McComas' two children are with
the brides mother, Mrs. Harrison. at
Rangeley, Me. where they will remain
until the McComases return from En-
rope. The long trip il would have been
necessary for Mrs. Harrison 10 take was
given as the reason why she did not at
tend the wedding or meet the bridal pair
upon their arrival here.
This evening, Judge and Mrs. NIcComas
were TO go out for dinner, but their bag
gage had not arrived when the hour for
departing came, and they were disturbed
Oy the fear that it would not arrive in
time. It came at the last moment.
Seek TO Avoid "Hubbub..
Judge McComas. in chatting Of the
event, said that all their friends knew
that 1t was to take place. but he and his
bride disliked to have a lot Of hubbub
over it, and as they had both been mar
ried before decided upon qaiet. sin,nla
ceremony. in accordance with the rites or
the church Of which Mrs. AIcComas is =
member. While he was thus chatting
Mrs -McComas entered the room. She fs
fully entitled to the reputation she has
enjoyed as beauty. She does not look
to be over thirty years Of age, and has
4 wealth Of brown hai-. a lovely color
and the physical evidence Of having spent
much OF her time in the open air. She is
of medium size, and speaks with the ac-
cent that denotes Southern birtb sD5
training. She is granddaughter of Col
Julian Harrison, Of Lower Brandon. Va
ana Is said to have been left large
fortune by her first husband
No Automobile Tour.
1t was denied that the wedding was a
surprise TO Judge McComas' friends al
though until the arrival OF the couple in
New York it was known to many Of
them, in this city at least. that the cere-
nony had taken place Saturday in Al
antlc City. Judge McComas said that
their friends would not see them OFF ON
he Adriatic Wednesday. although II was
known that they would sail on that dav
The bridal couple viii not make an au-
-omobile tour Of Europe, but vii travel
through France and Germany on the
passenger trains.
Judge MeComas admits fifty years. his
wife's age he gave as thirty-six. She
was Miss Hebe Harrison Muir. of the
prominent Harrison family Of X-frc.svto