The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1908-08-27
Garrett Spalding
Wedding

/ Amid the martial changing Of saber
and accoutrements and IN the presence
q fashionable assemblage, the fore
ground Of which was COMPOSED Of Unit
/ - States army officers II the full 3res
uniform Of the infantry service. the
marriage If Miss Edith %paidiug 70
Second Lieutenant II. n Garrett,
Tenth Infantry. [. :. A. was soIem-
nszed IN 81. Andrew : Cathedral al
half-past eight clock last evening,
Bishop Henry Bond Restarick ot7ciat-
mo. The presence Of the military Of
5cers IN their handsome uniforms and
flashing sword-scabbards gave a mar
tial color tone forming a pleasing con
trast with the beautiful wedding cos
tune 81 the bride and the gowns Of
the bridesmaids.
The cathedral nave. chancel and altar
were transformed into a graceful con
servatory with flowers and sprays of
delicate maidenhair. arranged by Mrs.
Tenney and Miss Rvcroft Upon the
stone altar reposed vases Of Ascension
lilies, and al the entrance to the choir
were massed pink carnations, fanked
by tall baskets OF flowers caught with
knots of pink tulle. The effect Of the
floral garnishment was the daintiest
possible and in perfect harmony with
the gowns of the wedding party.
Preceding the bride and attendants
the choir entered the nave singing
HYMN. After the choir was seated. the
commencement of the Mendelssohr
march played on the organ by Profes-
sor Rudland Bode, found the bride and
her attendants in readiness at the en-
trance. Leading was little Helena
Spalding. accompanied by Vernon Ten
ney, the latter in an old-style pages
costume. both bearing flowers. Be
hind them were the dainty younger
sisters of the bride, the Misses Ethel
and Alice Spalding, as bridesmaids
both beautifully gowned and carrying
pretty bouquets. Following them was
the maid of honor, Miss Constance
Restarick, prettily gowned in pink and
also carrying brides bouquet. Lean
ing upon the arm of her father. Mr..
E. /. Spalding, the bride advanced up
the aisle and was joined at the foot
of the choir steps by the groom, who
was attended by his best man. Lieu
tenant John S. McCleery, goth Infan-
try, Z. s. A. The bridal party was
completed by the ushers, Lieut.. John
Randolph, Lieut.. Arthur NJ Shipp,
Lieut.. Alexander Chiffon and Lieut..
George C. Bowen
After plighting their troths at the
choir steps, the party advanced to the
altar rail where the principals were
pronounced man and wife and the bless
ing of the church was voiced by the
Bishop. While the bride and groom /,
and the attendants affixed their sigma
lures to the book. the choir sang, and
as the party returned to the ehanceI
and began to leave the church, the
organ fairly pealed with the music of |
Wagner s march from Lohengrin.
The bride wore a beautiful frock of /
7uchesse satin and old rose point lace,
the veil caught in the coiffure with /
orange blossoms She was a beautiful I
Dride-in truth, the youthful beauty of /
all, the bride and her attendants. was |
4 subject of comment !
After the ceremony at the cathedral |
he party was driven to the pretty home /
Of Mr.. and Mrs. e. T. Spalding in Pu- /
1ahou street where the bride and groom 4
received congratulations and a wedding I
supper was served, at which were pres
mt only the members of the bridal par
". relatives and immediate friends. i'm
,luding Bishop and Mrs Restarick. The
wedding cake was cut and interest was
as to who should get the ring.
The couple will spend their honey
noon at Maunawjli and viii leave for
he Coast on the Army transport
Thomas. if accommodations are avail
able. Otherwise they will go to San
Francisco on the steamship Hilonian
md thence depart for Fort BENJAMIN.
Harrison at Indianapolis, where the
groom s regiment is stationed.
Lieutenant and Mrs Garrett met in
Honolulu couple of years ago when
he officer was stationed at Camp Me-
Kinley with Major Van Vliet IS batta-
ion of the 10th Infantry. Latterly.
Lieut. Garrett has been stationed in
he northwest He is Missourian and
served in the Spanish war. The bride
IS an island girl. and graduate of
Oahu College. She is the daughter of
E. l. Spalding, manager of Claus
Spreckels & Co, bankers.