The citizen. (Frederick City, Md.) 1895-1923, 1908-03-06
A BEAUTIFUL WEDDING.
The Dallam Mclean Nup-
tials Solemnized in True Mil.
itary Style = Daughter of

President-General of D. A. R..
AT noon. on Tuesday last, Miss
Bette Maulshy Mclean, daugh-
ter Of COloDel and Mrs. Donald
Mclean, of 1856 Lenox avenue,
New Yo. k. became the bride of
Lieutenant William Adams Dial
INN, of the Twelfth Cavalry,
United States Amy, a graduate
of the West Point class of 1905,
and son of the late John Nor
timer Dallam, of Philadelphia.
The marriage ceremony was
performed by the Rev. DIR J..
Nevett Steele, President of the
Maryland Society of New York,
and cousin of the brides mot her,
and he was assisted by Rev. DIR.
Herbert Shipman, rector of the
Church of the Heavenly Rest.
Bishop Potter, of the Episcopal
ian Diocese, of New York, pro-
nOunced the benediction over the
young couple.
The wedding was essentially a
military one. The bridegroom,
his best man and his four ushers
appeared in full dress army uni
form, as did also many other
army officers, who attended the
ceremony as spectators. Lieu
tenant Colonel John Bsyne Nc
Lean, of the British Army. and
of the Duke of York's Royal Fus-
iliers, representing the Scotch
English branch Of Colonel Nc.
Leans family, appeared in full
uniform. Captain Field Dallam,
a brother of the bridegroom, was
best man, and the bridegroom's
four ushers were army officers
from West Point aud Fort Ogle-
thorpe, Georgia.
The brides ushers were her
relatives-Mr. Albert Richie,
Mr.. Wallace Donald Mclean,
Mr.. William Bouldin, the third,
and Mr.. Richie Kimball. The
altar was banked with yellow
flowers, the chancel with palms
and Southern smilax, the pews
from doors to chancel tied with
jonquils, while yellow ribbons
were worn by all of the ushers.
The bride wore a becoming
French gown, of clinging white
satin, semi fitted princesse, hand
embroidered in forget me not
wreaths and bow knots, with
high neck guimpe and lolg sleeves
of thread lace over the hands.
She wore tulle veil, held in
place by real orange blossoms,
sent specially for the occasion by
a friend in Florida. Her only
jewels were a topaz bracelet in
herited from her maternal grand
mother, aud topaz and pearls
garniture. Inherited from her
great-grandmOther on her ma
ternal side. The bride was at
tended only by the members of
her own family, one sister, Re-
bekah, being maid of honor, and
another, Emily, flower girl. The
former were yellaw soft satin. with
picture hat to match. and carried
pink roses. The latter wore SAT-
from pink messaline, with large
hat to match and carried yellow
roses. The BRIDES mother, still
youthful in appearance. wore .
champagne cOlored hand en-
broidersd crepe de chine, trim.
med with Italian lace, the latter
being a present from q friend in
Italy.
The military feature Of the
wedding was emphasized by .
ceremony in the home of the
BRIDES parents, in which the
bride cut the wedding cake with
. saber. The wedding cake had
been sent especially from Fred
erick, the birthplace of the
BRIDES mother.
The wedding presents were nu-
merous. Among the more notA-
BILE ones were a life mem bership
in the Society of the Daughters
Of the American Revolution, an
illuminated and engrossed GER
titicate reciting the same from
the National Board of the d. A.
b.. in Washington, diamond
insignia from the vice-presidsnts
of the various chapters of the
d. A. r., diamond heart from
the New York City Chapter. a
silver centerpisce from the var
ious State Regents, a valuable
piece of silver from the CHIEF of
the Clan Mclean in London, a
solid silver ser, ice from the Of
ncers of the Twelfth Cavalry, cut
glass from General and Mrs.
Agnus, of Baltimore; box of
flowers from Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt, pieces of silver from
Governor and Mrs. Swanson. of
Virginia.
Among the guests were Misses
Willie, Henrietta and Mary Har-
risen Ritchie, of this city.