Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-11-17
MISS RANDALL A BRIDE
Weds Mr.. j. VI. Gates OF Den.
yer COIO.-CeremOny In st.
Anne'S Church
ELABORATE RECEPTION
A WsSterner Takes Annapolis Fair Belle
As Ills Wife = Distinguished Guests
Al Wedding

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No event of recent years has at
tracted more interest in Annapolis
than the wedding last night in St.
Anne's Protestant Episcopal Church,
st which the bride was Miss Mary
Arden Randall, second daughter of
Former State Senator and Mrs. John
Writ Randall, and the groom was Mr..
John Martin Gates, counselor of the
Colorado and Southern Railroad
Company, of Denver, Colo.
St. Anne's Church, the scene of
the ceremony. was simply, but ele-
gantly decorated with white chrysan-
themums and palms, the chancel and
altar being elaborately trimmed.
From the large candlelabra either
side of the altar, myriads of tapers
cleaned. the lights heightening the
effect of the beautiful scene.
The church was filled with distin.
! guished guests from this aud other
states, among which were represented
1 the State of Washington, Colorado,
Massachusetts, Maine, New jersey,
Virginia, Pennsylvania, New York
and the District of Columbia all
the women were handsomely and
elaborately gowned and the men
wore full evening dress.
A half hour before the ceremony
the organist and choirmaster, Mr..
Arthur Edward Jones, played Sc.
lected program of beautiful music,
and he Bridal Chorus from Lohen.
grin as the bridal party entered, and
Mendelssohn's Wedding March as q
recessional. Two dear little boys.
handsome and picturesque, dressed
in the costume of Little Lord Faun-
/ tleroy, served as ribbon bearers, and
held the ribbons that set apart the
pews for the family of the bridal
party. These small boys were Bladen
Lowndes and Randall Lowndes.
nephews of the bride and grandsons
of the late Governor Lowndes.
The ushers were DR.. Alexander
Randall, of Baltimore and Annapolis,
brother OF the bride; Passed Midship-
men Douglas LeGate Howard, u. S.
NJ, George r. Meyer U. S. N.
and Herbert Spencer, U. S. N, Mr..
William Bladen Lowndes, of Cum
berland, brother-in-law of the bride,
and Mr.. Barton Chaplin, of Andover,
Mass. The best man was Prof. Paul
j. Dashieli, U. S. NJ, who, with the
groom. met the bridal party at the
foot of the chancel. All the men
wore conventional evening dress
The bride was given in marriage
by her father, with wnom she enter
ed the church from the north porch.
She was attended by her sister, Mrs.
William Bladen Lowndes, who was
matron of honor. There were four
bridesmaids. Miss Elizabeth Ran
dali, sister of the bride; Miss Isa-
belle McGunnegle, daughter of Major
McGunnegle, United States Army,
of Vancouver Barracks, State of
Washington; Miss Anne Parker, of
Denver, Colo, and Miss Pauline
Bogardus, of New York.
The bride wore an exquisite gown
of white satin veiled with rose point
lace and chiffon. A rose point lace
veil reached to the end of her train
and was caught in her hair with
sprays of orange blossoms. She
carried shower bouquet Of white
roses and lilies-of-the-valley. Her
only ornament was a diamond pen
ant, the gift of the groom.
The matron Of honor was hand
somely gowned in pink satin, veiled
with rose and gold tissue. She wore
as head dress pink mercury wings
with silver coronet and pink tulle.
She carried an armful Of white ehrys-
snthemums. The bridesmaids were
all gowned similarly. They wore
white satin veiled with hand-painted
white chiffon in pale pink and pale
blue flowers, and garniture Of blue
messaline, the color scheme for the
bridesmaids being pink and blue.
Each wore a Juliet cap Of blue
tulle and pink rosebuds and
carried armfuls Of La France roses.
The brides mother wore an ex-
/ quisite imported gown Of old ivory
brocade satin with garniture Of gold
net and princess lace.
The ceremony was performed by
the Rev. Percy Foster Hall. rector of
st. Timothy's Church, Catonsville,
Baltimore, an uncle Of the bride
assisted by the Rev. Josedh p.
McComas, rector Of St. Anne's.
After the ceremony at the church
large reception was held at the res
idence of the brides parents in Ran
dal Place. Harvey was caterer.
The house, which is one of the COM
modious old colonial houses for
which Annapolis Is famous, was dec
Grated with profusion of plants and
white and pink chrysantnemums.
The guests numbered several hun
dred and were distinguished people
in the Army and Navy, as well as in
civil life The brides great uncle,
Chief Justice Alexander B. Hagner,
United States Supreme Court, was
present. and also Bishop Coadjutor
John Gardner Murray and Mrs. MUIR
ray, of Baltimore and Governor and
Mrs. Warfield.
The bride comes of long lire of
distinguished ancestry, and is con-
nected with the best Maryland fami-
lies. The bride received hundreds
of beautiful and handsome presents.
in which were numbered Jewels.
+. checks for good sums from various