Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1910-09-27
A NAVAL WEDDING
Mrs. Galloway CheStOn Marries
Commodore TheOdoriC POr-
ter u. s. N.
CHURCH CEREMONY
Impressive Marriage Service Az ST.
Anne's Church-An Early Autumn
Society Event OF Interest

Society Event Or Interest
In beautiful St. Anne's Church at
2 o'clock this afternoon, amid decora-
tlons of heather. golden rod and
white dahlias, that gave a touch of
early autumn, the impressive Epico-
pal service was performed that made
Mrs. Galloway Cheston, of Annapolis,
the wife of Commodore Theodoric
Porter, United States Navy.
The church was filled with distin-
guished assemblage, including officers
and civilians we'll known in the pro-
fessional walks of life in near by
cities. The chancel was lighted with
candles, the vesper lights cleaning
on the altar where there were beautiful
autumn flowers, the heather and white
dahlias predominating.
The organist, Mr.. Arthur Edward
Jones, played selected musical pro-
| gram preceding the service, and the
bridal party enterd the church to Lob
engrin's Bridal Chorus The ushers
were Prof. Carlos Cusachs, of the De-
| partment of Modern Languages, Ma
val Academy. son-in-law of the
| groom; Prof. II. c. Washburn, also of
the Naval Academy corps of instruct
ors, and the brides young son, Mas
ter Galloway Cheston.
The bride was attended by her
step daughter, Mrs. Stevenson Croth-
ers, of Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia,
who was matron of honor, and the
| grooms best man was Lieut. Com
mander S. V. Graham, U. s. ~, who
is stationed at the Naval Academy,
| and was one of the officers on the
u. S. S. Washington, with Commo-
dore Porter, the groom.
The ceremony was performed by
the rector of st Anne's, the Rev.
Joseph P. McComas, who has lately
returned from the Bi-Centennary
of the Church of England in Canada,
having been invited to exchange
| greetings between st. Anne's Anna
polls and st. Anne's Annapolis Royal.
| The betrothal service was perform
ed at the foot of the chancel, and
the bride was given in marrigae by
the DR.. George Bird Grinnell,of New
| York City, first cousin of the bride,
and her former guardian before her
first marriage. The bride wore an
exquisite imported gown of gray crepe
chiffon cloth en- train. The entire
gown was covered with rare old lace,
a family heir loom. Her ornaments
were amethysts, magnificent neck
lace in these beautiful stones being
the wedding present of an uncle in
canada. She wore an imported hat
covered with gray lace, and ornament
l ed with six large gray ostrich plumes
and carried a shower bouquet of white
chrysanthemums.
The matron of honor wore an eX-
quisite gown of rose Rajah silk, with
black Gainsborough hat and black
plumes and carried amethyst colored
| chrysanthemums.
After the ceremony there was a
wedding luncheon at Carvel Hall to
the immediate family. After which
Commodore and Mrs. Porter left for
a wedding trip North, upon their re-
| turn to take apartments, temporarily,
at Carvel Hall.
Among those present at the we'd
, | ding were Admiral and Mrs. Logan,
r of Washington; Miss Porter of Wash.
/ | ington; Mrs Thomas W. Ripley, o1
r Greenfield, Mass, an aunt of the
r | bride Miss Kitty Cheston, of Washing
? | ton, the brides step-daughter; Mr.
/ | Stevenson NJ. Crothers of Chestnu
Hill, Philadelphia; Superintendent
f John NJ. Bowyer, of the Naval Acad
: emy, and Mrs. Bowyer, Lieut.. Com
uander and Mrs. Wurtsbauph. u. S
N, Lieut. and Mrs. Buchanan, Prof
o and Mrs. Theodore Woolsey Johnson
q Prof. and Mrs. Costet, Commander an
e Mrs. Bartlett, Lieut.. and Mrs. Berrien
e | Lieut.. Commander and Mrs. Bullard
t Mrs. Karns, Lieut.. and Mrs. E.
IS King, Prof. and Mrs. Voinot, Capt
o and Mrs. W. F. Worthington.
Admiral Perry Garst. the Misse
n Garst, Capt. McLane Tilton, Adm
;, raj and Mrs. Gearing, Miss Gear
s ing, Mrs. Richard Welsh, Mrs. S.
IS Hepburn, Admiral and Mrs. Knox.
d The groom, Commodore Porter,
|. the son of Admiral David D. Porter
;e the second Admiral of the America
ID Navy, and the grandson of the gre;
i Commodore Porter, U. S. N, famor
, for his command of the Essex
1e her fight with the English fir
gates ''Phoebe and "Cherub' off tt
port of Valparaiso, Chilli.
~ The bride is the daughter of Richal
.. McCullouch, of Montreal, Canada ar
bv is a woman of rare intellectual attai
ed ments and pleasing personality.