The Calumet news. [volume] (Calumet, Mich.) 1907-1938, 1911-03-27
Marriage Of Daughter Of German
Ambassador Bernstorff and
Count Raymond Pour
tales Solemnized
MANY DISTINGUISHED GUSTS
President and Mrs. Taft, Diplomats
and Numerous Other Officials
Witness Ceremony in Ger
man Lutheran Church.

Washington, ID. c.. March 27-Not
in long time has the capital wit
messed such an outpouring of distin-
guished representatives OF official and
resident society as filled Concordia
church. a modest little place of wor-
ship of the German Lutheran denomi-
nation, at the wedding this afternoon
of the Countess Luise Alexandra Won
3ernstorn. daughter of the German
ambassador and Countess Won Berns-
torff, and Count Raymond Pourtales,
an attache of the German embassy
The wedding was a notable event,
both in social an official circles. for
the guest list included the names Of
the President and Mrs. Taft. Vice
President and Mrs. sherman, the mem
bers of the cabinet, justices of the SUI
preme court, senators and representa-
tives, foreign diplomats and many 9TH
er officials and their wives. Owing to
the limited accommodations of the
church only about 600 guests were in
vited TO witness the marriage cere-
mony, but the wedding reception that
followed at the German embassy was
attended by several thousand persons
well known in social circles in WASH
ington, New York, Philadelphia. Bal
timore and a number Of other cities.
white lilacs. white roses and apple
blossoms when the bride, leaning on
the arm of her father. walked up the
flower marked aisle. The usual GUS
toms Of a wedding in Germany were
followed. with an adoption also of the
forms in vogue in America. Following
the custom OF the fatherland, the bride
groom escorted the Countess Won
Bernstorff. The bride had no maid OF
honor. but was escorted to the altar
by her father. preceded by her four
bridesmaids-Mis Alys Meyer daugh-
ter Of the secretary Of the navy; Miss
Elsie Aldrich daughter of ex-senator
and Mrs Aldrich; Miss Cecilia May,
who is soon TO be the bride Of Mr..
Robert l.. Bacon, and Miss Mary r
Switzerland, daughter of Captain and
Mrs. Switzerland.
Instead of a best man there were
four ushers for the bridegroom. They
were Count Guenther Won Bernstorff,
brother of the bride; Jonkherr H. M.
van Weede, secretary of the Neither
lands legation; Lord Eustace Percy,
British attache. and Baron Harden
brock, German attache. The four ush-
ers chosen according to American Gus
.4.t.
Austrian attache; Major Won Her
warth, German military attache; Com
mander Retzmann. German naval at
tache. and A. c. Horstman, German
attache.
The marriage ceremony was in ac-
cordance with the ritual of the German
Lutheran church and was performed
by the Rev. Paul A. Mentzel, pastor
OF Concordia church
A coincidence of today's wedding of
special interest in the United States
is that the mother of the bride and
the stepmother of the bridegroom. both
were Americans. The wife of the
German ambassador and mother of the
bride was Miss Jeanne Luckemeyer of
New York while the stepmother OF
Count Pourtales was Miss Helen Bar
hey Of New York City and Tuxedo
/ The bride was born in Berlin twenty
4 two years ago and when she was eigh-
teen she was given a brilliant debu-
tante party at the diplomatic court in
Cairo, where her father was then min
ister from Germany. Since coming to
America in 1903 she has been extreme
ly popular in Washington society life
and noted for her beauty, her wit and
social charm. In spite of her youth
she is a thorough going cosmopolitan
and speaks several languages fiuently.
The acquaintance OF the bride and
bridegroom began a year ago when
Count Pourtales first came TO WASH
ington. This marked the Counts en-
try into the diplomatic service. Pre-
viously he had served six years i'm the
Berlin Guards The Count. who is
twenty -eght years old. was born in
Switzerland and educated in Munich.
His father. Count Hermann Pourtales,
was a soldier of the German army.
His mother died i'm 1883 and two years
later his father married Miss Barley.
Count Hermann Pourtales died in 1904
and his widow has since continued TO
live in Europe. spending her summers
i'm Germany and her winters In Rome.