The Bridgeport evening farmer., 1912-07-09
BESSIE M'COY
 WEDS DAVIS IN
 JUSTICES OFFICE
AUTHOR AND ACTRESS ARE MARRIED BEFORE A FEW FRIENDS AT GREENWICH OUTING FOR EAST .SIDERs.

! Richard Harding Davis, the author, who was recently divorced by his wife, and Elizabeth Genevieve McAvoy, known on the stage as Bessie Mccoy, were married yesterday at the law of fees of Justice of the Peace William c. Rungee in Greenwich, in the pres ence of twenty or more friends. Mrs. Ethel Barrymore Colt was matron of honor, and Gouverneur Morris, the writer, was MT. DaVis's best man.
 Miss Mccoy arrived in Greenwich on the 1:10 train, accompanied by Mrs. Colt, MT. and Mrs. George G. Golfer, Miss Norma Winslow, Mrs. H. S.. Northrup and Miss Louise Frey The party was met a1@1 Davis who had motored over frn Hpis farm at Mount Kisco with his her, Charles Bel mont Davis, Mir. and Mrs. @Governeur Morris and Stuart Benson.
 The heat was particularly oppressive just as the bridal party started up- town from the station. MT. Davis was heard to remark that if he had known when he came to Greenwich to get his license that yesterday was to be the hottest day of the summer so far he would have picked out some other day. Miss Mccoy appeared to be we'll nigh overcome with the stif1ing heat.
 The party motored up to the offices of Judge Rungee in the Brush build ing on Greenwich avenue, and when they had all filed into the ropm where the Judge was waiting there wasn' t even elbow room. 2
 Miss Mccoy, dressed in a costume of white embroidered lace over silk and carrying g. huge bouquet of lilies of the valley, brides roses and sweet peas, stood with MT. Davis in front of Judge Rungee; at Miss Mccoy s ciI CnlT o1o Tn yNi ink ni and MT. Morris stood by the side of the bridegroom. When the Judge spoke the first words of the civil cere- mony the chattering quieted down and everything was perfectly quiet during the three. minutes it required to make Mir. Davis and Miss Mccoy man and wife. The ring ceremony was used.
 As soon as the final words were spoken the gayety broke out again, and while the principals were signing their names to the Judges legal docu- rnents the guests made suggestions to them. Miss Mccoy and Mrs. Colt were cautioned not to put down their stage names.
 The marriage license showed that Miss Mccoy was M years old and that her fathers name was Laurence Nc Avoy. MT. Davis age went down as 42
 The wedding party left Greenwich for Bedford Village, where, at the home of MT. and Mrs Morris the breakfast was served.
 It was said yesterday in Mount Kis- co that Mir. Davis had a good deal of difficulty in slipping away from his home to go to the wedding without attracting attention. He announced a week ago that he was to marry Miss Mccoy yesterday. but had re- fused to tell where the ceremony was to be held.
 Judge RMngee, whose office was speckled with rice up to closing time yesterday in spite of the best efforts Of his scrubwoman, said last night that his fee was the biggest he ever had except one and that didn't count.
 The real guests of MT. Davis and Miss Mccoy weren't Mrs. Colt, MT. Morris and the rest. but 300 East Side mothers and children who went to ,Coney Island as part of the wedding reception. #
 ssO4ie of 7 the regular Coney Island boats was chartered and they were taken to the Sea Breeze pavilion at the island under the. chaperonage of Secretary Capes of the Society for I1rl- proving the Condition of the Poor. . Two coIlations were served, one im- mediately upon the arrival of the boat at Sea Breeze and another at in the afternoon. The 800 spent the time in between in taking dips in the surf and playing games on the beach. some of them were almost inconsolable be- cause they didn't have chance 70 tell the bride and bridegroom what fine party 1t was and to deliver their con- gratulations and best wishes in per- SnYa.