Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1913-10-01
NAVAL WEDDING.
Marriage Ceremony Of Interest at Elk
ton Presbyterian Church-Mrs.
StrahOrn MAtron Of Honor.

Miss Martie Rowland, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus d. Rowland, and
Ensign Jefferson Davis Smith, class
1910 u S. Naval Academy, now OF the
II. S. s. Idaho, stationed in Philadel-
phia, were united in marriage last
evening by the Rev. DR.. joni NIGEL
moyle, pastor of the ElktoD Presby-
terrain Church the ceremony being
performed in the presence of large
gathering of friends from Philadelphia.
Baltimore, Washington, Wilmington,
as well as local friends.
The wedding was an unusually at
tractive one being a full dress naval
affair, the groom's attendants all being
how, or formerly, of the naval service,
some of whom were classmates Of the
COON at the Academy.
The military scene to a great extent
was carried out in the decorations at
the church, with autumn leaves and
golden rod, and large American flags
in the back ground. A unique feature
of the wedding was the musical pro-
gramme rendered while the guests
were being seated. The string or
chestra from the groom's ship, played
in the choir loft screened by the dec
orations. One particular number was
march "Martie" composed by the
groom and dedicated to the bride.
The bride entered the church to the
strains of Lohengren's wedding march
played by Mrs. j. Frank Frazer, per-
sona friend of the brides family. The
bride, preceded by the attendants ap-
preached the altar on the arm of her
father under the appraised swords Of
the ushers. where she met the groom
attended by his best man, Edward
Webb of Huma, Louisiana who grad
uated with the groom.
The bride, a charming member of
Elkton's younger set, and who is well
known to a large circle of Annapolis
friends, having frequently visited at
the home of Mrs. j. S. Strahorn, was
gowned in a handsome white broche
charmeuse, trimmed in Douchesse lace
and pearls, wore a tulle veile caught
with orange blossoms and carried a
shower bouquet of lilies of the valley
and orchids. Her maid of honor, Miss
Anna Rowland, her sister, was becom-
ingly gowned in gold charmeuse and
cloth of gold and carried yellow roses,
while the matron and maids of honor,
Mrs. John S. StrahOrn, of Annapolis;
Rowland: her cousin, Miss Mary h.
Bowalnd, of Tiffin, Ohio; Miss Jessie
Pritchard, another cousin, of Newport
News, Va. Miss Rhea Guthrie of
Wichita, Kansas, and Miss Mae Guth-
RE of III Reno, Oklahoma, all wore
white satin gowns with navy blue mar
quisette coats with gold trimmings and
carried pink roses.
The ushers, all of whom wore the
full dress service uniform, were 1t.
George Shueler, of U. S. M. c.; En-
sign Joseph f. Crowell, u. S. S.Minne-
sofa: Ensigns M. c. Robertson, 4. G.
Metz, and j. II. Holt, Jr., of the u.
S. s. Idaho, and Ensign Robert A.
Lavender of the Naval Observatory,
After the ceremony at the church an
elaborate reception was held at the
home of the brides parents on East
Main street to about two hundred
friends, duri ng which the Idaho's or
chestra furnished the music. Jones of
was the caterer. An un
usual number of handsome presents
were received.
The bride and groom sailed from
New York at noon Wednesday for Soil
tude, near New Orleans, Louisiana,
the home of his parents, where they
will be rendered reception upon their
arrival.
The groom is a son of Mr.. and Mrs.
B. Smith and great grand
nephew of the president of the South
ern Confederscy, whose namesake
he is.