The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-01-06
CASTLE POINT
HEIRESSTOWED
WITTPENN
Mrs. Caroline b. Alexander of
Noted Stevens Family to
Be Bride To-day.
EX-MAYOR'S ROMANCE
SURPRISE TO FRIENDS

Mrs. Caroline q. Alexander Of Castle
Point, Hoboken. one OF New Jerseys best
known women BY reason, OF her years NJ
work along social and phlanthropic lines.
will be married to-day to former Mayor
II Otto wlttpenn OF Jersey City, Naval
officer OF the Port OF New York. The
wedding will take place at Holy limo
cents Church. Willow avenue and Sixth
street Hoboken. and the guests, 1t is un-
derstood will be limited to the relatives
and close friends OF the couple
The engagement of Mrs Alexander and
Mr. Wittpenn has never been publicly an
nounced and the fact that they are going
to wed was not known except in very
limited circle. In fact Mr.. Wittpcnns
sister was not aware until last evening
that the wedding was scheduled for to-
day. She said last night that she was
greatly surprised
Mrs Alexander is "A sister OF Col. Edwin
A. Stevens. Public Roads Commissioner OF
New Jersey. and Richard Stevens. proba-
ton officer OF Hudson county, with whom
she has long worked in looking after the
interest Of offenders against the law. Her
father WIS Edwin Augustus Stevens,
lOunutE OF CleNtlS institute "a A''Nsl'A'hs
In Hoboken, whose ancestors, like himself,
were noted in the world Of engineering.
Besides her many activities In New Jer-
sey In looking after unfurtunates and bet
tering the condition OF working girls and
others in whom she has always MAIN
tanned great interest Mrs. Alexander has
taken an active part IN the social life OF
New York. She has entertained much IN
. her handsome home at Castle POin; and
NJ her summer Mace at BernardsVllle
y. j. %'' summer '
Mrs Alexanders only son, Col. Arch
bald Stevens Alexander, died on August
80, 1912. at the age Of 81. lie was on
the Governors stan when President Will
son was Chief Executive OF New Jersey.
lie was married on April 5. 1909. to Miss
Helen Tracy Barney, daughter Of the late
! Charles T. Barney Of this city
Ex-Mayor Wittpenn H. number OF
years the junior of his bride to be. lie
! is now about 40. He entered public life
as a candidate for County Supervisor IN
| the days when Robert Davis was the
| Democratic leader and was elected by
what was then considered record ma
iority He was elected Mayor OF Jersey
( city for three terms. but WAS legislated
out of Office when commission govern
ment was adopted in 1913.
Mr wlttStnn was a candidate for the
! Gubernatorial nomination IN New Jersey
when Mr.. Wilson landed the prize. anc
| had his hat again In the ring in th'
| following campaign. lie was Induced Il
retire from the race by President Wilson
VINO was anxious that there should h'
harmony in the Democratic ranks ant
GOV. James f. Fielder was permitted L
have a clear field II wasn't so very
long after that that President Wilson
appointed Mr.. Wittpenn TO his presen
| political berth.
II IL agreed in Hoboken that Mrs. Alex
ander is perhaps the most generally love-
woman in that "one milo square city"
Holy InnoCcnts Church was built b.
Mrs. AleNander's mother, Mrs. Marth
Bayard stevens, as memorial TO
daughter who died In Rome, Italy.