New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-11-24
Presidents Daughter Mar
ried to Professor ScoOn
in Marquand Chapel.
MRS. S. L. WOODFORD
H. SEEDLINGS BRIDE
Doctors Wife Widow of General
WoodfOrd-Egar-Gerken
Ceremony Held.
by Telegraph to Tn. Tribur. ]

Princeton, n. j., Nov. 23.-The beau
tiful old Princeton campus formed an
impressive background for the mar
rage this afternoon of Elizabeth Grier
Hibben, daughter of President and Mrs.
John Grier Hibben, of Princeton Uni
versity, and Professor Robert Maxwell
Scoon, of the Princeton classical de-
partment. The ceremony took place in
Marquand Chapel, which was decorated
with palms and flowers. The wedding
was performed at ! o'clock by DR..
Francis Landey Patton. former pres-
dent Of Princeton. and the Rev. Ralph
b. Pomeroy, OF trinity Episcopal
Church, Princeton.
The bride was gowned in white satin,
with court train dropping from the
shoulders. The sleeves and bodice were
of tulle and old Brussels lace. Two
chiffon sashes edged with pearls were
caught at the waist with orange bios
SONS. Her veil was the one worn by
her mother when she married DR.. Hib-
ben. Miss Hibben carried an arm bou-
quet of white sweetpeas and lilies-of-
/ the-valley.
I Miss Hibben's bridesmaids costumes
were OF gold, yellow and orange, in
keeping with the colds and browns Of
the autumn leaves. Yellow taffeta with
changeable yellow net was used for
their gowns, and they carried bou-
quets Of Princeton chrysthemums. The
girdles of their gowns were of brown
ish orange, and their hats had crowns
of gold with tulle brims. Miss Bar
bara Armour, maid of honor, wore a
yellow gown with touches of gold, and
the Misses Carolyn Scoon and Jean
Ware wore white dresses with yellow
sashes and carried baskets of yellow
chrysanthemums.
Among the gifts were an urn and
chest Of silver from the faculty, set
Of English dining room furniture from
the trustees, a silver pitcher from the
classes Of 1e03-45-6-7, American Beau
~ roses from the undergraduates, and
a handsome silver plate from Professor
Scoon's freshman class in Latin.
reception at Prospect, the home
OF President Hibben, followed the we'd
Ding. Among the guests were, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Scribner, Colonel Robert
Grier Monroe, John P. Grier, Mrs.
Henry c. Winslow, Mr.. and Mrs. Park
er 7. Handy, Mrs. Newcomb Carlton,
Professor and Mrs. William Milligan
Sloane, Mr.. and Mrs. John Stewart, Of
New York; Mr.. and Mrs. J. o. II. pit
ney, of Morristown, n. j.; President
Richmond, of Union Theological Sem
mary; President and Mrs. George b.
Stewart, of Auburn Theological Sem
mary; President Demarest, OF Rutgers
College; Mr.. and Mrs. Bayard Henry,
Mr.. and Mrs. William W. Arnett and
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hancock, of Phila-
delphia. Princetonians included Mr..
and Mrs. Moses Taylor Pyne, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas ]. Preston. jr., Mr.. and
Mrs. A. D. Russell, Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Armour, Mrs. Junius s. Morgan, Mr..
and Mrs. Allan Marquand, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Church Osborn and ALI
son Armour.
Mrs. Stewart l.. Woodford, widow of
General Woodford, formerly United
States Minister to Spain. who died in
1913, was married yesterday afternoon
at her home, 13 West Twelfth Street,
to DR.. Henry l.. Schelling, a widower,
Of Brooklyn. The wedding was small
and quiet, only relatives and few in
Innate friends being present. The cere-
mony was performed by the Rev. Dr.
Howard Duffield, of the old First Pres
byterian church, who married her TO
General Woodford in September, 1900.
The bride, who was unattended, was in
gown of silver net and chiffon velvet
and wore a corsage bouquet Of white
orchids. The bridegroom had no best
man or ushers. The house was deco
rated with cut flowers, palms and
ferns.
DR.. and Mrs. Schelling, on returning
from their wedding trip, will live at
the house in West Twelfth Street until
after the new year.
Dr. Schelling, who has been living at
264 Stuyvesant Avenue, is a surgeon,
and is attached to the Bushwick Hos.
pital. of which he was one of the
founders. He was born in Brooklyn III
1863 and was graduated from NeU
York University in 1890. His first wife
was Miss Edith Free, who died several
years ago.
Among the guests at the weddi,
were the brides mother, Mrs. James
S. Hanson; her sister. Miss HansoA;
Mr. and Mrs. Frederic c. Tanner, Mr.
and Mrs. Charles G. Ogden, Miss Susan
Curtis Woodford, daughter of General
Woodford; General and Mrs. Howard
Carroll. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r.
Proctor, OF UTICA; Mr. and Mrs. John
J. Sinclair. Mr. and Mrs. Otto Meyer,
Mr. and Mrs. George Burleigh, George
c. Boldt and Franklin Lawrence.
Miss Irene Gerken, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Frederick Gerken. was mar
ried TO Joseph l.. Egan last evening
at the home of her parents. % West
Seventy-frst Street, by Bishop Hayes,
Of ST. Patrick's Cathedral The bride
wore a gown Of white satin and point
lace, a tulle veil fastened with orange
blossoms, and carried bouquet Of
white orchids and lihes-of- the-valley.
She was attended by her sister. Mrs.
Leopold Tschirky. Miss Luce -,lkin
and Miss Clara Egan. John Leadwlth
was best man and the ushers were
Norton A. Walters and Frederick Ger
ken. jr., brother OF the bride
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