Evening capital and Maryland gazette., 1915-10-22
PROMINENT WEDDING
OF YOUNG NAVAL OFFICER
Lieut.. Benz. F. Tilley Takes
Virginia Bride.
A CHURCH CEREMONY.
Miss Harriet Buchanan Of Richmond
Va. Becomes Wife Of Lieut. TiIley
of Annapolis.


The Richmond Times Dispatch. Va.
of Thursday. October 21. contains the
following account of a wedding of To-
cal interest:
A fashionable gathering OF relatives
and friends filled historic ST. Paurs
Church last evening at $50 o'clock to
witness the marriage OF Miss Harriet
Buchanan, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Cyrus Baldwin Buchanan. and Lieut..
Benjamin Franklin Tilley. United
States Navy, son OF Mrs. b. +. Tilley. of
Annapolis. Md
The Rev. Walter Russell Bowie. ID.
~, rector of the church. officiated, an0
Just before the ceremony. Mrs. Wool
ford. who has a wonderful contra1to
voice. sang "A Perfect Day. She has
just returned from an engagement in
Portland, Maine. where she sang with
Melba and other noted artists. Tam
hause's Evening Star was rendered
very softly during the service. The
church was quite simply decorated
With only lightedcandles on the altar,
and at the end of each pew down the
centre aisle and in the chancel tall
candlesticks wound with smilax were
used in profusion
The brilliant full-dress uniform OF
the navy. worn by the groom and his
attendants, made an effective setting
for the pretty little bride and her ma
tron of honor The bride entered the
church with her father. who gave her
away, and they were met at the chan
eel steps by the groom and his best
man. Lieut. L, p. Johnson, U. S. n.
She wore her grandmothers wedding
dress of brocaded satin, yellow with
age and fashioned after the quaint
style of sixty years ago.
at was worn with the tight bodice
and hoopskirts, ankle length. just as
it was made for the bride of two gen
erations past, and rare, old-rose point
lace and orange blossoms were the
only trimmings. Her wedding veil of
tulle which reached to the knees. fell
from a cap of rose point lace, and the
brides bouquet was and old-fashioned
nosegay of tiny rosebuds and lilies Of
the valley, finished with lace frill. Her
ornaments were antique pearls.
Mrs. Louise Gay Hadlow. OF Rich
mond. aunt of the bride. was dame OF
honor. and her only attendant She
was gOwned in fesh-colored radium
taffeta. veiled in chiffon and gold lace.
and carried an arm bouquet of pale or
chids The grOomsmen were Lieuts.
Carroll Byrnes. Richard Barry. Rich
ard Elliott. Fitzhugh Green. l. F.
Dortch and Robert Merrick. all Of the
United Safes Navy
The mother Of the bride wore
gown OF palest green net. beaded in
pearls. and Mrs p. F. Tilley. mother
Of the groom. wore black velvet and
lace Immediately following the cere-
mony az the church. a large reception
was given at the Commonwealth Club.
The decorations were in autumn flow
ers. shaded lights and palms. and many
handsome costumes were worn by the
women I'm attendance.
Lieutenant Tilley and his bride left
later ia the evening for a wedding trip
They viii sail next month from San
Francisco. Cal, for Honolulu, Hawaii.
az which place Lieutenant Tilley has
been ordered TO report for duty as the
aid 10 Admiral Bousch
Guests from a distance attending
| the ceremony were: Mrs. y. r. Tilley.
of Annapolis, Nd: Miss A. L. William
son. of Washington; W. G Cory. of
New York; Mr. and Mrs Alfred Ran
dolph Hyatt. Mr.. and Mrs. Alan Wool
ford. w. II. Price and Mrs. b. B.
Brewer. of Baltimore; Mr. and Mrs. +.
G. Hathaway. of Norfolk; Judge and
Mrs. Graham Tazewell, Mr.. and Mrs.
Stats Cotsworth, of Philadelphia; II.
II. CURSOR, Of Nashville, Fla: DR.. and
Mrs. Frank billiard. of Mineral; Miss
Orie Hatcher, of Bryn Mawr, Pa. /;
Lieuts. II g. Knox. A. s. Bristol. Car
roll Byrnes, l. F. Dortch. John Dessez.
Richard Elliott, L. p Johnson, Harry
| Parsons and J. r. Barry, U. S. y
"The ushers were Naval Constructor
Knox, Lieutenant Bernhard. Lieuten-
ant Robertson Lieutenant Platt. Lieu
| tenant Hersey, Lieutenant Monahan
1 aud Mr. Royap affnfn.,