New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-06-15
Stage Favorite Wed to
Thomas Benedict Clarke,
Jr., at the St. Regis.
LAST PLAYED PORTIA
TO SIR HERBERT TREE
Bridegroom, a Yale Man, Is
Vice-President of the Har-
riman National.

Miss Elsie Louise Ferguson, one Of
the most popular actresses Of the
American stage, was married at 4
o'clock yesterday afternoon in the St..
Regis to Thomas Benedict Clarke, jr,
son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas B. Clarke,
OF % East Thirty-ffth Street. The
ceremony was performed before a tenn
porary altar of white peonies and
palms in the Marie Antoinette room by
DR.. Albert Dale CAN'T, and reception
followed in the marble ballroom. The
decorations consisted ot white peonies,
roses. palms and bay trees.
The bride, who. was given away by
her mother. Mrs. II. Benson Ferguson,
wore an afternoon gown OF file lace
over salmon colored taffets, a Leghorn
hat trimmed with blue tulle, and she
carried yellow orchids and lilies-of-the-
valley.
Mrs. Carroll Brown, Of Portland, Me-,
was the matron Of honor, and she was
in white chiffon and lace, wore a dark
blue straw hat trimmed with tulle and
carried moss roses.
Frank L. Polk, counsellor Of the State
Department, was Mr.. Clarke's best man.
There were no ushers.
The wedding was a small and simple
one, owing TO mourning IN Mr.. Clarke s
family. Among the guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Clarke, Mr.. and Mrs. S. Hin
man Bird, Mrs. George W. Ewing, OF
Baltimore; Mr.. and Mrs. Oren Root. Mr..
and Mrs. Waldron Williams, General
and Mrs. Oliver B. Bridgman, Mr.. and
Ms. Joseph W. Hartman, Miss Miriam
Hartman, Mr.. and Mrs. John c. Green
leaf, Mr.. and Mrs. James Duane Pell,
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver Hartman, Mr. and
Mrs. William A. Taylor. Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph +. Davis, Mr.. and Mrs. William
F. Dominick, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Duer lrv-
ing, Mr.. and Mrs. W. Anderson Keys,
Mr. and Mrs. X. NJ. Hahn, Joseph hahn,
Mr. and Mrs. John Russell Pope, Mr.
and Mrs. William F. Forepaugh, W. Il.
W. Morris, Mr.. and Mrs. George W
Carpenter, Mr.. and Mrs. John s. Fer
guson, Mr.. and Mrs. Scott McLanahan
Mr.. and Mrs Howard A. Plummer
stuart 1tLN, WI. anu hio DouS'ol
Gibbons, Mrs. Alfred G.. Vanderbilt and
Mrs. Frank L. Polk.
Yesterdays bride began her theatri-
cal career as a chorus girl in'the must
cal comedy "The Belle of New York,
later appearing in "The Strollers" and
"The Liberty Bellies" William A
Brady discovered her possibilities for
serious roles and gave her opportunl-
tics TO star. Some Of the plays in which
she played leads were caste" Arr
IONA" 1.-THE First Lady of the Land,
Such a Little Queen" and "The Strange
Woman"
This spring she appeared as Portia
with Sir Herbert Tree in The Mer'
chant of Venice" Mrs. Clarke recently
announced that she would not retire
from the stage after her marriage.
This is Mrs. Clarke's second mar
riage. Her first husband was Fred
erick Chamberlain Hoey, whose father
was for many years President of the
Adams Express Company. She OBJ
tanned n divorce in the New Jersey
Court Of Chancery August Il, 1914, on
the ground of desertion.
Mr.. Clarke is vice-president OF the
Hartman National Bank. He IS
graduate of Yale, class 1900, and is a
member of the Yale, University, Brook,
Racquet and Tennis and SUFFOLK hunt
Clubs. He was formerly adJutant oil
Squadron A. u,,-..
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarke will go to White
Sulphur Springs and after a short stay
there will 60 on two-months tour