The Washington herald., 1919-04-06

Vanderbilt. and Lieut.. Paul Fitssim-
ous. U. 9. N. Even her intimate
frssnds and relatives did not know Of
the ensasement.
= The wedding took place at II o'clock
Thursday. at Harborview, the brides
beautiful home overlooking Newport
harbor.
Lieut.. Fitxsimons. who is a shipn,ate
Of Mrs, vandsrbilt's son. Ensign Will
lam H. Vanderbilt. u. s. N, aboard
the destroyer Evans. 10 the son Of the
late Medical Director Paul Tftxsimons,
U. s. N. Since the death of his father
a few years ago, his mother. Mrs.
Paul Fitzsimons. has made her home
In Washington.
Secrecy, rigidly maintained. sur
rounded their engagement and the ar
rangements for the wedding. Soon af-
ter the marriage license bureau was
opened yesterday the bride and bride
groom obtained their license. She gave
her age ~ % and he as q.
While that necessary legal step was
being taken. a florist was directed TO
decorate the drawing room of Har-
borview with palms and roses. The
Rev. DIR. Stanley c. Hughes, rector Of
the ceremony.
There was a martial touch to the
wedding In spite. OF its simplicity.
The bride. wearing q travelling dress
Of dark blue cloth and a small blue
straw hat, entered the drawing room
with her brother, Mai. Amos Tuck
French. who was in uniform and who
gave her away. She had no other
attendants. The best man was Lieut..
John r. Palmer, U. s. N. and En-
sign Vanderbilt acted as usher. The
naval officers wore their side arms.
The small group OF guests included
the governor of Rhode Island and
Mrs. r. Livingston Beeckman: Mrs.
Amos Tuck French, Mrs. Fitzsimons.
mother Of the bridegroom; Col. Wal
ter II. Chatfeld. U. s. A.. and Mrs.
Chatfield; the Rev. DR.. and Mrs.
Roderick Terry. Miss Helen North. OF
Boston, and the Right Rev. James
DeWolf Perry, bishop Of Rhode Is
land.
Only those asked to witness the
ceremony attended the breakfast
which followed. In the center of the
brides table was a large wedding
cake, which the bridegroom cut with
his sword.
At 3o'clock Lieut.. Fitzsimons and
his bride started on the first stage
of their wedding trip. going to Prov
idence by automobile. with Ensign
Vanderbilt acting as chauffeur and
with Governor and Mrs. Beeckmsn as
guests as far as Providence. Upon
their return TO Newport the couple
will live at Harborview.
Lieut.. Fitzsimons was graduated
from the Naval Academy in 1914 He
was one OF the most popular members
of his class. and the same popularity
has marked his active service in the
navy. He is a native OF Newport,
having been born there, while his
parents had a cottage on Torpedo Is
land
Mrs. Fitzsimons 10 the daughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Or
mond French. She has a large fortune
in her own right. She was divorced
from Alfred Gwynne Vanderbilt in
1903. and few years later he was
TO Mrs. Margaret Emerson
McKim. Mr.. Vanderbilt lost his life
year or more ago his widow was
to Raymond T Baker.
Director of the Mint.
Much OF the entertaining of the
week was in compliment to yester-
days bride. Miss Elizabeth Hamilton.
who was married at noon to Major
F. Thompson. Of the Engineer
Corps, Z. S. A. Only a smal party Of
relatives and intimate friends attend
ed the ceremony but the social world
and his wife were at the reception
which followed The Hamiltons will
be opening their lovely summer home
on the Rockville Pike shortly. Both