Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1919-03-02
Silver City

Never has Silver City witnessed a
more impressive or beautiful wedding
peeled forth from the church organ
week, when Miss LYDIA Allene Murray,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. w. d. Muir
ray became the bride of Lieut.. James
Stanton Ryan, Thirty-seventh infan-
try, United States army. The cere-
mony took place at the church of St.
Vincent de Paul. Exactly at $3.50 a.
M, the church bell tolled and there
peeled forth fro mthe church organ
the strains of Lohengrin's wedding
march, played as the professional for
the bridal party as it entered the
church.
The marriage service was read by
the Rev. Father Henry Heitz, pastor,
as the bridal couple knelt on pillows
OF satin, and Immediately following
high nuptial mass was celebrated by
Father HeitZ. assisted by Rev. j. Nj.
Garnet, of Deming, as deacon; Rev.
E., Bertrom, of Hurley, sub-deacon,
and Rev. NJ. Gerey, of Santa Rita,
master of ceremonies.
During the ceremony selections
were rendered by a quartette compos-
ed of Mrs. Ada Pierce Winn, soprano
Miss Martha Pitrouski, alto; Tilson
II. Pettus. tenor, and Andrew Nc
Curdy, bass. Leonard's mass in u
flat was sung by the quartette Ava
Maria" was sung by Mrs. Winn dur
ing the communion service, and the
quartette thereafter rendered Adeles
Fidelis. Mendelssohn' wedding march
was played as a occasional, as the
wedding party left the church, Miss
Mamie Moran officiated as organist.
The bride wore a wedding gown of
! tue No. oil. a. ne
Chantilly lace. The front and back
panels were caught at the sides with
pearl ornaments. The train hung
from the shoulders and over this fell
graceful folds of the long tulle veil,
which was worn with cap effect,
| formed by a band of lilies of the val
| ley. Her slippers were brocaded satin
and she carried bouquet of bride $
! roses and maiden hair fern, with a
| shower of sweet peas.
| Miss Mary Florence Marriott, maid
of honor, wore a Georgette dress of
orchid shade with a white hat and
| carried lavender orchids and Cecil
| Drummer roses.
Little Louise Westlake, flower girl
was frocked in white net over yellow
| and wore a large hair bow of yellow,
! She scattered lavender sweet peas
in the path of the bride.
The groom fas attended by Major
| Clinton !. Mcclure, of the Thirty
seventh infantry.
The decorations of the church were
! unusually beautiful. The front of
the main altar was banked with
acacias and smiax while all the al
tars held many vases of yellow and
white freesias and jonquils
Following the church ceremony,
an elaborate wedding breakfast was
served at the spacious Murray home
the families of both the bride and
| groom and the wedding party. includ-
| ing the father and mother of the little
! flower girl, Capt and Mrs. O. j. West
| lake being present.
Following the breakfast, Lieutenant
| Ryan and and his bride left for Dem
| ing in motor car, where they board
| ed a train for Laredo Tex. where
Lieutenant Ryan is stationed with the
Thirty seventh infantry at Fort Nc
| Intosh.
The bride is one of Silver City's
most gracious and lovable girls. Her
| parents are Senator and Mrs. w ID.
| Murray, pioneers of New Mexico, Sen
ator Murray being president of the
| Silver City National bank and one
of the prominent financiers of the
southwest. Lieutenant Ryan is a Chi
| cagoan by birth, being son of Mr..
| and Mrs. Richard Ryan of Chicago,
] and brother of District Judge Ray