Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1919-04-22
MARGARET CARNEGIE,
RICHEST AMERICAN
GIRL, Welded TODAY
Heiress To $6OO,OOO,OOO
Fortune Bride OF Ensign
Roswell MiIler---SerViCes At
High Noon.

New York, April 22.-(United Press)
Miss Margaret Carnegie, the richest
girl in America, today, became the bride
OF Ensign Roswell Miller, U. S. N. r. +.
an officer in the navy,
The wedding occurred at the New
York home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Carnegie, 9lst and Fifth avenue. 1t
WIS attended only by immediate rela-
tives of the bride and groom. Not q
single member of New FORKS i00 was
invited. The entire guest list was
scarcely more than a score.
Miss Carnegie is the only child Of
the laird Of Skibo aud viii enhcrlt his
entire fortune, estimated az a6Uu,U00l-
600. Ensign Miller il. the son of Mr..
and Mrs Roswell Miller. His father,
previous to his death, was chairman of
the board Of directors of the Chicago,
Milwaukee st. Paul railroad and, as
fortunes go, was not considered wealthy.
Served ON Sub-Chaser.
The brides age was given as 20 and
the bridegroom s as "a on the marriage
license. Miss Carnegie was graduated
from Miss Spencer's an exclusive
girls school, in 1916. Miller, az the
time he went to France to become
truck driver in the French army, in
1916, was & sophomore at Stevens in,
stitute where he was preparing to be.
come an engineer. When America en-.
tered the war he returned to enter the
navy, receiving an ensign s commission.
He served as engineer of operations of
squad number II, submarine eaasers,
and was stationed near New York dur.
ing most of the war.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. Dr, Willigm =. Merrill, pastor Of
the Brick Presbyterian church, and the
Rev. DR.. Henry Sloane Coffin, Of the
Avenue Presbyterian enureh.
The bride wore q simple gown of
white satin, trimmed in apphuao .erc.
Her veil also was Of white lace. She
carried lilies of the valley and was M.
attended, save by Miss Dorothy Miller,
one Of her closest girl friends aud II sis.
ter Of the bridegroom, who acted as
maid Of honor.
Wedding Simple Affair.
Ensign Miller though recently re.
leased from active service, wore his ma.
val uniform. His youngest brotnv.,
Robert Miller, a Princeton student, was
best man.
The wedding wGs very simple and in
keeping with the domestic case Of hotj.
bride and bridegroom. The maginisrcent
Carnegie mansion built at a cost of sew.
eral million dollars, was profusely dee.
GRATED with ferns and palms. The mu-
sic was furnished by the immense pipe
organ, ono of the notable features Of
the lair of Shibo s New York homo.
The bride was given away by her ia.
ther. They passed down an aisle Of
ferns and palms to the improyised altar
to meet Miller and his best man. Car.
negie is in his s4th year, his daughter $
engagement having been announced on
his e3rd birthday last November. At
the time Of his marriage to Miss Lucy
whitfield in 1891. he was past So and
vas already worth many millions. Miss
wife, less than half his age, was also
weglthy.
Immediately after the ceremony, a
weddisg breakfast was served. Shortly
sfteTwsrd, Ensign and Mrs. Miller left
% theif honeymoon.
Their destination is unknown. even to
their intimate friends.
Tle tvo met az a party given by Miss
Dorothy Miller, in honor Of her brother.
Miss Carnegie, a schoolmate and close
ehum Of Miss Miller, was invited. II
proved to be a ease Of love at first
sight and from then on, Ensign Miller
and Miss Carnegie we're almost con.
stanily together.