The New York herald., 1922-09-22
MISS KATHERINE MACKAY AND MR.. OBRIEN
HAVE BRILLIANT WEDDING AT ROSLYN
Daughter of Mr.. Clarence III.
Mackay a Bride-Pope
Blesses Couple.

Miss Katherine Mackay, older daugn-
ter of Mr.. Clarence II. Mackay. was
married yesterday afternoon In st.
Marys Church. Roslyn. L. l.. to Mr..
Kenneth r. O'Brien. youngest son of
former Justice Morgan J. O'Brien and
Mrs. O'Brien of New York and South
ampton. l.. I. Relatives and most inti-
mate friends filled the Ettle church for
the ceremony at 4 o'clock
Two thousand additional guests at
tended the reception from until z
o'clock. That brilliant part of the wedl
ding festivities took place under the
golden glow of autumnal sunshine in
the formal gardens at Harbor Hill. the
beautiful country home of Mr.. Mackay
near Roslyn. Chief among the guests
at ceremony and reception was Mrs.
John w. M -ckay, the grandmother of
the bride.
Mr.. O'Brien and his bride have gone
to GARDENERS Island for part of their
wedding trip. Their future home will
be the Horace r. b. Allen estate at
Hill and near the Meadow Brook Club.
Opposite the property is the former
Hampstead home of Mr.. and Mrs. Au-
gus. Belmont.
The day before the wedding -. Mac
kay was informed that Pope Plus XI.
had bestowed the Papal benediction
upon the bridal couple and the members
of their families. The message sent
20 Archbishop Hayes by Cardinal Gas
parri, the Papal Secretary of State, fol-
lows:
The Holy Father with every best
wish for their future happiness and well
fare in Christ sends out of the fullness
OF his heart to-day to both bridegroom
and bride. Mr.. Kenneth O'Brien and
Miss Katherine Mackay, the Apostolic
Benediction as a pledge Of those most
abundant graces which Heaven he
trusts has in store for th.m, and his
Holiness moreover takes this occasion
to bless likewise .le immediate fami-
lies of the welded pair
Neighbors Greet the Bride.
The popularity of the bride among her
neighbors in Roslyn was evidenced when
she arrived at the little red brick church
with her father. For more than an hour
men, women and children, the latter pre-
dominating, had stood about the lawn,
patiently holding their vantage places.
When the bride and her father arrived
the crowd greeted her with cheers and
handclapping and then rushed forward,
the children first, waving hats and hand
kerchiefs. The bride responded by wav-
ing back A second demonstration, even
more vociferous than the first. awaited
her when she and the bridegroom came
from the church.
The decorations for the ceremony ex-
tended even to the outer bounds of the
church grounds, with tall bay trees in
boxes stationed at either side of the en-
trance path. The porch was changed into
a bower of green vines and white asters.
The front of every pew along the main
aisle had it's cluster of white Killarney
roses, forming a white vista leading to
chancel banked with Australian tree
ferns and more Killarney roses. Other
banks of blue delphlnium formed con-
trast of color.
Early arrivals among the guests were
treated to a concert by Father Finn's
Choristers from the Church of st. Paul
the Apostle in New York, with Mischa
Elman, the violinist, as instrumental
soloist and with Father Finn himself
at the organ. Mr.. Elman played Schu-
bert's Ave Maria to Father Firms organ
accompaniment. The choristers, whom
some in the congregation have heard
previously in concert. never sang better.
For the bridal professional the choir
sang the Lohengrin Weddin March. The
occasional was the Menrelssohn We'd
ding March by the organ.
Some of the choir's numbers the boys
sang for nearly an hour were Emitte
Spiritum Tuum by Schuetky, Bach
Fugue which was sung with inspiring
effect. Father Firms Haec Dies. Ave
verum by Elgar, Alma Redemptores by
Palestrina. Panis Angelicus by Biani
and the Cherubic Hymn by Gretchani-
roff.
Wears Empress Eugenie Lace.
The brides maid Of honor was her
sister, Miss Ellin Mackay. The first
bridesmaid was Mrs. Edwin Main Post,
Jr. The other bridesmaids were Miss
Evelyn Wadsworth, daughter OF Senator
and Mrs. James w. Wadsworth. Jr.. ano
cousin OF the bride; Mrs. Pierre
Butler, sister of the bridegroom Miss
Muriel Vanderbilt. Mrs. Goodhue Living
ston, Jr.. Mrs. John McFadden and Mrs.
Morehead Patterson.
Mr. O'Brien's best man was his
brother. Mr.. Esmond p. O'Brien. The
ushers were Messrs. Justin OBrien. an
other brother; T.. Roland N. Hartman.
William Ryle. Henry L. Coe. Jr.; Will
lam Carr. Samuel Sloan Walker. Jr.
Jesse Hoyt, Atwood Violet, Jr.. and
knight Woolley. The bridal party was
completed by two pages in white satin
suits. They were the small sons OF
DR.. and Mrs. Henry James, brother
in-law and sister of the bride.
The brides dress was OF peal en-
broidered chiffon cream colored to
match her grandmother's point d'Alen-
con lace train. There was n fril OF
the same lace that edged the tulle veil.
which was worn straight across the
forehead From beneath the lace OF
the train hung two panels of white
brocade shot with gold thread. The
lace at one time belonged to the En-
press Eugene. and was acquired by
the late John w. Mackay as a gift for
his wife.
Miss Ellin Mackay wore orchid col
ored chiffon with a blue hat and car
ried shower bouquet of blue and Law
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