Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1934-09-27
VAST THRONG SEES
|CR0N|N MARRIED
Crowds Upset Plans for
Quiet Ceremony at
st. Matthew's.

A wedding that was TO have been q
quiet ceremony with only the brides
family and few intimate friends Of
the groom attending found st. Mat
thew's Catholic Church on Rhode
Island avenue thronged this morning
when Joe Cronin, 27-year-old manager
of the Washington base ball club, mar
ried Mildred June Robertson, 26-year-
old niece and adopted daughter Of
Clark Griffith.
Every pew was occupied and hum
dreds were on the steps and the street
in front of the church long before the
organist began the wedding march at
10 O'Clock. And so eager was the
crowd to shower congratulations upon
the popular manager of the Nationals
and his bride following the brief cere-
mony conducted by Rev. T. J. Murray
Of Branford, Conn, police detail had
to clear a way for Cronins car in
which the couple left for New York.
Mother at Ceremony.
Mrs. James Robertson. 6516 Eighth
street. mother of the bride, sat with
Mr. Griffith during the ceremony.
Clark Calvin Grifith, jr., brother Of
the bride, whose name was changed
in the adoption proceedings. and two
other younger brothers were with
them.
Mrs. Cronin wore blue suit and
an orchid was pinned to her blouse.
Cronin wore a blue sack suit.
Among the guests were George E.
Allen, District Of Columbia Commits
sioner. and Mrs Allen, close friends
of the young couple. Also attending
we're Edward B. Eynon, jr.. secretary
of the Washington ball club: William
Smith, undersecretary Mrs Mable
King personal secretary to Mr..
Griffith; Al Schacht, coach of the
club and acting manager for the re-
mainder of the season; Michael Mar
tin, trainer of the club. and Mrs. Mar
tin: Oswald Bluege, Washington in.
fielder, and Mrs. Bluege; John Kerr,
infielder with the club. and Mrs Kerr:
Frank Baxter, assistant trainer, and
Jack Russell, Monte Weaver, Luke
Sewell. Cecil Travis, Edward Linke
and other players of the Washington
club.
Ceremony Is Simple.
1t was not an elaborate ceremony.
There was no nuptial mass, Father
Murray, a close friend of Cronin,
reading only the ritual of marriage.
Accompanied by Arthur Crowley, son
of a former Boston police chief and
an intimate friend of Cronin since
the latter entered big league base pail
in 1928. the bridegroom entered the
church from the sanctuary and met
his bride-tobe before the altar
She had been escorted through the
aisle to the altar rail by her uncle
preceded by Thelma Mae Griffith,
younger sister and maid of honor.
AS Cronin prepared to drive away.
he turned to Commissioner Allen and
in shaking hands with him passed
him a traffic summons ticket some
officer had. perhaps jokingly. tagged
on his machine
This is the first favor I'IY ask OF
you, Commissioner, Cronin laughed.
AS soon as they could get their car
away after the ceremony, Joe and
Mrs. Cronin left for New York, whence
they will proceed by boat to San
Francisco, the bridegroom's home.
They will live with Joe's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. jeremiah Cronin, until De-
cember. when the Washington man.
ager will return to New York to at
tend the Winter sessions of the major
base ball leagues
Thereafter, the Cronins probably
will establish their residence perma.
nently in Washington.