Evening star., 1938-06-19

'US0 W &f'tC0oo AtsCC 0OOSS ,
neral from his late residence, this
Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock"
ON JUNE l, 1873, Gen Russell Hast
ings married, in the White House,
Miss Emily Platt, niece of President
Hayes; June 27, 1888, Margaret CBlos-
SOM Drum married 1t H. ]. Hunt,
U. s. N. June 4, 1884, the Indian
Chief Ispahecher was married to Miss
Alma Narrower, white woman B H.
Warner. still recalled by many, mar
ried Mary Hamilton Philips, June /.
1887. and few days later DR.. John C.
Boyd was married to Miss Catherine
Willard, daughter OF Caleb C. willard.
June IL, 1890, saw the wedding Of
Stilson Hutchins and Miss Rose Blake
Keeling, and June 8, 1898. Miss Alice
Condit Smith and Mr.. Cyrus Field
Judson were married. On June l8,
1895. Miss Ethel Percell took as her.
husband Walter Stilson Hutchins: June
2, 1896, Miss Julia Stevenson, daughter
of the Vice President and Mrs. Stew
enson. was married, and other June
weddings included Miss Bessie Cor
man, daughter of Senator Arthur P.
German of Maryland, to William J.
Lambert, and Iarz Anderson of WASH
ington to Miss Isabel Perkins Of Bos-
ton. June 10. 1897. However, the most
outstanding June wedding in this coun-
try took place in the White House on
June 2, 1885. when the Presidents
Grover Cleveland. was joined in holy
wedlock to Miss Frances Folsom.
THE ceremony upon this occasion
was performed in the blue room.
which was transformed into q bower
Of beauty for the occasion. and the
noted bandmaster, John Philip Sousa,
then director of the Marine Band,
came with the celebrated organization
of musicians to enliven the occasion.
The officiating clergyman was the
Rev. Byron Sunderland. who had been
the pastor Of the First Presbyterian
Church from 1883.
According TO q published statement,
the time required for the marriage
ceremony was Just seven minutes:
AT 1908 O'Clock Mendelssohn's march
was played by the band. At the same
instant the booming Of guns was heard
and the ringing of church bells and
hlnUiY,O Af ctA u,ht kAlL
story to all the people of Washington
that the marriage had taken place.
The Marine Band finished the march
at 7:05. At 7:l2 the band again began
to play" indicating that the ceremony
was over.
THE ceremony itself was the same
ritualistic one that DR.. Sunder-
land had read to many contracting
| parties before, and as he stood before
the distinguished couple beside the
Rev. William H. Cleveland, Presby-
terian clergyman, and brother to the
| President, he is reported to have said .
of you desire to be united in
marriage you will signify the same by
| joining your right hand (The BRIDE
groom and the bride joined hands.)
"'Grover,' said the minister, do
you take this woman whom you hold
by the hand to be your lawful welded
wife, to live together after Gods
ordinance in the holy estate Of we'd
lock? Do you promise to love her.
cherish, comfort and keep her in
sickness and in health. in Joy and
sorrow, and, forsaking all others, keep
you only unto her so long as you
both shall live?'
THE bridegroom Cfirmly): I do
Or underland-'Frances, do you
take this man whom you hold by the
hand to be your lawful welded hus-
band, to live together after Gods
ordinance in the holy estate OF we'd
lock? Do you promise to love him.
honor. comfort and keep him in sick
ness and health, in Joy and sorrow
and, forsaking all others, keep you
only unto him so long as you both
shall live?'
"The bride responded in low but
clear voice, I do ~-
"Dr. Sunderland-'In token OF the
same let the wedding ring be passed
(The bridegroom placed the ring on
the brides finger)
"Dr. Sunderland (solemnly)-'For
as much as Grover and Frances have
here agreed and covenanted to lives
together after Gods ordinance in the
holy estate Of wedlock, and have con-
firmed the same by giving and taking
a wedding ring, now, therefore, in
the presence Of this company, in the
name of the Father and of the Son
and of the Holy Ghost, I pronounce
and declare that they are husband
and wife. and what God has Joined
together let not man put asunder.'
"The Rev. Mr.. Cleveland then pro-
nounced the following benediction:
God the Father, God the Son and God
the Holy Ghost bless, preserve and
keep you. The Lord mercifulIy fir
you with all temporal and all spiritual
blessings and grant that you may so
live together in this world that in
the world to come you may have life
everlasting. Amen
"At the conclusion Of the ceremony
Mrs. Folsom, showing traces Of deep
emotion. was the first to tender her
congratulations to the newly mar
ried pair. She was followed by Miss
Cleveland, the Rev. Mr.. Cleveland
and the other relatives and friends in>
| turn.
while the congratulations were in
progress the band, under the leader
ship of Prof. Sousa. performed the
bridal chorus and march from Loten-
grin and, to this music. the Presi-
dent and hts wife led the. way to the
Mining room. where tlae nornusov