Baltimore County MD Archives News.....Shryock-Price Wedding/Engagement June 1902 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/md/mdfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Fran Brewster franiam@yahoo.com April 18, 2006, 4:53 pm New York Lumber Trade Journal June 1902 Miss Amelia Shryock Weds Mr. J. M’D. Price Beautiful Ceremony at the County Place of the Bride’s Father at M. Washington – 500 Guests Present On one of the most beautiful of the June weddings was that last evening at 6 o’clock if Miss Amelia Heiskel Shryock and Mr. James McDonnell Price. It was celebrated at Beauseant, the country place of Gen. Thomas J. Shryock, the bride’s father, at Mount Washington. About 500 guests, including a number of prominent people from out of town, witnessed the ceremony and attended the reception that followed. Beauseant was en fetein honor of the occasion. The house, with its wide verandas, was elaborately decorated by a Baltimore florist, and the lawn, where supper was served at small tables, was illuminated by electric lights from scores of bulbs. The bride and groom stood for the ceremony before an improvised altar arranged in the vestibule leading from the large reception room to the front porch, the doors having been closed for the evening. About the room were groups of palms, and from the balcony on each side of it were stretched ropes of evegreen. Projecting from the gallery on all sides were flags of various countries collected by General Shryock during his numerous trips abroad. From the ceiling in the center of the room was suspended a huge bell of white peonies and fern, beneath which the bride and groom received congratulations after the ceremony. Annunciation lilies were the flowers principally used. The altar was banked with them, and they were arranged throughout the room with a background of green. The bride was given away by her father. She wore an imported gown of white organdy over taffeta, trimmed with point lace. She wore a tulle veil falling to the end of her train, and held a shower bouquet of lilies of the valley and maidenhair ferns. The Rev. Dr. Henry Branch, of Elliott City, Chaplain of the Grand Lodge of Masons of Maryland, of which organization General Shryock is grand master, officiated. Wedding marches were played by Mr. G. Wright Nichols on an organ placed near the altar. Miss Nannie Shryock, a sister of the bride, was maid of honor, and Miss Margueritte Shryock, another sister, and Miss Elizabeth Price, sister of the groom, were bridesmaids. They wore costumes of white organdy over light green taffeta and carried bouquets of orchids and lilies of the valley. Mr. Marcy McDonald Price was best man and the ushers were Mr. Frank C. Pearre, Mr. George W. Knapp, Jr., Mr. David T. Price and Mr. D. Clinton Slagle. Following the reception, Mr. and Mrs. Price left for a wedding journey in the North. Upon their return to Baltimore they will occupy a house on Mount Royal Avenue, the gift to the bride from her father. A large number of handsome presents were received, which filled one room. Mr. Price is a son of Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Scott Price, of 2001 North Charles Street. The bride’s father has been prominent in Maryland politics for a number of years and was formerly treasurer of the state. Among out of town guests who accepted invitations to the wedding were Governor Smith, Ex-Governor and Mrs. Lloyd Lowndes; Mr. and Mrs. Daniel Annon, of Cumberland; Captain E.A. Brown, of Pittsburg; Ensign Charles E. Morgan, U.S.N.; Mr. and Mrs. W.S. Gaylord, of Chicago; Judge and Mrs. Nathan Goff, of Clarksburg, W. Va.; Mr. and Mrs. W.E. Scott, of New York; Mr. and Mrs. W.V. Booth, of Chicago, and Mr. and Mrs. A.E. Chase, of Portland, Me. Price- Shryock Baltimore, MD., June 24. – A wedding of special interest among lumbermen was that of Mr. James McDonald Price and Miss Amelia Heiskell Shryock. The groom is the son of Winfield Scott Price and the bride is the daughter of Gen. Thomas J. Shryock, senior member of the well known white and yellow pine firm of T.J. Shryock & Co. The wedding was a fashionable event and took place a Beauseant, the country home of General Shryock at Mount Washington, a suburb of Baltimore. Relatives of the young couple acted as attendants and Rev. Dr. Henry Branch, of Elliott City, performed the ceremony. Beauseant was beautifully decorated with flowers and palms and a great number of invited guests were present. Mr. and Mrs. Price left afterward on the private car if General Hood, president of the Western Maryland railroad; taking a late train for Boston and other points. And will sail for Europe to be absent until October. The presents were costly and numerous. Mr. Price is connected with his father’s firm and has developed much ability in the lumber business.. Miss Shryock Weds Mr. James M’D. Price Pretty Ceremony at “Beauseant”, Mount Washington, the Country Home of the Bride. The wedding of Miss Amelia Heiskell Shryock, daughter of General and Mrs. Thomas Jacob Shryock, and James McDonnell Price, of this city, took place at “Beauseant” South Street, Mount Washington, the country residence of the bride’s parents, last evening at 6 o’clock. An altar had been erected to the vestibule leading to the drawing room; in an alcove leading to the right of the doorway in which stood the altar was a large pipe organ, upon which Mr. W. Wright Nichols, of this city, played the wedding march. From the railing of the gallery over the drawing room large streamers of ribbon were draped to the ceiling, forming a handsome dome effect. The bridal party descended the stairway at the far end of the reception hall and slowly marched to the altar, where they were met by the bridegroom. The bridal procession was led by the ushers, Messrs. David T. Price, D. Clinton Slagle, George W. Knapp and Frank C. Pearre; then came the bridesmaids, singly – Miss Maruerite Shryock and Miss Elizabeth Price; the maid of honor, Miss Annie B. Shryock, sister of the bride, was next to follow: Miss Orpha Shryock, the flower girl, followed the maid of honor; last in the procession were the bride and her father, General Shryock giving his daughter away. The marriage ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Henry Branch, of the Presbyterian Church, Elliott City. The bride was attired in a handsome costume of white organdie over white taffeta, appliquéd with point lace, and a veil of tulle; she carried a shower bouquet of lilies-of-the-valley and maidenhair ferns. The maid of honor and the bridesmaids were attired in gowns of white organdie over light green taffeta, and carried bouquets of lilies-of- the-valley and orchids. The best man was Mr. Marcy McD. Price, brother of the groom. After the ceremony a large reception and wedding supper were held. After the reception the newly married couple left on a late train for Boston, where they will spend a short time. They will later go on a three-month’s trip to Europe. When they return they will reside on Mount Royal Avenue, near McMechen Street, in a house which is a gift from the bride’s father. The bride and groom were the recipients of several hundred handsome presents, including services of silver, cut glass, rare china, works of are and antique furniture; many were from the Masonic Order. Twelve hundred invitations were issued. Until about three weeks ago Mr. Price was a resident of West Virginia. He is a member of the Maryland County Club of this city. _______________________________________________________________________ Price-Shryock One of the most beautiful weddings of June was that of Miss Amelia Heiskell Shryock, daughter of Gen. Thomas J. Shryock, who was married yesterday evening to Mr. James McDonald Price, of Baltimore. The wedding took place at 6 o’clock at Beauseant , the Mount Washington, estate of General Shryock. The pillars at the entrance of the colonial residence were wreathed with evergreen and the interior was converted into a bower of flowers. The ceremony took place in the central hall of rotunda, which is well adapted to picturesque effect. An altar covered with a cloth of white roses was erected directly opposite the magnificent staircase leading from the lower floors to galleries on the second floor. The balustrades were twined with evergreens and white flowers – roses, peonies and sweet peas, with tall palms circling the rotunda and white satin ribbons extending from the galleries gave woodland effect of a moss-covered forest pathway for the bridal procession. A marriage bell of fern and white flowers was suspended from the ceiling fand from the rafters fluttered the silken flags of many countries visited by General Shryock, which gave an ancient, castle-like effect to the wedding scene. The music from Lohengrin, rendered by Mr. G. Wright Nichols on a large organ announced the coming of the bride. A dainty vision in white, she appeared first in the gallery with her father, by whom she was given away, slowly descended the stairs. She wore a trained robe gown of delicate white lace over white satin, with a bridal veil of tulle caught with pearls and diamonds, and also wore a necklace of pearls. Her bouquet of lilies of the valley fell in showers almost to her feet. The bride was received at the altar by the groom, attended by his brother, Mr. Marcy McD. Price, as best man, and the marriage ceremony was performed by the Rev. Dr. Henry Branch, of Elliot City. The bride was attended by her sister Miss Annie Brewer Shryock as maid of honor, and the bridesmaids were Miss Elizabeth Price and Miss Catherine Margueritte Shryock. All wore seafoam princess gowns of white silk mull over green chiffon, trimmed with Valenciennes lace, with medallions of green chiffon inserted in the mull. They carried clusters of maidenhair fern tied with long ribbons, and carried a basket of ferns. The ushers were Mr. George W. Knaoo, Jr. Mr. David T. Price, Mr. Frank C. Pearre and Mr. D. C. Slagle. All wore evening costume, with boutonnieres of lilies of the balley. The bride is the sister of Mrs. Alfred E. Booth and Mrs. William D. Waxter. And her father has been for several years prominent in state politics and was formerly Treasurer of Maryland. Mr. Price is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Scott Price, 2001 North Charles Street. A course supper was served after the ceremony on the grounds surrounding the residence. One hundred small tables, seating six guests each, were set beneath the trees and adorned with ferns and white roses. A cycle of bridal music was rendered by an orchestra during the entertainment. Mrs. Shryock welcomed her guests in a very elegant costume of Irish lace over white silk. Later in the evening the bride and groom left in General Hood’s private car for Baltimore and took an evening train for Boston, Mass. After a Northern wedding journey they will sail for Europe, to be absent until October. Several hundred wedding gifts were received by the young couple. Genral Shryock’s gift to his daughter being the residence, 1519 Mount Royal Avenue, which he has also furnished throughout. A silver trayand ladle with a magnificent crustal punch bowl and glasses was the gif ot Beauseant Commandery, Knights Templar with which Genearl Shryock is a member. Price-Shryock Mr. James McDonald Price, son of Winfield Scott Price, and engaged with him in the lumber trade, with office in the Manufacturers’ Record Building, Baltimore, was married on June 20 to Miss Amelia Heiskell Shryock, daughter of Gen. T.J. Shryock, senior member of the lumber firm of T.J. Shryock & Co., that city. The nuptials took place of Beauseant, the country home of Gen. Shryock, in Mount Washington, a suburb of Baltimore, and were witnessed by a large attendance of fashionable people. The house had been handsomely decorated and a great number of presents were received. Relatives of the young couple were their attendants, and Rev. Dr. Henry Branch, of Elliott City, performed the ceremony. After the know had been tied and elaborate recettion was held, and subsequently Mr. and Mrs. Price left in the private car of Gen. Hood, president of the Western Maryland Railroad, for Baltimore and took a late train for Boston and other points, after which they will sail for Europe, remaining there until October. Gen. Shryock’s gift to his daughter was a completely furnished house in one of the most desirable parts of the city. We congratulate the bride and wish her much joy, believing that the trade heartily indorses her choice of Mr. Price, to whom we also extend our best wishes. New York Lumber Trade Journal, July 1, 1902 Engagement Announced The engagement has been announced of Miss Amelia H. Shryock, seoond daughter of Gen. Thomas J. Shryock, to Mr. McDonald Price, of Baltimore. Miss Shryock is an unusually beautiful and accomplished girl and has a wide circle of friends among the younger set. Miss Shryock To Wed Her Marriage to Mr. James McDonald Price Will take Place June 21 The marriage of Miss Amelia H. Shryock, second daughter of Gen. Thomas J. Shryock, to Mr. James McDonald Price, will take place Saturday, June 21, at the country home of General and Mrs. Shryock, at Mount Washington. Miss Shryock is a sister of Mrs. William D. Waxter, Mrs. Alfred E. Booth and Miss Nannie Shryock. Mr. Price is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Winfield Scott Price, of 2001 North Charles Street. General Shryock was formerly treasurer of Maryland. He has for several years been prominent in state politics and is grand master of the Grand Lodge of Masons of Maryland. This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/mdfiles/ File size: 14.0 Kb