Frederick County MD Archives Marriages.....Ross, Caroline - Rogers, George Rust October 23, 1901 ************************************************ 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: Mark Ault meault@yahoo.com December 11, 2007, 12:26 pm The Daily News, Frederick, Maryland, Wednesday, October 23, 1901 Page 3, column 2 WEDDING IN ALL SAINTS Miss Caroline Ross Becomes Mr. George Rust Rogers’ Bride. CEREMONY A BRILLIANT ONE Elaborate Decorations and Beautiful Gowns Make the Wedding and Exceedingly Pretty One and a Notable Society Event Caroline Ross, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Ross, and a descendant of Col. Richard Lee, of Virginia, and George Rust Roges, of New York also a descendant of Colonel Lee, were married at All Saint’s Protestant Episcopal church at noon today. The wedding was a brilliant one and has been the most talked of society event of the season. The church, which was crowded to the doors with friends and relatives of the contracting parties, was beautifully decorated with plants, ferns, smilax, roses and carnations, which had been skillfully and artistically arranged by Florist David Groff, who had charge of the floral decorations at the house and the church. The bride entered the church on the arm of her father and, preceded by the matron of honor, the bridesmaids and ushers, proceeded up the main aisle to the altar, where she was met by the groom. The ceremony was performed by Rev. Dr. Osborne Ingle, assisted by Prof. Bion Firestone, organist of the Lutheran church. The bride was charmingly gowned in cream satin, trimmed with duchess and point lace and seed pearls. The bridal veil, with natural orange blossoms, was caught, in the center, with a pearl ornament which was worn by the bride’s grandmother, Cornelia Ringgold Potts. She carried a white prayer book, out of which the ceremony was read. Cornelia Ringgold McSherry, a niece of the bride, gowned in white organdie and lace, carried the bride’s bouquet. Catherine G. McSherry, a niece of the bride, and Robert Hart, a cousin of the bride, carried the ribbons of the bride’s gown. Mrs. J. Roger McSherry, a sister of the bride, the matron of honor, wore a beautiful gown of yellow panne crepe, trimmed with point lace, and a picture hat of panne velvet and chiffon, trimmed with yellow roses. She carried a shower bouquet of yellow chrysanthemums. The bridesmaids, Misses Falconer Grant, of Virginia; Laura Lee Rogers, of New York, sister of the groom; Ida Simpson, of Urbana; Nannie Marshall Johnson, of Frederick; Katherine Goldsborough, of Walkersville, and Mrs. Joseph W. Hazell, of Baltimore, wore becoming gowns, of white organdie with tuille veils, and carried pink chrysanthemums. Robert E. Lee Yellott, of Washington, a cousin of the groom, was best man. The ushers were Thomas U. Dudley, Jr., of New York; Laurence Rust Lee, of Pittsburg, a cousin of the groom; Frederick Pullen, of New York; J. Roger McSherry, and John Francis Smith, of Frederick, and George J. Ross, of St. Louis, a brother of the bride. Mrs. Charles W. Ross, the bride’s mother, wore a handsome gown of black lace over white peau de acte, trimmed with plack passamenteris and pink Persian appliqué. Miss Eleanor Murdoch Johnson, a cousin of the bride, was handsomely dressedin a gown of corn colored silk, with a picture hat of black panne velvet and plumes, and wore diamond ornaments. The residence of the bride’s parents, Court Square, where an elaborate wedding breakfast was served after the ceremony by Caterer Harris, of Baltimore, was beautifully decorated with flowers, potted plants, smilax and ferns. The parlor decorations were white and green. Those of the library, where the bride’s table was placed, were of white, with smilax trimming. In the hallway potted plants and ferns were artistically arranged. The Frederick Select Orchestra, from behind a bank of potted plants, furnished excellent music, while the breakfast was in progress. Among the out of town guests present at the breakfast were – Miss Edith Clapp, of Plainfield, N. J., Gertrude S. Richards, of New York, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas U. Dudley, of New York, Mr. and Mrs. Frank Pullen, of New York, Rev. and Mrs. Arthur B. Kinsolving, of Brooklyn, Dr. and Mrs. McInerny, of New York, Miss Mary Waters, Misses Hoff and Misses Howard, of Baltimore. A great many guest from Frederick were also present. Mr. and Mrs. Rogers received a great many handsome presents. The happy couple left on an afternoon train on an extended norhter tour. The will reside at Plainfield, New Jersey. Mr. Rogers is engaged in the brokerage business in New York city. He was formerly engaged in newspaper work. Mrs. Rogers is beautiful and accomplished and is very popular in society circles. 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