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From The Gazette
24 July 1903
Cape May County, New Jersey
Transcribed by Melissa Springer Robards 2 September 2003
THE DOUBLE WEDDING
The Daughters of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Springer Become Brides at the Same Moment
Weddings always have a peculiar attraction for the gentler sex – and a great many of the men as well – and when it comes to a double wedding the interest is increased in even greater proportion than the ratio of one to two. The Gazette has no knowledge of such an event ever having taken place here before, and is sure that no such occurrence has been recorded within the last quarter of a century.
Hence those who were so fortunate as to be included in the list of guests bidden to the marriage of Mr. and Mrs. James L. Springer’s daughters, Minnie H. to Rem S. Taylor and Louise M. to H. Moffat Roorbach, yesterday, considered themselves born under a lucky star indeed.
The parlor of the Springer residence (which is about a half mile above the village on the Seaside road,) was beautifuly decorated with asparagus, ferns, and ivy, and the officiating ministers were Rev. Edmund Hewitt, D.D., Presiding Elder of Bridgeton District (uncle of the brides), and their pastor, Rev. George E. Archer Ph.D.
As the hands on the dial pointed to twelve, the bridal couples took their positions for the brief ceremony which was to seal their fates for life—for weal or woe, for sickness or health, for happiness or sorrow, for prosperity or adversity and the responses to the formal questions were made so clearly and solemnly that there could be no doubt of the contracting parties having a full realization of the deep import of the ceremony in which they were the chief actors.
The brides were gowned in white silk mousseline with lace yokes, and carried bride roses. The wedding march was played by Miss M. Louise Springer, cousin of the brides, from Philadelphia.
Following is a list of those invited to witness the ceremony:
Misses Hattie E., Marie and Lida Springer, Masters Clarence and Charles Homer Springer, Mr. and Mrs. Leander G. Taylor, Miss Lela Taylor, Leander Taylor, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Howard Charlesworth, Somers Norton and wife, Mrs. Julia A. Scull, Mr. and Mrs. Alfred Scull, Miss Mattie Scull, Paul Scull, Mr. and Mrs. Charles Taylor, Mr. and Mrs. John Taylor, Mr. and Mrs.Benjamin Taylor, James Tassel and wife, Mrs. Anna J. Roorbach, Charles R. Roorbach, Robert A Roorbach, Agnew O. Roorbach, Alex. R. Springer and wife, Miss Beatrice Springer, Mrs. Ida Springer, Harold Springer, Eugene B. Springer and wife, and Prof J. A. Whitelock, of Cape May Court House; Mr. and Mrs. John L. Hess, James Brodrick and Mrs. Arminda Down, of Green Creek; Mr. and Mrs.Z. Townsend Gandy and Charles Amos Gandy, of Seaville; Capt. and Mrs. Edwin P. Taylor and Misses Emma and Mabel Taylor, of Tuckahoe; Mr. and Mrs. George B. Springer, Mary Springer and Edward Breadwater, of Millville; Dr. and Mrs. Edmund Hewitt, J. T. Brodrick and wife and Miss M. Edna Mead, of Camden; Mr. and Mrs. Jesse Green, of Long Branch, N.J.; Caps. and Mrs. John T. Springer, Miss M. Louise Springer, Elmer Bowers and wife and Mr. and Mrs. Wm. Agnew of Philadelphia, Pa.; Dr. and Mrs. C. Homer Hubbard, Chester, Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. Walter Scull, Bellafonte, Pa.; Edmund and Howard Springer, Mt. Clemens, Mich.; Frank L. Scull and wife, Anton, Ill; Mr. and Mrs. John Heintz, Miss Cora Heintz and Frank E. Wells and wife, of Alexandria, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. A. L. Taylor and George L. Keller, Massillon, O.; Mr. and Mrs. Lewis H. Springer, Misses Sara and Bertha Springer, and Reuben Springer and wife of Trinidad, Col.; Thomas Brodrick and wife, and Misses Ada and Mabel Brodrick, Valparaiso, Neb.; Mr. and Mrs. Charles Brodrick, Springfield, Ill.; Mrs. Adelia Moffat, Pineapolis, Va.; Mr. and Mrs. Paul T. Cox, Capron, Va.; and Mrs. Julius Stephenson, Seaboard, N.C.
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor and Mr. and Mrs. Roorbach left on the afternoon express over the Reading Railroad, for Delaware Water Gap, where they will spend their honeymoon. Both couples will reside at Court House.
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