The Roanoke times. (Roanoke, Va.) 1897-1977, 1898-01-09

The Washington Post of THURSDAY
said: The Church of the Ascension. on
Massachusetts avenue, was filled to the
doors last evening, the occasion being the
marraae of the assistant rector, Rev.
Thomas Worthington Cooke, and Miss
Allce hume, daughter of Col. and Mrs
crank Hume, of this city, and niece of
-drs D. y. Johnson, of Roanoke Va. The
ushers who seated the guests, and later
formed part of the bridal procession,
were DR.. William Huger, of Baltimore;
Ut. r.. II. Morse, and DR.. Emory Resin
ger, of Washington; Mr. X. S. Hume, the
brother of the bride; Mr.. Lee Longstreet,
and Rev. Robert d. Nelson, of MARYLAND.
| The vested choir of the church met the
wedding party at the door and led the
procession, singing "Faithful and True. !"
Inc bride. who is pretty and charming
brunette, entered the church on the arm
OF her father. Her only attendants were
her sisters, Mabel Harmon Hume and
Mamie Graham Hume, who are still
school girls. as bridesmaids, and Miss
Emma Norris Hume, as maid of honor.
Ehey were beautifully gowned in white
orRahdle, with sashes and color Of pink.
and carried large bouquets of Bridesmaid
roses The BRIDES gown was white satin
and lace. Her tulle veil was fastened bv
u diamond sunbIrst, and her bridal bou-
quet was lilies of the valley. The groom
and his best man. Rev. W. II. Lair. of
virginia, net the bride at the entrance
OF the chancel, where the betrothel service
was read by Rev. DIR. Elliot, the rector
of the church. assisted by Rev. p. Parker
Phillips, of Virginia, a close friend CT the
groom The wedding party entered the
chancel at the close Of the betrothxl SER
vice, the bride and groom passing to the
foot of the altar, where Right Rev Henry
Yates Satterlee. bishop of .WashingtDn.
conducted the marriage service, the choir
chanting the responses. The nuptial
music was especially fine. The recess
slonal hymn was. go, Perfect Love-
beautifully rendered. The decorations
OF the chance! were all in green and most
effective, the inner chancel being screened
from the church by veil of dwarf as.
paragus vine. ~ reception 10 the rela
tlves and intimate friends followed at the
home of the brides parents on Massachu-
sets avenue. Mrs. Hume received the
guests in a..beautiful gov of grav satin
brocade. The decorations of the drawing
room and dining-l DOM were in palms.
ferns and pink roses. Among the guests
were Bishop and Mrs Satterlce, DIR.
Elliot and Miss Elliot, Rev. Byron Sun
derand, Rev. Upton b.. Thomas, of Vir.
toiHios LIZ anu AhTS McNlm, rev. X. G..
Cowley. and Rev. Mr.. Pendleton. Mr..
James L. Norris, the Misses Grace and
Emma Norris, Mrs. Edyth Norris Phillip.
Erastus Ransom Norris, and James l..
Norris, DR., Gel and Mrs. a. 4. Wilson,
Judge and Mrs. Shepherd Senator and
Mrs. Martin. Senator and Mrs. German.
MISS Made German, Justice brewer and
Miss Brewer, Judge and Mrs. Phillips.
Mrs. Vance, Justice Morris and Miss
Morris. Mr.. and Mrs. II. A Lam bert Mr..
and Mrs. Wilton Lambert, Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel Frazier, Hon. and Mrs. T.. II.
Hine, Mrs. George Roush and Miss Car
RE Roush, OF West Virginia: Mr.. and
Mrs Andrew Graham, Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Johnson, Miss Joyce, Nr. and
Mis- y. A. Thomas, Mrs. G. B. Tilden.
and Miss Julia Tilden, DR.. Dudley n.
Morgan, Judge Payson. Mrs. Judge Stu
art, Mrs. c. w. McLanahan, Miss Me-
Lanahan, George w. Pearson, and Il
large number of clergymen from the the.
illogical seminary In Virginia, from which
institution the groom was graduated in
1910. Mr.. Cook is native of Provi-
dence, X. l., but has spent most of his
life in Virginia, and was called 10 the
Church OF the Ascension in April, 1896.
After wedding trip of some weeks, he
Will return with his bride to this city.
where they will shortly 90 to housekeep-
ing.