Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-07
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WEDDING BELLS AT nERRYvILLE.
Marriage Of DIR. Cox and MISS
Mccormick n beautiful Affair.


BERRYVILLE VA. September C.
(speciaL)-Dr Walter Cox, Of the United
States army. and Miss Annie Broun Nc
Cormick were married at o'clock this
evening at Rose Hill" che residence Of
the bride. The house was brilliantly
illuminated and decorated with palms and
golden rod. The ceremony was performed
in the hail beneath an arch in which
green was prettiy combined with the
yellow OF the golden rod.
Miss Resale Il. Mccormick a sister of
the bride was maid Of honor, ana Dr.
Thomas Hastings, of New York, best
man.
The bridesmaids were Misses Edith r..
and Lucy l.. Cox, of Charles county,
Maryland sisters Of the groom; Mary
Powell. of Alexandria, and Leacy Nc
Donald. Norah Moore, and Esther NJ.
Lewis. of Clarke county.
The couple entered the hall down an
aisle formed by the bridesmaids on either
side.
The ceremony was performed by Rev.
Edward Wall. of Grace Episcopal church,
and the music was rendered by Miss Nam
ME ". Mcclure.
WHAT THE LADIES WORE.
The bride wore a gown of white brocade
and chiffon. q veil and cOronet Of orange
blossoms, and carried brides roses. Her
FOing-aWay gown was OF brown clotn.
White organdie over taIeta was worm
by the maid of honor and her flowers
were American Beauty roses.
The bridesmaids were attiTed in white
organde-two with white, two with yell
low, and two with pink ribbons, each
carrying roses TO match in color the rib
bous she wore.
The bride is a daughter OF Hon. Mar
shall Mccormick. OF this place. She is a
piQuante brunette. and in the short time
she has been in society has been the re-
clpient Of much attention.
The groom is native of Charles coun-
~. Maryland, and is now stationed at San
Juan. Porto Rico, where, after "a northern
tour, the couple Will live.
THE RECEPTION.
Following the ceremony was recep-
ton given by the parents Of the bride.
Among the guests were Mr.. and Mrs
Dawson Mccormick, of New York; Mrs
o. al Williams ana Mr.. l.. W. Childrey, Of
Norfolk: Mrs Williams Of Baltimore
Dir. and Mrs. Charles r. skinner, Mr..
and Mrs. Fred. s. Valeptne. and Miss
Tyler, OF Richmond; Messrs. Wylie and
Baxter Moore, Of Chester, s, c.; DIR. and
Mrs William u. Mcclure. Misses Nc
r..
ana Mrs. IL. u. Fuller, OF Winchester:
Mrs. John Lee logan. Of Lexington, and
MIR. ana Mrs. Thomas Mccormick. Mrs
II. Il. Mccormick. Mrs. Lorenzo Lewis.
la. and MIS-. Cyrus Mccormick Mrs. Mar
shall McDonald Mrs A. r. Broun
Mr. Charles NJ. Broun. Mrs. Ellen l.. Nc
Cormick, Mr.. and Mrs Province Nc
Cormick Mis- n. u. Il. Mcclure, Misses
EVELYN Mcguire, Moseie and Mamie
saA I'm IL
Airs. w. n. Mcdonald. .u. and Mrs. 5.
n. Taylor. Mrs. Stribling 1r. and Mrs
". H. Milton. Mrs +. J.. Wheat. Miss
May Wheat, Mrs. III. L. ID. LOWS. Misses
Lewis. Mossrs. II. l.. ID. Lewis. Black
burn Smith. w. T. Lewis, i. b. Whiting,
Burwen Mcguire Mr.. and Mrs John Is.
NELL Of Clarke county; Mrs. Moncure of
Stanford county Virginia. and Mrs. John
H. 1Yhord and Miss Flora Milton. OF
Washington, and Mr.. Joseph Shepherd, Of
Richmond.
TOURNAMENT AT SARATOGA.
The young men OF tho Wildwood neigh
borhood gave a tournament at sara
tOla" on Tuesday. 1t was a most de-
lshtful occasion. Twelve knights enter
ed the lists 10 contend for the honor of
browning the Queen OF Love and Beauty
The successful knights wer1 Beverly
Randolph. knight III Fleur dc Lis who
chose as MS queen Miss Mamie Nelson.
Of Clarke county Nathaniel Randolph.
knight % Navoriy. crowned Miss Bertha
Lakeland. OF Washington, ID. c., first
nald of honor, Lewis Meade. Knight Of
Eagle Rock, crowned Miss Marguerite
bufwei second maid OF honor; GeOrge
Page, Knight OF Virginia. crowned Miss
Burwell third maid Of honor: Bowles
i4ppiti, Knight OF Elmington. crowned
Misc byrd Page. and Wickham Renshaw
Knight Of Red Rock. Miss Rose Voolfolk
Captain William Page Carter wos
marshal Of the occasion. The charge 10
the knights was delivered IN a most
iofcible and eloquent inoaner by Mr.. VIII
nam A. Bradford. OF Clarke county. and
Inc coronation address by the wel-known
"'.ser Ut, Ihoinas Nelson Page. who Is
closely related 20 most Of the n.r,ic,-
pants ball az Long Branch" the
nos.lsaDie home Of AIR. Hugh "a Nelson
Sossa The gayeues OF the day.