Durango semi-weekly herald., 1903-02-16
SENATOR cocKRELL's
DAUGHTER WEps


WASHINGTON, d. c., Feb. IA
\ long list of notable persons, headed
by the President and Mrs Roosevelt,
and including senator's, representa-
tives, judges of the United States su.
preme court. heads of departments
prominent officers of the army and
navy and members of the foreign
diplomatic corps. filled the fashiona-
bic Church of the Covenant at noon
today when Miss Marion CockrelI.
daughter of United States Senator
Cockrell of Missouri. became the
bride of Edison S. Gallaudet. son of
DR.. Edward NJ. Gallaudet, president
of the Gallaudet college. The we'd
ding was one of the most brilliant of
the season in the national capital.
The music and floral decorations of
the church We're on scale of great
magnificence. The ceremony was per.
formed by DR.. T, +. Hamlin pastor of
the church. The bride looked radiant
in rich gown of white satin as she
walked up the aisle on the arm of her
father. The bridal party were met at
the altar by the bridegroom and his
best man. Mr. Francis Parsons of
Hartford. Miss Anna Ewing Cock
rel, the debutante sister of the bride,
was the maid of honor The ushers
included Winthrop Dwight of New
York, George D. Seymour of New
Haven. John Robinson of Hartford.
Frederick Allison of St Louis, Clifford
Pinchot of Washington. Herbert Gal
laudet, brother of the bridegroom. and
d. CocHell and Allen V. Cockrell,
brothers of the bride.
AT the conclusion of the wedding
ceremony the bridal party and guests
repaired to Reuschers. where an elab-
crate wedding breakfast was served
After a honeymoon trip Mr.. and Mrs
Gallaudet will take up their home in
Philadelphia.
The wedding of Miss Cockrel and
Mr.. Gallaudet eliminates a pretty lit
tie romance. The romance dates from
the christening of the battle ship Mis-
souri, at Newport News. in December
1901. Miss Coclrell was the sponsor
attended the launch as the representa-.
tive of his employers, the Cramp Ship
building company, and also as Miss
Cockrells guest
The bride has enjoyed the reputa-
tion of being one of the greatest
bellies of the national capital She is
n tall and handsome blonde and has
for the past eight years. Having liv-
ed all her life jim Washington, she is
completely identified with resident. as
well as official society, and has enjoy
ed unique position as one of the
maiden husieiseS OF tlle senatorial
circle, ma, .i.s -st the age OF eish "A
assumed the charge of her fathers
household at the death of her mother
She was educated in the private
schools of this city, later going to
Paris, where she completed her stud
les at the Convent of the Assumption.
During the exposition of 1900 she was
the guest of Commissioner and Mrs.
Walsh in Paris, where she was great
ly admired.
Mr.. Gallaudet. although a son of one
of Washington's prominent residents,
has spent little time at the capital
since his childhood. He was gradual
ed from Yale in the class of 1893 and
was one of the best known athletes
of that university. He was stroke
for the winning crew in the boat races
of 1892 and 1893, and coach for the
following year. He was an instructor
at Yale for three years after his grad
uation, but is now associated with the
shipbuilding firm of Cramp & Co. at
Philadelphia.