The Montgomery advertiser., 1906-04-26
MohiIe Socfetx Neu..

Trinity Church was crowded this evening to witness the marriage of Miss Ernestine Cooke to MT. John Shearer. Both young people are very popular and their wedding was one ot
 more than ordinary interest. The bride Is the second daughter of Mir. and Mrs
 w. L. Cooke. and made her debut about three years ago. her social life being | marked by an unusual degree of popu- | larity. MT. Shearer, too. is we'll known and well liked socially and in the busi-
 ness world is a partner of Mir. Henry Wylie. insurance business.
 The hour of the wedding was seven o'clock, but long before that time the guests were arriving and were being Henry Wylie, Norman Farrar, Tom Roche and James Deas. The decora-
 tions of the church were white roses and palms and ferns, with innumerable
 white lights.
 The first notes of the wedding march told of the coming of the bride, who
 was preceded by the ushers, then the groomsmen, Mir. Henry Hamilton, Mir, Henry Lesesne and Mir. Gaines Cooke. The two bridesmaids entered next, Miss Lolla Belle Gould and Miss Flu nice Moore. followed by Miss Nellie Cooke. maid of honor and Mrs. Tom Roche, matron of honor. All of these attendants wore white chiffon cloth without a touch of color and carried white carnations.
 The bride entered with her father, Mir. W. L. Cooke. She too. was dress cd in a summery gown of wash chif- ion, trimmed with quantities of mar row lace, and she wore the long tulle veil and carried brides roses At the altar she was met by MT. Shearer with his best-man, MT. Frank Calhoun, and the ceremony was performed by Rev. Edmonds Bennett.
 There was an informal gathering of the bridal party at the Cooke home af- wards MT. and Mrs. Shearer left on their bridal trip. the first part of which will be made on Mir. R. V. Taylor's private car. They will visit many of the northern cities before their return. Mrs. Shearer's travelling gown was of castor coIred eollan over silk with stylish little hat to match. on their return they will live wItn Mr. Shear CTS mother on Spring Hill avenue.
 The Hamilton Whist Club is ordinar- fly most staid and serious aggrega- tion, but once year. the germ of friv- olity enters into their blood and they can no more resist the call to the woods
 than can their more frivolous bridge and euchre sisters. Today was the gala day of their annual picnic and a large wagonette conveyed a dozen women on pleasure bent. to Dog River Club where an excellent dinner and the blandish- ments of cards awaited them. Some were members and some substitutes,
 and the latter felt very sorry for the
 members who were missing. It was n!ghtfall before tho picnicers returned 9 happy, tired party, They were: Mrs F, P. Davis. Mrs H. c. Donald. Mrs. FL 1 Hot Johnstone. Mrs. E. c. Hughes, Mrs
 Joseph Hodgson, Mrs. R. Moore, Miss
 Julia McPhlllips, Miss Ethel Hodgson Miss Lulie I.e Baron. Mrs. NJ. F. Kirk bride, Mrs. Gazzam. Mrs. W. T. Kelly
 Miss Margaret Alice Hanlon, dauRh.
 ter of Mir and Mrs. P. C. Hanlon. was
 married this afternoon at o'clock al st. Vincent's Church to MT. Francis
 Edward Pendergrast. the ceremony be- ing an exceedingly pretty one. The
 church was decorated in white flowers and palms. and Father C. T. OCaIla- ghan read the impressive service. The
 bride was very pretty in her wedding gown of white net with tulle veil and bouquet of brides roses. Her attend ants were her sister Miss Julia Han len. maid of honor. and Miss Cordie Shultz, bridesmaid. gowned alike in
 white net with green girdles and
 gloves They carried Easter lilies. MT, Pendergrast's best man was MT. George Matler and his groomsman Mir James
 Barry. The ushers were Messrs. W. McDonneI ?. Traynor. M. Murphy and T. Pheian.
 After the ceremony there was a re.
 ception for the bridal party at the