Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-10-20
AlcXanOrla Society


ALEXANDRIA. October 10, 1907.
One of the most fashionable we'd
dlngs of the season took place at st.
Pauls Protestant Episcopal Church
Wednesday afternoon. when Miss Re
becca Courtenay Marshall, youngest
daughter of DR.. and Mrs Jaquelin Am
bier Marshall, was married 10 Or.
Thomas Breckenridge Cochran of this
city. The church was very simply dec
GRATED with palms and yellow chrysan-
themums. Rev. Peter Parker Phillips
rector of st. Paul's, read the marriage
service. The ushers, who seated the
guests and preceded the bridal party
to the altar. were Mr.. Edward Mar
shall of Charlotte, n. c.. a brotner of
the bride. DIR. William NJ Smith, Mr.
Arthur Herbert. jr.; Mr.. Lewis II. Ma
chen, Mr.. Edmund Pendleton Hunter
and Mr.. Richard NJ. Chichester all of
this city. The bridesmaids We're Miss
Edmonia Tyler of Haymarket. Miss Es-
telle liable of the Plains. Miss Ellen
Douglass Fawcett. Miss Louisa Wash
ington, Miss Mary Phillips of this city
and Miss Jean Carter of Washington.
They were gowned in white silk nous
seine over taffeta, with yellow girdles.
and wore white lace hats trimmed in
yellow. They carried white Chrysan-
themums tied with yellow ribbon. The
maid of honor was the bride: sister.
Miss Agnes L. Marshall, who was gown
ed in yellow chiffon over taffeta and
wore yellow hat and carried yellow
chrysanthemums tied with white rib
bon. The bride wore an empire frock
of white chiffon cloth over taffeta. Her
tulle veil was fastened under wreath
of orange blossoms. and she carried
shower of bride roses and valley lilies.
The best man was Mr.. Richard Harry
Carter Beverley. Immediately after the
ceremony a small reception Cor the
bridal party and Immediate family was
held at the home of DR.. Marshall 316
Duke street. Later in the afternoon
DR.. and Mrs. Cochran left in the parlor
car Mount Vernon" for Washington.
bridal party Mrs. Cochran's going
away gown was a tailored suit of dark
blue cloth, with hat and minor appoint
ments to correspond. After an eX-
tended bridal tour through the north
they will be at home at 800 Duke street.
Mrs. Cochran. who has been very pop
ular in Alexandria society since her
debut about three years ago. is d lineal
descendant of John Marshall, a chic
justice of the United States Supreme
Court. She is related to large rHmber
of prominent people all through Nir-
Sinia and the south.
Mrs Charles William Wattles and Miss
Ellen Herbert were the hostesses at a
beauti III tea AT the Golf Club House
last Friday afternoon. They were
sisted in receiving by Mr.. James Duncan
Gatewood of Washington, and in serving
by Miss Esther Fowle Brookes and Miss
Mary Thomson. Among the guests were
Miss Mary Dabney of Charlottesville,
Miss Halle Gatewood and Miss Hildreth
Gatewood of Washington. Mrs. George S.
French, Mrs. Isaac Gregg. Mrs. Louis G.
Barley. Miss Susie Fawcett, Miss Ellen
Fawcett. Miss Pattie Washington. Miss
Anne Madison Washington. Miss Clarence
Snowden, Miss Jean Brent, Miss Mary
Snowden. Miss Lisa Anderson, Miss Court
ney Grenough. Miss Annie Murphy Miss
Grace Anderson, Miss Cora Smoot Miss
Loula Smoot Miss Rose Macdonald, Miss
Nellie Uhler. Miss Beatrice Baldwin and
Miss Aldah Hopkins.
Capt. Herbert Bryant has issued invi-
tatons to the marriage of his daug lter
Miss Ruth Bryant, to Lieut.. Wilson
Brown. jr.. Us. N, which is to taxi place
at the home of the brida-elect, BOG North
Washington street, at noon. Wednesday.
October 50
Mr.. William Hsrtshorn and his son.
Mr. Pugh Hartshorn of Methuen. Mass.
have returned home after visit to their
uncle. Mr.. Edward Stabler.
Mr. Richard p. Washington of Rich
mond spent la It Sunday with his parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Washington.
Mrs Norris Stanley Cummings and Miss
Helen Norris Cummings are the guests Of
Mr.. and Mrs John S. Jenkyns in Nor
folk.
Miss Anne Madison Washington las
gone to Montclair, n. j., where she will
spend the winter.
Mrs. NJ. C. c. Peyton and Miss Elizabeth
NJ. Janney have returned from a visit to
friends in Richmond.
Mrs. William Spencer Greene is visiting
relatives in Culpeper
Mrs. Louis Slesman Scott and small
son, Jack, have returned from Berryville
where they spent the summer.
Mrs Charles H. Gordon of The Plains
is the guest OF Miss May Greene
Mrs. Fttzhugh Lee left Monday for
Charlottesville and Richmond. Later Mrs
Lee will join her son-in-law and daughter
Lieut.. and Mrs. John Carter Montsum-
cry at Fort Riley. Kansas, where she
will spend the winter.
Miss Beall Daingerfeld has returned
from visit to Miss Kitt:e Barrett at
Cape Henry, Va.
Mrs. William tckson Morton and chill
dren have returned from Spottsylvania
county, Inere they spent the summer