The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-26
SOCIAL and
PERSONAL

Tt i
-HE wedding of Miss Mary 10,
Cooke, daughter OF Hon. ant
Mrs. Merritt r. Cooke. OF Nor
folk, o,Lieutenant Harry New
ton Cootcs. Twelfth United
Suites Cavalry, son of Captain. ant
Mrs. b. Franklin Cootes, OF stanton
will be celebrated in Christ Church
Norfolk this evening at $3.50 o'clock.
The naida OF honor Will be Misse,
Kate Cooke and Elizabeth Cooke, the
best man. Mr.. r.. Graham Cootes, ant
the matrons OF honor, Mrs Albert Cur.
~, OF Pittsburg, Pa. and Mrs. Edward
Taylor. OF Norfolk. The bridesmaid,
Will be Miss Margaret Ramsey. OF
Baltimore, and Miss Marguerite Tay.
tain w. r. Littcbrant, Eleventh United
States Cavalry. Captain r. NJ. Cald-
we'll Twelfth United States Cavalry;
lieutenant II. NJ. Campbell, Twelfth
United States Cavalry, and Lieutenan,
N. kimbnll. Twelfth United States
Cavalry.
The bride, who will enter with her
father, Hon. NJ. r. Cooke, Will be
gowned in white satin. trimmed with
rose point lace and will wear dia-
nlond necklace. Her tulle veil will
be caught with pearls. and her flowers
will be a shower bouquet of white
orchids.
Miss Kate Cooke will be gowned N
pale pink chiffon. with pink Prince OF
Wales feathers in her hair, and will
carry n formal bouquet Of pink rose
buds and Shasta daisies. Miss Eliza
beth Cooke will wear white muslin
and lace, with pink ribbons. Her
bouquet will be Shasta daisiee. Tn.
bridesmaids Will be In white chiffon
cloth with lace coats They will wear
white Prince OF Wales plumes, and
will carry bouquets OF pink roscbuds
and mignonctte.
A reception will Immediately follow
the ceremony. Among the out-of-town
guests will be Mrs. Claude A. Swanson.
MISS Page Aylett Royal. OF Richmond:
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Curry. OF Pitts
burg; Mr.. and Mrs. Erandsh Johnson.
OF New York; Mr.. Brandish Johnson
Jr., OF New York. Miss Marie Johnson.
of New York; Mr.. and Mrs. w. *.
Carr, OF Washington; Miss Gertrude
Camm. OF Richmond: Mr.. and Mrs.
II. Ashton Ramsey. Miss Ramsey OF
Baltimore. Md: Miss Mary Vincent. OF
Cleveland. Ohio; Mrs. Lorenzo NJ John
enberg. Of Chicago. I'LL; Mr.. and Mrs.
e. G. Leigh, Jr.. Captain William T.
Littebrant. Of Havana. Cuba Captain
F. NJ. Caldwell and Lieutenant G. n.
Kimball. Of Fort Oglethorpe. Ca; Lieu
tenant r. NJ. Campbell. OF Atlanta.
Ca: Mr.. r. Graham Cootes, OF New
York. and AFR. N. T.. Cooke. OF Char.
louisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Cootes will sail on
May 3oth from New York. and will
be gone three months. They will
make tour OF England. Scotland and
France. The bride ha. been known
popular young girls in Norfolk, and
one OF the handsomest. Lieutenant
Cootes, formerly lived in Richmond.
and has host OF friends here who
regard him as a young military man
with promising future ahead OF him.
swtft-RnwiinEs.
Miss Lillian May Rawlings. daugh-
ter Of Captain and Mrs. BENJAMIN Ca
son Rawlings. and granddaughter OF
the late James e A Gibbs. of Ra-
pkine Hall. will be married to Mr..
Granville Richard Swift Common
wealth's attorney OF fredericksburg.
and former member OF the House OF
Delegates. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. ]. II.
Swift, OF Orange county, at 1890 A..
NJ. to-day In the home OF the bride
Las Vegas" Raphine. the Rev. a.
II. Hamilton officiating.
The house will be beautifully decor
ated in mountain laurel and ever
greens. "Tannhauser" wedding march
Will be rendered by Mrs. L. Frank
s,nith. OF Culpeper. and Mr.. Wilbur
Ialmer, OF Greenville. The matron OF
honor will be Mrs. samuel F. Mcclure.
OF spottswood: the maid OF honor. Miss
Leila Blundon. OF Northumberland
county. and the best man, Mr.. ". Mayo
Smith, OF Fredericksburg.
The bride will wear a blue cloth
travelling suit, and will carry Brile
roses She Will be given away by re-
brother. DIR. ]. Emery Rawlings. The
maids OF honor will have on suits OF
white cloth, and will carry sweet peas.
Immediately after the ceremony a
wedding breakfast will be served
Among those from distance present
Will be Misses Fry and Davies. OF Hot
Springs. Ark; Miss Gibbs, OF st. Louis:
end Mrs. r. H. Rawlings. of Orange;
Sr. ". T. Shields. OF Lexington: Sfr.
and Mrs. Edward Pilson, OF stanton
Mr. and Mrs. Swift will go for a |
tour OF the New England States. aud
will be at home TO their friends. after
June 10th. at fredericksburg. They
received large number OF handsome
sWeuu4IS gus.
In Honor Of NIias Stevenson.
Miss Christine Stevenson, Of Will
mington. N. c., who is the house guest
OF Miss Elizabeth Wheat, at No. s2a
West Grace Street, has been the OBJ
1ect OF many delightful social atten-
lions during her stay in Richmond
Luncheon. driving parties, auto car
parties and theatre parties galore
have been arranged in her honor.
Miss Stevenson is most attractive
and charming young girl, and has
created favorable impression in the
junior smart set OF Richmond society,
where she and her young hostess have
won such marked popularity.
McNcaI-Hamlin,
Mr.. and Mrs Frank Mallory Ham
lin have issued invitations for the
marriage of their daughter. Kate Lee
to Mr. William Burton McNeal, the
wedding to be celebrated on Wednes-
Melt the millions Of