Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-07
Richmond Society.
,pecial CORRESPONDENCE of The Star.

special correspondence OF IHe s"t"i.
RICHMOND. Va. June 8, 1908.
Miss Anne Keith Royal. Miss Frances
Myers, Miss Elizabeth Preston. Miss
Edith Tayloe and Miss Nora LanEhorne
will be among the charming Richmond
group of girls to attend the finals at
Washington and Lee University and the
Virginia Military Institute at Lexington.
Va, this month. Miss Royal will be the
guest of her aunt. Mrs. Robert McMur-
ran Misses Preston and Myers will be
chaperoned by Mrs. William Preston
with whom they will stay. and Miss Nora
Langhorne will be a member of the house
party that Miss Helen Stevens. daughter
of Mr. George w Stevens, will entertain
at the Stevens country house. Virginia
manor, during the commencement season.
The germans and other features. OF the
finals at the Virginia Military Institute,
the West Point of the south. have spe-
cially become famous for the array of
fashion and beauty they attract >"hhe
girls come to Lexington from Al over
the south aud the institute campus. when
TIC cadet corps Is at dress parade. pre-
SCENTS a pictur" that Is only surpassed IN
beauty by the ballroom with its hasS,
its stacked arms aud its bellies and heauN-
Coy Swanson will make the annual ad-
and Mrs Swanson Will attend the iihat
ball They Will be guests of Commandment
Nichols while in Lexington
Mrs. Swanson is still in Richmond and
Will remain hero until the middle or The
month when she Will accompany the
governor to the meeting Of the Bankers
Association at Hot Springs She VIII pc
at this celebrated Virginia spa for q week
and will be present at tue banquet 10 DO
given in honor of the association, and a
central figure in all the other diversions.
Including many rides and drives, that
have been planned for the visitors from
other states.
The prettiest wedding Of the month was
celebrated here in st. James Church
Thursday evening, June 4, when MISS
Mildred Minor Woodward, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. Warner Minor Woodward,
was given in marriage to Mr. Joseph
Smith Cochran. son of Mr.. and mrs.
James c. Cochran of Staunton, Va. me
ceremony was performed by the Rev. VIII
liam Meade Clark. and the music directed
by Mrs. Conway Gordon. The bride walk
ed to the altar with her father. She was
exquisiteIy gowned in ivory satin. en-
broidered for her In Japan. With cherry
blossoms. Her veil was caught with
pearls and orange blossoms. and her flow
ers were a shower of lilies of the vaa-
ley The maid of honor. Miss Lettuce
Lee Woodward. wore an imported rain
bow Japanese crepe and carried sweet
peas In rainbow tintS. Mr.. john b. Cocn
ran was best man. A brilliant reception
at the Chesterfield followed the church
ceremonial. Mr.. and Mrs. Cochran will
spend their honeymoon at Toxic, Japan.
and afterward travel in the east. Ihey
will return in October and occupy Mr..
Cochrans beautiful residence at Staun-
ton.
merry party. including Mr.. p. NJ.
Nettleton. Mrs. A. c.. Jones, Miss Myrtle
L il
lie Stratton of Lewisburg. W. Va: Mr..
George Nettieton and Mr.. Richard Gill
liam reached Richmond Wednesday even
ing from Elizabeth. n. j., by the yacht
Geneva They spent several days in sight
seeing and left for Covington. Va, Thurs
day in Mr.. NettIeton's auto car.
Judge and Mrs. Adam Carson. whose
wedding was a fashionable event during
the month of May in Winchester. left that
city Wednesday for San Francisco. From
this point they will sail June for Manila
p. l.. where Judge Carson is associate
Judge of the supreme court