Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1910-06-09
Miss Mordecai the Bride OF
Judge Walker.
RECEPTION AT WARWICK
Bridal Party, including Distinguished
Visitors, Guests Of Honor at Enter
ment Given by the Brides Parents
Social and Personal Notes.

One of the most brilliant weddings
that has taken place in newport
News In several years was solemnlz-
ed at ST. Paul's Episcopal church al
s o'clock last night when Miss Alma
Locke Mordecai. daughter OF Mr. ana
Mrs. Henry Mordecai, of New Or
leans, became the bride OF Judge
Plat Dickinson Walker, associate JUS
tice of the Supreme Court OF Appeals
of North Carolina. The church was
filled to it's utmost capacity by society
folk of this city and section and many
fashionable guests from a distance.
The church was deliberately decorat-
ed with palms, daises, sweet
peas, lilies. ferns, candelabra and
candles. The chancel and main Isle
were canvassed In white and the foot
of the chancel was decorated with
palms. ferns, daises and caldelabra.
The altar was decorated with large
standing palms, lilies, daises, ferns
ana sweet peas anu thtiC " W. AA~>~--'
lighted candles above the altar.
Miss Mordecai entered the church
with her father. who gave her in mar
rage. She wore a beautiful gown OF
white lace over duchess satin and
carried brides roses. Her wedding
veil was held in place by a cornet OF
wedding blossoms. The bride was
met at the chancel by Judge Walker
and Judge Browne, associate justice
of the North Carolina Supreme Court.
who was the best man. Rev. Thomas
&. Darst, rector OF the church, Of
ficiated at the foot Of the chancel. but
when the bride and groom moved to
tho altar for the betrothal Bishop
Cheshire. of North Carolina, officiat-
ed.
The bride was attended by Mes
danes John Herbert Claiborne, OF
New York; William Edward Holt, OF
North Carolina; and Cecil l..
Cornelius, OF this city. sister of the
bride, as danes of honE. Mrs. Clai-
borne wore a costume of white chif-
fon cloth over pink messaline and
carried pink roses. Mrs. Holt and
Mrs. Cornelius wore pink chiffon
cloth over pink messaline and car
ried pink roses. Misses Alice Davis,
Of Wilmington. N c.; Amy Preston
Bridges. of Asheville, and Cora Dim
mock, of this city, attended as brides
maids. They wore costumes of pink
chiffon cloth over pink messaline and
carried pink roses. The flower girls,
Misses Louise Manning, of Durham, n.
c.; and Sallie Cameron. of Raleigh,
woree dainty frocks of white LINGERIE
with pink ribbon and carried baskets
of flowers.
Judge Manning and Judge Bradford
Briggs, associates of the COON On the
Supreme Court of North Carolina. and
Willie Dowd. of New York; Walter
c. Mordecai, of New York: Henry A
Mordecai, and Herbert Mordecai. Of
New Orleans; Charles Tiliett, OF Char
iotte; Thomas Settle, of Asheviile;
John Mosley Walker. of Baltimore and
Settle Dockery. of Rockingham. n. C f,
were the groomsmen.
As the bridal party entered the edi-
fee. William G. Robertson, orsanist
of st. Paul's. rendered the bridal
chorus from Lohengrin and during the
service the intermezzo from "Caval
eria Rusticana" was played. Medels-
sohn's wedding march was rendered
As the occasional.
Immediately after the ceremony the
bridal party repaired TO the Warwick
hotel. where the brides parents ten
dered a delightful reception In the
pariors of the hotel The decorations
we're elaborate and the function was a
brfilisn; one.
Judge and Mrs. Walker viii leave
today on their wedding trip. which
win extend over a period Of several
weeks, and at its conclusion thsy win
be at home 10 their friends In Raleigh,
y. c.
Among the oui-oftown guests at
tending the wedding were: Judge and
Mrs. Manning and Miss Manning Of
Durham. y. C.: Mrs. y. Bridges and
Miss Bridges. Of AshevfIle, y. C;
Miss Alice Davis. Of wilmington. n.
C.. Mrs. y. ". Holt. Of North Caro-
lima. Col. and Mrs. Cameron and
Miss saiiie Cameron. OF Raleigh. y.
C.; Mr& John Claiborne. OF New
York and Henry A. Morsecsi. Of New
Orleans. Senator Lee 8. Ovcfmou.
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