New-York tribune., 1920-04-04
Brilliant Wedding
Is Being Arranged
For Miss LittletOn
Marriage to Cornelius Van
derbilt Jr. Will Take Place
in ST. Thomas's Church.
Followed by a Reception

One Of the most brilliant weddings
in New York in years will be that of
Miss Rachel Littleton, sister Of Mr.
and Mrs. Martin W. Littleton, to Cor
nelius Vanderbilt jr., son of Brigadier
General and Mrs. Cornelius Wander
bilt, in St. Thomas's Church on April
20. Miss Littleton will have seven at
tendants, and Mr.. Vanderbilt will have
fourteen ushers to look after the seat
ing arrangements at the church, which
will be crowded with members of So
ciety. Miss Minnie Littleton, daughte
Of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Lit
tleton, will be her sisters maid of
honor, and the bridesmaids will in
clude Miss Marion Carroll, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Bradish Johnson Carroll;
Miss Grace Vanderbilt, sister Of the
bridegroom; Miss Katharine Mackay,
Katherine Keogh, daughter of Justice
and Mrs. Martin Keogn; Miss Helen
Moran, daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs
Charles Moran, and Miss A. Routh
Ogden, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John
r. Ogden.
Gerard n. Coster will serve as Mr.
Narderbilt's hest man, and the ushers
will include Martin ". Littleton jr.
Harold s. Vanderbilt, Godfrey Rookie
feller, Jasper Morgan, William r.
Stewart jr., Ernest Van r. Stires. John
Fielder. W. Trumbell Thomas, Monroe
Won MayhofF, R. Thornton Wilson,
Thomas H. Howard and James Henry
Van Allen.
The ceremony Will be performed at !.
O'clock and q reception viii follow at
the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Litrleton,
113 East Fifty-sevenJh Street. Owing
to mourning in the brides family, the
reception will be small, and will be at
tended by only relatives and intimate
friends Immed lately afterward Mr..
an extended tour Of the United States
and Canada, stopping In Chicago and
San Francisco to attend the Republi-
can and Democratic conventions.
Miss Littleton will give a luncheon
for her attendants on April 8 at her
home. Her sister. Miss Minnie Little
ton, will arrive from Chattanooga.
Tenn, this week, and will attend many
Of the affairs to be given in honor OF
her sister and Mr.. Vanderbilt.
Miss Katherine Keogh, who will be
one Of the bridesmaids, has been
travelling in Europe, and will arrive in
New York In few days.
Jesse M. Littleton, formerly Mayor
of Chattanooga. and Mrs. Littleton
will come to New York to visit their
brother and to attend the wedding.
A second wedding in the Vanderbilt
family will take place April 19, whom
Miss Flora Payne Whitney, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Payne Whitney
and a granddaughter Of the late Cor
nellus Vanderbilt, will become the
bride of Roderick Tower, Of Philadel.
! phia Their marriage will take place
in St. Bartholomew Church, and like
the wedding later In the month OF
Miss Whitney's cousin, Cornelius Van
derblt jr., it will be one of the notab e
events Of the year. A reception at the
Whitney residence, 87l Fifth Avenue
will follow the ceremony. Miss Whit
ncy will have only the young daughters
of her aunt, the Countess Laszlc
Scechenyi, as her attendants. They will
son of the late Charlemagne Tower
former Ambassador TO Russia, Austria
Hungary and Germany.
Miss Elizabeth Darlington Frank
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A
Frank, will be one Of the months late
brides. Her marriage to Seth Low
son Of Mrs. Abbot A. Low, will take
place April 27 In St. Thomas's Church
and will be followed by a reception a,
her parents home, 38 West Fifty
eighth Street. Mr.. Low ia nephew
Of the late Seth Low, one-tdme Mayor
Of New York.
A May Day bride WILL bs Miss Mar,
Cossler. daughter OF Mrs. NJ. Clahir
Gossler. She has chosen the Fiftt
Avenue Presbyterian Church for he,
marriage on May \ to Sidney w
Hughes. Her sister, Miss KATHERINE
Gossler, viii bc her maid Of honor ant
her other attendants will be Mrs
william Chappell, Mrs. solon Kelly
miss Ursula Coykendall and Mss Ger
trude Reuter-. The beat man will b.
Frederick Roosevelt Loney and thu
ushers will he Philip Won der Smith
Martin Scudder, Rutherford lIopkinr
William Chappcll, Carlton Aborn ans
Philip Gossler. The ceremony will b,
followed by reception at the Tou
raine, 9 East Thirty-ninth Street. TIL
night before the wedding Mrs. Gossle
will entertain at dinner for her dauQh
ter and Mr.. Hughes and the msmber
of their bridal party.