Morgan County Democrat. (McConnelsville, Ohio) 1886-1943, 1940-09-12
CoCHRAN-sMITH WEDDING

The Following is taken from the
September 8th edition of the
Charleston, w. Va, Gazette:
The First Presbyterian church
was the setting last night for the
wedding of Miss Elizabeth Ann
Smith, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Clerc Smith, and Mr.
Charles Brent Cochran, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Francis Wayland Cochran,
of McConnelsville, O. Rev. Wal
lace M. Alston, pastor of the church,
assisted by Rev. j. B. Overmyers of
the Bream Memorial church, read
the ceremony at 7:30 p. M, before
an altar banked with woodwardia,
palms and southern smilax. Seven
branched candelabra and standing
vases of yellow and white gladioli,
chrysanthemums and daisies were
placed on each side. The family
pews were designated by clusters Of
the same flowers tied with satin
ribbons.
Before the ceremony, Mrs. Gladys
Hover, organist, played Romance, ;"
Evening STAR from Tanhauser,"
and Ave Maria" Mr.. j. M. Craigo
sang Calm as the Night" and BE
loved, 1t Is Morn" The traditional
wedding marches were played for
the professional and occasional and
"Lieberstraum," by Liszt, during
the ceremony. The bride was gown
ed in white marquisette, fashioned
on empire lines with a heartshaped
neckline, trimmed with chantilly
lace, AMI long closefitting sleeves,
ending in points over the hands.
The long full skirt was inset with
lace, which extended into the train.
Her tulle veil clustered with orange
blossoms, worn by other brides in
the family, was caught to a lace
coronet, which was worn by her pa
ternal grandmother at her we'd
ding. She carried shower bouquet
of white daisies, lilies of the valley
and stephanotis.
Miss Harriet Smith was her sis
ter's maid of honor. She wore
daffodil yellow marquisette frock,
made with tight basque waist,
sweetheart neckline, short puffed
sleeves and bouffant skirt The
bridesmaids, the Misses Janet
Smith, another sister; Jean Cochran
of GAINESVILLE, o., and Beatrice
Cochran of Columbus, sisters of the
and Susan Helmick of
Fairmont, cousin of the bride, wore
similar frocks of turquoise net
trimmed with matching velvet rib
bon. They carried cascade bouquets
OF yellow daisies and baby's breath, |
with clusters of the same flowers
in their hair.
Mr.. Robert M. Beaman of Colum-
bus, o., was best man. The brides !
mother wore an ensemble of cloud |
blue taffeta with shoulder bouquet |
of yellow roses and daisies. The
mother wore a gown
of black needlepoint sheer crepe
and shoulder bouquet of gar
denias.. Southern smilax, clematis,
yellow and white summer flowers
decorated the Charleston Woman's
club, where a reception was held
after the ceremony. The brides ta-
BILE was centered with a three-tiered |
cake on base of clematis, |
fanked by bowls of yellow and |
white daisies.
Mrs. Cochran was graduated from
Beaver high school, Beaver, Pa,
and attended West Virginia univer-
'ity, where she was member of
Chi Omega, social sorority. Her
husband graduated from Malta-Mc-
Connelsville, o., high school,; re-
,eived a degree in chemical engi-
leering from Ohio State university
n 1885, and was awarded the de-
sree of professional chemical engi-
leer from the same school in June.
lie is member of Delta Tau Delta
the University club and
he American Society of Mechanical
Engineers. He is head of the in
trument department at Westvaco
chlorine Products, Inc, in South
charleston. /,
When Mr.. and Mrs. Cochran left
or wedding trip in the New Eng
and states and Canada, she wore a
lue wool frock, grey kidskin jack
t, dubonnet accessories and a
houlder bouqet of white daisies
nd lilies of the valley. On their
eturn they will reside at 427 Rose
nont avenue, South Charleston. /:
Among out of town guests at the
Wedding were Mr.. and Mrs F. /
Vayland Cochran, Mrs. Lizzie {
Brown, Mrs. Katherine Carol, Mrs. {
'irgie Schofield and Miss 10 Ellen
cochran of this place; Mr. and Mrs
!. S. Herzer, Miss Jean Cochran, of F.,
and Miss Beatrice Coch-
an, Columbus. I
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