The Wilmington morning star., 1946-12-01

Aqnes Morton, William
Cooke Wed Last Night
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Nudge Strange Of Wilmington, wore
identical gowns and carried bou-
quets of the same flowers.
Mr.. Cooke was attended by Nor
man A. Cooke, Jr., of Charlotte
as best man and his ushers were
John Cooke. of Charlotte, Julian
Morton and Thomas l.. Morton,
brothers Of the bride, Benjamin
Washburn all Of Wilmington, and
Major Henry Pierce Of Raleigh.
THE BRIDE
The bride was given in marriage
by her brother, Hugh MacRae Nor
ton, Her wedding gown OF antique
ivory heavy slipper satin was de-
signed with sweetheart necklme.
long fitted sleeves with points end
ing over the hands. From the long
mounded waistline an extremely
full skirt fell into a long court
train. Her veil of imported. ivory
bridal illusion fell gracefully from
la Queen Anne cap of heirloom rose
point lace caught with orange bios
SONS, to the full length Of her train.
She carried an arm bouquet Of Al
bratros bovardia and white hybrid
orchids shoWered with borvadla.
The bouquet was tied with white
satin ribbon.
Mrs. Morton, mother Of the bride,
wore . eewn of royal blue crepe
designed with cape sleeves, high
round neckline, long pleated skirt
and ornamented with a silver
ieweled belt. She wore lavender
orchids at her shoulder. MRS.
Cooke. mother of the bridegroom,
wore a grey crepe gown with cape
sleeves and V-neckline. Her flow,
Iers we're also Lavender orchids.
RECEPTION
Immediately following the we'd
ding a beautiful reception was Civ
en- by the brides mother at the
Cape Fear Country club and was
attended by several hundred guests
The club was decorated with
palms and Southern smilax, and
North Carolina evergreens from
Grandfathers mountain sent by a
close friend of the brides family,
J.. L. Hartley. The mantel. at the
south end of the ballroom, was
banked in white flowers smilax and
tapers. The brides table, laid with
an imported Venetian lace cloth,
had a centerpiece of an antique
English epergne filled with white
snsrdragons, carnations, chrysan-
themums and bovardia f1anked on
the side with three branched can
delabra. The brides cake was
placed at one end On a long silver
tray and at the other end a used
a large silver basket filled with
individual cakes. The table was
intersprered with compots filled
with nuts and minis. Assisting in
receiving guests and serving dur
ing the evening were Mrs. Has
kell Rhett, Mrs. Hammond. Rori.
son, Mrs. James B. Hughes, Mrs,
Walker Taylor, Miss Monimia Mac.
rae. Miss Blanche Morton. Mrs
Robert Strange, Jr., Mrs. Nelson
MacRae, Mrs. John Bright Hill,
Mrs. Donald MacRae Parsley, Mrs
Benjamin M. Washburn, Mrs. Over
Holmes. Mrs. Louis Poisson, Mrs.
David Sloan, Mrs. Robert Tate,
Mrs. Eugene LeGrand, Mrs. Ems.
ley Laney, and Mrs. J. Irving Cor
bett.
Immediately after the reception
the young couple left for a wedding
trip to Florida after which they
will reside in Charlotte. The bride
wore for travelling a light green
gabardine suit, beige and blacl
off the face hat, black ~accessorie.
and white orchids taken from her
bridal bouquet.
Il The bride is a graduate. of New
Hanover High school and attended
the Woman's college of the Univer-
sity of North Carolina in Greens.
boro. She was a member of the
Spinsters club and is a member oil
the board of governors for Won.
ans Carolina Golf association.
Mr.. Cooke attended Episcopal
! High school, Alexandria, Va, and
Duke university and for five year.
was in the Army Air Corps serving
as a pilot and instructor attaining
the rank of captain. He is now ir
business in Charlotte.
| Among those here from out-of-
town for the wedding were: Mr..
] and Mrs. Norman A. Cooke, Mr..
and Mrs. S. w. Booth, Mr.. and
Mrs. H. B. Booth, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Lineberger, Mrs. W. B.
Sullivan, Mr.. and Mrs. E. c. Mar.
I shall, Mrs. Norman Cooke. Jr..
) all of Charlotte; Mr.. and Mrs. For
! rest Hyde and Miss Ann Woods
Of Bronxville, N. Y; Miss Moni.
mia MacRae Of Asheville; George
] MacRae Of Baltimore; Mr.. anc
Mrs. Donald MacRae, Jr., OF
Greensboro; Mr.. and Mrs. Max.
! well Lippitt and Miss Anita Lipp.
| lit of Savannah, Ca; Miss jeanne
Newman Of Charlotte; Tom Hines