The Richmond Virginian., June 06, 1913, Page FOUR, Image 4

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One of the most Irttereatln* events
■•■" ''tit next week. nml one In which so
-ciety will play * large part, will be
the lawn party Riven at the Country
■ Club of Virginia on Thursday, June .
18th. from « to I P. M. Th* club
house will be beautifully decorated
In cut flower*, and a collation will
be served front a Ion* table arranged
In the main dining-room. Small
table* »111 be scattered about the
lawn, and on the porches, and an
| orchestra will play for the dancing
which will last.unlil 11 o'clock. This
l» an occasion for one of the moat
l brilliant gatherings of society, and
nvanj smart Ron ns will be worn by
th<» fashionable set, the fete beinK j
the largest affalnlof its kind given at
the clnb this season owing to the
large membership of the club, invi
tations un only be issued to out-of
town guests xor memMW
An interesting event of the after
noon will be the horse show, which f
will bo given by the hunting mem- '
bers at 4:3(1 o'clock, Immediately
preceding the clubhouse reception. ,
Da \ Is—(tamp. •
A ' cry pretty wedding took place (
last evening at 6 SO o'clock when
Miss Anna Louise Tamp, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William C. Camp, of
drove avenue, became Ihe bride of
Mr. .lame- Littleton Davis, son of
Mr. and Mrs William T. Davis, of
TVest Virginia. The ceremony was
performed at the home of the bride’s
parents In Grove avenue. Itev. Carl
T. Mathews, of Pulaski. V*.. assisted :
by Key. F. T. McFaden, officiating. ,
Mrs. X. r. Xorrls King "Oh. Promise!
Me" just before the ceremony, and
the bridal party entered the parlors, i
which were beautifully decorated In
palms and cut flowers, to the strains
of "Lohengrin's” Wedding March ;
The bride was given away In marriage
by her father, and was excfutsltely
gowned *n white charmeuee. trimmed j
w ith princess lace and hand ambroid- 5
cred In pearl*. Her tube veil m
becomingly arranged and caught vlth
lilies of the valley, and she carried a
ghower bouquet of lilies of the val
ley. Miss Margaret Camp, sister of
the bride, -was maid of honor, and
wore pink flowered marquisette fash
ioned over pink mcssaline, and ear
rled a bouquet of pink sweet pens.
Mis* Elsie Davis and Miss Annie Mil
ler English, wearing lovely dresses of
pink marquisette over pink rnessaline
and carrying baskets of pink roses,
■were bridesmaids. Master Jack
Mathews and Peyton Grimes held the
ribbons.
The bride was met At the Impro
vised altar of palms and ferna by the
groom and his best man, Mr. Charles
"Woodward Davis, of Norfolk. Dr.
James O. Fitzgerald and Dr. TV. H.
Hopkins, of Richmond, acted as
ushers.
A large reception followed the
ceremony, after which Mr. and Mrs.
Davis- le't for an extensive wedding
trip. They will ntake their home in
Eikridge, West Virginia.
Drill lant Recital.
The recital given by the pupils of
Mrs. William R. Reinhardt’s class at
•the Conservatory of Music on Wed
nesday evening was one of the most
delightful of the season, and a large
crowd filled the conservatory to hear
the pupils of this gifted artist. Mrs.
Reinhardt's class was composed most
ly of flrst-year pupils, and they really
did wonderfully well and showed
gplendld training. Miss Josephine
Enright has a sweet lyric soprano
voice, and received much applause
when she sang “A I,lttle Winding
Road." by Ronald. Miss Anna Tay
lor sang "Thv Beaming Eyes," which
was Miss Brasloil's encore at the
Wednesday club, in a very charming
manner, Mias Polly Puesberry re
ceived much applause wtien she sang
"The Flower Song." by C.unod. and
her duet with Miss Taylor, entitled
"Whispering Hope," by Hawthorne,
was well received. Miss Helen Ball
sang "Du hist wis eirte blume,” by
Rubenstein. with great charm and
feeling, and one of the best things on
the program was the "Barcarolle,"
which she and Miss Taylor sang to
gether. The whole program was very
good, and the evening was a perfect
success.
.■soiling—turn-*.
The Franklin-Street Presbyterian
church. Baltlmore, wax the scene last
evening of nitf of the most brilliant
weddings of the season, when Miss
Constance Hammond Hates, daughter
of Mr, and Mrs. Jacob Hates, became
the bride of Mr. George Augustus
Nolting. eon of Mrs G. A. Molting, of
this city. The church was beautifully
decorabwt in palms and ferns, with
tali o&th«-dra! candles around the al
tar The bride entered the church
tvith her father, by whom she was
given away. Her gown was fashion
ed of white rharmeuse, embroidered
In pearls, and she carried a shower
bouquet of roses and lilies of the val
ley, her only ornaments being some
handsome o!d pearls which have been
In the family for years. Miss Xancy
May Bates, sister of the bride, was
maid of honor, and won- an exquisite
dress of pink chiffon crepe and car
ried pink ro»es. Miss Juliet Taloott.
of Richmond, was the only brides
maid, and also wore a lovely gown of
pink chiffon crepe and carried pink
roses Mr. Musts Molting, of this
city, a brother of the groom, was
best man, and the ushers Included:
Messrs. Wilfred Bates, of Mew York;
Thomas Friend, of Richmond; Joseph
Newby, of Norfolk, arid G. R. Tal
cott. of Baltimore.
Mr. and Mrs. Molting left soon after
the ceremony for an extensive tour
through Canaria, after which they
will return to their future'home in
this city. Among the out-of-town
guest* who went to Baltimore for the
wedding were- Mrs G A. Molting, of
Richmond; Mr. and Mrs. W. G Hod-!
well, Pittsburg, Pa : Mrs. It. J. Reed,
Wheeling. \V. Y» ; Mr. and Mrs. John j
"R Kenley, Wilmington, M. Mr,
end Mrs. A. Barnett. Mew York; Mr. :
and Mrs. Fairfax street, . Mew '
York.
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i ton re<i »is—i langemeta.
The marriage of Miss Beall Dancer
field, daughter of Mrs, William Bath-!
urst Bat.gerfleld, and Ensign Henry 1
Blow Ee Bourgeois, r. S. N., was
solemnized at 8:30 oYlook last even
ing at St Paul's Protestant Episcopal
church, Alexandria, in the presence of
a large and brilliant assemblage of
friend* and relatives of the bride and
lire.on. Rev. P. P. Phillips, rector of
the church, performed the ceremony.
The decorations of the church were
Very elaborate, consisting of while
roses, daisies and palms, with daisy
chains entwining the pillars and rail
ings and the steps leading to the altar.
The pews occupied by members of the
family were marked off with pink
roses.
The bride entered the church to the
strains of a wedding march played by
Mr. Sherman B. Fowler, organist of
the church, accompanied by an or- j
chestra from the I'nited States ship1
TJolphln. With the bride was her
brother. Mr. Bathurst Dangerfleld. by
v, hom she was given in marriage. The '
bride wore a beautiful (town of white !
crepe meteor; the bodice was of
chiffon and point applique lace em
broidered in pearls, the chiffon pan-j
nlere of the skirt being caught with
. . Mtaris and orange ■ bln.sanma-tuuU
l;.
THE BRIDE
Is always pleased when she finds
her presents came from .lames'.
As we carry only the latest de
signs and our stock Is always
complete and up-to-date. Our
prices are rlRht
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Seventh and Main Streets.
edged with pearls. Her veil wm of
point applique lace, with the wreath of
orange blossoms, and her flowers con
sisted of a shower bouquet of lilies of
the valley.
Miss Harriet Dangerfleld Love, niece
of the hride, was maid of honor. She
wore a gown of accordian pleated
point de spre draped with chaxmeuse,
Caught with tiny rosebuds, and she
carried a bouquet of sweetpea*.
The bridegroom had for hts best
man Ensign Jules James, U. S. N. ,
The bridesmaids were: Miss Bar
bara Campbell, of Charlestown, W.
la.; Miss Kate Kdmunds, of Lynch
burg. Ya.; Miss Sue Mumford. of An
napolis, Md.: Misses Elizabeth Du
laney Herbert, Harriet Douglas, and
Esther Burke, of Alexandria.
The bridesmaids carried gold direc- i
tore sticks with bouquets of pink
sweetpeas bunched at the ends and <
tied with large pink tulle hows. The
first two wore deep rose and the next
two a lighter shade, while the third
two wore shell pink, shading down to
the bride's gown in white.
Those serving as groomsmen were:
Lieutenant Patrick Bellinger, Lieuten
ant William T. Malltson, Paymaster
.John H. Knapp, Ensign Archibald
Hugh Douglas. Ensign .lames K.
Barry, and Ensign Godfrey de C.
Chevalier.
Following the wedding there was a
reception at th» home of the bride's
mother, 215 North'Washington street.
Alexandria- Those in the receiving line
were Miss Susan Blow, aunt of the
bridegroom, of Caxenovia. N. Y., and
Mrs. William B. Dangerfleld, mother
of the bride. The house was prettily
decorated with roses and palms, the
color scheme being pink.
Ensign and Mrs. Le Bourgeois left
last night for Caxenovia, N. Y., where
they will spend a month. Tho second
week In July they will he at home at
the Ontario apartment, Washington.
The bride's going away gown was blue
with gray hat.
The bridegroom is a son of the
late John Charles Le Bourgeois, and
grandson of the late Henry T. Blow,
one time minister to Venezuela, and
one of the first commissioners-of. the
District of Columbia. The bride Is
of one of the oldest and best known
families In the State.
Among the guests were: Miss Susan
Blow, of New York: Mr. and Mrs.
Herbert Wadsworth, of Washington;
Captain and Mrs. K.i O. Van Horn. C.
S. A.; Miss Nelka <}e Bohmernoff, of
Russia; Mrs. James H. McQavock, of
Wytheville, Va.; Mr. Joseph C. Le
Bourgeois, of New Orleans; Mr and
Mrs. James E. Edmunds, of Lynch
burg, Va.; Mrs. Edward D. Page, of
Paris, France; Colonel Winter, C. R.
A , and Mrs. Winter; Colonel Kean.
C. P. A., and Mrs. Kean; Mr. Key
Dangerfleld, of Baltimore; Miss Lucy
Hoke Smith, €>f Washington: Lieuten
ant Laehy, U. S. A.; Mrs. Emily
Beatty, of Washington; Dr. and Mrs.
John Burke, of Washington: Lieuten
ant Fairfax Leary, XT. R. N., and Mrs.
Fairfax Leary; Mrs. Joseph Walker,
of Woodberry Forest, Va ; Dr and
Mrs. John Van Ransalear, of Wash
ington; Captain and Mrs. Mark
Rrooke, of Washington: Miss Peachy,
of Washington; Mrs. Charles Carter
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Total cost of session of nine
months, including tuition and other
fees, board, washing, uniforms, med
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to Virginia students, $231.25.
The next session opens Wednes
day. September 24, 1913.
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Ocean View is the Atlantic City of
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Superb bathing. All the comforts of
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Attractive EMcnalmamt
The pupila of lfiaa Campbell'* school
will give a very attractive play en- ,
titled. “The Beginning of the Amerl
can Revolution,” this evening at 8:30
o'clock at >31 West Grace street.
Pretty Weddings
A pretty wedding took place Wed- ;
needay afternoon at quarter after one'
o'clock at tha home '-of tin. E. H.
Baylor. *01 First avenue, Highland
Park, when Miss Annie Christiana
Semler became the bride of Mr.
Thomas Booth Baylor, son of the
lnte Dr. Warner Lewis Baylor, of thla
city. The parlors were decorated In
palms and ferns, with masses of white
rose* to carry out the color echeme
of green and white. The bride en
tered the drawing-room with her
cousin, Mr. James Daley, of New Tork,
by whom she was given away, and
wore a lovely traveling suit of king’s
blue more Rlik and hat to match, her
oi ly ornament being a handsome dia
mond pin, a gift of the groom. Her
bouquet was orchids and lilies of the
valley. The Rev. Robert A. Goodwin,
rector of St. John's Episcopal church,
performed the ceremony, and Mr*. W.
C. Butler, of Washington, sister of the
groom, played ‘'Ijohengrln’s” wedding
march as the bridal party entered.
Miss Frances W. Baylor, sister of the
groom, was maid of honor and the
bride's only attendant. She was
gowned In exquisite white lac# and
carried a shower bouquet of pink
sweetpeas. The bride was met at tho
Improvised altar of palms, ferns and
white roses, by the groom and his
best man. Mr. Frank Huffman. Mr.
George D. Baylor and Mr. Bernard
H. Baylor, acted as groomsmen.
Mr. and Mrs. Baylor left immediate
ly after the ceremony for a tour
through the Valley of Virginia, after
which they will be at home at *12
North Thirty-second street.
O it-of-town guests at the wedding
were: Mr. and Mrs. W. C. Butler, of!
Washington, and Master Clayton But- |
ler, and Mr. and Mrs. James Daley, of j
New York.
Interesting Ont-of-Town Wedding.
The marriage of Miss Margaret
Horrv Chisolm, to Mr. George Le
Grande Watkins took place Tuesday
evaning In the presence of a brilliant
and representative assemblage of
friends at Church of the Advent.
Birmingham. Ala., with the Rev.
Middleton Barnwell, rector of the
church, as the officiant.
The church wm tastefully deco
rated for the marriage service, with
palms and smilax arranged In pro
fusion about the chancel, and white
standards Ailed with annunciation
lilies, and white tapers burning in the
seven branched candelabra to Rive the
glowing whiteness which is so effective
against a backgrounds of green.
Miss Chisolm was one of the pret-,
tiest brides Birmingham has ever had.
Her raven hair, black eyes and red
lips were vividly lovely last night in
the enveloping folds of her fragile
bridal veil. This was drawn into a
cap conAned with a circlet of orange
blossoms. Her gown was fashioned
I of crepe charmeuse with garnitures
i of real lace, a cascade of this beau
tiful weave forming a pleating on the
front of the skirt. She carried a
bouquet of lilies of the valley and
Bride roses.
A coterie of Birmingham’s pret
tiest girls with several from out of,
town attended Miss Chisolm as brides
maids. Miss Kathleen VanHoose, Miss1
Malhelle Coshy, Miss Mary George
Green. Miss .ianie Going, Miss Vir
ginia White. Miss Juliette Davidson, of:
Anniston; Miss Mary Butler and Miss:
Lora Crump, of Virginia, composed
, the party. They entered in twos,
alternately with the groomsmen. Mr.
Hobert Thach, Mr. Crook Whatley,
! Mr. Thomas Anderson, Mr. Alexander
I Dearborn, Jr., Mr. George Reynolds.
Mr. W. B. Dicks, Mr. James Webb, of
Demopolis; Mr. Carroll Prince, of Mo
bile, and Mr. William Merrill.
The bridesmaids, who represented
every type of fair young womanhood.
' were gowned in most becoming
fashion. Kach wore a graceful pink
: charmeuse robe built with a short
i train, and with draperies of shadow
i lace. mey carried r renrn miuqueis
of pink and white sweetpeas.
Miss Kllxaheth Dearborn was Miss
Chisolm's maid of honor. She wore a
handsome pink crepe meteore robe
with a, hit of filmy lace and chiffon —
a creation distinctly suited to her
brunette beauty and she has never
looked handsomer. Her flowers were
pink sweetpeas made In a French
bouquet. Miss Chisolm'a sister. Mrs.
Daniel E. Hu (ter, of Memphis, was
her matron of honor. She wore pink.
The nuptial music waa played by
Mrs. William Oussen, who presented
a pleasing program before the en
trance of the bridal party and as the
impressive processional slowly ad
vanced to the altar merged the final
selection Into a majestic wedding
j march.
Mr. \Vatklns with his best man, Mr.
| John Watkins, received the altar
simultaneously with his bride., who
descended the aisle with her brother,
Mr. John Ijiurens Chisolm, to receive
the vows.
The nuptial ceremony was notably
beautiful and impressive. At Its con
clusion the wedding party, members of
the two families and a few especially
Intimate friends were entertained by
Mr. and Mrs. John L; Chisolm at their
home.
The residence was effectively deco
rated for the Informal reception to
emphasize the bridal color scheme—
pink and white. Bamboo and smilax
were festooned in the reception rooms
and pink roses and sweetpeas aug
mented the fresh beauty of the
greenery. In the dining room from
i which a plate was served, the low
dome above the table was covered with
lilies of the valley In the semblance
of a hell. This depended above the
wedding cake. A bowl of punch was
served on the veranda.
Mrs. t nisoim received nri suesir
! wearing a becoming white crepe de
'chine gown embellished with lace.
Mrs. C. F. Watkins, of Faunsdal, the
groom's mother, was an interesting
and attractive member, of the small
receiving party. Other out of town
auests were Mr. and Mrs. George
Pegram and Mrs. Joseph Selden, of
Faunsdale; Mr. D. E. Huger and
Daniel Huser. Jr., of Memphis.
Mr. and Mrs Watkins left last night
for an extended Western trip. They
expect to return home about August
15th, and will begin housekeeping im
mediately in their residence on Twen
ty-eighth street. South. •
Williams—Black well.
Mr Carter Nelson Williams, of
Boydton, Va.. and Miss Uiszie Gar
land Blackwell, of "Midlothian, l.u
nenburg county. Va.. were married at
the home of Mrs. John W. Bates. No
•'62 5 Hanover avenue, on June 4. 1913.
After their return from a Northern
trip, they will be gt home in Boyd
tcn, Va
Cmffonl—W alts.
A quiet but very pretty wedding
was solemnised at the home of Misses
Crafford at I-*e Hall. Va. Wednes
day at t o'clock, when Miss Estelle
Morgan Crafford became the bride of
Robert Burnley Watts, of Charlottes
ville. Va, Rev. K. Ruffin Jones of
ficiating.
The home was beautifully decorated
with evergreen and a profusion of
June roses. The bride was given In
marriage by her brother. Mr. J. Cor
bin Crafford, of Richmond, and the
groom was attended by Dr. G. G. j
Hauklna of Williamsburg. The bride]
gift li traveling i. — * l.ll.si III 11 h T
it and gloves to match, and carried
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Miss Crafford is the daughter of
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most popular and attractive young
woman.
The groom is a son of T. C. Watts,
of Charlottesville, and nephew of Gen
eral C. C. Watts, of West, Va. Mr
Watts Is a graduate of V. P. I. and
now holds a prominent position at
Eastern State hospital. Owing to se
rious illness in the groom’s family
only relatives were present.
Among those who witnessed the
ceremony were Mrs. E. F. Shewmake,
of Surry: Mr Paul Tahb, of Hamp
ton: Dr. and Mrs. G. W. Brown. Misses
Thelma and Turtle Brotvn. Miss Paul
ine Watts, Cecil Watts and Dr. G. G.
Hankins, of Williamsburg. Va.: Dr.
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Mias Lillian Gfmfnn, of Holstldd’s
Point, and J. Corbin CrafTord, of
Richmond, Va.
Mr. and Mrs. Watts motored to
Old Point, and after a tour through
the North will be at home In Wil
liamsburg, Va.
Personal.
Mrs. ,T. B. I>aoy and son. Mr. Roy
1-arv, have gone to New York to
spend several days.
• • •
Miss Mary Osbourne Templeton,
who has been the guest of friends
here and in Norfolk, has returned to
her home in Waynesboro.
Miss Arabella Hayes Dudley is the
guest of friends in Washington. D.
from which place she will go to Cul
peper, Va.
• • •
Mr. and Mrs. Leaven B. Plummer,
of Portsmouth. Va-, spent the week
end with Miss Marie Brown, of this
city. Mrs. Plummer before her mar
riage was Miss Josephine Wright, of
Richmond.
• • •
Dr. And Mrs. Herbert Mann and
Mr. and Mrs. Oeorge Bryan, who have
been the guests of Mr. and Mrs. James
Alston Cabell, at their country place,
"Point of Fork,” have returned home.
Mims Lucile Massey, of West Grace
street, is spending some time In Wash
ington. where she went to attend the
Gray-Stearns wedding, which took
place In that city Wednesday.
• • •
Miss Margaret Marson Is the guest
of friends in I,exingtoh, where she
expects to spend a good part of the
summer.
• • •
Miss Shirley Manor, who has been
the guest of her aunt, Mrs. Urner.
in West Grace street, has returned
to her home in Harrisonburg, Va.
WINGS THE MAN HE
FINDS WITH WIFE
ROANOKE, VA., June S.—A sen
sational scandal, in which persona
known in this section of Virginia ilg
ured, occurred night before last in
Williamson, W. Va., when William
Miller, a prominent business man
and churchman, was shot by J. R.
Whitten, a wealthy coal operator, who
found Miller with Mrs. Whitten in!
the beautiful Whitten home.
Whitten sent a bullet through Mil
ler's hat. When Miller attemntod to
draw—«" gun, WltllldiT shot his fln
gers away. Desperate and cornered.
Miller tried to draw the gun with his
left hand, but again Whitten's ac- :
curate ahooting winged Miller, disa
bling him In hia remaining hand.
Miller and Mra. Whitten wet's
rested yesterday and will he tried
next Monday on a misdemeanor ,
charge. Efforts were made to keep
the affair from being reported In
public print.
MR. BUTTON MOVES
AGAINST COMPANY
Colonel Joseph Button, commis
sioner of Insurance, petitioned the
City Circuit court yesterday for an
order granting him power to dis
tribute the deposits and assets among
the creditors in Virginia of the Em
pire State Surety company, of New
York, which he declared had become j
insolvent and was unable to meet its
indebtedness. He asked that State
Treasurer A. W. Harman be also
made a defendant in the suit, the i
surety company having deposited
with him 126,000 in 4 per cent face
value Richmond city bond* as it* li<
cense fees.
\ In the course of hie petition. Com*
missioner Button set forth that thl
surety company had been declare^
Insolvent by tho State corporation
commission on May ltd. Judge
Scott entered an order requiring the
Empire State Surety company to ap
pear in the Circuit court on June jj|
to shorn- cause why it should not bf
proceeded against.
COLONEL HARWOOD WILL
UNDERGO AN OPERATION
Colonel John 8. Harwood. randt
date for the State senate, who is Itn.
proving from a recent serious illness,
will soon go to Rochester. Minn.,
where he will enter the hospital o(
the famous Mayo brothers for a sur
gical operation. Though much im
proved. Colonel Harwood desires to
remove the source of his trouble. (.
We’ve Lots of New Tmngs
to show you when you come in today—we’ve just received
more new midseason creations from our tailor shops.
They’re smart, crispy goods—swagger Norfolks,
English and 2-Button Suits for young men, 3-Button and
other conservative styles for conservative dressers.
Thev’re the best clothes in town—$15, $18, $20, $22.50,
$25, $30.
All-Wool Suits today in genteel neat mixture effects;
special at $12.50. e j
Blue Serge Suits, guaranteed pure and absolutely
fast color, Burk tailored, $15.
You can pick out your Straw Hat here from over
3,000 of them—every braid and shape you can conceive
is amongst them. Straw Hats, $1.50 to $4; Panamas,
$5to$ia.
Burk & Co.,
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