Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1896-06-18
WEDDING IN LEESBURG.

lures and cheers and general enthusiasm
could make it.
WEDDING IN LEESBURG.
St. James Episcopal Church, Lees
burg, was thronged last night at 8
o'clock with the friends of Miss Ro-
berta Leckie Hendrick, of that town,
and Mr.. B. F. Rittinghouse, jr., of
Washington, to witness the marriage of
this couple. The chancel was deco
rated with palms, roses, lilies and foil
age plants, and was lighted with can
delebra.
From the vestry room the brides
maids, dressed in pink silk and chiffon,
and carrying La France roses, march
ed to the front door of the church to
meet the bride. They were Misses
Langford, of New York; Robinson, of
Philadelphia; Rittinghouse and Tracey,
of Washington; Stephenson, of st.
Louis; Fannie Gray, of Winchester,
and Sophie Brogden and Oracle Ola.
gett, of Leesburg. They were preceded
by the ushers, Sherwood Wilson, Howe
Totten, Albert Green, and John Havi.
land, of Washington; Ed. Robinson, of
Philadelphia; Shirley Carter, Philip
Minis, and T. F. Mason, of Leesburg,
in full evening dress. In this order the
bridesmaids escorted the charming
bride to the, chancel. She was
arrayed in white bengaline and
tulle, carrying in her hand a white
prayerbook, and leaning on the arm OF
her brother, Mr.. Thomas II. Clagett, OF
Philadelphia. At the chancel she met
the groom, with his best man, MIR. |. j.
Morris, of New York. Her brother
gave her away.
Miss Katie Clagett, a sister of the
bride, was maid of honor. Misses An
ME Douglass Beverly, Annie Douglass
Williams, and Masters Bradshaw and
Westwood Beverly Beverly, ..af Winchester,
cousins of the bride, held $he ribbons
Miss Bessie Davis presided,st the Or
gan, beautifully rendering the &eooing
march to and from the chancel, willie
she softly played sob, Promise Me"
during the ceremony.
Rev. Edwin S. Kinks, rector of the
church, performed the ceremony, as
sisted by Revs. Ware and Aspinwall,
of Washington. After the services at
the church a reception large attended
was held at the residence of the brides
mother, Mrs. Thomas H. Clagett, on
Cornwall street. The bride and groom
will 90 at once to their country home,
near Leesburg.
Many guests from other places than
Leesburg were present.
THE UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA.
The Society of the Alumni held two
important meetings yesterday. AT the
first the following officers for the ensu-
ing year were elected Rev. DR.. Ran
dolph McKim, of Washington, presi-
dent Thos. R. Price, of New York, 1st
vice president; Thomas Nelson Page, of
Washington, I'd vice president; execu-
two committee, VIM. M. Thornton,
chairman; Wyndham R. Meredith OF
Richmond, Randolph Harrison of
Lynchburg, Francis r. Lassiter of Pc,
tersburg, William II. White of Nor
folk, Thomas D. Ransom of Staunton,
and Micajah Woods of Charlottesville;
secretary, F. W. Page treasurer, Prof.
F. P. Huntington.
At the second meeting Mr.. W. r.
Abbott, of Virginia, was chosen as the
orator for 1897. Among those voted
for for this coveted honor were Congressman
Bailey, of Texas. Hon. Isidor Raynor, of
Maryland, and Prof. Thomas Hume, of the
University Of North Carolina.
By rising vote the alumni expressed its
regret that Col. Charles s. Venable, for thirty
years professor in the department of mathe-
MATES, had found it necessary on account of
delicate health to sever his connection with
the University of Virginia. Col. venable
was at one time chairman of the faculty.
The Grafton before the Society of the
Alumni was delivered st IL o'clock by the
Rev. DR.. John s. Lindsay, of Boston, on the
subject, 1.-THE New Education and its Rela.
ton to Virginia" 1t greatly pleased his
audience.
Last night in tho chapel occurred the final
exercises of the session-the delivery of
diplomas and the comforting of academic and
scientific and professional degrees Among
the graduates in the B. a. course was
Archibald Hoxton, of Seminary Hill, and in
the NJ D. course, 3. s. Blackburn, of this city.