Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-13
WEDDING-DAY HERE.
A QuARTETTE OF MARRIAGES IN
RICHMOND YESTERDAY.
MISS HAYNES WEEDS Mr.. La YARRE.
Unfon-Stntfon Church Filled 10
Overlooking With Friends OF the
Iand-Park Methodist.

The large and beautiful audience-roon
Of Union-Station Methodist church was
filled to the doors at $50 o'clock yester'
day afternoon, and many were about the
doors of the sacred edifce who could not
| gain an entrance. The occasion Of the
large assemblage was the wedding OF
Miss Leila Goddin Haynes, OF this city,
and Mr.. William j. La Varre, OF Wash
| ington. The chancel of the church was
| hidden away by masses OF blooming
| flowers and evergreens, and over this
| luxuriance fell the first light OF evening.
The scene within the church Immediately
before and during the ceremony was in
| deed a lovely one.
| The ceremony was performed by Rev.
DR.. George c. Vanderslice. pastor Of the
church. Mr.. w. b. Johnson, as best
man, accompanied the groom to the altar,
and the ushers were Messrs. w. S.
'atamper, of Washington; Frank Holland,
William Sullivan, and Tom Mussen. Miss
Addie V. Haynes, q sister of the bride,
was maid of honor, with Miss Sallie Sui
Ivan and Miss Williams as bridesmaids.
At 7:l5 last evening Mr.. and Mrs. La
Varre left for their home in the national
capital The bride is petite and beauti-
full girl She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. William b. Haynes. and is exceed
ingly popular. Mr.. La Varre is a me-
chanical draughtsman of Washington,
and is well and most favorably known in
that city.
MORNING WEDDING AT ST. JOHNS.
Mr.. Harry Percy Brown, of Henrico
county. and Miss Blanche Marteaile Sa-
wage. OF this city. were married at ST.
Johns Episcopal church yesterday morn
ing at IL O'Clock. The ceremony was
performed by Rev. DR.. r. A. Goodwin,
rector of the church.
The chancel was decorated with palms,
ferns. and smilax, while the stern green
of these was relieved by white roses.
Admission to the church was by card,
and in spite of threatening weather the
auditorium was filed. White ribbon de-
fined the seats reserved for the family.
The ushers were Messrs James Ken
nedy. Floyd Hunt, Samuel Frischkorn,
Irwin Weisiger, Thomas Muson. and Fred.
Woodson. These gentlemen, in couples,
approached the chancel by the left aisle,
being followed by the bride, with her
uncle Mr.. Kendall Savage, who gave her
away. At the chancel they were met by
the groom and his best man, Mr. Luther
Cheatwood.
The bride Is a daughter of the late
Adolphus l.. Savage, TO the time of his
death a highly-esteemed resident of
Church Hill, and is most charming
lady She has been prominent In the So
cial life of the city, and her removal TO
the home of her husband in the county |
Is that county's gain and this city's loss. |
Mr.. Brown is a son of Mr. Alfred Brown, |
or Henrico, and is prosperous young /
farmer.
After the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Brown |
left for a trip through the North. They |
expect to be at home in about two weeks.
The young couple received an exception
ally large number of wedding gifts, in
Guiding a beautiful tea set of silver from
the Blues, of which Mr.. Brown is a men,
Der.
The attendants were gracefully enter
tanned at the home OF the bride on Mon
day night. She proved herself a de-
lightful hostess.
THE FIRST AT ITS ALTAR.
The first wedding ever solemnized in
Highland Park Methodist church was
that OF yesterday at II o'clock, when
Miss Carrie Bass became the bride OF
Mr. John William Clarke.
For this happy event the sanctuary
was decorated with much beauty by the
ladies' of the congregation. Palms ferns,
golden rod, and purest white chrysan-
themums were used in greatest album
dance. Mrs. William w. Myers, of
Brooklyn, n. Y. played the wedding
march, and to the strains of these the
bridal party entered the church. Pre-
ceding the bride and groom were the
Ishers-Messrs. James Clarke. Charles
Porter. Willie Gray, and Rudolph Pal
mora.
The bride, who is a pretty blonde, was J