Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-23
BRIDE OF A MINISTER.
MISS FANNIE HOLT yARDROUGH
WEEDS REV. rfR. EDWARDS.
The MARRIAGE A VERY PRETTY One.
Three Ministers Take Part I'm Per-
forming the Ceremony, md There
Are Many Attcndants-Recep
After the Wcdding-Socicty Notes.


prominent Baptist minister Of Southamp-
ton, Va, and Miss Fannie Holt Var
brough. were married last evening at 1880
o'clock at the Second Baptist church.
Three ministers oficlated-Rev. DR.. Smith,
Of the Second church; Rev. Mr.. Fugate.
OF Abingdon, and Rev. Or. Hatcher, Of
Grace-Street Baptist church.
The bride was dressed in an exquisite
gown of duchess satin and real lace.
She carried brides roses. Her maid Of
honor Miss Bessie Forrest. wore white
organdie over white taffeta. and carried
pink roses. The five bridesmaids were
dressed in pink organde over pink taffcta
with satin girdles and collars. They car
ried bouquets of maiden-hair ferns, and
came in with the grOOmsmen, forming a
beautiful tableauX around the altar. The
bridesmaids were Misses Mabel Edwards.
Mary Williams. Mamie Blackburn. Leida
Williams. and Anna Yarbrough. The
groomsmen were Messrs. y. West, Or.
Mack Lemore. Jessie II. Mabry OF Florida,
Dr. Dcbordeneon, and Elyin Lyon.
Little Miss Marie Jennings was the
flower girl.
The ushors were Mossrs Burnley Lank-
ford. Of Norfolk; Waiter :. Mcneil, Oh
South Carolina; John Jctcr Shert; Mr..
Wningham. of Georgia; Paul Bagby, Of
Farmyille, and Jessie r. TSyloc OF Ala
bama.
Messrs Frank Jennings ana Park Deane
acted as masters Of ceremonies.
The church was beautifully decorated
with ferns and pink-shaded lamps and
candelabrd. After the wedding re-
ccption was held at the residence OF the
brides father. 228 Bclvidcre street, which
lasted until y o'clock. After the recep-
ton. ar. and Mrs. Edwards left for an
extended trip South The bride is the
daughter OF officer G. H. Yarbrough, Of
the Third Police District. and SIS a tall,
lovely brunette. She is unusually attrac-
tive and popular. ana a host of friends
regret her leaving the city. as The future
home Of the young couple will be in South
ampt0n.
Rev. Mr.. Edwards Is a young Baptist
preacher. who has two churches under
his charge i'm southampton. lie is an
aumnus Of Richmond College and is a
young man of great promise in his noble
calling.
Mrs Ella ". Thatcher, Of Florence, n
J.. the National Superintendent OF the
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Sailors for the WOmans Christian Tenn
perance Union. gave an address yesterday
afternoon at Asbury Methodist church.
Her talk was upon her branch OF the
W0mans Christian Temperance Union
work. which is especially among soldiers
and sailors. Mrs. Thacher has received
many letters from the wives and ri nds
Of soldiers who want their discharge from
the army As she has great influence
with President Mckinley, whom she IN
torviews personally, many have received
discharges through her efforts. she has
the entire on any ship I'm the navy, ana
has done splendid work among the sailors.
one Of her achievements is 20 put the
canteen out Of the army. She has re-
Gently been to St. Augustine where she
formed a chapter Of the White Ribbon
i'm the barracks Mrs. Thacher came to
this city from the Hampton Soldiers
Home. where she has founded chapter
among old soldiers, with 100 members.
Here she has also organized lower
mission. the members of which gather
flowers for the sick OF the home. y
literature department, a restaurant, ana
reading-room have also been organized,
undcr the L. NJ Thatcher Chapter of the
Womans Christian Temperance Union,
which is the name of the newly-organized
branch.
Mrs. Thaches has a very attractive per-
sonality, and charmed all who heard her'
Miss Dora Duty Jones gave the last OF
the course Of lectures on the "Renais-
sance of Art in England last night NJ
the jefferson Hotel. This last lecture was
an George Frederick Watts; or, Art
and Life" Miss Jones told in an intense
lv interesting way of the life and aspira-
tions Of this great painter, and his pest
pictures were shown TO advantage 10y
sfereopticon slides one critic says OF
WAITS that che began where the Greeks
left off" Another, that his inspiring pic
tures are the Handwriting on the wall
Of the century. But the best thing about
him is his scorn of gain and his unselfsh
aim TO help the cause Of art by giving
and not selling, his masterpieces. lie mas
presented one of his best pictures, Love
and Life" to America.
All who have heard these dehshtIui
talks regret exceedingly that they are
over.
Miss Elizabeth Brander and Miss Flo
renee Parker will spend Easter at the
University Of Virginia.
Mrs. James Williamson, Of burlington
\. c.. is on a visit to her mother, Mrs.
e. A. Saunders. at her home, on west
Franklin street.
Mr Eugene A. Hogan Dead.