Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-09-17


Of a wedding march. the ushers. in
full dress. preceded the bridal pair to the
altar where the two hearts were solemn
~ pronounced one. The attendants
were Messrs Stanley Childress, Joseph
stuart, Eddie Boye. Clarence Montgom-
cry, Charlie Francis and Eddie Brown.
the latter being best man. The bride
and groom left on an evening train for
Washington where they spent their
honeymoon. This week they will be at
home to their friends at EOS Venable
street.
The reception given the young men OF
the Towards Grove Baptist church on
Thursday evening by the pastor. Rev.
II. T. I.Outhan, at Forest Han" will be
most pleasantly remembered for many
days to come. Soft lights In the double
parlors fell across many faces while
Miss ollie Franck presided at the piano,
and carried the deacons back to hours
when they too. We're young. At $50
o'clock the party repaired to the dining
hall. where, amid fruits and flowers
most excellent and helpful "after-refresh-
ment speeches were made. DR.. John
Pollard. Of Richmond College. who was
the founder of Towards Grove Baptist
church, while pastor OF Leigh-Street
Baptist church. spoke upon the past of
the former church. He praised most
warmly the eaTnestness OF those that
have stood by the work there from the
beginning, about fifteen years ago. Rev.
III. l.. Quarles. pastor OF Broadus-Memo-
rial Baptist church. spoke upon the
theme young Men. Stand by Your
Colors'; Deacon j. b. Burton's subject
was. Young. Men. Be Strong; that Of
Senior Deacon $. 4. Allen was 'The
Young I-ayinan and His Work" Dir. y.
| Norment BinfOrd, representing the young
men. spoke upon "Howards- Gr0ve BaD-
| tist ShUrch--He- Future" Among many
| pleasant things he said: 4 see Fair
( mount even now extending her bounds
| by pushing 'Woodville' into Chickahominy
! swamp All Of the lunatics were taken
! from here long ago and carried TO Pc
/ tersburg, and there Is not a single one
| left. Nearly thirty new homes have been
erected in Fairmount during the past
| year, and our church made wise move
J when she secured in this beautiful
suburb last June lot for larger
! house Of worship. In my dreams l see
! that building now. 1t is an imposing edi-
flee Of brick. 1 go in and find soft car
! pets upon the floor. cushioned seated
pews. and stained-glass windows, like
those in DR.. Hatcher's church, on Grace
| street. As in days OF old, Brother 5. y.
! Allen is seated near the front at the
| right of the pulpit; Brother a. j. Haw-
klns is on the left, and Brother James
! f.. Wooden is down by the door. just
then a countryman touches me on the
| shoulder and says rs that thunder? No.
my friend 1 replied, that is our
/ new pipe organ. Brother Thomas j.
| England is leading a chorus of manly
| faced young men and OF beautiful girls
/ dressed in white. our pastor here has
/ grown portly. He rises in the pulpit and
leads a large congregation in worship
have been doing some calculating re-
Gently and / have reached the conclusion
that God being with us, nothing can pre-
vent the future prosperity OF Howard s.
Grove Baptist church"
The others present at the reception
we're: Messrs. Joseph Taylor. Journie Ty
Ter, John Overton Sale. Jr., william
BowIes. Lawson Il. Hardy, Felix Tyler
Robert Grimes, Thomas Vernon England
Julian Binford, Merry Guesinghaus, Leon
ard Hicks, Charles, William, Bismarci
and Leslie Franck. Joseph Sims, JONI
Garrett, Samuel Mitchell, Adrian Bui
! ton, Joseph Atkinson, Clarence Iyler
/ Wheeler b. Huff. Misses Leonora an
Jennie Franck. Winnie j. Blanton, an
Mr.. and Mrs Louis Il. Franck.
The many friends of Mr.. Walker Jete
are glad to know that Treasurer Braue
has appointed him assistant treasurer o
Henrico county This position was hell
by Mr letters father up to the time o
his death.
The Fairfield High School will begin IT
session tomorrow morning. II is nope
that the School Board will put In on
more teacher for the primary depart
ment. as about ninety "six to nine year
old children are considered too man.
TO be looked after by one teacher.
Misses Alice McPhail and Florence II
Holland and Mrs. Mamie Francis wer
visitors last week at the home Of Mis-
Helen Ellis. near Northeast Richmond.
Rev. George f.. Booker, pastor Of Far
mount-Avenue Methodist church. Is oac
home from his summer vacation and Wi
fill his pulpit to-day.