Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-12-05
LAM BERT's POINT.
NEwsY ITEMS GATHERED BY
OUR REPORTER YESTERDAY.

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The family of Rev. C. II. McGhee.
pastor of the Methodist church here.
arrived in the village from Franklin.
Va, at O'Clock yesterday evening and
were met by n committee of ladies
from the church and escorted to the
parsonage on Bowdens Ferry road.
where they found everything in apple
pie order The pa sonagc had been
thoroughly renovated and everything
within and without presented Il COM
Portable and inviting appearance. The
reception accorded Mr. McGhee and
his accomplished wife was in keeping
with the time-honored custom of the
ladies OF the church--a right royal at
fair.
The supper was a magnificent lay
out, consisting of the choicest edibes
OF the season, with n superabundance
OF the finest Lynnhaven oysters served
in every style, to which full justice was
done by all present. After all had re-
called themselves with the substan-
tails. dainties, consisting of cake and
fruits of all kinds. were beautifully
served.
After supper several hours were
passed in pleasant social intercourse,
and altogether the occasion was one
of the most pleasant and eventful in
the history OF the church.
The following ladies. active church
workers. We're present and added to the
pleasures of the OCCASION:
Mesdames II. j. Robinson, a. J. Bel
cher. l.. N. Stone, j. Frank Mnter. w.
S. Newcomer, y. w. higgins. w. ID.
Mcpherson. c. II. Baxter, CT. w. Shu-
NADINE. w. J. Robinson. Q. f. Miller,
j. IT. Miller, T. G.. Harmon, j. T..
Lakes. NJ. Il. Jones. G. +. Robinson.
r. w. Rowland John Organ. w. ].
Muudy and Keister, Misses Lula Dun
ston, Elmer Commander, Mary Cooper.
Irene Cooper. Florence Cooper and
Mona Jordan.
Miss Ethel A. Harris, daughter OF Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Harris. of Pocahon-
tas avenue. and Mr.. William d. Pelot
were married at the home OF the
brides parents at o'clock p. m. yes
terday. ri e ceremony was performed
by Rev. G. p. Gilkerson. of the Presby-
&c an church. in the presence of only
the relatives of the contracting parties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pelot left on the Bay
Line steamer for Baltimore. their flu
ture home.
Rev. c. d. Gilkerson has received
the sad intelligence of the sudden
death on Monday of his father in law
Mr.. e. j. Leyburn, at the home of his
daughter. Mrs. S. II. Moreland. McDon-
aid, Md. Mr.. Leyburn was in his usual
health last Wednesday and was only
taken sick on Sunday. He was in the
72d year OF his age. His death was the
result of acute pneumonia. Mr.. Ley
burn and his wife spent the past two
winters with their daughter, Mrs. Gill
kerson, and she cherished the fond
hope that they would be with her
again this winter. but an all-wise God
has ordered otherwise. and she bows
with humble submission to the will of
Him who is too wise to err and too
good to be unlsind. Mr.. Leyburn was
the father of Mrs. Junkin wife of Rev
w. NJ. Junkin. Presbyterian missionary
to Corea. who, with his vii. visited
this section short while ago The
funeral and interment of Mr.. Leyburn
took place at his home IN Lexington.
Va, yesterday.
The Loyal Temperance Legion will
meet for reorganization at the Metho-
dist church at 2:30 o'clock next Sunday
afternoon. The superintendent, Miss
Elmer Commander. desires ali the
children to meet her promptly at the
hour named.
A meeting of the congregation of the
Presbyterian church was held in the
Chapel on Shenandoah avenue last
night to consider the resignation of
Rev. c. d. Gilierson as their pastor.
rendered by him on last Sunday. 1t
is understood that n COMMITTEES of the
elders of the church Will go before the
special session of the Norfolk Pres
bytery next Monday and urge that
body to not favorably consider Mir.
Gill<erson's application for a dismissal
from the Norfolk to the Greenprier
Presbytery. The call which Mr.. Gil
kerson has received from the two
churches in the Greenbrier Presbytory
is very nattering one.
The regular weekly meeting OF the
w, c. II. u. will be held ut the resi-
dence OF Mrs. McCauly. corner of Pe-
cahontas avenue and Bowden's Ferry
road, at 8 o'clock Thursday afternoon.