Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-11-11
HE'D NO DECISION.
They Will Visit other Towns Before
A Wedding.

LYNCHBURG, VA. November TO-
(speclal-)-A delegation from the Board
of Trustees of the Odd-Fellows' Home
OF Virginia arrived here last night and
this morning and were registered at
Hotel Carroll. At 9 O'Clock this morning
me tne local committee. consisting of Sena-
Lumsden, II. A. Robinson, Mop. Ian.
drum, G. v. Haden, c. w Whitemore
from the lodges here. with Mr.. II. Fl.
dasria1 and and M esDU George
y. Fow and J. Stewart Walker. called
on the trustees at the hotel and few
and conveyed the whole party, first, to
the property in Rivermont, owned by
ne NE city, ,nr next to R}roperty belonging to
Daniers home. and from there to the
Westover Hotel, after which the Yeager
ASYLUM was closely inspected. These two
l1kelv to be suitable for the purposes of
an orphanage. and especially was this
the case with the Ycager property. which
for some time was used for an institution
of that kind
THE MEMBERS PRESENT
The members of the Board of Trustees
VINO were present We're: Hill Montague.
Of Of Richmond. vice,-president: P. NJ; Brad
PPohlig, a ass secretary; also R, L..
y Nipeasster = G; N;swbil: 1ryingtq9; e:
ouSoiitiil laHNIlu, w L. EdiUWi1l,
East Radford: Aug. Benning. Roanoke;
Bolton, Of this city NJ + Wiley Davis:
Allen. of the Southern railway were also
with the party. who, after completing
their inspection Of the Yeager property.
roll. where they were met by the Mayor;
Mr. \: r. Bowman, the president Of the
City Council; City Attorney. N; c. Man
MA!,cFaden. and other leading citizens.
The various properties inspected were
discussed informally. and Mr.. C'askie ex-
byterian Orphanage was concerned. The
trustees, however. stated that they could
not arrive rive at any DECISION in the matter
Salem. both Of which places have made
liberal offers. The trustees left on the
AFTERNOON train for Bedford City and will
hoped that the result Of the investiga-
tons will be made public within few
days
FRACTURED HIS ARM.
j. Tinsey Coleman, Jr. son of Mr.. j.
T: Coleman. had the misfortune to break
his arm Saturday afternoon. He, and
on lot near the Floyd School. In a
miX-up incidental to the game young
Coleman sustained fracture of the. left
TO his nome on Grace street by his com
panons, and was attended By DR.. George
Preston. This mornin=, he was reported
" ne getting ttlonS nicely.
LEEF-WILLIANS.
AT 1902 Buchanan st1 eet, the residence
of the brides father. at 3 o clock yester-
day afternoon, in the presence of reia-
tives and friends of the family, Miss
Mary Terry Williams was married to Mr.
Henry Albert Leef of Washington, D.
c. The parlOr in which the wedding took
place was prettily decorated with white
chrySanthemums and evergreens. Rev.
j. w. Stiff, pastor of Memorial Methodist
church. was the officiating minister.
The bride was dressed in handsome
tailor-made mode &sth travelling suit,
with hat and gloves to match, and car
ried a bunch of white chrysanthemums
After the wedding Mr. and Mrs. Leef
took the Southern train for Washington.
where they will make their home. the
groom being engaged in business there
as head book-keeper for Dyrenforth &
Co. The bride. who is a handsome bru-
netre. is the attractive daughter of Mr..
John NJ. Williams, and has a large circle
Of friends here.
Rev: F.. F. Billiard, of the Disciples
church,; Mrs. Billiard. Mr. and Mrs. j. R.
McWane. and Mrs. Mary Myer leave to-
night for Richmond to attend the twenty.
seventh annual convention of the Viz
gina Christian Missionary Society. which
will be held there in the Sevent tn Street
Christian churcn November 11th-14th Mr.
anu Mrs. I. l.. Wills, Miss Evie Carter
Professor J. w. Giles. and Miss Lizzie
Ricketts, will go to Richmond for the same