The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-01
SOCIAL and
Personal

September, the first autumn MONTH
makes it's advent to-day The dahlia IS
ono OF the gorgeously hued September
flowers. and florists, windows and markct
places arc splendid with the wealth OF
color ,u;
easy suburban reach. is Just now a real
), vision Of delight Mr.. Thompson takes
great pride In his dahas -, ana d. as ,oa ne 10
besides two thousand hybrids that arc
just coming. into bloom, the t erect or or
such beWildeTlmg y tnpe ye ef iets Gun
yelY ne pn ori na rf tie vivid red the Vel
low in daffedil and nastnrtium effects; the
ioys. but a green dahlia--vcry double and
looking like an emerald--is new bcauly
whose acquaintance must be culuvateu.
+ lated for such a result in, his uahll 10
farming. His new color departure IS
SO jnunty and pretty 1t Is suggested that
q good name might make 1t called ''hato
GrcenaWay." 80
September is herself q daring colorisl.
4 She mixes her shades for lavish use. ller
Clad with the verdure Of lingering sum
mer. there is in all the atmosphere the :,
Shortly hang upon their branches the
autumn tapestries OF yellow ana russe'
and flame.
III. G. Is + . Il. i
With the first autumn days comes the
distant echo Of September wedding bells:
MIR. Samuel L. Eichcl. Of the firm of
A. L. Eichel and Company, a well kno oT,s
city, left last night with his brother ana
best man, Mr.. Mann c. Eichel. for Car
lyle, Pennsylyania where ms marriage ria et 70
and Mrs. Hermann Berg, VIII take place
at $50, T. N. tomorrow, in Assembly
Hall. that, city.
All ,riI urh *: a n,rSt attractive
young lady. and who has many friends
In Richmond, Will have as her maid OF
honor, her sister. Miss Selma Borg;
B i,s~St Of 81. . joseph li Mo-; Mr.. William
Goodyear and Mr.. Hermann Berg. of Car
lyle.
Tho wedding will be followed by a
handsome reception, after. which Mr.. and
Mrs. Eichel will leave for ~, Northern IN
temporarily al ..home at No. 400 East
Clay. Street, on their return to Rich
rnond,
Captain and Mrs. Charles Thomas, of
the United States steamship Franklin. In
Norfolk harbor. have announced the en-
gagemcnt of their daughter, Miss Emily
the Navy. The date of tho marriage Is
fixed for September 10th. and the young
couple will leave for China October lst'
The marriage of Mr.. Edward,H II. Rhoadcs
formerly of Nliddletown, Va, but for seVc-
raj years past the manager OF the Colum-
bia Tea Company, in Philadelphia, to Miss
Carrie c. Hance, Of Norton. Pa. will be
celebrated Thursday next, September Sd.
in the Methodist Church at Norton
Personal Mention.
One of the plea santest Of family re-
unions Is now being celebrated at Lewis
ton" neat Winchester, the homo Of the
late General Samuel III. Lewis. now owned
BY Miss Eleanor Wheat and her brother.
MIR. John Wheat.
Mrs Lewis Wheat. Of this city and
two of her daughters arc at Lewiston. =
Other members of the family are Mr.. and
Mrs. John G. Wheat. of Brooklyn. n. T.;
MIR. and Mrs. Clifton Wheat of Winches-
ter, Va; Mrs. Charles G. Wheat and Miss
Elizabeth Wheat. of stanton: Mrs b.
3. Bolts Miss Nellie Bolts and Mrs Re-
becca Anderson, of Washington, d. c.:
Mira. Minor Hoxey and her son, Minor, o:
Atlanta. Ga
and hospi,able of old Virginia homes.
Miss Bessie Shaw, of Atlanta, Ca, is
the guest of Mrs. Ernest Smallman. at No
III East Franklin street,
Mr.. W. S. Copeland and his daughter
Miss Copeland. will leave the last OF
the week for Boston, whore they will be
the guests OF Captain and Mrs Pigmhn