The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-14
BRIDE GRANDDAUGHTER
OF GEN. ROGER PRYOR
Miss Frances Bland Walker Had Been
Visiting Relatives in Washington.
With His Soon-to-Be Bride
Young Walters Journeyed
to Baltimore and There
They We're Married
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UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA, VA,
February l3.-Mr. Herbert Dorsey
Waters. of Germantown, Nd. mem
Der OF the senior law class and captain
OF the Varsity football team, and Miss
Frances Bland Walker. a granddaughter
of General Roger "A. Pryor, Of New York.
were married January 5th in Baltimore
and have kept the secret until to-day
visit to the groom's home in Maryland
Mr.. Waters had previously persistently
denied the truti. OF the rumors OF the
marriage that were afoat among his fell
low-students. In his room this afternoon
In the u. *. E. fraternity club house.
he said that there was no longer any
reason for keeping the event a secret.
Mrs. Walker. his wife-s mother. had been
informed Of the facts connected with the
affair.
AT tho annual initiation and banquet
OF the Tilka Ribbon Society last night,
when Mr.. Waters was one Of the init
ates. the marriage was publicly an
nounced by the toas stInaster. Mr.. Albert
+ L.t ttOpSl,rf dIIu sIIcdlll VI AliS DIIOS
and groom was drunk
Mr.. and Mrs: Waters will leave Char
+lottesyille on the noon train Tomorrow
over the Chesapeake and Ohio Railway
for ten days visit to the grooms home
In Germantown.
IN WASHINGTON.
Mr. Waters, on his return to the Uni
verstty from the Christmas holidays.
which he spent at his home. in German
town. Md. stopped over day or two
in Washin gton. 1t was probably not
wholly an accident that Miss Walker was
at the home of the Pryors, in the Capital
City. They were together a great deal
during the two days that Mr.. Waters
fingered there.
On Monday, January 5th, Mr.. Waters
called at the Pryor home for Miss Walker
to accompany him to the station with MS
brother. MIR. Roger K. Waters, a guard
on the Lehigh University foot-bal team.
who was on his way to resume his studies
at South Bethlehem. Pa. They did. in
fine spirits, bid Roger goodbye
at ehe Sixth Street Station, and
stralghtway betook themselves to
the Baltimore and Ohio Station.
thence to Baltimore. where they
were married at $3.50 O'Clock. Mr.. Waters
was accompanied to the minister by a
prominent Baltimorean, an intimate friend
Of the groom.
AFTER THE CEREMONY.
After the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs.
Waters returned to Washington, dined at
the Pryors', and spent the evening at
the Columbia Theatre, where the bill
was a "chinese Honeymoon" This infor-
nation will be a great surprise to the
Pryors and to Mr.. Waters fanny.
The bride is the second daughter OF the
late Frank II. Walker and Mrs. Frances
Pryor Walker, and is about eighteen
years of age. Her father was, up to his
death. a prominent official of the Kama
wha Dispatch, Chesapeake and Ohio
Railway. with headquarters at Cincinnati.
while her mother Is a daughter of Judge
Roger A. Pryor. of New York city. Miss
Walker had not made her debut in so
ciety, having only recently graduated
from scholastic Randoph-Afacon Wo-
mans College Lynchburg, Va. This event
was to take place Easter
FOOTBALL CAPTAIN.
Mr. Waters is son OF Mr.. Horace D.
Waters, OF Germantown, Nd, and Is
twenty years old. His early education was
obtained at the Episcopal High School
near Alexandria. Va. which Institution
he attended for FIVE sessions. During his
| stay there Mr.. Waters took high stand
! In his classes, and was prominent in
| athletics, being captain OF the football
team for two years and of the base-ball
| nine one year.
This is MIR. Waters third session at
| the Untversity Of Virginia, he having
| entered the law department in the fall OF
| l9oo-'ol. He at once applied for the foot
| ball team, and won place as substitute
! tackle on the team of 90. lie made
| rapid progress, and lne following fall
| proved of Varsity calibre. and was chosen
captain OF the eleven to succeed Hobson
who failed to return to college. What a
success the team made under his leader.
ship is shown by Virginia's victory over
the Carlisle Indians in Norfolk. In Ds.
cember last Mr.. Waters was again unani.
mously chosen to lead the team OF 1903
Mr.. Waters Is also prominent in college
club life. being member of the following
organizations; D. e. r., Fraternity, O.
r.. G. Club, and T, l. L,I<. A. Ribbon
Society. FIe was initiated into tho las
named society Tonight.
a HANDSOME COUPLE
The bride Is a strlkingly handsome
young woman, and her husband, beinf
one Of the handsomest men at the Uni
Wers!ty. they make a notable couple ii
that particular
This makes the second member OF th,
senior law class who has married So
| cretly this session.. The first, 1t vii
| be recalled, WAS Mr. George r. Whiting
ton, Of Darlington, s, O. his bride be-
! Ing Miss susan Burbank, OF Kentucky