The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-06-04

Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin A. Barber. OF No.
ia East Leigh Street won the first
medal for her work In drawing.
| Miss Barber has been an earnest STU
dent and a hard worker at the Cooper
since September last Her work days
have begun at in tie forenoon and con-
tinued until 4 in the afternoon. Since tho
advent of spring, Miss Barber has been
taking an extra course in the Life Sketch
Glass at the Art Students League Of New
York.
Miss Barber applied for the preparatory
class when she went to New York, in or
der that her course might be thorough.
Three months ago she was promoted
from the preparatory to the advanced
antique class--there being only four such
promotions made during the entire year.
Mr.. Frederick Dielman. n. A.. lecturer
Oh perspective. voluntarily excused her
from the usual rigid examination in this
branch, informing her through the prin-
cipal that her note book was so COM
plcte she would never need any other
textbook on perspective. and had al
ready passed the examination.
1t Is Miss Barbers purpose to do Illus
tratng eventually. She expects to return
to her home In Richmond In few days
for the summer.
Young ladies who received diplomas at
Inc w OIlltll - NOlItEc OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES ~
orcises In the Academy of Music Tuesday
afternoon were Misses Mona Harris, Eda
Estes, Katherine Curtis, Mary Whitsitt,
Ethel Williamson, Elizabeth Scott, Louise
Jenkins. Ruby Dudley, Josie Christian,
Emma Sherman, Mary Niche, Maude
Starlse, Matte Spencer Katherine Hart
Lillian Boa%e. Annie Rhodes. Ruth Hart
French Blaclllcy and Madgc Bowie.
Those to whom certificates Of prot1cicn-
cy were given included Miss Lola Terril
Miss Josie Christian. Miss Ruth Turner
Miss Bessie Holiday and Miss Myrtle
Langford.
Graduates in Junior history were Misses
Lena Bowles, Mona Harris. Lucille James,
Ella Kyle, Manic Oliver and Carrie
White.
Personal Mention.
Mrs. Henry Fairfax, of T,oudonn coun-
ty, Is the guest OF her mother. Mrs. Da-
rld B. Tenant.
Miss Bessie Ronntree has returned from
the Mary Baldwin Seminary. Stanton.
and has left for Old Point with her father.
to be gone for short while.
Miss Mamie Hicks will spend the month
| of June In Lawrenceville, Va, and leave
there July 1st to join party OF friends
| in New York and spend the summer with
them in the British isles, Norway and
Sweden and possibly Switzerland.
| Miss Hicks who Is one of the most
highly appreciated of Richmond educa-
tors for her broad culture and splendid
methods Of instruction, will return to
resume her classes, which are already or
ganized, 81 In October. ,a
Miss Elizabeth Townsend Of Norfolk,
and Miss Marie Fuller, of this city. are
the guests OF Miss Hattie Floyd Fuller.
|
Miss Marcle Head of Penola. is visit
Ing Mrs. ]. T. southward.
The Ladies' Missionary Society OF the
first Baptist Church will have Its last
melting for the summer at r. NJ. to-day
| in the church parlor
| Interesting invitations received yester-
day In Richmond announced tho marriage
on June I'd of MIR. Luther Cakes Whit
] man, of st. Cloud, Mimi, to Miss Selena
NSehon, the daughter of Mr.. John Davis
f2rimn, of Clarksburg. w. Va.
Mr.. Whitman was a popular and well
knotvn student OF 1902 Mt the University
College of Medicine, He boarded while
here with Mrs, Chambers, of West Grace
Street, \ and his fine voice and musical
tastes identified him with many Richmond
| music LOVERS
| The oratoEio of Esther" will be given
this evening" at s;15 o'clock In Hasker
Memorial ChGrch for the benefit of the
church.
Miss Elizabeth VI, Bowles the daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs \. r. Bowles, and DR.,
Edgar Wood Bowles, we'll known and
popular young professional man of Rich
mond, were married at 5 o'clock Tuesday
afternoon by tho Rev Carey H. Morgan
Mr.. a. X, Bowles, tho BRIDES brother
and Miss Zila Anderson. OF Louisa coun-
ty, We're the only attendants. Or. and
Mrs. Bowles left last evening for North.
ern bridal tour.
| MISSES BATES SCHOOL