The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-14

,rhe ceremony will take place Weunes-
dav afternoon, June 18th, at 3;4o O'CLOCK,
at the residence OF the brides parents
In London street PORTSMOUTH.
Mrs. Benjamin sash will spend a part
of tho summer at the Rockbr.dse Alum. /
* Miss Mary Drake Is the guest OF MISS
Pauline Parsons at tho Naval dospital'
Norfolk. ,G.
Mrs turner Hamlin, al Danvlle, w..
is tho guest Of her mother f1s MIS- vi
Thompson Brown. In Richmond
Mrs. Ennon Williams ls the guest OF
her brother. Mr.. Charles 7. Las y ~ OF
Petersburg.
Mr. and Mrs. N. T. Cooke are VISIT I
Ing Mr.. and Mrs. w. Miller IN staun-
ton.
tits hoped that Mr.. Wythe Kin Il, e
~ the Theological Sem nary, will tenn
porarily iii the rectorship Of Christ
church. Winchester left vacant by tho
rorAnt departure of the Rev. DR.. Dame
"A brilliant german was given Saturday
afternoon by Admiral and Mrs. Wise N
honor Of Lieutenant and Mrs. Fuller, OF
Fort Monroe
The reception and german took place
~ the after deck IL the Minneapolis,
which is anchored off Old Point. Mrs.
RULER was Miss Virginia Wise, ana IS
snendlng her honeymoon at Old Point
~f5E3 so n,
Mrs James s. Battle, Of War ire
~ has issued cards to the marriage 4
~ her1 daughter, Maud Aston, to Mr.. !
James Randall Kent Cowan Of Mont Nom, !
ron,ery. The brIde-elect is q recogf'
lnized belle IN several States and IS
greatly beloved by q wide circle OF = lenas'
she Is a sister Of Colonel William Battle, I
claim agent Of the Norfolk ana Wesrer,' 4
and has passed much Of her IRE IN Had II
ford. Tho prospective; groom Is also very I
popular, being d young man Of admiranle 4
Qualities He Is the only son Of Major
John r. Cowan, a former MEMBER OF
the Legislature from Montgomery, ana
one Of the wealth;est cattle-ratsers OF
the Southwest IL Owing to the proml- \
nence OF both families and the &popula1rity
OF the contracting parties, the marriaage
is looked forward to with widespread 4
interest.
One of the guests at the reception
given last Saturday by Mr. and Mrs.
George M. West OF Tuckahoe, was MRS.
Gordon Battle. Of New York, who IS
visiting her mother. Mrs. George W..
Bagby, In Richmond.
Mrs. ]. II. d. Hester, Of Roanoke,
formerly Miss Woody, of Richmond, IS
visiting her uncle. Mr.. H. Paul, on North
Fourth Street. 4s
Miss Mary II Tucker, Of Danville' Va,
Is the guest OF Miss Daisy Dickinson, at
ir1 i,
Mrs Charles Whitehead. formerly Miss
Lucy Page OF Virginia, who has been
the guest of her nephew, Mr.. Charles
Page Bryan, United States minister to
PORTUGAL for several months, left Lisbon
recently for Rome, where sho will make
d short visit before going to one Of the
continental resorts for the summer.
The engagement has been announced
In Baltimore Of Miss Gertrude May Lana
hnn daughter Of the late Mr., and Mrs
William Lanahan to Captain Philip a.
| Welker, Of Toledo, o., commander Of the
4 steamship Bache. OF the United States
Coast and Geodetic Survey. The mar
| riage will take place yery quietly on
Wednesday, June 18th, at the residence
of the brides sister. Mrs Oliver .Reeder,
| No. 2lo North Charles Street, Baltimore,
F II 4 i Il Il Il (
A prominent wedding will be celebrated
| in stockbrldge, Mass, next Saturday at
noon. when Miss Mary Stuart Field,
daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Jonathan Ed
wards Field, is to be married to MIR. Ed
| ward Clark OF New York. The ceremon,
| Is to be in tho old Field homestead in
| Goodrich Street. The bride-elect is the
! granddaughter of the late Jonathan Ed
wards Field for years prominent as a
lawyer and legislator Of Massachusetts,
and one OF the famous Field brothers
/ who have made Stockbridge renowned
Mr.. Alfred 3. Williams IT., has re-
! turned from Woodbcrry Forest. where
he attended school during the past win
tier.
Miss Lucy S. Coleman will soon join
her mother and Miss Carrie Coleman at
their home, near Buckner's. Va in
Louisa county.
The latest issue OF Town and Country
has the following very interesting para
graph In its society notes:
Beautiful dresses and hats are seen
in the Bots de Boulogne, though the
season is cool for June. In hats, the
favorite combinations are brown. with 1
capucne yellow or flame-colored birds
OF paradise, dark blue, with roses Of
blue In every shade. wonderful comblna-
tons OF blue and nauve White hats !
with flame-colored tullo and paradise
birds prevai perhaps, and the shapes |
vary from close, narrow toqucs to Gains
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