The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-10-28
Social 0na
Personal
A Woman and a Secret.

! Within her mind, why should II leau
And frolc like uneasy ghost
Y Adowii her brains dark cloister where
X she meant 1t should sluniber deep?
j. seems TO cry. GIVE air! give air!'
T,he secret she has sworn to keep.
she's I'll Mt ease, and troubled sore.
Alone at home, abroad with friends,
4 she tries to lose IL DER and Ger.
But e'er the stalking ghost attends.
60 where. do what she Will. by day,
By night when wrapt In dreamfu sleep,
Its thrilling cry rings out: Make way
n The secret she has sworn to keep
some there may bel cannot say
T,raye women who will battle thus
For more than q dread night and day
y The while they worry. fret or russ;
: But not maid or lnatron dwclls,
~ on this broad earth who sound can sleep,
Il 3until-ah bliss of hliss-she tells
The, secret she has sworn to Keep,
& -koy Farrell Greene, In Brooklyn lite.
Whitheld-Crane.
In, lE,ltaw Place Baptist Church. Balti-
more, October 26th. al 8 o'clock in the
H afternoon, the wedding Of Miss Laura
Merr,,nar Crane to Mr.. George Hillman
Whitfield was celebrated the Rev. Dr..
Junus Willard being the celebrant.
The church was beautiful in Its decord-
& tons of white and gold chrysanthemums.
fine musical programme was rendered
Z by the crganist and a lnrge company MI
ed the house to overlooking.
The bride wore a lovely gown Of white
do chine over white silk with trimmings
b of lace, chiffon and orange blossom
sprays. Her veil, family heirloom. was
(, fastened with a beautiful diamond and
pearl brooch, the gift Of the bridegroom,
). and her bouquet of Bride roses was
fringed with mnidenhair ferns. The best
I man WAS Mr.. Ernest Judson Clark and
the maid of honor, Miss Edith Campbell
Z Crane, sister Of the bride. The grooms-
men, all OF Baltimore, were: Mr.. Edward
Bennett Matthews, Mr.. Mason Morfit,
Mr.. Andrew L. Lowndes, Mr.. Harry Wa
ters Atkinson, MI. Edwin w. lowering,
Jr., and Mr.. Robert Treat Crane. The
= relatives and Intimate friends were. en-
jEtertained In the home of the brides moth
er Al the end of their wedding tour,
Il Mr.. and Mrs whitfield will make their
home at No. l16 North Third Street, this
city.
+ For some years before her marriage Miss
Crane was pupil of the Peabody In
stitute. She Is a very fine pianist, Is
bright and attractive, and will be cor
daily welcomed In Richmond by many
who remember the close association In
i former years of her father and grand
father with the First Baptist Church In
q Richmond. She is the daughter of Mr..
Henry Ryland Crane, who went out with
the Second Richmond Ho,7ltzcrs and saw
service in the Confederate army fro1nilS6l
TO 1854.
He moved to Baltimore after the war
2 closed, where he married NJ IS Clara Mer-
rinlan. Of that city His father was the
late Ja1ues Campbell Crane F.a-stt5t M tstr.
The groom is the son of the Rev. DR..
Theodore Whitfield, who is noted for his
scholarship and literary ability. Mr..
Whitfield Junior, is a graduate OF Rich
mord College and Cornell University. For
some slime after his graduation he held
important positions IN Baltimore and
San francisco He returned to Richmond
about two years ago. and is now the
mechanical and electrical engineer OF the
~ rEin.a Passenger and Power Street
Railway Company. The young couple
were the fortunate recipients of lovely
wedding gifts In cut-glass. silver and fur
nlture, some OF the mos. valuable coming
from the employees and officials Of the
Passenger and Power Com pany.
Birthday Party.
Quite q delightful evening was spent
Tuesday evening in the home OF Mr.. and
hrs. ]. s aliftleton, on Twenty second
,st-aet, where q birthday party was given
in honor % their daughter, Miss Myrtle
-Etifr;etcn. a plea SAINT feature OF the occa-
stoy, was instrumental music BY 3ir. A. II.
Wells. About 1870 P. II. the guests
we're invited into the dining room. where
delicious refreshments were served. MISC
Siisleion was the rec p.ent OF many bear
ltifll and useful presents. which attested
tbs. high esteem in which she is held by
her ynung friends. AZ midnight the guests
dispersed, wishing their young hostess
many more sucA iianpy, anniversaries.
Those present T.ra: Kisses Edna Jones.
Alma afbertson. Minnie Eurkert. Lizzie
Pace. Dtha! Tucker, Elsie watkins, Mary
Enyoughty, Otie Parish, Hazel Sterling.
1lorrte Delaney, Abb!e Gary, Marion Rich
ardson Ethel Kuhn, Hazel Smith, Otis
Af.tleton, Annette Gary Eva White,
Fanny Co.treli. Incz Fuller, Florence Milf
fiction, Hert.nse Watkins. Helen Smith,
Annie Brockwel. Lillian Watkins, Jennie
@Thurstor. Myrtle Mitfleton, P. Miller, and
a1essrs. George Jones, Willie Hewhery.
Stuart Morris. Charlie Drake, Floyd
Mitchell Eddie sinnott, Willie Davis.
James Jones, Lewis M!tfleton, Robert
Y Drake, John MiHleton. a III. Wells,
George aiierleton. Arthur Akers, Beverle
Warmer, Charlie Whtte, ~ liam War
rlner, II. Z, Brock. Rufus Warmer. Mr.
and Mrs. &. w Drake. Mr.. and Mrs, H
5Et't oiSEIt ~ ~ p 20 .'i ~ p = -.
Jones, Mrs, Charles White, Mrs L. Z.
Tuellie, Mr. George MIffleton and Mr.. and
Mrs 6. MFfreton.
Out-of- Town Society.
Tie wedding OF Miss Elizabeth Van
Cortland Parker. the daughter OF Lieu
tenanI-Coloncl and Mrs James Parker,
TO Mr.. Roland Theodore Lyman Of I3os-
ION. was an event which engaged Tho at
1enuon OF fashionable people in Washing
Ion on Wednesday,
The ceremony was performed al noon
IN the Church of the Epiphany, Bishop
Whitehead, Of Pittsburg, and the Rev.
DIR. Randolph McKim being in the chan.