The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-25


trance by many Virginians. who wero
entertained at Brandon during her re-
gime.
one OF the plcasantest associations
which ershrInes Shirley In the minds OF
nll who visit It Is that which links II
with the gIrlhood and young ladyhood OF
General Robert e, Lees mother, who
passed as bride from It's portals to her
life OF rare usefulness and beauty beyond.
There arc few homes In America that
can offer as much to the visitor IN
Etoried interest and brilliant recollectlons
ms the two that will BIO thrown hos
r;tahly open to the guests OF the Asso-
citation for the Preservation Of Virginia
Antiquities on Wednesday next
Interesting Announcement.
'rhe engagement Of Miss Maude a..
Jones. OF New Store, Va. TO Dir. william
j.. Horner, OF Roanoke Rapids, N. ca,
has been announced.
Tho wedding will take place Juno 18th
in the New store Presbyterian Church.
and the cnremon,t VIII be performed by
the Ray. Mr.. Hiuderlite. OF North Caro-
lima. assisted byStho Rev. Pfnmrner Il.
Joreg.
II The bridc-to-be. %ho has spent several
winters in Henderson,. II. c., where she
IS very popular, Is descended from French
Huguenot stock. her paternal grand
mother being a Miss lie Grande. She is
III highly esteemed graduate OF the State
Normal School at Farnlyille, and is the
president and one OF tho founders OF the
5T ..tZeta Tau 4a!pha.i' tho first chartered
womans fraternity ever established In
Virginia Several OF her bridesmaids will
: also belong to this fraternity.
SIR. Horner IS descended from the his
toric Hprnert. who have figured in the
ecclesiastical and military annals of the
Old North state. He is related to Bishop
Homer and Professor Roane Horner. An
active business man through personal
preference. Mr.. Horner is manager y the
department. stores for the Patterson Com
;,uTy at Rosemary and Roanoke Rapids
and rs director of the First National
Bank at Weldon. n. c.. He Is a son OF
Professor William .. Horner. OF Hen.
derson.
Among those who will attend the we'd
ding will be Miss L. Horner. OF Hender-
son, y, c.; Miss Evangelne Morton. OF
Pampiin City. Va; Miss McLaurine, Of
powbatan county; Mss Jennie Whitmore
q, Lexington: Miss Lila Duval. of Arr
vonia and Miss Gillian. OF Richmond,
Va; Messrs Thomas and James Horner.
OF Henderson, and Mr.. Leake Pease, OF
Oxford. n. c.; MIR. William Mullen. OF
Petersburg Va.
Mr. and Mrs H. D. Jones. of New
store win entertain The assembled guests
in tina to catch the a. NJ. train at
Farniville. The bride and groom Will
make Il tour OF several Northern cities
and summer resorts.
Travelling Library.
Special thanks are due from the Wo-H
mans Club travelling library to the Bell
Book and Stationery Company for three
volumes of Prescotts histories and to
Hunter and Company for a copy of the
Teachers Bible.
Since last week books have been re-
celved from Mrs. w. D. Thomas. Mrs. j.
H. Harrison, Mrs D. 4. Williams. Mrs.
John Hunter, Mrs. Charles Davenport
Miss Adele Mills, Mrs, W. Z. Evans, Mrs
I Norton. Savage, Miss Alice Parker. Mrs.
Preston Cooke and Mrs. A. NJ. Tyler.
Personal Mention.
Mrs. James 3. Pace spent some days OF
this week visiting her aunt Mrs: a.. ".
Walters. near Danviile, 1t being tho trst
time she had been in that city for some
Years
The death OF Miss Virginia sherrard, OF
Winchester. Va. the daughter OF the late
aa 5ess laat af s 81
nearly related to Alrs Clayton ". Cuie-
man of this city.
rard was widely known, for her many
graces OF heart and NINA. anG lor many
years as an educator OF youth, Sne WAS
the granddaughter Ct OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES n, E Hsr
uncle, Congressman slnslaton. entertain
Cd King Edward VII. "lisn lie Visited TIE
United States as Prince 9f Wale5 ,,.,l nut
''sllverheel." The Sherrard l,orie In Win
chester is called Saratogi, and Is on AM
herst Street. Miss Lucy Coleman Is
named Lucy Singleton In honor OF her
sG1 ~ sG Il
Mrs. f. R. Baird. Jr.. Of Norfolk, Va.
Is visiting her parents Dr. ana Mrs
jacob Mlchaux' ,,.,sS \
Mrs, r, u. Campbell Is the guest Of Mt.
James r. Rawlings and family. Of Fred
crlckSburg.
Mrs, w. L. Evaa.l has returned from
visit to. her daughter. Mrs, Turner john
ston. of Norfolk,
burg fosr the t Horse SHOW were Miss i lSya
Mann, Mrs j. G. Leland, Miss Nellie suit
ton and Miss Nanante. Cooke.
Mrs Mr. M W Woodsward has Mr ret II g
Lee, OF charlottesville. Va.
Cards have been issued by Mr.. and Mrs.
i g; Thornton to the marriage Of their
daughter,. Miss Lucy Daniel, and Mr.
At Vase 9sure s0a eh Mss c ea
o'clock
Miss sallye Faulkner the daughter Of
former Senator and Mrs. Faulkner, IL en-
pertaining delightful house party In her
l,hme, "Boydyille." at Martinsburg, w,
Va.
Mr.. Howard s. Mutton Is visiting rela-
tives at his old home, Winchester, Va.
Mrs. Eyerard il. Pattison and her
daughters, Misses Mary and Marguerite |
Pattison, Of Baltimore, have gone to
Berryville, Va. where they will spend
tie summer,