Virginia citizen. (Irvington, Va.) 1891-1921, 1905-12-15
SOME WEDDINGS.

prooH at the baptlst parsonage, Kill
marnock.
The marriage Of Miss r. Elizabeth
Gunther, of Gainesville, Md, youngest
daughter of the late Mr.. Joseph Gunther,
OF Lancaster county, Va, will take
place Wednesday afternoon, December
10th, at the Cathedral, Baltimore. Mr..
Alexander Hoffman, of Norfolk, Va,
son of the late Alexander Hoffman, of
Berlin, Germany, is the groom-elect.
Dinner will be served at 'sLill Moor"
on the 18th at 6 p. m. in honor of the
bridal party.
| CARTER - GETTEMULLER. Mr..
William L. Carter and Miss Bertha C..
Gettemuller, both of Baltimore, We're
married in that city on the 9th. The
cards announced that Mr.. and Mrs.
Carter would be Eat home" after De-
cember 25th, 419 N. Bond street. Mr..
Carter spends his summers in Irvington
and is quite wellk nown in this section.
FERGUSON : VAUGHAN. = Rev.
Richard FERGUSON, of the Virginia M.
s. Conference, now stationed at Math-
ews Courthouse, was married December
9th to Miss Lucy F. Vaughan, of Amelia
county. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. DR.. j. T. Whitley at his home.
Richmond, Va. The happy couple took
the night James river steamboat line
for their home in Mathews.
MARSH-STRAUGHAN. Miss Jane
L. Straughan, of Heathsville, and Capt.
James Z. Marsh, of Reedville, Nor
cumberland county, were married in
Washington Monday morning last, Rev.
+. D. Power officiating. After a short
trip to New York and other points of
interest Capt and Mrs. Marsh will make
their home in Reedville, where the
groom is prominent as a successful
menhaden fisher.
EVANS. - McCANDLISH. - Christ
Episcopal church, Middlesex, was the
scene Thursday, December z, of a
pretty marriage, when Miss Virginia E.
McCandlish became the bride of Mr..
William Dunbar Evans. The ceremony
was performed at high noon by Rev. r.
c. Cowling, the rector. The church
was beautifully decorated with ever
greens and holly. The bride wore a
going-away gown Of green broadcloth
trimmed in Persian braid and red lace.
with hat to match, and carried in her
hand white prayer book from which
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the church on the arm of her uncle,
Judge Edgar E. Montague, of Hampton,
who gave her away. Miss Mamie Nc
Candlish, sister of the bride, was the
maid of honor, and she wore a suit of
nile green Organd Lu Zern, with ribbon
and lace trimming, and carried bunch
of white chrysanthemums. Master
Thos. Beverley Evans, nephew of the
groom, acted as ringbearer to the bride.
and the ribbons were held by Miss
Lucille Brown and Master William A.
Saunders, the little son of Col. Jno. r.
Saunders. The wedding march was
rendered by Miss Ellen Douglass Gar
nett, of Mathews, and while the cere-
mony was being performed the organ
softly pealed forth in lovely strains.
30 Perfect Love" The groom wore
the conventional black and was attended
by DR.. E. l.. Ferry, of Essex, who
acted as best man. They entered from
one of the vestry-rooms, and met the
bride and her uncle at the chancel The
bridesmaids were: Miss Josephine Tyler.
of Richmond, Va; Miss Mabel Meanley.
tof Baltimore, Md; Miss Susie Donohoe.
of Fairfax. Va; Miss Mary Gatewood,
of West Point, Va; Misses Emma Dew
Segar and Irma Marchant, of Middle
sex county. All Of these young ladies
were gowned in white Habutai silk,
with-Duchesse lace trimming, and wore
white picture hats and long white gloves.
Each carried bunch of holly. They
entered the church in pairs, separating
at the chancel and forming semi-circle.
The following gentlemen We're ushers:
Ro- l.. Montague, of Richmond; l.. c..
Patillo, of Baltimore; Larkin Anderson.
!, of Essex county, and DR.. VIM. R.
Gwathmey, of Middlesex; and the
groomsmen were: Senator j. Boyd Sears.
Hon. JAS M. Lewis, Robert and Shield
McCandlish, brothers OF the bride: Doug
las Dew and T. z. B. Spencer. All of
these wore cutaway coats and light
trousers. with gloves to match the
brides dress. The bride is the Oldest
daughter Of Mrs. Mamie McCandlish.
and her father was the late Robert Me-
Candlish who was distinguished LAWYER.
motheris the first cousin of Governor
Montague and her grandfather on her
mothers side was the late Col. f. B.
Montague. The groom is the SON of
Judge A. B. Evans, and is young law
yer of ability. From the church the
bridal party, accompanied by relatives
and a few intimate friends, repaired to
the home of Mrs. Mamie McCandlish in
Saluda, where an elegant lunch was
served in the old Virginia style. The
presents were numerous, some of them
strikingly beautiful and expensive.
thereby attesting the popularity of the
bride and groom After the luncheon
Mr.. and Mrs. Evans took the steamer
at West Point for an extended northern
trip, after which they will return to
their home at '.Edgewood,' Middlesex
county. Among the guests from dis
lance We're: Gov. A. j. Montague,
Robt- L. Montague. of Richmond; Judge
Z. Z. Montague, of Hampton; Mr.. and
Mrs. Fairfax Montague, of Baltimore;
Miss Susie Donohoe. of Fairfax; Miss
Josephine Tyler, of Richmond, and Mrs.
Joseph E. Willard, of Fairfax.
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