The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-07-17
the engagement OF Miss Bessie Green,
daughter Of Mr.. nd Mrs, A. a. Green

daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. A. a. Green,
'Jr., OF Dallas. Texas, to- Lieutenant Cliff
ford Jones, OF the Artillery Corps, lInite,l
States Army the wedding to take place
in early August, after which the couple
will be at Fort Monroe Old Point COM
fort. Va, where Lieutenant Jones Will
be stationed The prospective groom Isl
of one Of the oldest and best families
of Georgia. being q son $of Mr.. and Mrs
H. ". Jones, Of Norcrosse, n Ca He Is a.
graduate OF class '0a OF the Military
Academy at West Point. N, Y. and is at;
present stationed at Vancouy,,rE barracks:
Washington. lie is a brother of Lieu
tenant Dewitt Jones. OF Fort Len ve,i-
worth, Kansas; also OF Cadet Tom Jones,
of the Naval Academy at Annapolis a
Dietrich.
The marriage OF Miss Irrnrces 1,ietrlck.3
of Martinsburg. W. Va. to Mr., ". 4
Letter, Of the same city Will take place
at the home Of the bride Tomorrow the
ceremony being performed BY the I Rev.
Charles S. Trump.
4 Miss Dietrich Is an exceedingly popular
and attractive young lady. and Mr.. Letter
is clerk Of the city Of NIartlnsburg. d
Persingcr Staples.
a marriage OF interest to people
throughout Virginia will be that OF Miss
Lillian DeJurnette Staples to Mr.. David
w. Persinger, which will take place to-
morrow at high noon Il IN st. Johns
ceremony the young couple will leave
for Canada for q stay OF two months.
The bride-elect Is the daughter Of the
lato Daniel Del. Staples, and Is n lady
Of charming manner and high intellac-!
tual attachments. Mr. Persingor Is pr1n-
cipal Of the Roanoke High School.
Enga gement Announced.
An engagement that has caused a flut-
ter In Wilmington. N. c., society has
Just been announced, and IL that of Miss
;Josephine Budd, OF Petersburg. Va, TO
Captain John van 3. Metts, a prominent
Guard, and head OF q large insurance bust
ness. The marriagei s 70 take place In the
fall, during the month OF November, It
Is thought " 4, "a as448
The engagement Is the Termination OF
o pretty and interesting romance. as Cap
tain Afetts first met Miss Budd about
two months ago, both being attendants
upon tho marriage OF two prominent
young society people Of Wilmlngton-7M
Louise Bellamy and Or. Edward j..
Wood-who are now abroad.
w. 1||uEAttASc WYNN lAebSd 0t1QA Wy AAkCA
Easter, and Miss Budd and Captain Metts
soon became firm friends. The friend.
sRip rlpened into love upon the occasion
OF present visit OF Miss I3udd to Mr..
and Mrs n, g, eRosset, at the Do Rosset
cottage on Wrightsvllle Beach, The ems
gagelnent announcement was made Fri.
day night to q party OF friends at the
seashore. 5g5 Il VA
Miss Hudd Is frequent visitor TO
n ~, a ~ hoe hnn n
popular figure at many OF the Richmond
germans, She Ia very popular here. and
the nows Of her engagement VIII be
noted with much interest
For Building Fund.
An attractive excursion. to be given
for tho benefit OF tho bulldog fund OF
the Retreat for the Sick, WIZ Leave Rsch,
tlnona at 400 r. NJ, on July ath, and VIII
60 Via the York River line to Niagara
Falls and Toronto. Canada, The round
trip transportation Will include eight days
board, tally-ho rides In Toronto and
Niagara, ana q stop In Philadelphia on
the return trip. Mrs, Apna Y, Rallm. OF
No. 8lp North Eighth Street, and Miss
Betty Ellyson, Of No. 10 East Frankiin
Street, Will have entire charge, and VII!
act as chaperons, h II
Personal Mention.
DR., r, r., Fitzgerald. who has for the
past year been resident physician at thu
hospital IN Cass. W, Va, has returned
to Richmond and Ia located at No, s7oa
East nroad Street,
Misses Kathleen and Lucille Wilkinson,
grea t-grnnddaughters Of Commodore VIII
kinson, w,lo,haye heen the guest OF their
cousin, Aiiss Perkins, IN thla city, are now
vislting in the home NJ Mr., Weislger o.
Manchester.
ateasrs, Albert He1sler ana John G.
&Aiills ara on 9 Northern trip, They Will!
visit baltimore, Philadelphia, Atlantic
City, New York and Newport II J,
blessrs, George II, Heislsr and George
r, NeWsoine have returned 70 the CITY
from q trip through the North.
Mrsa L. NJ Graves, Of New York, Is
visiting her mother, Mrs, Wtllinma
Haynes, at No. 200 North Twenty-sixth
Street,
Misses Mamie ana Ida Newell have