The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-15

RICHMOND " TII1 IRIS
Robert Ridley brotha. oe :lc groom,
acted as best nnt,. ..s
Mrs. Ridley is the ,lyugli!ar{ot Tho late
ltohn M. Goodwin, Of .!nnrlots nHvi He Vi o nd
4 Sts ID social fnvorite In University Y n end
Charlnt.asvilc circlcs. s.
DR. Ridley Is tho third son OF Mrs. Nor
fleet Ridley, OF Portsmouth lic y I,
/ young ,rlnn OF unusual ability, md is
now resIdent physician to tho Portland
Cement Company, II, Ford wick, VI
Aftcr a short wedding tour, Dr. ana
i Mrs Ridley will visit Mrs. Norfleet Rid
| ley III Portsmouth. before golnB to tl'elr
K homo In Tordwick.
Among the guests, WHO came from q
distance to attend the wedding were:
Mrs. Norfleet Ridley, Misses Bessie and
Annie Blount RIdley.iMr. William Ridley,
| altof Portsmouth; Mrs. Charles w. Allen
and Mr.. HUI, OF Charlottesville
Hicks-McMcchcn.
The Newport News Timcs-F Herald, OF
Tusdny, March 18th, contains the follow
ing wedding announcement OF Interest to
| thermometers. The Times Herald says:
The wedding Is announced from Phtla-
|8delphin, OF Miss Helen McMechen, daugl,-
ter OF the late Bcnjnmn FRANKLIN /. Me-
IMcchen OF Wheeling, w. Va. and Mr..
William Claiborne Hicks, formerly Of
Richmond, the wedding having taken
place on March 18th Mt noon at st.
Stephens Church. On their return from,
their wedding trip a reception Will be
In Philadelphia.
Aunspaugl,-McCoy.
To-day mt Rich Square, Va, Miss Ruth
Mccoy, formerly OF Suffolk. will he mar
ried to Mr.. Frederick Aunspnugl n prom
inent young Insurance man of Norfolk.
Miss Mccoy is very kindly remembered
In Suffolk, where her personal attractive.
moss made her fnvoritc. Among Tho
Suffolk people who went down for the
marriage were Mr.. and Mrs. r. l.. Wood
ward.
Van Louven-Emerson.
Announcement has been made OF the
approaching wedding of Miss Eleanor
Chase Emerson. daughter OF President
T. NJ. Emerson. Of the Atlantic Coast
Line. to Mr.. Cornelius Van Louven. Tho
wedding will take place In Wilmington.
) N. c., on Monday, April 10Th.
Miss Emerson has frequently visited In
Richmond, where she has many relatives
and friends, who will DO interested In
the announcement.
Miss Hebbard Engaged.
Mr.. and Mrs. Schuyler Hamilton an
nounce the engagement OF their daugh-
ter. Ruth Hebbard, to Mr.. Fletcher Mont
gomery. OF Stamford. Connecticut, the
marriage to take place next winter.
Chapter Meeting.
At the meeting OF the Richmond Chap
ter. Daughters OF the Confederacy. yes
sterday, an amendment to the constitu-5
ton was proposed. providing for the en-
rollment OF life members aud nx!rg tho
fee at s10 Mrs. Walter D. Christian
proposed that no lady under forty years
+ OF ago should be admitted as n life
member. This latter motion was Sec
an animated discussion. In which Mrs.
r. A. Patterson, Mrs. George Lyons, Mrs.
8Dabney Carr and others took part, Mrs.
Christian Withdrew her motion.
Mrs. George Lyons motion to make
the life membership fees an endowment
fund was lost. but will come up at the
next meeting, when the--entire amend.
sment will be discussed and voted on.
The corresponding secretary was In
structed TO write letter to senator
Foraker, thanking him for introducing
: Mrs. D. C. Richardson. representing
the lakewood Memorial Association, gave
SIC towards the Ftzhugh Leo monument
fund. and $40 towards case in the Con-
federate Museum. In which the records
of the association may be kept.
Mrs; Wade. chairman OF the silver tea
recently given sby the chapter. reported
1886 receipts from tho entertainment.
Mrs. George w. Nelms. OF Newport
News, was the guest Of theSchapter and
made an encouraging report of the w.
iE her city. 3
Mr.. Edgar Taylor was made an honor
nry member Of the chapter. and the fol-
lowing new members were elected: Mrs
John G. corley. Mrs. D. T, Williams.
Miss May L. Collier, Miss Nellie ". Will
Miss Myrtle Eubank.
Before the chapter adjourned resolutions
of sympathy for Mrs. B. A. Blenner In
her recent aff1ictton were adopted.
Those present were: Mrs. D. c.. Rich
ardson, Mrs. r. A. Patterson, Miss Min
ME Baughman. Mrs. J. B. Hit Mrs
Barksdale. Miss Julia A. Grant, Mrs. j..
H. TImberlake. Mrs. 6. A. Lyon. Mrs. E.
D. Taylor, Mrs. G. W. p. Brock, Mrs.
Hugh Miller. Mrs. John Teefey, Mrs..
w. NJ. Wade, Mrs. 2: G. Courtney, Mrs.
d. A. Timberlake, Mrs. e. W. Valentine,
Miss Bette ISllyson. Mrs. Fl. B. Fitzhugh.
Mrs. Robert Christian. Mrs. Walter Chris
tan, Miss Helena PEBBLES. Mrs. w. r.
Yawter. Mrs. Virginius Johnson. Mrs.
David Brown. Mrs. Dnbney Carr.
Memorial Tablet.
A memorial tablet, to the memory OF
the Rev. DR.. James Waddell. Will be
presented to Lancaster county, through
the Circuit Court. by Captain George r.
Squires, Of Lancaster, and will be un.
yelled at Lancaster Courthouse, where
st Is to DO placed, next Monday, March
10th.
The inscription on the tablet is Is, black
and gold letters. with an open Bible
carved above. The text Of the inacrir-
ton is as follows:
In Memoriam.
Rev. James Waddell. D. D..
The Blind Preacher, Teacher. Orator.
= Son Of Thomaa and Janet Waddell, OF