The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-03
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/ MlNN DIatr to Lecture.
| The whittie Memorial Circle Of
Kings Daughters. Mrs. John b. Light
| foot leader, has secured the services
| OF Miss Maria Blair to deliver lee
turc this AFTERNOON ut 1890 o'clock III
| TIL auditorium of Womans Christian
! Association Building, Nos. 7O9-71l East
/ Franklin erect.
The subject OF ..e lecture will be
! Scenes From tile Orient, Including
5Jerusalem,s and Will einbody Miss
! Blalr's personal travel experiences
| The proceeds OF the lecture will go
to the Ragged Mountain Mission and
the Day Nursery OF this city.
10 Meet ~ Noon.
Tile central Committee OF the A. r..
| v. a. will meet to-day at noon in the
\ cicty
| Auxiliary to Meet.
The Branch X. Allen Auxiliary of
4 the Virginia Home for Incurables will
meet at II O'Clock this morning In
Nurpny's Hotel Annex.
At won,un.s Club.
Practical experiences In philan.
| tNropic work, as related by Mr.. Jolln
| sharman, OF Boston, commanded close
attention and interest from members
of the Womans Club, tn whom he
spoke last afternoon.
| Having been a worker for fifteen
Iyears, he was prepared to tell of re-
| sults accomplished in large cities by
s,,ch organizations as ST Andrcws
| brotherhood, the Young Mems Christian
up of the rich, whose aim 1t was to
llcnu n helping hand to the poor. lie
ldwelt earnestly upon home influences,
his idea being that n boy Is largely
what sach influences make him.
| He introduced to the audience Mr..
| Horton, OF Pennsylvania, who discussed
work done all over the country in con-
neciion with boys Mr.. Horton brought
Iout clearly the Importance OF the help
ling hand In time of need and tempta-
ton. guiding, helping. controlling and
directing young natures in the way
| they should go.
| The meeting of the literary class to.
morrow afternoon, when Gilbert Park
er's new book, THE Viewers" is TO
be discussed. under the direction OF
Mrs. Henry a. Sampson. is looked for
ward to with great interest
/ Hestesses of last afternoon at the
club were Mrs. Basil d. Spalding. Mrs.
| Edmund Waddill. Mrs. Arthur NJ. Can
mon, Mrs. Stewart NJ. Woodward and
Mrs. Llewellyn Mcveigh.
Bcnyers-I<idd.
| announcement OF the marriage of
Mr.. James j.. Beavers and Mrs Emma
II.ldd. of this city, on Thanksgiving
Day. at the home of Mr.. e. w. Jen
nings, at Edgewater, Norfolk, came as
la surprise to many of their friends.
1 Owing to the recent death of Mr..
Dcavers.s motAer. it was planned to
have the marriage take place very
IGuietly. Accordingly. Mr.. E. w. Jen-
rinss. brother of Mrs. Kidd, was con-
suited, and it was arranged that they
should visit the exposition on Thanks
tsIv!ng Day and also get married at his
home.
rived at the home of Mr.. Jennings they
round several friends and relatives
present, among them the Rev. Mr..
Waterield.
4 At 1890 o'clock they were married.
in the presence of those assembled.
!. The bride and groom were heartily
congratulated. and then all present
1 partook of a Thanksgiving dinner, after
which they went to the Exposition
EGrounds to enjoy the remainder of the
day.
The bride and groom returned to this
city at night and received a hearty
welcome by the members of the famity Is.
at their home in Highland Park.
4 AIR Beavers is avery popular young
business man. Mrs. Beavers is the
. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs D. r. jon
. itings, of this city, and sister of Mrs.
George "A. Jennings and Mrs. Powhatau
Nash. also of this city; Mr.. Z. w. Jen-
nings, of Norfolk, and Mr.. w. II. Jen-
nings, of Portsmouth. Va.
Willis-Gnbbert.
The marriage of Mr.. John Byrd Will
lis and Miss Nerna Jeffries Gabbert
4 took place at the home of the brides
parents. No. S03 Columbia Avenue,
The Rev. DIR. r. D. Roller, OF the Epis-
eopal Church, performed the ceremony.
I Miss Olive Gabbert was her sisters
maid of honor. Little Miss Mary Caste
was the ring-bearer.
Among the out-of-town guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Brooke of Dorfel;
Mrs. John Willis and Miss Bessie Will
lls, OF Gordonsville, Va: Mr. and Mrs.
William Jameson, of Morgantown and
Or. and Mrs. Casio. of Clay. ". Va.
The groom is the son of Mr.. John
Willis. of Gordonsville. He is at pres
ent located at Dorfel. Viva. where he
and his bride will reside after return
: ing from New York and the home of
the groom's parents, near Gordons-
Vile, Va.
Personal Mention.
The Rev. and Mrs. Harry L. Weston
!. Visiting Mrs. j. R. Gill. at the Male.
Orphan Asylum. They will leave
Thur sday, the 5th for Stuart, Patrick
. county Va, where Mr.. Weston will
|assume the pastorate of his church
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. b. Bowles, Mrs. Mon