The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-07
SOCIAL. and
PERSONAL

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"a M RS. F1TIHudH LEE has an
llA/H nounced the engagement OF
NV her daughter, Virginia, to
Lieutenant John Carter
Montgomery OF the United Stated
Army.
Miss Lee Is the youngest daughter
OF Mrs. Leo and the late General
Fitzhugh Lee, distinguished alike for
his service In the Confederate Army
and in the army OF tho United states.
General Lee was the first president
OF the jamestown Exposition Com
pany, and accomplished a great deal
In arousing public interest and turn
ing public attention toward tho ter
centennial celebration.
Lieutenant Montgomery Is stationed
at Fort Riley. Kan, where Lieutenant
George Mason Lee and his family and
Mrs. Lewis Brown, formerly Miss
Anne Lee, who married Lieutenant
Lewis Brown, of tho army, also have
their homes Miss Ellen Lee, now tho
wife of Captain Rhea, Of the cavalry,
with her husband and children, Is at
Fort Lenvenworth. Mrs. Lees asso-
citation with tho Seventh Cavalry Will
be unusually strong. for, after Miss
Virginia's marriage, she will have
given three daughters and son to It.
Lieutenant Montgomerys family be-
longs. through his ancestors, to Vir-
Einia, as his name, John Carter. In
dicates. The time and place OF the
wedding are not definitely decided on,
but whenever and wherever 1t may
be. tho charming young bride will
have the best wishes for her happi-
ness from thousands OF Virginians and
other southerners who saw service
with her father In IT,. ranks of the
Army OF Northern Virginia. Mrs
Mrs. James Caskie >Cabell, In Rich
| mond.
BrlEEs-Smith.
The wedding Of Miss Bessie Warner
Smith. daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. J
Rice Smith. of No. 6o2 West franklin
street. to Mr.. Thomas Hamlin Briggs
| formerly Of Berryville. Va. and 8
son Of Mr. I. X. Briggs. OF Clarke
county, Will be quietly celebrated thi.
evening at 0 o'clock, in All Saints
Church. Rev. John Y. bowman ,of.
| nciating
Mr.. Briggs is connected in business
with the Virginia. Carolina Chemica
Company, and, after bridal trip t.
the Sapphire Country, In the Blue
Ridge Mountains of North Carolina
/ he will take his bride to his presen
! headquarters. at Columbia, s. C..
Milcs-1,yIcr.
| Richmond people will be interested
in the announcement appearing in tn
Washington Post of yesterday, regard
ing the engagement of Miss Elizabetl
Gilmer Tyler, daughter of Presiden
Z Lyon Gardiner Tyler. of William an
j Mary College. Williamsburg. Va, t
i Midshipman Alfred Hart Miles, U.
4 N, serving on board the battleshil
Kentucky, and SON of the late Charlie
i r. Miles, lieutenant In the navy. Mid
I shipman Miles Is an alumnus OF VIII
$ liam and Mary College. his acquain
lance with Miss Tyler dating from hi
Il student days
The prospective bride is a grand
daughter OF the late John Tyler. o
sherwood-on- james River, tenth Pres
ident Of the United States. She
. also granddaughter of the lat
Thomas Walker Gilmer, Governor 9
, Virginia and appointed by Presider
!. Tyler to be Secretary OF the Navy. Th
! date for the wedding which. 1t
, thought, will be celebrated in WI
: lllamsburg during the month of Ser
, teinbcrJ has not yet been finally dc
cided.
Jones-Bickcrs.
The wedding of Miss Blanche Over
!, ton Bickers, youngest daughter of NJ
. and Mrs w. NJ. Bickers. to Mr.. Julir
In. Jones, was celebrated at 8:15 o'cloc
. A. NJ yesterday, in the home of tf
BRIDES parents, No. 410 North Invent!
seventh Street, Rev. e. T. Dadmun.
! st. James NJ Z. Church, officiating.
t Mrs W. D. Gay, wearing white en-
: broidered batiste and carrying maidel
z nf
n Mr. w. NJ. Bickers. Jr.. was the be
4 man. Miss Ida Lee Allen played II
:, wedding march and, during the GER
. mony, '.Believe Me, if All Those T.
r dearing Young Charms
@ The bride was gowned In brown ia
! feta with brown hat and gloves al
It had a bouquet OF Bride roses. 81
9 received a large number of beautif
o wedding gifts.
il Mr.. and Mrs. Jones left the city II
Y, med lately after the ceremony FOR
h wed ding trip. After August 20th IN
y Will reside at No. 4o4 North ,Twent
. seventh Street.
III Fifieth Anniversary.
n Mr. and Mrs. Burghardt Hassel.
!, No. 1902 Pleasant Street will celebra
:. their golden wedding tomorrow eve
l. ling. They were married in New ioi
e August 8, 1857.
J. Mr.. Hassel founded a daily Germ
te paper in Richmond and has the a.
= tinction Of being the oldest work.
printer In Virginia.
They will receive the congratu
=, tions of their friends between I
se hours OF and IL Thursday cvenil
H. and will be surrounded by their T
lie children. nineteen grandchildren, q
lie. three great-grandch The d
ora atoms will all be In yellow, coret
mt sis and goldenrod to be used W
n lavish effect. a great number
on wedding gifts are already being
~ ~ ceiyed.
az on Children nf Mr.. and Mrs. Hassel
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