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


OF the bride and her maids, which will
be one of the pretty social events pre-
ccding the marriage. ks,9
Miss Carpenters father Is q very
Isuccessful contractor, man Of means
land OF prominence in the community
where he lives. The bride-to-be Isl q
young girl OF much culture and of a
most attractive personalities Mr.. Ken
nedy is man Of affairs In Boston and
n member Of the leading social clubs
| In that city.
In the home Of the brides parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Heath, Of No. $500
East Grace Street, their daughter,
| Tuesday, July 9th, to Mr.. John Joseph
May, Jr., formerly of Charleston, s. c..
| At $3.50 O'clock on Wednesday after
noon next, Miss Cora Lee Cotman, tho
daughter of Mrs. James Thomas Cot
man, will be married to Mr.. Curtis
| Fitzhugh RUSSELL the ceremony to be
performed at the home of the bride
in Henrico county.
At The SWISS Village.
The West Virginia commission gave
q delightful luncheon at the Swiss
| Village of the Jamestown. Exposition
[on West Virginia Day to about sew
enty-five guests. Mr.. Fred Paul Gross
cup was master of ceremonies ana Of
fcred q toast to Secretary Cortelyou.
Among those present were Governor
and Mrs c. A. Swanson, Governor and
Mrs. Dawson, Lieutenant-G Governor and
Mrs. j. Taylor Ellyson. President and
Mrs. Harry St. George Tucker, Mr.. and
s1rs. Grosscup. United States Senator
Thomas S. Martin, Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden,
OF West Virginia; Mr.. and Mrs. Bar
ton Myers and Lieutenants Philip Bag
by, Harry N. Cootes and Woodward,
tof the United States Army.
A beautiful dinner was given last
Monday evening by General and Mrs.
j Frederick Dent Grant, at the Hotel
Chamberlin. in honor Of Secretary Cor
telyou and visiting foreign officers.
Tables Were decorated in smilax and
white roses Covers were laid for
forty, among whom were:- President
and Mrs. st. George Tucker, Governor
and Mrs Claude Swanson, Governor
and Mrs. Dawson, of West virginia;
Senator and Mrs Scott, of West v1r-
Sinia; Captain and Madame Lugo, Of
the Mexican Commission; Colonel and
Mrs. Harrison, Of Fort Monroe; Colonel
j ]. McCooke, the Misses McCooke,
Admiral Dahl and staff, Colonel Man
terola, of the Mexican Commission,
tCaptain Corzo, Captain Fernandez. Cap
tain Bolley and Lieutenant Cootes.
J Hnmilton-Jamison.
Mr.. and Mrs j. v. Jamison, of vir-
Tinia, who now have their home In
Hagerstown,. Md, have announced the
engagement of their daughter, Mary
Vincent, to Mr.. William T. Hamilton,
son of the late Governor William r.
/ Hamilton. The wedding will take place
in the autumn, and the announcement
is one of interest to Miss Jamison's
i Virginia friends. E n
Kirk--Tnliaferro
The wedding Of Miss Mary Isabelle
Kirk, daughter Of Mr. Herndon Talia-
ferro and Mrs. Harriet ]. Taliaferro,
to Mr.. Charles Brown Kirk, son OF the
Kew. James @. Kirk. was celebrated
at $50 p NJ. "Wednesday, July Cd, in
Glen Allen Baptist Church. the father
Of the groom. the Rev. James O. Kirk,
officiating.
The color scheme in decoration was
white and green. The approach to the
altar was spanned by arches, the main
arch having two smaller ones for the
maid OF honor and the best man. Mr..
A. E. Sheppard, Of lIthelwood, Va. and
| .. u.
We're masters Of ceremony. Tho wed
ding marches, from Meldelssohn and
Lohengrin," were played by Miss
Elma $Shipplett. Of Richmond who
wore white chiffon with lace trim
mings.
Miss Leonore Virginia Verdier, OF
Norfolk, Va, the maid of honor, was
attired In white silk null over taffeta
princess In style, and trimmed with
green ribbon, the corsage having 6
yoke garritured with pearls She car.
ried White carnations and maidenhail
ferns The bridesmaids, eight in mum
Der, wore white chiffon and lace witt
B green girdles, and coronets of lily O.
the valley and white lilac. Their flow
ers We're maidenhair ferns tied will
white The bridesmaids were Misses
| Llzette Winston and Mary Shipplett
4 Of Richmond; Myrtis Yowell. Of Cul
! pepper; Margaret Crismond, Of Fred
| ericksburg; Mrs. w. Fleet Kirk. q
| Lakeside; Misses Ellen Tlmberlake
Anne Dickinson and Blanche Italia
ferro. OF Hanover county.
The groom and his attendants wer
IN tull evening dress Mr.. James c
II Kirk, Jr., was best man, and tn
III groomsmen, Messrs. W. Il. rr. q
Amherst, Va; Marion j. Taylor. o
Charleston. S. c.; Walter sydnor, Jr
OF Ashland. Va: George w. Thoma.
Of Norfolk; Arthur 3. Gathright, /
walker Taiiaferro. Gray Thomas, q
Richmond. and "A. e. Sheppard {
Richmond.
Ihe flower-girls. Emma Goddin an
3 Elizabeth Noble, Of Barton Height
IA wore white with green sashes and hs
ribbons, and carried baskets of whit
! sweet peas, fringed with ferns. Mas
81 ter Francis Bryan Williams OF Bar
N ton Heights, In a Lord F'auntleroy co.
y tume carried the ring on7a white sati
RE cushion. -, pr
RX The bride entered with her faith e