Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-06-14
Richmond Society.
Special Correspondence of The Star
RICHMOND. Va. June l.,

RICHMOND. Va. June l.. 1885.
Smart young matrons and maids in
Richmond are much excited over a per-
Torrance to be given Monday night for
the benefit of the Girls Club. The Girls
Club is maintained for the working girls
of the city. its president and other ON
GERS including young married and unnlar-
ried women from the most fashionable
contingent in the city. The boxes for
Monday evening are being disposed of
under the direction of Miss Kate Meredith
and tickets for the performance are
bringing good prices at the clubs. Many
theater parties are being arranged Tor the
evening and invitations are out for
number of suppers afterward.
Richmond friends are much interested
in the wedding of Miss Louise Tremlett
Walker. daughter of the late Maj. Gen.
John G. Walker C.S.A.. and Mrs. SOPHIE
NJ Walker of Mansfield, near Winchester,
Va to Mr.. Harrison Cassard of Balti-
more son of Mrs Cassard and the late
Louis r. Cassard, the ceremony to take
place June II in Christ Church. WIN
chester. at noon. the Rev. William smith
William NJ Pettis of Washington. cousin
of the bride.
The church will be beautifully decorated
in palms. smilax. roses and lilies. MISS
Estelle Main will play the Weda,ns
sohn. Miss Willie Mcclure, daughter OF
Dr. w P. Mcclure OF Winchester, VIII
render a solo Miss Mary Lee, the bride
sister, as maid of honor. will wear white
lace princess gown and white picture
hat The bridesmaids. Miss Frances A.
Walker, Miss Winifred Rogers, Miss
Marie Whiting and Miss Carter Conrad.
will have on pretty frocks OF whHe
batiste with pink sashes. rose hats and
hn1 France
Mr.. Kenset Brown Of Baltimore Will be
best man, and the groomsmen. Messrs.
Theodore Miller and Roland West OF Bal
timore and r. Gray Williams and Melvin
given away by her brother, Capt. Philip
G. M. Walker. U.S.A.. retired. She will
be gowned in white liberty satin and lace.
a tulle veil and orange blossoms. Her
lilies of the valley. A reception will be
given at Mansfield after the marriage. and
will be largely attended by guests from
Washington, Richmond. Norfolk and Bal
timore. Many handsome wedding gifts
will be displayed. The bride and groom
will spend their honeymoon In New York
and Canada.
Another wedding will be celebrated on
the evening of June % in the First Baptist
Church. this city. when Miss Evelyn Gray
Bell. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. A. o. Bell.
and Mr.. James Hoge Tyler, jr.. son OF
former Gov. J. Hoge Tyler of Radford,
Va. will be the contracting parties.
The wedding will take place from the
home of the brides sister. Mrs. Clifton
Macon Miller of 211 East Grace street.
Miss Bell is a very handsome young girl
who has made her home in Richmond for
some years past and has become pleasant
ly identified with social life here. Her
fiance belongs to the Richmond clubs and
| justifes his heredity in being the son OF
one of the most popular gentlemen In the
state.
Mrs. George S. Holmes of Charleston,
S. c.. president of the Davis monument
association, who came to Richmond to at
| tend the Davis memorial exercises June ).
had the misfortune to fall on June 4.
while walking on Broad street and re-
ceived a painful injury. She is now I'M
proving slowly at Virginia hospital, where
| her friends go to see her during visiting
| hours and her room is kept fresh and
| beautiful with the flowers they send.
| A fashionable but quiet wedding was
celebrated Wednesday, June 10 in st.
| Paul's Episcopal Church. this city. when
Miss Jeanette Buckner Long, daughter
of the Rev. George A. Long and Mrs.
Mary Magi1l Long, was married to DR.
Harry Burgwyn Baker, son of the late
T. Roberts and Mrs. Maria Burgwyn
Baker the Rev. william Meade Clark Of
! floating. Mrs. Elizabeth Mclean. sister
of the bride. was matron Of honor and DR..
| w. Lowndes Peple the best man. Messrs
Austin Brockenbrough and St. George
| Cooke were the other attendants. I'm
mediately after the ceremony DR.. and
| through Canada and the western states
Miss Virginia Miller. directress OF the
Washington branch of the association
was an hOnored guest at the meeting.