Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-11-14
RICHMOND.

order Of the day In Richmond. Judge
and Mrs. Beverly Randolph Wexford have
just made public the engagement OF
their daughter, Sue Seldom Taliaferro.
to DR.. Thomas Robins Marshall. No
vember % is to be the wedding date.
| The ceremony will be performed in the
First Presbyterian Church. and DR.. Mar
| shall and his bride will go away at once
| to spend their honeymoon. They will
return to live in Richmond. DR.. Marshall
| has recently returned from the Philip
pines.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Christian Of Bis
| South Sd street, announce the engage
| ment of their daughter. Lucy Newton. 10
| Mr.. James Amber Johnston, formerly or
southwest Virginia. but now of Rich
mond Both Miss Christian and Mr.. john
| ston are representatives of old and dlstin-
| guished families, and the wedding IL TO
wedding scheduled for February. 1910,
| is that of Miss Willis Wilson, daughter
| of Mrs. f. w. Wilson OF Charleston,
w. Va. and Mr.. Barksdale Lathrop. a
popular young society and club man OF
| Richmond. Miss Wilson. who Is
daughter of late Gov. Wilson OF west
Virginia, is most pleasantly known IN
Richmond through several visits mace Dy
her to Miss Alma Cecil. Miss Cecil Will
| be one of the attendants at the wedding.
| Smith. daughter of Mrs George Alvin
| Smith of S23 West Grace street, and Mr..
Lewis Hinton Bosher of Richmond VIII
| be celebrated Saturday, November ~. at
8 PM, in All Saints Episcopal Church.
A reception will be given after the cere-
! mony. and the bride and groom VII! go
to the Bermudas for their wedding tr1p
A December bride will be Miss Helen
Scott McRae, whose approaching mar
rage to Mr.. Stanford Dyson Kennady OF
Kentucky has been made known to her
| friends within the past week. Miss NC
Rae is the daughter OF MI. and MIS-
George Scott McRae. In Seventh street
Christian Church, November 80 the weo-
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Julian f.
Thomas and Mr.. William Rind Storrs Will
be celebrated. Miss Thomas ana MT
Storrs are both we'll known members OF
Richmond and Petersburg is the an
nouncement by Mrs. William II. Harrl-
| son of the latter city Of the engagement
| of her daughter, Helen West, to Mr.
Walter Hubbard. a member of Common
wealth Club and a prominent young
business man of Richmond. Miss Harri-
son is a sister of Mrs. John A. Coke, 1r.
one of the handsomest young married
women in Richmond.
Lieut.. Warner McCabe. 9Th Cavalry.
IL. S. A, whose marriage with MISS
Mary Forsythe, daughter of Gen. For
sythe, was an affair of fashionable I'M
pOrtance in Americano-Philippino circles
| last year, expects to sail from Manila,
returning to America December L., with
| his wife, his command having been or
dered to Fort Walla Walla in the state
| of Washington. Lieut.. and Mrs. McCabe
expect to come straight to Richmond
and visit Col and Mrs. W. Gordon Nc
Cabe, who will have then the pleasure
of meeting and greeting their daughter
in-law for the first time.
Mrs. John Herbert Claiborne Of Peters
burg will give a beautiful cotillon at
Riverside Country Club November II, In
honor of her debutante daughter, Miss
Donald Fraser Claiborne. and OF Miss
Margaret Lea Melborn. her house guest.
Mrs. Howard Page OF Baltimore came to
Richmond Tuesday of this week to at
tend the marriage of her sister, Miss
Constance Boudar, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Bacon Boudar. and Mr.. Ber-
| tram Chestermann, the wedding taking
place at the home Of the BRIDES parents.
Several society leaders Of Richmond
arranged and carried out a bridge party
given yesterday afternoon in the palm
garden Of the Jefferson Hotel. The dec
orations in ropes of smilax and banks
| Of crimson roses were beautiful. Guests
were received by Mrs. Charles e. Whit
lock. Mrs Thomas Rutherford; Mrs,
Home and Mrs. Armistead Wexford Mr..
and Mrs. T. Moncure Perkins. Miss
| Nancy Perkins and Miss Alice Moncure
Perkins sailed Wednesday. November 10.
by the Lapland from New York to Ger
many. where they will spend the winter
at the Germans baths. Rather. Mr.. Per-
kins will After he Is comfortably es-
tablished his family will go on to Paris
and England.
At the wedding OF Miss Emily Arm
istead and Mr.. Robert Eden Payton. IT,,
at IL a. m. Thursday the parlors and halls
of the Arrnistead home on East Cary
formed, were beautifully decorated with
white chrysanthemums and palms. The
brides only attendant, Mrs. Thomas w.
Purcell. wore gold-colored satin and lace.
and had an arm bouquet Of white chrys-
anthemums. The bride wore white cloth,
| a white plumed hat. and carried white
prayer book with floral markers. A we'd
ding breakfast after the ceremony was
attended by a large number Of Richmond
and out-of-town friends.
Mr.. and Mrs w s. Forbes and family.
who have been spending the early au-
tumn at their country place near Bon Air.
have returned to Richmond and will oc-
cupy a West Franklin residence until the
completion Of their beautiful new home
at the end Of Monument avenue.
Misses Heningham and Josephine Elicit
who have been travelling on the continent
Of Europe with their father. Mr.. Tazewell
Elicit, are not expected home until jan
uary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Egbert G. Leigh, jr., gave
a supper to a few friends this week, COW
ers being laid for Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Boiling, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Boiling
Mr.. and Mrs. Cotesworth Pickney, Mr.
and Mrs. Thomas Pinckney Of Charleston.
s. c., Miss Mary Lyons and Mr.. Carter
Branch.
Col. Julian L. Powell U. 8. A., former
member Of the Richmond HOwitzers has
been the guest Of his kinswoman. Mrs A.
B. Camm, at 800 East Grace street
The Rev. Landon Mason officated at
| the wedding Of Miss Janetta Carter Nor
ris and Mr.. Richard Massie Noting.
which took place in Grace Episcopal
Church at IL am. November II. The
bride came into the church with her maid
Of honor. Miss Sally Brown Morris. The
bride was gowned in blue cloth and a blue
hat. She carried valley lilies. The maid
of honor wore apricot peau de sole and
had sheaf Of American beauties.
| Mrs. w. M. Taliaferro of 4th and Frank
| lin streets has recalled invita- tons for a
handsome entertainment to be given on
| the eveJring of November Is. on account of
| the critical illness of Mrs. Selden Wake,
who was before her marriage Miss Eve
| lyn Bridges.
| Mrs Henry Alexander White. who has
| been spending some time at Burgh Wes-
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