The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-16
POLICE OFFICERS
ELECTED FOR YEAR
Petersburgess> Elect Chief, Lieu
tenant Two Sergeants and
Two Detectives.
MARRIED BY FATHERS
Mrs. Christiana Pritchett Dies
Funeral Tonorrow-Burial
in BIanford Cemetery.

Especial to The Richmond Virginiau }
PETERSBURG, VA, June 1.-THE
Police Commissioners OF the city of
Petersburg met Wednesday night Tor
the purpose OF electing members Of
the police corps. The following off,
GERS were elected, other members are
tc be announced later; Chief OF PJ-
lice, X. h. Ragiand. Lieutenant, JoltA
j. Donahue. First Sergeant, John l.,
Titmus: Second Sergeant. J. Il. Payne.
Detectives, David l.. Eanes anad J. j..
Heelan.
X. A. Gundy. of Altoona. Pa, has
been appointed manager OF the re
tersburg Gas Company, 10 succeed MIR,
l.. c. Pond, who recently resigned.
thompson MciIsaine.
4 beautltuI marriage at the. Second
Presbyterian church was the social
feature OF Wednesday in Petersburg,
when Miss Annie Claiborne Mcllwaire,
daughter of~Mr. and Mrs. WIFE I'm
Biard McIlwaine, became the bride
OF Rev. william Taltaferro THOMPSON,
Jr. of Washington, ID. &.
Rev. Augustus Worth Shaw, OF
North Carolina, was best man, Sni
Miss Luck Atkinson Mcllwaine, sister
Of the bride, was maid of honor.
The bridesmaids were Misses Don
aid F. Claiborne, Katherine Maui.
Mary Plummer McIiwaine, Lucy Mc-
Iiwaine Davis, Isabel Martin and Mary
Gray Harrison. of Petersburg: Bessie
Cannon. OF Fredericksburg, and Ron
ilane Edwards. of Macon, Ga.
The ushers were Messrs. William
b McIlwaine, Jr., j. Nat Harrison,
Thomas J. Holden. Lemroy Jones. AL
OF Petersburg Thomas X. Young, of
West Virginia, J. Harry Whitmore,
OF Charlottesville; Messrs. George
Young, of Washington, ID. G.. and
Charles Miller. OF North Chevy Chase
road. -.
The bride was in white silk, with
rose point lace, her Veil caught with
orange blossoms, and carried Brides
roses, with lilies OF the valley. The
bridesmaids carrie dheld daisies, in
picture hats, tied with green ribbons.
and were gowned s'in white organdie
and with green sashes. The maid of
honor wroe white and carried maiden
hair ferns.
The ceremony was performed by the
father of the groom, Rev. William
Taliaferro Thompson. d. u, Of Wash
ington, l.. c.
Harrsen-Bryan.
This evening at 5 o'clock in Grace
Episcopal church Miss Della Bryan,
daughter of DIR. and Mrs. c. Braxton
Bryan will be married to George West
Harrison. The ceremony will be per
formed by the father OF the bride,
who is rector of the church.
Miss Bryan will be attended by her
sister. Mrs. ]. Morton Townsend, as
matron OF honor. Miss Dorothy Pleas
ants Harrison. sister of the groom. and
Miss Mary &. Bryan as maids of hon
or,
The best man will be Nathaniel Cole
Harrison. OF Duquesne, Pennsylvania,
the ushers are. Braxton Bryan, Jr..
of Petersburg Mr.. william Henry
Harrison of AshevilIe. n. c.; Mr.. j
Coalter Guinnan, of Norfolk; Mr.. JOS
eph ". Smith, Mr.. Leroy Jones, Mr..
w. Roane RuffIn, of Petersburg.
After the ceremony q reception Will
be held ar the home of the brides par
ents on High street.
The honeymoon will be spent at the
ssssassEs.ss fa3gssa ut sasaA 3sssafaaGe fFSSs't
Of Richmond, at Eagle Peint. Glouoes-
ter county.
Death Reported.
Mrs Christiana B. Pritchett, widow
OF w. n. Pritchett, died at the resi-
dence OF her daughter. Mrs. c. r. Will
hanson, on New street, "Wednesday af-
tsrnoon after an Illness of six months.
Mrs. Pritchett Is survived by two
daughters. Mrs. C. r. Williamson and
Miss Indiana w. Pritchett also ar
adopted daughter. Mrs. Ola Brown. OF
Wilmington, Delaware, and one sister
Mrs. Susan Dyson OF Sussex county.
The burial will be in Blandford GENE
terry. Friday morning.