The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-12-21
Society

Tho First Baptist church was the
scene OF beautiful marriage yes
terday evening at six o'clock, whom
Miss Marion swarm Terrell. daugh-
ter of Capatln and Mrs John NJ.
Terrell. of Gwathmey. Va. became
the bride of Rev. William Lockhart
Ball, son of Mr.. o. ID. Ball, of
Princeton. w. Va. and pastor of the
Tabernacle Baptist church In this
city The ceremony, which was OF
much interest in educational and
church circles of Virginia. was per-
formed by Rev. George w. Mcdaniel.
y. D., assisted by Rev. James Mel
son, D. D.. president of the Woman's
College. Mr. Shepherd Webb played
the wedding marches from Lohen-
grin and by Mendelssohn. and softly
resdered go. Promise Me" during the
ceremony. Mrs. Jaspar r. Rowe
sang THE Rosary" by Nevin. just
before the entrance of the bridal
party. Palms and ferns. with South
ern smilax and carnations, decorated
the ehancel.
The bride entered the church with
her brother. Mr.. A. l.. Terrell. of
King William Courthouse, Va, who
gave her away. Her wedding gown
was of handsome ivory satin. trimmed
in duchess lace and fur. and her veil
of illusion was caught with sprays
of lilies OF the valley and a diamond
and pearl brooch, the gift OF the
groom. The maid OF honor. Miss
Lucy Terrell. sister OF the bride, wore
a lovely frock OF pink satin. yelled
In pale pink mardulSette, and trim
med in fur and crystal bands. The
bridesmaids wore gowns Of Nile
green marauisette made over mes
saline with crystal trimmingA and
coronets Of tiny pink rosebuds in
their hair, and. like the maid Of
honor, carried arm bouquets Of pink
roses. They were: Misses Bessie b.
Taliaferro, OF Essex county, Va; Olive
Bagby. OF King and Queen county.
Va; Elsie Gillian. OF Lynchburg;S
Margaret Tweedy, Of Dawson, Ga:
Halle Hill, OF Norfolk; Lucille James.
Of Round Hill. Va. and Margaret
Maxwell. Of Round Hill. Va.
Master Trent Taliaferro. cousin
of the bride, was the ring bearer.
| Or. Ryland Knight acted as best man
| and the groomsmen were: Mr.. Harold
| Ball, of Roanoke Va; Professor r.
| w. Durrette. of Richmond; Mr.. T..
| NJ Terrell, Of Gwathmey, Va: Mr..
| Fitzhugh Ball. of Princeton. w. Va:
! Mr.. j. b. Terrell. of Richmond; Rev.
| Harry Owings. of Baltimore; DR.. J.
| 3. Weatherspoon. of Durham, n. c.
| Since her graduation from the Wo-
| mans College in this city, the bride
| has been prominently identified with
| educational and religious work. Mr..
! Ball Is one OF the most prominent
| ministers in Richmond, where he has
| held the pastorate Of Tabernacle Bap-
| fist church for the past five or six
years. A number of guests from diff
/ ferent parts Of this State and from
! West Virginia and Kentucky Wit
| messed the ceremony.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ball went South last
| night to spend their honeymoon,
which will include stay Of several
! weeks in Florida and Cuba. After
| February ! they will be at home at
| 1906 Grove avenue, Richmond. The
bridal party We're given a reception
| Tuesday evening at the home of the
| brides parents in Gwathmey. The
! house decorations were In evergreens,
/ pink carnations and rose shaded can
| delabra.
Dinner For Mrs. Potter.
| Mrs. Frank Powers will give a small
| dinner at the Country Club on Sat
urday evening in honor of her sis
ter, Irs, James Brown Potter. who
| Is her guest for the holidays.
| To Visit in Charlotte.
| Miss Marie koiner will leave on
| next Tuesday for Charlotte. n. c.,
| to visit Misses Ruth and Laura
Reilly y Miss Christine pHiaHey=, Of
Baltimore. will also be the guest of
tho Misses Reilly for the holidays,
| and VIII share honors with Miss
| koiner at euchre party, which
their hostess will give on Friday even
ing.
Tea For Bride Elect.
| Miss Sara Embro Page. who will
be married on December % to Mr..
| Hilton j. Herman, of New Orleans,
| was the guest of honor yesterday af
tersoon at an attractive tea. given by
her sister, Mrs. Walter j. Herman.
] Christmas decorations were used,
| and the tea tables and parlors were
| prettily arranged with vases of the