The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-05
Society,

= Mrs, wyndham R. Meredith has
cards out for q luncheon On Easfer
Monday. April II. at 1870 O'Clock At
her home, $40 Park avenue, In honor
Of Mira. Talbot. Miss Meredith's
luncheon will be among the enter
tatnments incident to the wedding or
Miss Kate Meredith and Mr.. Max
Talbot, of BrookfIne. Mass, which
~ill take place on Wednesday OF
Easter week.
sponsor and Maid Appointed.
General c. Irvine Walker has APP
pointed Mrs. Frances Rawles Wad-
leigh. Of Petersburg. sponsor. and
Nirs Bessie Lamb. OF Richmond, maid
OF honor, 70 represent officially the de-
partment OF Virginia, Army OF North
ern Virginia. Confederate Veterans. ct
the Confederate reunion to be held IN
Little Rock. Ark, on May Is II and
is. These appointments are an es-
pecial honor as the Virginia depart
ment OF the Army OF Northern, Viz
Gtnta. embraces the States Of Mary
land, Virginia. West Virginia and
North and South Carolina and Coi-
onei Atkinson had a large field from
which to select the sponsor and maid.
The appointments were made on the
recon m ndstion of Colonel Homer
Atkinson. OF Petersburg.
Mrs. Wa6leigh is the daughter of
Captain George J. Rogers. OF Peters
burg. a gallant Confederate soldier.
She lie an ccompIished and beautiful
woman.
Miss Lamb is the daughter of Con-
gresham and Mrs. John Lamb. and
makes her home in this city. She
has attended several reunions In the
position OF sponsor or maid, and has
H,,zf tufr aa
on these occasions.
WIN Return From New York.
Miss Marie koiner will return home
Saturday after a visit OF two months
in New York city. Her cousin. Miss
Claudia Collier. will return with her.
and will spend some time in Rich
mond as her house guest.
Collier Schmely.
Hammock Han. the beautiful home
Of the late George A. Schmelz. of
Hampton. Va, will be the scene Of an
interesting marriage on Thursday af-
ternoon. April 6. at 4 o'clock, when
his daughter. Miss Elsie Schmelz. will
become the bride OF DR.. Henry Lane
Collier. Of Norfolk. owing to recent
bereavement in the brides family, the
wedding will be celebrated very
quietly.
The entire house will be handsome
~ decorated. different colors prevail
ing in the several rooms. The parlors
will be arranged in palms. ferns.
Easter lilies and white roses. In the
library. decorations Will be In pink
and green while dafrodils and other
blossoms OF the same hue will be
used in the dining room. Schmitz
orchestra will play the wedding
marches and during the ceremony.
The Rev. Mosby Seay. pastor OF Me-
mortal Baptist church, will perform
the ceremony.
The bride viii wear a gown of
white meteor crepe. deliberately en-
broidered and trimmed with point
lace, and made with court train Her
bouquet will be shower Of lilies OF
the valley. Miss Nancy Belle Schmelz.
Mrs. III. r. Elam and Mrs. W. r..
Van Buren,. her attendants. will wear
charming. Morris gowns of white satin
and marquisette. The maid Of honor
bouquet will be of La France roses,
and the matrons will carry large
baskets of white sweet peas. Little
Miss Susie Poilord, Of Richmond.
VIII be the flower girl Her frock
will be of lace and null and she will
carry a basket of pink sweet peas.
DR.. and Mrs. Collier will spend
their honeymoon in the West They
will be at home after April 20 IN
Norfolk Va.
Guests from a distance at the we'd
ding will include.
Mr.. and Mrs. Garland Pollard. OF
Richmond; Miss Lucy Throckmorton
and Miss Fannie Hawkins, of Rich
nend, Hiss frankie Mckinney. Of
Farmville, Va. Mrs Harry II. For
gus. of Charlotte. \. C.. Mr. and
Mrs. II. r. Elan, North Fork, W. Va. i;
Miss Jennie Hopkins. Lexington, Va .
Mrs. c. T. Phillips. Portsmouth Va;
Misses Schmelys Portsmouth, Va, and
the
Brilliant Audience.
Miss Mary Garden viii be greeted by
brilliant audience Wednesday even
ing when she viii sing in concert at
the city auditorium for the benefit Of
Psse Camp Prominent women or the
city are patronesses for the affair, and
they with the others attending Will be
handsomely gowned, A number IF
small supper parties at the jefferson
Hotel win follow the concert
OF Interest Here.
Mrs. John Jacob Astor. formerly Miss
Mamie Langhorne. Of Virginia, IN the
near future may have to leave her
Present address In Portman square,
UNI ayPreaur proaaso