The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-20

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Mrs. Graham OF Rhode Island, viii
arrive today and will be at the JEFF
ferson Hotel. Miss Mamie Rossell.
of New York, who will also come To
! Richmond for the .Hobson Ca rmichacl
| wedding. Will be a guest of Mrs. ed
mund Strudwlck on Park Avenue.
Miss Drnnch'r Wedding.
The widding of Miss Mary Cooke
Branch. daughter of Colonel and Mrs
James Branch. and Thomas Burton
Snead, took place yesterday evening at
= o'clock very quietly in the home Of
me brides aunt, Mrs George b. Nc
4 Adams. OH West Franklin street. The
marriage was to have been n big
! church affair. but through Difference
| 10 the late Carter w. Branch, invita-
| lions to the church were recalled and
| the wedding celebrated at home. Tho
| whole house was beautifully arrang-
| ed with Easter lilies. and the cerc-
! mony. which was performed by Dir.
I Russell Bowie. took place before an
I improvised altar OF Easter lilies and
palms The doorways and windows
| were completely hidden with a drapery
! of Southern smilaN. and the mantcls
were banked with lilies. In the din
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| flowers and wedding bells reached to
the chandelier. which was wound With
iR garland OF exquisite blossoms and
{. sniax.
The bride was gowned In an import
ed creation OF satin crepe meteor. and
douchess lace with embroidery OF sill
Yer and white flowers, and was made
Il with 4 court train. Her veil was ar
ranged with orange blossoms and
clusters of the same flowers held her
I, veil 10 the train OF her gown. The
/ brides only ornament with a diamond
I Iayallicre, the gift of her parents. She
! carried n shower bouquet of gsrdenias
/ and lilies OF the valley. Mrs. Melville
K c. Branch was dame of honor for her
| cousin. and wore a gown of golden
! yellow chiffon. hand embroidered. and
! carried n shower of daffodils and Aeon
| sion lilies.
The bridesmaids were Misses Helene
/, Beatty. OF Washington Dorothy
/ Clarke OF Elizabeth, ~ j.. Mary
y Scarb orough. Nancy Patton and Rosa
| lie Valentine They wore charming
frocks OF green chiffon. drapcd over
| white satin with embroidered bands TO
| finish the tunic. and carried bouquets
OF daffodils and Ascension lilies. fash
Toned after the Declcs-Gould wedding
/ In New York. Their half wells were
caught with flowers.
Randolph Tucker Was the groom's
best man. and the groomsmcn incl1d :
ed: Leish r. Page. St. Julien wilson,
Mr. Shackelford of Norfolk: Pleasant
ton Conquest, Ir., and Frederick scott
Campbell. Professor Re!nhardt direct
ed the stringed orchestra, which pla%-
ed during tho ceremony and for Tie
reception which followed. The music
! played during the assembling OF the
guests and the ceremony Included
L.. 4
Unto a Flower LohenErin's Bridal
4! Chorus" 20 Believe Nc and since
First I Met Thee"
1 Mrs. Branch mother OF the bride,
wore a handsome gown Of leaf green
chiffon, over green satin. trimmed In
Irish lace. and diamond ornaments. she
carried a bouquet OF lilies of the val
ley.
Tuhard-WhlttIe.
4 beautiful wedding, connecting two
prominent Virginia families, celebrated
at 1850 o'clock last evening at Christ
| Church. in AIartinsvlle, was that OF
Miss Ruth Drewry White. daughter
OF Judge and Mrs. Stafford G. white.
and Robert Thurston Hubbard. Jr., OF
Fayetteville, w. Va. The church Was
perfect bower of spring blossoms,
smilax and pa Inns, and the Rev. Alfred
| w. Arson. rector of the church. per-
formed the ceremony, assisted by Rev.
Littleton F. HUBBARD OF Clemson Col
lcge. sc. Miss Corinne Brown pre-
sided a the organ, and the bridal
| chorus from .Lohengrin-' was played
| as professional and Memberships
Spring Song" during the ceremony
The ushers were r. T. Hubbard, of
Salem; John w. Carter. Jr,. of the
University OF Virginia.: j. Barksdale
| Redd, OF Winston salem. and Law
| mr.
r. X Brock, of FarmviiIe. attended
the groom as best man.
| The bridesmaids wore gowns of soft
white satin and chiffon cloth, with
yolies OF princess lace. and the chif-
fon TUNES %cre outlined with small
| pink roses yelled in maline. They
/ We're Misses Pocahontas Boiling Hub
ard. sister of the groom: Elizabeth
/, Sinclair Whttle. sister OF the bride:
IPhocbc Edmunds of Lynchburg
Rochet Dupuy. of Roanoke; Grace An
son. of AIartinsvillc; Cecil Witten, OF
Martinsville Mar. Newport Greene OF
Martinsvllle. and Martha Hughes. OF
Ashland They carried shower bou.
Guets of pink sweet poas. The grooms-
men included Stafford G. Whittlc
Philip L. Hubbard, OF Danvlle; Henry
Whittle. Of Guild, Tenn; E. R. French.
OF Fayetteville; ]. Easley Edmunds.
of I.ynchburg: William l.. Lee. of Fay
ettcvile; f. c. Harrison. of Charles
ton. w. Va, and A. R. Dickinson. OF
Richmond.
The bride. who entered the church
| with her father, who gave her away,
| wore an exquisite creation of white
satin, with garnture OF rose point
lace. The bodice was ornamented with
small white sa tin roses and the court
train was held with miniature shower
/ bouquets of white satin buds. Her
only ornament was a beautiful pearl
necklace, an heirloom In the family,
and worn by the brides grandmother
and mother at their weddings. Her
tullc -veil was confined by coronet OF
i Oran n ell