The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-25

W. A. Dickens, of Charlottesville. and
Grafton w. Thompson, of Wnmerdlng,
Pa Little Misses Edith Howe. Of Do
Soto, La aud Catherine Whitehurst.
OF Roanoke, Were flower girls. and the
ribbons, We're held by Thomas Walker,
Of Montyele, and Mary Johnson. Of
Houston. They wore costumea Of
white. il :
An informal reception at the home
OF the brides parents was rendered the
bridal party and guests from dis
lance on Wednesday evening after the
rehearsal at the church. Decorations
were in pink flowers and pink shaded
candles.
Scnda Clnss.
returned from Woodberry Foreat
School, where he graduated with the
highest honors, Mfr. Bransford led his
class, nine out OF the twelve boys in
the class receiving. their degrees. He
won three medals for this session, his
class medal. the medal. for eXceliency
In Latin. and the modal for the Eng
lish essay. He is the son OF DR.. and
Mrs. John F. Bransford. who make their
aome at Stony Point" Chesterfield
county. for the summer months, and
Cor several years past have spent the
winters in Augusta. Ga. stony Point"
IS very historic old place and one of
tho well-known colonial estates of
jouthsido Virginia.
DR.. and Mrs. Bransford have recently
rrivod In Richmond from Augusta. and
II Chesterfield.
i:otoripR Parties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wood, Mr.. and Miss
frazier are touring New England in
shslr automobile for several weeks,
LIZ. and Mrs. |. Newton Vaughan. Jr,
Of this city; thelr brother. MIR. Vaughan,
Of Kentucky. and Miss Nancy Elicit, of
Cineinnati. are motoring along the
$Iichigan lake shore They viii not
return to Richmond for about ten days.
Harry Smith. Barney Myers and
party of friends will also be members
of an automobile party that Will tour
the New England States i'll the month
of August.
Going Abroad. Ha Il
Mrs. II. Logan Golsan left last week
for New York. from which city she ex-
poets to sail shortly for England. Mrs.
Golsan will be the guest of Miss Fer
nald at her country estate near Lon
don, and will be joined BY MIR. Golsen
some time in August. Mrs. Edward
Christian. Miss Helen Christian, Miss
Dorothy Christian. Jack Christian and
Mrs. Frank Christian sailed last week
TO spend several months travelling
abroad. Jack Christian will taku a
course at Oxford University during the
summer.
Mrs. Charles p. stokes and her
daughter, Miss Aine stokes. are also
in England for the summer Mrs Ada
Stra usa and Gordon Strauss were among
the passengers on the steamship Prin5
Friedrich Wilhelm. which sailed from
New York last week. Misses May and
julia Moore, lyho also are going to
Europe for the summer months have
postponed their date of sailing from
last Saturday 10 some time this week.
Frntcrnity, Outing.
The Kappa Alpha Fraternity. of
Washington. will leave that city June
80 in a private car for Goshen, where
they will spend a week at the Ale
ghany Inn. There will be an Inde-
pcndence ball on the evening of July
at the inn, when a number of Kap-I
pa Alpha men from Richmond. the
University of Virginia and other points
Will join them. The annual german
given By tho fraternity will take place
in the ballroom of the hotel soma time
during the month OF August
Interesting Announcements.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles De Witt, OF
Roland Park, Baltimore, announce the
engagement OF their daughter, Irnia.
TO William Forman Clarke. formerly
of Baltimore. and now OF Norfolk.
Mr.. Clarke is a graduate of Washing
ton and Ice University and an LII B.
of that institution. The wedding will
take place next month. and after a
honeymoon, during the summer Mr..
and Mrs. Clarke will settle in Norfolk
where Mr.. Clarke expects to practice
law.
Invitations have been received here
to the marriage of Miss Leila May
Walker to Gaius Llvius Haddon John
son, the ceremony to be performed in
the home of the BRIDE to-be's parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Walker Gary,
in Franklin. Va. Thursday evening.
june 30. at . o'clock
Announcement was made yesterday
In Norfolk of the engagement of Miss
Augusta Johnston to Commander Io-
seph Kneff1er Tausig. OF the United
States Navy. a son of Admiral Tausis,
formerly commandant OF the navy
yard. Miss Johnston Is a daughter of
Robert Johnston. The wedding will
take place next fall.
HeyrItt-wombwcIl.
The marriage of Mrs. lean Lewis
Wonbwell and Marion stetson Hewitt
took place yesterday morning at II
o'clock at 1lls West Avenue. the home
of Mrs A. B. Curd in this city. The
Rev. Robert a. Goodwin performed
the ceremony. MIR. and Mrs. Hewitt
will be at home at ia East Franklin
Street after July g.
ChiIdren'a Celebration.
Last Sunday was Children's Day at
the Walnut Grove Baptist Church. In
Hanover county. and large gather
ing of friends were present for the
interesting program that had been
arranged. The church was prettily
decorated for the occasion in potted
plants and vases of roses and the Sc
lections rendered by the children
taking part in the afternoons enter
tainment were unusually interesting
ond pleasing
Vcsper Services.
The vesper services of the Young
Woman's Christian Association will be
held this evening at $40 o'clock at
Richmond Hall at Ginter Park. There
Will be a musical program combined
r. c.