The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-05
LABOR CROWD SEES
CUP|D'S KNOT TIED
Raymond Wills and Miss Lizzie
Finn Married as Holiday
Attraction.
GREAT DAY OF CELEBRATING
Thousands Visit Fair Grounds.
Where Varied Program OF
Amusements Is Offered.

Cupid never chose more bizarre
theatre for mis- Vaccinations than he
did yesterday afternoon when he Sc
lected a raised dias IN front OF the
grandstand at the Fair Grounds upon
which to unite in marriage Raymond
NJ. Wills and Miss Lizzie B. Finn. both
OF Swansboro. The ceremony was
sandwched In between a horse race
and a baby show, and fully 5000 peo-
pie craned their necks from the grand
stand and other points OF vantage 70
witness the tying Of the knot. 1t was
by all odds the bStest drawing card
OF the giant Labor Day celebration.
and supplied the touch OF human in
terest which made the whole crowd
akin
The bridal party drove up to the
platform promptly a S:45. and 4 re-
spectful silence pervaded the audience
while the principals took their places
facing the grandstand. The bride, an
exceedingly pretty young woman, wore
q neat dress Of white Euiard null with
veil. and carried Bride roses She was
attended BY Miss Lillian White, sister
OF the groom. wearing white net with
1-.sh point embroidery. and carrying
pink carnations The best man was
John KeSaedy. Of South Richmond
Get Cheer After Cheer.
For fully fifteen minutes the we'd
ding party remained il the sight OF
thousands No; sound b.oEe TIA mt
ve.sgl qu!e; while Re-. !. ". Rowland,
% re West End Methods; Church,
read the ritual and spoke the words
tha; made :he pair man and wife sGi
wbe1 the young man fex:racted the
Welding ting from l;tt!e plush use
and tooE the hand o. his h-.de 20 place
It or her anger, .Ae crowd could -e-
strain .ts=l: 20 longer, and chee- after
chez. ren, IRE air The young woman
olusAei 20 tne ROOTS 0: her hair a. the
noisy demonstration, bu, bore the or
deal With head Up and q defiant look.
which made her q once a popular ia
vor.te. The couple posed to- mo-
nent as concession 70 q group Of
kodak Aends and ,aen disappeared
into the welcome oblivion OF the!- car
riags
Babies--All Styles.
The baby show as anticipated. was
one OF the big features Of the day
Fifty infants ranging in age from six
months TO two years, wore entered by
fond mammsy IN the hope Of capturing
the male sex p-edom!natei and cap
turcd four OF the Eve prizes They
were present In all stages o; undress
and fnery. and included the whole
repertoire, from the individual tust
emerging from the"paregoric stage 10
the young man and young woman able
TO babblo in monosyliables. The Judges,
Major D c Richardson. Justice John
Crutchheld and Delegate d. L, Toney.
eyed the rival babies critically, and,
IN accordance with a code OF infant
lore developed through long and use
ful lives. picked 1--WE OF the likSliest
for the winners.
John Joseph Ennis. the eight
months-old son OF Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
Ennis, OF sos Everett Street, South
Richmond, won a Eo-cart, the frst
prize OF class 4, limited TO Infants be-
tween the ages OF six months ana one
wear The second prize. z high chair,
went 10 George Smith, heir apparent
of s.r and Mrs. g. W. Smith, of 1919
West Cary Street The three prize
winners in the second class-infani
from thirteen months to two years
old--were Gustav Kahn Reynolds son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira REYNOLDS, of 4o5
West Fifteenth Street South Rirh-
mond, high chair; Raymond Franklin.
son Of Mr.. and Mrs J. J. Franklin. OF
so2 South Linden Street shoes. and
Eula Glenn little daughter Q: M and
Mrs ?. Glenn. OF 3oli West Taylor
Street. shoes.
Crowds We're Immense
Gate receipts at the Fair Grounds
persons paid admissions " the big
best behaved crowd IN wars, and net
ted for the Labor Tenrie FUND close
10 $500 a miniature Midway with
catch penny attractions. supplied tht