The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-27

schools. Mrs. Taft decided not to most;
pom" tho entertainment yesterday az
tcrnoon. IN spit. OF the gloom tnat has
been cast over the Waite HOUSE th..
last few days BY the death OF Majo.
Archibald Butt.
BESIDES shaklns hands With tho
President asa Mrs. TAFT. they enjoyed
a delShtfni entertainment presented
/. Dy Mrs. Burn lster. pianist. ana Miss
Louise Williams. reader OF southern
stories and songs
Following the musicale. Mrs Bay.
mcistr and Mise William had tea
( With Mrs. Taft in tho rcd room MESS
HARLAN. the secretary. and several
other guests were also present Mrs
, HurGncstcr has given a nj.Hber OF rnos-
Interesting rscitais in diGeren, parts
Of the country this spring and a great
many affairs have been given In her
honor during hcr absence from this
city.
Prominent Wedding.
Says the Baltimore sun OF yes;cr-
day:
{ ono OF the interesting weddings of
I the year took place a, $50 o'clock
Thursday evening. at Christ Protest
ant Episcopal Church. when Miss El!za
Howard Ridgcly. daughter OF Nir nj
Mrs. Ohio +. Eidsely. uas married
B to Henry Lawrence Boil Of Now
York
The ceremony wss performed ny
B Tte". Dr. Edwin Barnes Niver. and was
I followed by a reception at the home
OF the brides parents ino1 BeIvidere
Terrace. Both church and home were
decorated with white lilies and
palms.
! Tho bride entered tho church with
I her father, By whom she was given
in marriage. Her gown was OF white
satin embroidered in pearls. and trim
/ mod with rose point lace She wore
| "eil of point lace that hal belonged
! to her grandmother. Her bouquet
WAS of lilies OF the valley and white
! orchds
The matron az honor. Mrs. Lloyd
| Whitham. az Philadelphia. sister OF
the bride, wore white meteor and
lace and carried a bouquet OF yellow
daisies. Little Miss Charlotte Little
, john. of Flushing. l. /. the flower
I girl. was attired in = frock of white
lace with blue ribbons. and carried
yellow daisies. The other attendants
were Mrs. Charles NJ Gould of New
York Mrs. Robert M. Lit,lcjohn. OF
Finishing: Mrs. G. Ridg"ly white. Jr..
Miss Ellen Frances RldElcy and Miss
| MARGARET Key Ramsay. all OF this
| city. Their gowns were yellow mos
saline trimmed with white lace and
embroidered in rhinestoncs. and they
carried white llacs aud yellow
daisics
william Russell Grace. of New
York, was best man. and the ushcrs
were: Mcssrs. Charles Il. RiiGely,
brother Of the bride Ridgcly Howard
or Baltimore. Alan Finkerton, Law
renee Smith and Charles VI. Gould. OF
New York John Tur,on and Scott
Mcknight. OF Bayside. and Henry
Hutchinson. OF Philadelphia.
Bell left for their wedding journey
They Will live al Bayside. l., l."
OF Interest Here.
The marriage OF Miss MARY Camp
bell. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Herman Campbell. "a John
Lewis Underwood. son OF Congress
man Oscar w Underwood. was
brilliant event of wednesdsy night.
taking place at the Highland Metho-
dist Church. in Birmingham. Ala. at
Q o'clock. The wedding was wilt
messed by a large and fashionable as
sembly. Mr. Underwood is the son
OF the Southern man most promi-
ncntly before tho public to-day--a
man OF whom the nation itself is
proud. His family has always oc-
cupied position OF dstinction-not
only in this, city. where the Under
woods have lived for many years. but
: in Virginia His mother was lovely
Maryland girl whose charming per-
sonaiiiy cndcarcd her to all Birming-
ham society.
He was educated at the University
Of Virginia in the department of civil
( engineering y; present he is one of
! the assistant superintendent at Wood
| ward His bride is the elder dauGh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Campbell who
have long held position of promi-
ncnce in the social life of the State.
She christened the cruiser Birmingham
several years ago. when she. With
several maids OF honor. was the CEN
tire Of "A brilliant sense of entertainments
in Boston and just aftrward in Mo-
bile. Later she was the organizer of
the National Society of Bnttleship
Sponsors which meets annually in
Washington. Mr. Lyman Johnston. or
Atlanta, and Mr.. William h. Kicks
were first TO enter. approaching alone
and down tho aislcs. They were fol-
lowed by Miss 10y Tomlinson and
Miss Edith Rowron. who. like tho re-
| maindcr of the couples. entered sinEly
and in opposite aislcs. Mr.. Miles
! Watkins and Mr.. Kenneth Underwood
followed and Miss Glass. of Union
| town. and Mr. j. r. Chambers. OF At
lanta. were tho last Eroomsmcn and
Miss Ruth Lacey. Of Cheyenne. Wyom-
| ing. with Miss Mary Kirk patrick. the
! last bridesmaids to advance to the al
tar.
Tho bridesmaids made a charming
picture. Each was gowned in lingerie
rotcs with shadow lace trimmings, cut
low about the throat and finished in
soft faces. The gowns were just short
! enough to show the waite slippers, and
the final touch of picturesqueness was
given by the flowers the girls carried
huge armfuls of Shasta daisies.
Miss Jean Campbell. the young sis
ter of the bride. was her maid of hon.
or. She wore shadow lace frock
! made over yellow messaline: her arms
filled with yellow rcsebuds of the pearl
of the garden variety.
The bride entered upon the arm of
her father Il. X. Campbell. who gave
her in marriage. Mr.. Underwood,
/ with his brother. Mr.. Oscar w. IN
derWood I'd as hest mnn having en-