The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-28

nond. and Mrs. Hodges Is secretary
and treasurer. Mrs. Thomas Douglas
/ Chenault. who was to have sung at
the club yesterday, is I'll at hospital
here.
! InNJtS ions Issued.
Invitations have been received in
Richmond from Judge Samuel Cecil
Graham for the marriage Of his daugh-
ter, Jean Mcdonald. 20 DIR. Clinton
Maury kilby. the ceremony to take
Z place on Tuesday aftcrnc on. June IL. at
( . o'clock, at the Presbyterian Church
| in Tazcwell. y number OF Richmond
people will go to farewell to. attend
the ceremony.
silver Anni,ersary.
I Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Ragiand announce
that they will celebrate the twenty
| NTH anniversary of their marriage.
, Saturday, June /, and Will be glad to
receive their friends at .keir home. 500
Barton Avenue, from $3.50 to 80 =. NJ.
| No other Invitations VIII be issued
sailed Lnht Week.
| Mrs. j. Arthur Lefroy sailed on
Thursday on the steamship Celtic to
spend the summer in England and Ire
land. Mrs. LEROY will not return TO
this country until some time in Sep
tember. and Will then go to Westhamp-
ton. where she will be guest of SIR.
and Mrs. Clifford Caperton, at their
country home there.
Important Meetings.
! The annual meeting of the Colonial
Danes VIII be held this afternoon at
1870 o'clock in the parlors OF the Wo-
mans Club. Officers for the cnsuring
| year Will be elected, and reports read
at this meeting. and ali members arc
| urged to attend promptly.
Officers. rcgcnts and vicc-rcgcn,s are
| TO be elected at the meeting OF the
Confederate Memorial Literary Society,
which Will be held On Wednesda Y
| morning at II o'clock I'm the Confcder-
ate Museum. The annual meeting OF
the society will take place at the
museum on June 3.
In Montgomery.
Mrs. William Hugh owen. of Rich
| 1ond, Is the guest OF hor sister, Mrs.
BALL. at tho latter's homo in Montgon-
cry Ala. for several days. before re-
turning to this city. Mrs. owen has
relatives in Birmingham, for several
| weeks
Concerning Miss Adkins.
/ The second annual spring concert OF
/ the Roanoke Maenncrcnor was given
! on Thursday evening in Roanoke at the
Z National business College auditorium.
1t was very brilliant affair. and the
\ Roanoke Times had the following to
/ say concerning the playing OF Miss
I Maria Adkins, OF this city: Little Miss
! Maria Adkins charmed her audience
with splendid rendition OF that diff
I licult violin composition. "Bailade ct
Z Polonaise," by Nieuxtemps. The tech
hique and tone OF this little girl is
( wonderful and commanded such per-
sistent applause that she had to an
| swer the encore.
! Later in the program Miss Adkins
again delighted her audience with an
Intelligent rendering OF 'Canzanetta.'
1 l. ~ 4 49,. t.
! derful versatility in the Beethoven
/ 'Minuett. which she played in a broad
style showing excellent training"
! Miss Adkins played In the concert
| given last night at the woman's Club
| 10y tho pupils OF Miss Annie Louise
KcrlnhaEdt and Will shortly go to
Washington, where she will be heard
In concert in that city. Mrs Adkins
and her daughter will go from Wash
| ington to New York. where they Will
remain for the next several weeks with
| relatives.
| In New York.
Mrs. A S. Word. of this city, is
spendins some time in New York City,
! where she Is the guest OF Mrs. Fred
! Thomas and her son. T Nelson Word.
| Mrs. Word has also been visiting her
sister. Mrs. John Mackay. at the lat
ter's home in Pittsburgh, Pa, for some
| time past.
| or Interest Here.
Says the Washington Star of sun
I day:
/ AT the marriage OF Miss AIadelaino
Maury last week. at Avondalc. o..
and Frank Gerard Wright the bride
wore with other Jewels, a huge pearl
surrounded by diamonds. which had
| been given her Observation-Disclosures. the
| VIE or Lieutenant Matthew Fontaine
| Marry. by Alexander H., the Car OF
| no i4n In
Lieutenant Msury's services to science
| III mapping out the ocean and chartin,
| the winds and currents of the sea
which resulted in the establishment of
| the modern Weather Bureau. This
! ornament. which has been worn by
| fourteen Maury brides. was presented
| to Mrs. Maury because her husband
| being in the service of the govern
| ment, was not permitted to receive anv
| such souvenir from any reigning
| house.
The bride. who is tall and dark and
| very DISTINGUISHED looking. entered
with her mother. who gave her in
marriage. Her gown of white satin
was decorated with superb old duchess
| lace. which bordered the tunic and
fell straight from the shoulders, form
| Ing drapery in front. Her tulic veil
| fell to the end of her train and was
! held by chaplet of orange blossoms.
/ given to the brides mother by her
| great grandmother, and which had
decorated the wedding couture of the
brides mother. her two aunts and her
| sister.
! The matron of honor, Mrs Robert
| Smith Alter. was charming in her
| Paris gown of deep rose liberty satin
| the draped skirt finishing In n long
train. Her hair was becomingIy part
ed and caught into n soft knot at the
/ back. held by n net of gold and pearls.
| Her ornaments were pearls and dia-
monds. and she carried cluster of
pink roses. The other attendants were
| gowned alternately in pink or white
gowns of satin yelled in mousseline
dc sole. and each carried bouquets
of pink Killarney roses.
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