The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-22
Society


to IL o'clock, tn the Executive Man
sion in honor Of the visiting COVER
ncrs who will he in Richmond Ter
the conference Of governors. the
reception will be a notable function
with so many distinguished honor
guests. aud win be the most tnpor-
tant event Of the early winter IN Rich
Innna SocietX-
astend Naval Dance.
Miss Frances Wheat. Miss Conway
Fleming sad Miss Alstou Drake. ae-
t.otnpAnieti by Mrs. Chiles Ferrell, viii
60 To- Annapolis next Wednesday for
several days The will attend the
Thanksgiving dance at the United
states Naval academy. which is an
annual event and always brilliant
affair
Tabi>--%horf.
Miss Marguerite Ashley Short.
daughter IT the late Henry -. and
Mary Allen Short. ~ Lake Naccn-
NAV. y G.. and MIR. Thomas Garnett
Tabb. Of Richmond. son of i'r. "a
CabelI and Belle Pugh Tabb, were
married Yesterday evening at o clock
in ST James church. Wilmington. n.
e. The wedding is one of the most
interesting Of the year because of the
SOCIAL pTDi3ih@titAt VI INV t"V
TT. Key. Robert Strange. bishop OF
Eastern Carolina. and an Uncle of the
bride. assisted by the Rev. William
Milton. rector Of st James church,
oificiated.
Palms and white chrysanth eanums
decorated the church, and the chan
rel was lighted with candles. The
bride entered with her brother, MI.
Henry Blount Short, who gave her In
marriage, Her wedding gown was of
soft white satin, veiled with tallie and
embroidered in pearls and crystals
with inserts Of round point lace. The
sleeves and garnitures Of the bodice
were OF round point lace, and II was
made with court train of hrocade.
Her veil of point lace and tulle was
fastened with a coronet OF pearls and
crystals.
The brides attendants we're Miss
Helen Strange, or Wilmington. \, C.,
maid Of homer; Miss Eliza beth Davis,
Of Petersburg, Va; Miss Martha Mau-
~ Robinson and Miss Hester cabeH
Tabb. Of Richmond, and Miss Mar
garet Bridges and Miss Florence Kid
der. Of Wilmington. bridesmaids. They
were lovely costumes of green satin
charmeuse made with underskirts of
tuile and trimmed in pearls. The
maid Of honor carried a hat hlled with
pink roses, and the bridesmaids car
ried bouquets OF American Beauty
roses.
Little Miss Mary Allan Shedding
Jr.. the brides niece. and Master
Thomas H. Wright, Il cousin of the
bride. held the ribbons. Mr.. George
cary Tabb, az Louisville. KY. was
best man, and the groomsmen includ-
ed Messrs j. Kent Rawiey. Cfrayson
L. Fairbank, Henry a Elicit. +. St.
George Cooke and Waller Holiday.
OF Richmond. and MIR Burke III,
Brideers, OF Wilmington.
The ceremony was followed by a
reception at the home ~ the bride r.
sister, Mrs. A. II. Shedding. 1925 South
Third street Mr.. and Mrs Tabb will
be at home after January LIST at the
Chesterfield. Richmond, Va. Guests
from a distance AT the wedding were
Miss Avis Grant, Miss Elizabeth Sell
den. Miss Martha Robinson. Miss Tabb,
Or II. Cabeil Tabb, Mr.. and Mrs, Will
liam NJ Habliston, Messrs. Thomas l..
Moore, !. Kent Rawley, Grayson r.
Fairbank. Henry G, Elicit, =. ~.
George Cooke, Waller Holiday. all
If Richmond, Va. Miss Harrison, Of
Danyille, Va. Miss Elizabeth Davis,
Of Peters blitg. Va; Mr.. Fred @. Bryce,
Of Petersburg, Va; Mr.. Fred q. Boycer
jr., of Baltimore, Md; Mrs. f. n
BaHzer and Miss Annie Baltzer, OF
savannah. Ga.
Sail For England.
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Phipps, who have
been spending several days In New
York after q visit 10 Canada, sailed
for their home III England yesterday
Mrs Phipps Is remembered in Rich
mond rs Miss Nora I4anghorne, and a
sister of Mrs Moncure Perkins, OF this
city
IIouSe Forty.
Mrs. j. J. Hickey is entertaining
a house party this week at ne- home,
s2s cathedra, Place Her GUESTS are:
Mrs. John JOSEPH Long, of Norfolk
Mrs Rutherford Tula, of panvlIle:
Mrs Pinkney Williamson, of Dan
Vile: Mrs William /. Jordan. Of pan
willie. and Mrs Wexford Reid. OF
London, Eng.
Some very pretty entertaining has
been done In honor of Mrs. Hickey
guests. saturday afternoon they were
given "A dinner at the Country club
by Mrs Hickey, and on Tuesday af-
ferno0n they were guests at tea
given by M'ss Mary Travers, and the
same evening were entertained by
Mrs James Cannon, Mrs. J. Allison
Hodges gave a luncheon in their
honor on Wednesday, and several
other affairs have been planned for
the remainder of their visit Mrs
Hickey and her guests Will leave the
FIRST OF next week for Albermarie,
where they viii be guests of Mrs.
Wexford Reid AT her country estate
ct kesw!ck.
Army Wedding.
The quaint little Church of the
Centurion at Fortress Monroe was the
s0ene If a beautiful marriage Wednes-
LAY afternoon at o'clock. when
N!ss Margaret Kimberly. daughter of
Mr and Mrs John Brown Kimberly,
was married to Lieutenant Reese
I7rabson Of the United States army,
The church was sfeeeratsd with
white hrysanthemums and palms.
and was SHED with a fashionable au
dience The pews were marked with
Dig punches of white chrysanthe-
NUNS.
Miss Kimberly entered the church
with her father. who gave her away.
Captain Scott, the post chaplain at
Fortress Monroe, ofttciatei
The ushers were Leutenants Ober-
ten and Moose. of the infantry, and
I.ieutenants Allen Kimberly. OF Fort
Monroe Wd william II. Shepherd of
Fort Meyer. Va: Lieutenant Fay
Brahson was his brothers best man
The bridesmaids, all of whom were