The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-10-30

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! LEO X Weiihouse was best man and
| the groomsmen were Messrs. Charles
| III. Gerring. Julius w. Gerring. George
q, Gerring. Thomas J. Leahey, AM
| brose Morrlssy Edward A. Stumpf,
Gerard Ii. Boehling and William j.
Nolte. A reception followed the
ceremony in the brides home. AXIS
| Stuart avenue. At noon Mr.. and Mrs.
Wellhouse left for Canada and New
York From a distance the follow
| ing guests came for the wedding: Mr..
and Mrs Bradley. Atlanta. Ga; Mrs.
| Sophia wellhouse, Atlanta. Ga; Cap
| tain j. H. Parker. Washington, D. C.
Interesting Wedding.
An out-of-town wedding of great
| interest here took place last evening
at 8 O'Clock in All Souls church,
Grand Rapids. Mich. when Miss Edna
Gladys Clergyman, daughter of Mrs.
Myrtle Koon Clergyman. became the
bride of Mr.. Merrill Howard Tilgham,
Jr.. Of Richmond. the Rev. f.. L. Rex.
/ ford, of Columbus, Ohio, officiating,
! Baskets of white and yellow ohrysan-
/ themums on pedestal. palms and
ferns, were used in decorating the
church. Miss Leah Louise Stock, OF
Hillsdale, Mich. was maid of honor.
and Mr.. Eghert Giles, of Richmond,
acted as best man. Mr.. Eugene Wood
! house. of HiIlsdale, was master OF
/ ceremonies. Misses Josephine Nc
( Key. of Chicago, and Agnes Jewell,
/ OF Grand Rapids. were bridesmaids,
and the ushers included: Messrs. Har-
old Stock. OF Hllsdale: Morton
CARLYLE, Edward Idema, Vivian Hall,
and Rexford CLERGYMAN. brother of
( the bride. The bride entered the
/ church with her uncle, DR.. -Chaundey
I f Koon, who gave her away, and
/ wore a gown of applique lace over
white satin entrain. wreath OF
orange blossoms held her long tulle
! veil in place, and her only ornament
was diamond pendant, a gift Of the
bridegroom. She carried a shower
! bouquet of lilies of the valley and
orchids. The maid Of honor wore an
exquisite Partisan gown of shaded
/ yellow chrysanthemums. The brides
maids all wore dresses of white satin,
with Nile green draperies, and car
ried baskets of Pearl roses.
| Mr.. Tilgham and his bride left i'm
/ mediately after the ceremony for an
extended wedding journey, which in
cludes Bermuda and Northampton,
Mass, where the bride was graduated
from Smith college. and Washington,
/ n. c. The guests from distance at
! tending the wedding were; Mr.. and
( Mrs. II. Tilghman, Richmond, parents
of the groom; Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
! stock Hillsdale. Mich. Mr.. and Mrs.
c. Sumner Koon and Miss Louise
Koon. Muskegon, Mich; Mrs. S. d.
/ T. Calkins. Saugatuck, Mich; Mr.. Egg
bert Giles. Richmond.
Armstrong---Adams.
The Farmville Presbyterian church
10 F,yJ1 "a ri lett a dnNnrufaT
with palms, ferns, ivy and many
lighted candles. was the scene of g
very pretty wedding on Wednesday
October Goth, at high noon, when Miss
Louise McElroy Adams became the
bride of Rev. James A. Armstrong.
Rev Andrew Allan, pastor OF The
Presbyterian church, assisted by Rev
Charles r. Striblng. of Petersburg
performed the ceremony. Mrs. Lotta
Hamlet played the wedding marches
from Lohengrin and Mendelssohn
and Morning Mood from Peer
Ciynt Suite (Greig), "Schubert's Seren
AIDE" and "Oh, Promise Me-" were
PLAYED softly during the ceremony.
The bride wore a handsome suit o.
dark blue cloth. with hat to match
= and carried a shower bouquet o.
Bride roses and lilies Of the valley
Her only attendant was Miss Grace
walton, OF Farmulle. who wa
dressed in white brocaded silk pop
lin and white hat and carried al
armful Of pink Killarney roses. The.
were met at the altar by the groom
( and his best man, Rev D. J. Woods
( d. D., of Blacksburg.
The ushers were Messrs. Phil
Smith, Of Richmond Horace Adams
brother of the bride; II, Reed Ed
l munds and Frank S. Blanton, o
, Farmville Mr.. Joel w. Hubbard
was master of ceremony.
Immediately after the ceremon!
Mr.. and Mrs Armstrong left for al
extended tour of Northern cities. ant
on their return viii make their hom
I near Abilene whore Mr.. Armstrong i
pastor Of the Presbyterian churches
Mrs. Armstrong, the only daughte
! of Mr.. and Mrs John j. Adams, o
I Farmville, Is a graduate of the Stat
} Normal school and is a young lad,
/ of many charming qualities Mr.
. Armstrong. formerly of Martinsburg
w Va, is a graduate of Fredericks
: burg college, Virginia Polytechnic in
/ stitute and Union Theological Semi
nary. and is the popular pastor o
( Douglas and Bethlehem Presbyterian
churches.
Among the out-of-town guest
were; Mrs. James A. Armstrong
Rev. and Mrs. Charles X. Striblint
and Miss Elizabeth Stribling, of Pc
tersburg: Rev. p. j. Woods d. D., o
BIacksburg; Mr. Phil S. Smith, o
/ Richmond; Mrs NJ. l.. Booth. o
r Brookneal and w. nj. Adams. o
Richmond.
} Halloween Supper.
A Halloween supper will be serve'
by witches and ghosts in the lectur
room of the Westminster church thi
evening from Z to 10 o'clock. TIL
supper is being arranged by the Iounl
, Ladies' society OF the church, and tn
affair promises to be a most delight
full one.
Personals.
Mrs. ]. b. Walthall. of this city
left yesterday morning for a shor
visit To her sister, Mrs. John +. May
in Waverly, Va.
Miss Daisy Patterson, of this city