The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-19

lard williams. Herbert and Leslie
Lyle.
A reception was given the bridal
party Tuesday evening IN the home oil
the bride. Immediately after the
ceremony Mr.. and Mrs. Wilkinson ief,
for Washington, Philadelphia and
Atlantic City
Among those attending the wed
ding were: Mrs Albert Robinson and
Miss Helen Robinson, Of West Point;
Miss Annie Crockett. OF Yorktown;
Mr.. and Mrs Monroe Wilkinson. OF
Carsons. Va; Mrs l. j. Donnavant
and family: and MIR ~ n. Davis and
family, OF Petersburg
Visiting i'm Richmoud.
Miss Emma Robins. formerly from
Aocomac. but now of buckingham.
Is the house g1iest OF Or. and Mrs.
D. r. Anderson, of Richmond COLI
lese. for few days. DIR. and Mrs.
Anderson will leave soon for two
months vacation, visiting Cov.ngton.
Va. Edenton. ~. c.. and other points.
To Give lawn p'ete.
The iadies building committee Of
the Overlook Presbyterian church
will give a lawn fets on Saturday af-
ternoon AT 4 o'clock on the church
lawn. Tho public is cordially invited
Pierce-Pirleey.
Cards have been received in Rich
mond announcing the marriage Of
Miss Hennie Scott Pirkey. daughter
Grottoes, Va. to MFR Noble Childs
Pierce. son OF Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh
Pierce. Of Berryville. Va
The wedding took place at the home
of the brides parents, Rev J. A.
| Ellis. of the Protestant Episcopal
! church. Of Yancey, Va, officiating.
| The house was decorated with ported
t plants and cut flowers, the color
scheme being pink and white. The
| bride wore "a blue tailored suit with
hat and gloves to match. and carried
Brides roses. Her only attendant was
her sister. Mrs. J. G. Hughes. OF
White Post. Va, who wore white en-
broidered wolfe and carried pink XII
larrtay roses. The beet man was Mr.
Wilber NJ. Gaunt, OF Berryville.
The wedding marches were played
by Miss Carmen Pierce, sister of the
groom. and Miss Frances Pierce sana
IT Love You Truly just before the
ceremony.
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.
Pierce and his bride left for a North
ern wedding trip. Upon their return
they will be at home In Sw1mley, Va
where Mr.. Pierce is engaged In bust
ness
Prominent Engagement.
| An engagement OF much general In
terest announced last week Is that oil
Miss Coruelia Semple, daughter o,
Mr. and Mrs william Percy Semple
of Louisville, Ky. and Alexander Brit
ton Browne. OF washington. The wed
ding will take place in November.
Miss Semple. in addition to being ar
unusually handsome young girl. Is 6
representative of one Of the oldes
and most prominent families in Ken
lucky. while, through her mother
formerly Miss Meta Powell Hollyday
daughter OF the late Secretary o.
State Richard Hollyday. of Radcliffe
Manor. Taston, Md. she comes o
equally distinguished Maryland ant
| Virginia Colonial ancestry. Her ma
ternal grandmother. whose SECOND
husband was the late Senator Charlie!
Hooper Gibson. OF Maryland, has fol
Il number of years resided in New
York. where Miss Semple has many
visited.
Interesting Announcement
Announcement is made to friends
and relatives in Richmond OF the MAJ
rage OF Miss Bessie Anderson, Of
Farmvtlle, Va. to Mr. Benjamin G
| Sharpe, Jr.. of Greensboro. The wed
ding took place at the home Of Mrs
Reade, the Rev. G. II. Hodgin, rector
of Westminster Episcopal church
officiating Mr., Douglas Sharpe acted
as his brothers hest man and the
bride was given In marriage by hel
brother, Mr.. benjamin Anderson, o.
Richmond.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Sharpe left i'm
mediately after the ceremony fol
Western North Carolina and will visi
Mr.. and Mrs Thomas Settle at theil
| home, "Orton," on Pearson Drive
before returning to Greensboro Mr.
! Sharpe Is q nephew of Hon. Thomas
Settle.
Hampton-Hamiin.
An event OF unusual interest to so
ciety in Virginia and North Carolina
was the marriage of Miss Eliza Mel
son Hamlin. of Danville, Va, ant
Mr.. William Roy Hampton, Of Ply
mouth. N. c., which took place Wed
nesday evening at o'clock in ths
church Of the Epiphany.
| The bride is a iineal descendant Of
Governor Nelson and relative of the
Pages, Burwells and Massies of Vir
gtnia. She has visited a number o.
| TIC GudkHeiA HHSTc Sie as
great favorite. The groom is a prom
! inent citizen of Plymouth, n. c., Il
very popular and a successful man o
affairs. He Is a great nephew Of Gen
eral Wade Hampton. .......
Miss Hamlin Is the only daughter o
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Hamlin. Mr.
Hamlin has been Commemorative at
torney of Danville for years, He
mother was a. Miss Massie and In {
woman of culture and socially promi
| nent.
The bride was given away by hcl
father. She wore gown OF white
charmeuse embroidered in seed
pearls. with court train. Her veil was
arranged with a cap OF old point lace
and held in place with a wreath OF
orange blossoms. She carried a
shower bouquet of lilies Of the valley.
Her only ornament was "a diamond
necklace, the gift of the groom.
Miss Blanche Patton. of Danville.
was maid OF honor. Her gown was
white charmeuse yelled in green chif-
fon, and she carried orchids and lilies
of the valley tied with pink tulle. The
bridesmaids were: Miss Clara Hamp-
ton, sister OF the groom Miss Bessie
Carter. Miss Mayo Massie, Miss Mary
Leigh and Miss Mary Green, of Dam
VILE. They were attractive gowns
of mink brocaded charrneus Sc