The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-16


House decorations were in masses Of
yellow blossoms. palm. Southern
smiiaN and lighted candles, and Mrs
L. j. White presided at the punch
bowl. Mr.. and Mrs. Higgins left later
In tho evening Tor u Northern wedding
trip. Some or the guests from a dis
lance were Mr.. and Mrs John i. Hig-
gins. or Rockville. Md: Mrs. John CAS-
saway ami little daughter, of Rock
VILE Md: DR.. stuart Muncaster. of
| Washington; Mrs. w. w Ford. of
White Plains. y. Y. Mr. and Mrs. J.
Turner Hamlin. OF New York: MIR. and
Mrs. c. H. Lehman. of Ashland. XIV;
MISS Eizabeth Stock. Of Brooklyn, n.
y: Mrs. William Burton AIcNeal. Of
Burgaw, \. G.: Walter Talcott. OF
Washington; Mrs. c. T. Hughes and
| little Charles Hughes. of DanyIlle.
Russell Ford. of White plains. y y
and others.
To Attend Wedding.
Mrs. Stanley dorsey Sydnor, Of zig
south ihird street, left yesterday to
visit relatives in Wilmington. Mrs.
| Sydnor has gone to Wilmington to at
tend the marriage of her cousin. Miss
| Susie Bell, to Allan Thomas Shcpherd.
which is to take place there next week.
Gunn-Joncs
a special train brought relatives
and few intimate friends to Mont
rose. the country place Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace G. Buchanan. in Coach
land County. Tuesday afternoon 10
witness the marriage of Mrs. Mary
Belle Jones. daughter of the late can
tain and Mrs. j. II. Mcclure, Of Louis
| vile. KY, to William Stafford Gum
of Richmond. Mr.. Gum was accom-.
panied BY Blanchard S. Forbes as best
man.
To the strains of Lohengrin.s wed
4 March, q IN,
the library. where the ceremony was
/ performed by DR.. George MCDANIEL
pastor of the First Baptist Church OF
this city.
Among the guests from a distance
were Mrs William r. Ramsay, OF
Louisville. KY. sister Of the bride;
Major and Mrs. J. McI. Carter. L. s.
A.. and Major and Mrs Ansiey. of
| Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Gum left on Major
Ansley's private car for an extended
| Northern tour.
Johnson-Pnrker.
a prominent out-of-town wedding
OF interest here was celebrated yes
terday afternoon at A:so o'clock at tho
nome OF the brides parents near Den
dron. In Surry County, when Miss
Ethel Braxton Parker, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas David Parker
WAS married TO LeRoy Epps Johnson
the Rev w. c. Blair officiating. Miss
Leslie Booth played the wedding
marches, and II love You Truly" very
softly during the ceremony.
The bride. who entered the draw
ingroom alone. was handsomely gowned
III a brown travelling suit with a hat
10 match and carried bouquet Of
Bride roses and lilies OF the valley. She
was met at the altar by the groom,
who entered from the conservatory
and was also unattended. The whole
lower floor of the Parker home was
arranged with fragrant white flowers
and the mantels and doorways were
decorated In garlands OF evergreen and
! white chrysanthemums. White flow
ers and trailing vines formed an i'm
! proyised altar ut ono end of tho draw
ingroom. and white chrysanthemums
and smilaX decorated the hall and
diningroom.
The wedding is an event of wide in
terest throughout Virginia, both bride
and groom belonging to families long
prominent in the social life of the
State. Mr.. Johnson formerly resided
In Baltimore, but now makes his home
In Dendron. where he is a prominent
and welt known banker. Mr.. and Mrs
Johnson went North on their wedding
trip.
Guest. from distance attending
the ceremony included Mr. and Mrs
]. T. Deal, OF Norfolk: Mr.. and Mrs
W. d. Spratley. Of Petersburg: Mr.. and
Mrs. j. cll Spratley. of Dendron; Mr.
ond Mrs. John L. Spratley. of Elberon:
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufin Spratley, Of Den
dron: Harry w. Spratley. of Elberon:
Miss Louise Spratlcy. of Petersburg
Miss Nellie Booth, OF Petersburg: Thur
man Deal. Of Brandon: Roy Deal. of
Norfoll;; Stith Spratley, of Norfolk;
MISS Elizabeth Sprauey. CT Richmond
w. D. Parker. of Mannboro: Robert
Stith Parker OF Kingston, y. c.
Important Meeting.
The first fall meeting of the Moth
! ers' Club OF Chimborazo School will be
held this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock at
the school All members of tho club
are urged TO DO present
! Clarke--ifnm.
The marriage OF Miss Jessie Lee
Ham. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
]. Ham. OF this city. to Rev. Halves
Palmore Clarke. OF Heavener. Okla
Tuesday evening. at the home of the
Bride. zoo South Cherry Street; the
Rev James NJ. Rowland. pastor of
| Laurel Street Methodist Episcopal
| Church, officiating
1 The entire lower floor was beautiful
" decorated with palms and flowers
Mrs. James II. Moss. OF Ashland, rend-
4 eicu tlic 500 SeieCtiOn, UT Promise
| Me-" after which Miss Pattie Clarke
sister OF the groom, played the Wed
| ding March" from I.ohengrin.
The bride was gowned in suit or
dark blue, with hat to match, and car
ried shower bouquet of Bride roses
and lilies OF the valley. She entered
the parlors with her father, who gave
her away In marriage. Thomas Clarke
| acted as his brothers best man.
The brides attendants were Miss
Elizabeth Browder, of Mecklenburg
| County. rs maid of honor, who wore
! n gown Of Nile green charmeuse with
lace drapcry. Miss Ethel Bradshaw,
| as brides maid. in pink charmeusa
with lace drapery, and Mrs. William
III. Ham, sister OF the bride. as matron
of honor, in lavender charmeuse with
lace drapery.
Immediately after the ceremony MIR.
and Mrs. Clarke left for Northern
Al toll t1ax,