The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-03
Society

and Mrs Cuipeper .Exun. of Birmng-
ham. who have been stopping at the
i jefferson. Mr.. and Mrs Exun are
very prominent all through the
South and a number OF entertain
ments are being given in their homer
Going Abroad.
Mrs, Charles +. Stokes and Miss
Aileen Stokes, OF the Chesterfield. VIII
sail for Europe from New York on
May 18th, TO remain until some time
in October. Miss Warfield Crensha",
Miss Elizabeth Wheat and Miss
Rachel Urouhart will also go abroad
this summer. and Mrs. William IL.
White and Miss Emma Gray White
expect to sail about July lst.
At woman's Club.
Or. c. Alphonso Smith. of the Uni
versity of Virginia, will lecture on
folk lore at the Woman's club Mon
day afternoon at 4:30 O'Clock. DR..
Smith lis well known here and quite
an able speaker. and the club Is very
fortunate in securing him to speak
On folk lore. as he is particularly
entertaining upon this subject.
Watkins-Gunter.
very pretty wedding took place
on "Wednesday last at $40 O'Clock in
the parsonage OF the Methodist Epis-
copai church South. Washington.
when Miss Maysie Carlton Gunter
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip 7.
Gunter,~ af Louisa became the bride
. of Mr.. Edison Lee Watkins, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Oliver y. Watkins of
Richmond, the Rev. 4. J. Pettyman
officiating The bride wore "a travel
ing suit of Alice blue serge and hat
TO match, and carried lace hand
kerchief which belonged To her grand
mother, who carried same at her
marriage fifty years ago. Miss Annie
Tinaberlal'e, cousin of the bride, was
maid Of honor. and NJ. Pettus Wat
kins brother Of the groom. best man
large reception followed the we'd
ding al the residence OF Mr.. and Mrs
w. r. Baker. Washington. The out
of-tovn guests included: Mrs. Oliver
n. Watkins. Miss Ruth Watkins and
Mir. NJ. Pettus Watkins. of Richmond:
Miss Annie Timberlake. of Clifton
Forge Miss Eveline Gunter. of
Louisa. Mr. and Mrs. W: X. Baker,
Miss Lucille Baker and Miss Helen
Baker. of Washington. MIR. and Mrs,
Watkins will be at their home in
Wilmington. n. c., after May 18th
Endowment Fund.
The Willing Workers" of Monu-
mental church. will give some very
good tableaux and a few scenes from
the ''Mikado" on Friday. May 9th, al
sis O'Clock in the Sunday school
room, for t4e-benett OF the endos
ment fund. Those taking part will
be Mr.. Otis Alfriend, Mr.. c. Ralph
Ludwig Misses Louise Crutchffeld
May Breeder, Louise Euker and
others.
To Make Home In Norfolk.
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Massie Boyd
who have been living here since their
marriage last December have moved
TO Norfolk to make their future home
there. Mrs. Boyd before her mar
riage was Miss Nellie Bluford and has
host of friends here and in Nor
folk
At Tea Given by Congressional Club
Mrs Claude Swanson presided a,
the tea table yesterday afternoon az
beautiful tea given at the Congress
ssonai CLUB In honor of the Misses VIII
son The assembly rooms were pro-
fuseIy decorated in dogwood bios
SONS and yellow snapdfagons and q
number of prominent society women
Of WASH iagton were invited,
Enlargement Announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas l. Preston
announce the engagement OF their
deughter. Helen to Mr.. Glen Bruce,
son of MIR, and Airs. +, +. Bruce, OF
Wise, Va, the wedding 10 lake place
early In .lune.
yiscman-CIarkc.
Miss Rosa F.stelle Clarke. of Rich
mond, and Mr. Robert Wilson Wise
man, Of Newport News. were married
THURSDAY afternoon at O'clock in the
parsonage TT the ST, Paurs Memorial
tfF
Green. They left fer Newport News
after the ceremony. whore they were
given large reception hy the brides
sister, Mrs. Scott W, BrightwelI. Mr.
and Mrs. Wiseman will make theii
home in Newport News
NJ the Monticello.
Acknowledgement and Mrs. w w
Sale are spending a few days at the
Monticello hotel I'm Norfolk Genera
Saie has Just recovered from a severe
Illness and is gradually resuming his
duties.
Jones--AtkInson.
A very pretty wedding took place ir
the Hotel Atkinson parlor at 2:15 yes.
terday afternoon. when Miss Susie
Jones, daughter of Mrs Nora A. Jones
Of Buckingham county. became the
bride Of AubrY Atkinson, son Of VIII
liam Atkinson. of Farmviile, Va The
Rev. Mr.. Wells otfciated. Miss Bes,
sic Plowman played Mendelssohn'.
wedding March"
ShuItz--Martin. q
The home OF MIR. and Mrs Charles
Martin, on the Harvey road was the
scene of very pretty marriage on
Wednesday evening. AT S30 O'Clock
when their daughter, Goldie pearl
became the bride Of Paul q Shultz
The hail and parlors were tastefuliy
decorated with ported plants ana
growing palms and ferns As the we'd
ding party entered the parlur they
passed through an aisle formed Of
white hiies. Otto Shult2. brother Of
the bridegroom, was best man. and
DAVID Robertson was usher The
bridesmaids were Miss Elizabeth Mar
tin and Miss Earle Livesay sister and
cousin of the bride They were
dressed in pink mesealine draped in
lace and carried pink carnations tied
with pink satin ribbon The bride
was beautifully crowned In white
crepe de chine, trimmed in pearls and
zeal lace. ard her veil which hung
III long graceful folds over ner gown.
was caught taghther with ~ ssresst4,
OF orange blossoms. She carried a
bouquet Of Bride roses tied with
gs6its satin ribbon The ceremony
was witnessed by large gathering of
friends and relatives of both parties,
and was followed by reception.
The bride and bridegroom win be
al home 10 their friends on Creighton
road.
Coie--Edwards.
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