The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-18
MISS ELLA WILLIAMS Buck
BRIDE OF GORDON SMITH
NEEDING OF Miss Grace Hamilton aud
DIR. robert &. bryan Takes Place
I'm Narylund.


< { day morning for Greenwood TO carry
the guests from Richmond to attend
the marriage of Miss Ella Williams
Buck. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam Il. Massie, and James Gordon
smith son OF sAr.Alnd Mrs. Harry NJ.
y Smith. Jr., OF Richmond. which took
place at Rose HILL" the country estate
OF the brides parents, at l o'clock. The
ceremony WAS performed on the terrace
; iii front OF the house by the Rev. Rus
sell Bowie, ID. D., rector Of st. Paurs
Episcopal Church. Richmond, in the
presence of intimate friends and rela-
tives OF the bride and groom. Rose
Hill' is one OF the handsomest estates
In that section OF the State and it's
wide rooms were thrown open every
where and decorated in American Beau
~ roses, lilies OF the valley and Easter
lilies.
The bride descended the stairway
with her uncle. Thomas Z. Williams, Jr..
who gave her in marriage. She wore
an cNquisitely simple white satin dress
finished with tulle and real lace, and
her veil of illusion and lace was fast
cncd with orange blossoms. Her bou-
onct WAS Il shower of gardcnias and
lilies OF the valley. The girls chosen
by the bride TO attend her, were: Misses
Roberta TrigG, of Richmond; Mary f..
Butler, OF Poplar Grove" Mathews
County; Nora Randolph Virginia Chris
tinn and Zayde Branch. OF Richmond,
and Kate Seldom, of Brooklyn. y. Y.
They wore quaint gowns fashioned Of
white satin and tulle with large black
velvet picture hats and their bouquets
were of TAFT roses and purple astcrs.
Hiram NJ Smith. Of Richmond, attended
his brother as best man. and the
sroomsmcn we've: Messrs. Erskinc Blu
ford. Robert Pollard, Benjamin II.
smith. stuart q. Christian, t. Addison
Rcnnolds and John Akin Branch, all
.. Richmond,
The wedding. although small homo
>fair, is one of the most important So
cicty events of the carly fall season,
AND the fashionable set in Richmond is
greatly interested in its celebration.
owing to the social prominence of both
Mn. Smith and his bride.
DEMONSTRATIONS.
Another fashionable out-of-town
Wedding. in which the ultra smart set
here is deeply interested. took place
yesterday afternoon al o'clock at
Oak Iiill', in Howard County. Md,
when Miss Grace Hamilton, daughter
Of Mrs. :. MARYLAND Hamilton, was mar
ricd TO DIR. Robert &. Bryan, son OF the
iatc Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bryan, OF La
burnum." Invitations were limited to
the members of the two families and
intimate friends. The Hamilton home
was beautifully decorated in fall flow
Crs for tho ceremony. Miss Marguerite
and the brides sister. Mrs. Horace s.
Whitman, and her cousin, Miss Anne
IT. Myers, OF Richmond, were the other
attendants. Or. Bryan had as his best
man. his brother, John Stewart Bryan,
VI 'Iaburnum'.
81. Bryan and his bride expect to
--.cnd their honeymoon in Japan and on
their return TO this country will make
their home III Richmond. Some of the
Richmond guests attending the ccrc-
money yesterday were: MIR. and Mrs.
!. stewart Bryan, MIR. and Mrs iona
than Bryan. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Pinckncy Bryan, Mr.. and Mrs. j. ST.
George Bryan, Mr. an,t~aIrs. Il. Stewart
Hume, w. Douglas Gordon, Mrs. Il. T.
II. Myers. Madison Scott and others.
Visiting la Charlottesville.
Mr, and Mrs Albert NJ. Williams, who
have been the guests OF Mrs. j. c. Will
isms in this city, left II few days ago
for charlottesville. In Charlottesville
Mr.. and Mrs. Williams will visit Mr..
and Mrs. J. Sidney Williams, before re
turning to their home at Whitcsburg,
Ky.
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES.
Meade Memorial Church in South
E;chmond, was the scene of Il lovely
wedding yesterday afternoon at $3.50
o'clock, when Miss Mary Lewis Walden,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Wortlcy F'ul-
Ter Rudd, became the bride OF Robert
iiyiand Gwathmcy, Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Il. r. Gwathmcy, OF this city. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
Ernest Warren, rector of st. Thoma 5
Episcopal Church, Gintcr Park. in the
presence OF Il large assembly of rela :
tivcS and friends. Decorations every
where were in palms, burning tapcrs
and yellow and white chrysanthcmuma
and smilaN draped the chanccl rail.
Candles and white blossoms were used
on the altar. Ritchie Bacon rcEde red
the wedding marches and Miss Lucy
Ann GwathmeS sang 20 Believe Me-
Immediately preceding the entrance of
the bridal party.
Tie bride wore simple wedding
dress of white satin, with an accor
dion plated tunic of crepe de chine
ard tho only trimmings were pearls ana
iullc. The long court train was caught
TO her shoulders with pearl ornaments
and her veil of illusion was arranged
in Juliet cap and fastened with lilies
of the valley. She entered the church
on tho arm Of her step father. Mr..
Rudd, who gave her away. Her flow
crs were lilies of the valley. They were
met at the chancci steps by the groom
and his brother, Frank Winston
Gwathmey, OF Washington. VINO was
best man. Miss Mamie Porter Walden
was her sisters maid of honor and wore
yellow satin gown with an accordion
plated tunic OF gold tnlle. She carri cd
:.
Arlington, OF Arlington. who was
dame Of honor, was gowned in pear!
satin. embroidered in gold beads and
made with tunic OF lace. She carried
bouquet OF sunburst roses.
The bridesmaids included Misses
Mary Tinsley and Dorothy Hart, OF
Iuchmord, and their frocks were OF
white crepe de chine and accordion
+ plated TUNES, finished with lace capes
that hung from the shoulders. They
carried bouquets OF maidcnhair ferns
+ tied with streamers of yellow tulle
The usners were Messrs. Lewis Blan-
ton, of Ashland; Brantley Handy, Ed
ward and Winston Gwathmey, of Rich
nord.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gwathmey left later in
Z the evening for a Northern wedding
journey and on their return will be at
home al 900 West Grace Street. A mum
Der OF prominent guests from a dis :
sstance have been in Richmond TO at
+ tend the wedding.
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