The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-24
Home Weddings,

Yesterday morning at II o'clock
the marriage Of Miss Emma Lewis
Garnet. daughter Of Mr. Muscoe II.
Garrett, and MIR. Walter Martin
Leighton. son of Mr. and Mrs. A. X.
Leighton, OF Harverhill, Mass, was
soIemuized AT the home OF the brides
father. the Rev. Claggett Skinner, Of
flciating. The bride was given in
marriage by her father and wore
travelling suit with hat and gloves TO
match and carried a bouquet OF lilies
Of the valley and orchids There
were no attendants, Az the wedding
was very quiet. owing To recent
mourning In the brides family Mr..
Charles Cfarnett, brother If the bride,
played the wedding march, and the
house was decorated In palms. ferns
and pink and white peonies.
Mr.. and Mrs Leighton left I'M
immediate after the ceremony for a
Northern wedding trip, which, Will in
clude Boston. New York, Old Orchard
Beach. Maine. and through the White
mountains They will make their
home in Atlanta. Ga. where Mr.
Leighton is established In business,
The bride is very popular In the
social life OF Richmoad, where she has
many friends who are interested in
her marriage. while the groom has
also lived In Richmond and has many
friends here.
Some very charming entertaining
was done III honor OF Mrs Leighton
prior to her marriage miscellaneous
shower given by Mrs, James Nc
Donald recently at her country horne,
near Lakeside. being among the at
fairs
Quantities of palms, ferns and cut
flowers decorated the home Of Mr.. and
Mrs A. w. Hank!ns. 1904 Grove ave-
nue., yesterday morning at IL o'clock.
when their neice, Miss Marion Cole
man Ware, became the bride of Mr..
Samuel W Pitts, son of Mr. and Mrs.
J. II Pitts, OF Spring Hope, y. G.,
the Rev William J.. Bali. officiating
Mr.. Shepherd Webb played the we'd
ding music The bride entered the
drawing room with her uncle, Mr.. n
w Hankins, by whom she was given
away, and wore a going-away costume
Of blue MORE. She carried n shower
bouquet of brides roses and lilies OF
the valley.
Miss Martha I. Ware was her sis
ter maid of honor, and wore a lovely
gown of pink chiffon taffeta and a
large picture hat Her flowers were
pink Killarney roses. The ribbons were
held by Albert w Hankins. Jr,. and
little Miss Mary Coleman Hapkins
cousins of the bride. Mr.. J. j. Pitts
was his brothers best man.
After a Northern wedding trip. Mr.
and Mrs. Pitts will be at home In
Selma. N. G
Among the wedding guests from a
distance were: Mra. b. L. Covingfon
Charlottesville: Miss Mary Hankins
Cuckoo: Mr.. John ]. Pitts, Spring
Hope, n G.. Mr. NJ. G.. Winston, Selma
Y. C.: Mr.. and Mrs. Theo. Butler,
Norfolk: Miss Margaret Etheredge,
Selma. n. G.
Mrs A II. Darlington entertained
at cards Saturday morning at her
home on Federal street. Lynchburg. ir
honor OF Miss Edith Montgomery
whose marriage TO Ludwell Harrison
OF Annapolis. Md. will take place this
evening at O'Clock at the First Pres
hyterian church.
Mrs. Carrington's home was beau
tifuuy decorated with sweetpeas
daisies, ferns and palms. AT the end
OF the game large corsage bouquets
were given to the ones making largest
score at each table. The fortunate
ones we're Mrs. A. r. Bowen. Miss
Bertha Dingee. Miss Mabel Mont
gomery, Of Rocky Mount, Va, while
to Miss Montgomery, the guest OF
honor, was presented bouquet OF
white sweetpeas At 1890 o'clock a
delicious course luncheon was served
in the dining room at a long table
made beautiful with a. basket of wild
flowers as a centerpiece. Those en-
3oying Mrs. Carrington's hospitality
We're Miss Montgomery, Mrs. Ashhy
Watts Mrs Donald Moore, Misses
May Payne, Winnie Enrart, Bertha
Dlngee. Mrs Mccoy, OF Spartan burg
Miss Mabel Montgomery, Miss Maud
Caskie and Mrs A. r Bowen. and
Mrs Landon Lowry. Of Bedford City