The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-15

II ChafIty ttaxaar.
/ The woman's Guild of St Stephens
Episcopal Church are giving their an
/ nual bazaar Saturday afternoon.
November II, from 4 to o'clock in
/ the school house at Westhampt on.
Stop % Ia. Some of the most prom
+ inent women OF that fashiona BILE
suburb belong to this guild and raeir
entertainments are always among the
most brilliant OF tho season. This
year they will make a specially of
their flowers and bulbs Chairmen for
/ the various booths Of this feete in
ciude: Mesdames st. George Ander-
son, flowers; George Warren, tea
room; Frank Hobson. fancy work:
Todd. aprons; James Smyth and Will
liam Habliston, ice cream: Miss Annie
Ball, cakes and pies
New York Horse Show.
The New York Horse Show will be
held in Madison Square Garden the
second week In December this year.
instead of the second week in Novem-
Der as heretofore, and the proceeds
Will go to the Red Cross Fund. 1t
is proposed TO have as patrons the
President of the United States, heads
or the Army and Navy. and the Gov
ernor and Mayor OF New York City.
Gresham--Emerson.
+ One Of the most brilliant and fash
ionahle weddings of the season took
place Thursday evening at 8 o'clock in
Trinity Church, Portsm outh, Va, when
Miss Bertha Vaughan Emmerson.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Cloyd
Emmerson, became the bride of Mr..
Walter Vernon Gresham, son Of Mrs.
Walter Preston Gresham, OF Ports
mouth. The ceremony was performed
by Rev. A. c. Thomson. rector 81 the
church.
The church was deliberately deco
rated with white chrys8nthemums
ferns, smilax, palms and cathedral can
r hep
father. wore an exquisite Morris gown
of white satin faille and Venetian point
lace. embroidered in pearls and trim
med with orange blossoms Her veil
of tulle was caught with orange
blossoms and she carried a shower
bouquet Of bride roses and lilies of
the valley.
Miss Sue Barron Ernmerson was her
sisters maid of honor She wore
gown of white satin. yelled in peach
pink net and carried shower OF pink
Killarney roses
The bridesmaids were: Miss Mary
Seldom. Miss Cecile Williams, Miss An
ME Mae Albertson. Miss Genevieve
Gresham, Miss Rosalie Braxton Page.
of Baltimore, Nd, and Miss Mary En-
merson Dobie, of Sussex, Va. They
were all beautifully gowned in pink
crepe meteor. with pink net over
dresses. the gowns shading from pale
TO deeper shade OF pink and each
carried a bouquet of pink roses.
Mr.. Walter Darden was the groom's
best man. and the ushers were: Mr..
William Parrish, Mr. Robert Albert
son, Mr.. Cloyd Emmerson, Mr.. I. II.
Farmer Mr.. Frank HallowelI. Mr..
Mr.. Arthur Emmerson.
Mrs CASTOR Foote played the we'd
ding march from Lohengrin.
| After the ceremony a large recep-
ton followed at the home of the brides
parents. in High Street The parlors
were beautifully decorated with pink
roses, ferns. smilav and palms. In the
! dining-room a basket of pink roses,
maiden hair fern and smilax. tied with
tulle, formed a very effective CENTER
piece for the table.
Mr.. and Mrs Gresham. Mr.. and Mrs.
Emmerson and Mrs. W. p. Gresham
received the guests. After tho recep-
ton Mr.. Gresham. with his bride. left
for Northern honeymoon.
/ Among the out-of-town guests We're
Miss Rosalie Bravton Page, Of Balti-
more. Md; Miss Fanny Jones, of Glou-
cester, Va: Miss Janet Stoffigan, of
Fredericksburg, Va Mrs. S. S. Lamb,
of Elizabeth City. N. c.; Mr.. Frank
Scott, of Elizabeth City. N. c.: Mr.
Charles Gibbons. of Hamlet, N. c.;
Miss Ella Broadus. of Alexandria, Va.
Miss Charlotte Tomlin. of Petersburg
Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Emmerson Smith,
Of Woodstock, Va; Mr.. and Mrs, c, K
| Carlin, of Alexandria. Va.
Annual Thank Offering.
st. Johns Circle of the Kings
| Daughters viii hold their annual
Thank Offering Social Monday after
noon. at o'clock, in the home of Mrs
Fred. Kohler. 90s Floyd Avenue In
stead of the usual china or linen
shower given for one of the charitable
institutions of the city. the ladies will
have a pound party, for the benefit Of
the beneficiaries of the circle. There
will be in addition to the thank Of
fering, dollar contributed by each
member, The following program will
be rendered;
A sketch Of tho organization and
early history of the circle. Mrs a. D.
Landerkin.
| Piano Solo-Miss Alice Satterfield.
| Contraito Soloist-Miss Caroline
Bragg.
Readings-Miss Eugenia May Job
son
Soprano Solo--Mrs. David Z. Sar-
geant.
Mrs. Clarence G. Burton, State presi-
dent will give talk on the work of
the Kings Daughters and the report
will be read. Each member will in
of the past years work of the circle
vite a friend refreshments will be
served after the program,
The circle officials are as follows:
Leader. Mrs. Ramon D. Garcin; vice.
leader, Mrs, Lucy F. Murray; treasurer,
Mrs. ". G, Mayer; assistant treasurer,
Mrs. William Crump; recording secre-
tary. Mrs. j. f. Failing; corresponding
secretary, Mrs. W, A. Barrows.
Special Vesper Service.
Miss Helen Davis, Of New York city,
an executive officer Of the Fild Work
Department OF the National Young
Women's Christian Association, will
speak at a special vesper service this
afternoon at O'Clock at the associa-
ton building, ut Fifth and Main
Streets. The president of the Rich
mond association. Miss Katherine
Halves, will preside, and special music
will be furnished by Mrs. Normal Call
and Miss Marianne Meade. Members
of the Y. w. c. A. are requested to be
present and friends are invited.
McGehee-Benson.
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