The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-11

FIRST EXHIBITION or VIRGINIA
ITNI ART SOCIETY AT Oh AR
toTTE~AIII.E TODAY

& wedding Of much lntercs, tu Nir-
G8niA society. which took place yesteT-
,iax afternoon at 8 O'Clock. was that II
Mss julia WlckhAm Harrison. aaUsh-
.er az Mr.. and My Chapman Leigh
Harrison. ot New Kent County. % Ar.
James Grover Mccain Tn" core
Yn0uy took place ~ the bride s. home.
ldeu thu Rev G. ,. i'rudrn, Vt
Chatham officiating Tho lower floor
OF the house Was decorated WITH pink
roses. tulips and nArclssuS against a
BACKGROUND Of ferns and southern
smilax- Miss FalGen played the wed
ding ~ she. ana tho bride was gwen
in marriage by her father. SAC wore
"a dark blue travelling suit. and car
ried q shower bouquet 81 orchids and
lilies Of the valley. The maid OF hon
or, Miss FL beth Richardson, OF this
city, was gowned IN "a frock OF EN-
hroidered Swiss muslin. with pink
girdle and large pink hat and her
aowers were Killarney roses Mr. L.
q. Alexander. OF Richmond WAS the
groom $ best man. and Thomas K,
Harrison and Edward e Harrison,
brothers OF the bride, we're the ushers
After a honeymoon in the West. Mr..
and Mrs Mccain will be al home at
Roxbury.
Exhibition at Charlottesville.
Fine Arts Society AT Charlottesville
will take place today and tomorrow,
from 10 in the morning until half
after o'clock al night This society
was formed In New York last spring
and was the result OF someone re-
marking that II would be interesting
to know which 81 Americas we'll
known artists had their origin In Nir-
stnia.
re- rsf.h-,n~a ~o-,,v,tt+aa t-nf,Ses
Mrs Malvern C Patterson. chair
man; Mrs George Zen Johnson and
Mis- Nora Houston, who have been
uTstiring in their efforts to make OF
this society a great success.
The object Of the society is 70
bring together all branches OF art,
including artists, musicians. writers
and architects Of this State. whether
they be living AT home or abroad.
Mr. Jerome Myers who was born
in Petersburg. though he left there
as child, is president Of the So
c!ety His brush is well known In New
York where he finds his subjects
among the poor Of the Fast side.
Mr. George Gordon Battle Is vice.
president, snd though neither an art
ist nor p Nirgintan. n well qualified
for the position beth by his knowl.
edge ~ pictures and because he mar
iTF8 VI - fNaA H1s ~ {filN 'IAN wv
y Tatnal Lea IS second vice presi-
dent, and some II the members whr
have contributed are Messrs Charles
Dana Gibson. Graham Cootes. from
Staunton, tho well-known illustrator
and Dougal Walker OF Richmond
who has also made great success
In New York IN that line Prince
Pierre Trorbet7koy. afflrated witt
Virginia through hts marriage TO III,
celebrated authoress, Amelia Eives
has sent portrait of the son of Mr.
and Mrs Allen Potts. some views o
Castle H'l,' one Of "Cliveden" IN
home of Mrs Waldorf Aston. which !
row "A hospital for British soldier,
Miss Catherine Critcher. another well
known member from Alexa ndr!a ha
a studio IN WASHINGTON city. ha
studied in Paris, and exhibited repeat
edlv IN the Salon. viii be Representa-
nv several Of her strong oil paintings
Something from the brush Of tn
wei'-known Richard Brooke. Of War
renten. viii be shown He has beel
known for wears by h's paintings
THE Pastoral Visit" In the Corcora,
Art Gallery I'm Washington.
Among n1anv other contrihutin
artists are Miss Katherine McIn
tyre Of Richmond who needs no In
PRODUCTION bore. MFR william Nolan nj
also Of Richmond. and Mr. Wade
Butter Wood two OF the best-know