The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-14
SOCIETY

ter, Madge Pickett Stokes. to II. King
stone, son OF the late DIR. T. Richie
Stone and Mrs. stone. No date has
been set for the wedding. The engage
mcnt liz of special interest in Wash
ington. where both Mr.. Stone and Miss
stokes have IA large circle of friends.
and are extremely popular. Miss
stokes made her debut In Washing
ton last winter and is a very pretty
girl OF decided blonde type She lis
charming and very talented. Mr.. stone
lis a member of an old Washington
family, his father during his lifetime
having been one of the distinguished
physicians OF his day. His mother,
Mrs Stone. has been noted as beauty.
MIR. and Mrs. stokes have recently
come to Washington and have remod
eied "A handsome residence on Massa-
chusetts Avenue, where they VIII make
their home in the future, Miss Stokes
Is one of the last surviving relatives
of General George f. Pickett, of Com
federate fame"
Observation-Disclosures
A marriage OF unusual interest
throughout Virginia and North Caro-
lima took place last Tuesday afternoon
I'm Christ Episcopal Church. Eastviile,
when Miss Frances Nottingham, only
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Rob-
inson Nottingham, of Eastville, and
granddaughter of the late John Evans
Nottingham, became the bride of Mr.
Horace Upshur,. of Charlotte, n G..
formerly of Richmond, and son of MIR
John a. Upshur now of New York.
The ceremony was performed at 3
o'clock by Rev. f.. w. CowlinE, rec
tor of the church, and was witnessed
by "A large assemblage of friends and
relatives. including many guests from
a distance, The wedding marches
were beautifully rendered on the or
gan by Mrs. william +. Costin. of
Eastville, The church was decorated
with banks Of palms and ferns and
cut flowers and the aisles were roped
with yellow maline marking the seats
for the guests of honor.
The bride entered the church with
her father, by whom she was given in
marriage. She wore a handsome go
Ing away suit OF dark blue with hat
and cloves to correspond, and carried
a bridal bouquet of orchids and lilies
OF the valley.
Her maid of honor. Miss Edith Up
shur. of Richmond, the bridegroom's
sister, wore Il pretty gown of canary
yellow crepe de chine with a picture
hat OF black. and carried bouquet
of Sunset roses. The -four brides
maids. Misses Margaret Nottingham,
Alice and Ellen Trower and Virginia
Jarvis. wore attractive gowns of white
maline with girdles OF canary yellow
satin. with white maline picture hats
trimmed in yellow, and carried arm
bouquets Of Sunset roses.
Mfr Stratton Nottingham. the brides
brother, was Mr. Upshurs best man
and the ushers included Messrs 4
thur and Edgar Upshur, of Rlchmo
brothers OF the bridegroom; Thomas
Henry Nottingham and Preston Trow-
err, all OF Eastville,
Immediately after the ceremony Mr.
ana Mrs. Upshur left for an extended
bridal journey North, and on their
return VIII make their home In Char
lotte, n. c.
Prominent Enlargement.
The engagement of Miss Katharine
Page to Mr.. Charles F. Loring was re-
Gently announced in London. Miss
Page In the daughter of Hon. and
Mrs walter Hines Page. the former
United States ambassador to Great
Britain. This announcement Ii of I'M
usual interest In Richmond and the
south. as Mr.. Page was born AT Pine
hurst ". G., where he spent his early
boyhood, and ia closely related to n
number OF prominent Virginia FAINT
lies.
A. r. v. a. Excursion.
The Association for the Preserva-
ton of Virginia Antiquities viii give
their annual pilgrimage TO Jamestown
on the 10th OF May The steamship
Pocahontes has already been charter
ed and Mrs. e. y. Hotchkiss has
charge OF the arrangements. This is
always one of the most charming trips
OF the early summer and each year
several hundred people take advan-
tage of the occasion TO view again
the old estates on the lower James
Engagement Announced
MIR and Mrs w. w. Tiller announce
the engagement of their daughter,
Emily Bell, to Mr.. Wythe Davis
Quarles, the wedding TO take place In
April
Annual Silver Tea.
The Florence Nightingale Circle of
the Sheltering Arms Free Hospital
will give st. Patrick's Tea on We'd
nesday afternoon. from To O'Clock.
This is the annual tea given by the
circle. and will take place in the resi-
dence OF Mrs. II. r. Wayt, eel South
Third Street, Those interested, espe-
cialy members and prospective mem
bers OF the circle, are invited to at
tend.
Concerning Blues Bazaar
One Of the most interesting booths
in connection with the Blues Bazaar
will be the 1912 booth, OF which Mrs
James McGraw, Jr., 10 chairman.
The committee in charge held a very
enthusiastic meeting Wednesday after
noon, and win hold meeting each
= Wednesday afternoon at s o'clock In
Company Cs room. Blues Armory.
Mrs. McGraw has many attractive