Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-30
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4 BRIDE OF DOUGLAS Lizard
CEREMONY Takes Place at Home of
Bride on Floyd
Avenue.
DANCE AT wEsTMoRELAND
in Norfolk for Miss
Harriet Buchanan, OF Richmond.
Kings Daughters to Give Amateur
Performance at Y. w. G. A.

spring season the wedding yes
terday at high noon OF Miss Mary Minor
I Digs daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Diggs and Douglas Allen Leard. son
OF Colonel and Mrs. II. S. Leard, of
Norfolk. which was celebrated at the
home OF the bride, ll0S Floyd Avenue.
!. In the presence Of an Interesting as
| sembly OF relatives and friends. Rev.
w. G. James. pastor Of Grove Avenue
Baptist Church. performed the cere-
mony. and the brides sister, Miss
Elizabeth w. Digs. played the we'd
softly during the service. Miss Diggs
wore girlish frock OF white silk
finished with rosebuds. The entire
lower floor was thrown open to the
guests and banked with fragrant pink
and white flowers. against n back
ground OF trailing vines and lighted
candles. Pink roses and evergreens
were used on the mantcls. and pink
sweetpeas and shaded lights decorated
the hall. The table In the dining groom
was set with centerpiece OF pink roses
In huge rustic basket, from which
smaller baskets OF pink blossoms.
caught with pink tulle and ribbon,
were extended to the corners OF the
table The brides cake was wreathcd
In flowers and pink roses decorated
the mantel
An improvised altar was arranged in
the bay window OF the drawing room
This was banked With palms. Cathedral
candles and standards of Ascension
lllies. The bride descended the stair
way with her father, who gave her
away. and she wore modish travelling
gown OF Belgian blue cloth with a
smart hat OF blue and gold. She car
ried a shower bouquet of white roses
gardenias and lilies Of tho valley. Mrs
Richard Newt Darden. of Newsoms
I'll
wore a quaint, shepherdress dress of
white embroidered bouncing over pink,
made with bo!ero OF pink taneta
She wore a white bonnet trimmed in
pink roses and carried shower bou-
quet Of pink buds. Leard Higgins, OF
Manning. s. c.. attended the groom as
\ best man.
- The bridesmaids, Misses Margaret
I.eard. sister OF the groom, and kathe-
rine Staten. of this city. wore similar
frocks OF imported white chiffon. deli
cately embroidered in white flowers
They were made with the high wasted
effect looped up with pink roses, and
they carried arm bouquets OF green
fern, tied with strcamers OF pink tulle.
Little Dudley Digs carried the ring
i'll Gala lily. The mother OF the
bride was gowned in old blue fa!lle
and lace. and wore a corsagc bouquet
Of white sweet peas.
\ wedding breakfast Was served i'm
lmediately following the ceremony. after
. which Mr.. and Mrs. Lcard left for a
southern wedding journey that VIII in
cIudc st. Augustine, Fla. and places
NJ interest in Georgia and South Caro-
INA. They will be at home after May
- In Norfolk.
The marriage ia one or the greatest
Interest. both here and throughout the
State. since both bride and groom are
widely and prominently related, Mrs.
Lizards paternai grandfather was the
I late Rev. Isaac Digs, Of King and
queen County. and on her maternal side
she is a great granddaughter of VIII
liam b. Seward the well-known author
and minister of Essex She Is also
great niece of William II. seward, who
was Secretary OF state under Abraham
Lincoln. MIR. Leard is civil engineer
connected with the eaboard Air Line.
and a one time made his home In this
city. His father was formerly a mem
Der OF the staff of Governor Craig, OF
North Carolina, and is now general
passenger agent for the southern at
Norfolk. A number OF distinguished
guests from a distance We're here 20
attend the wedding, and several affairs
OF Interest were given in honor OF the
bridal party previous to the ceremony.
Kay-Bosher.
.. r. Kay, of 500 North Twenty fourth
Street, was married to Miss Isla G
Bosher yesterday. Miss Bosher is the
\, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Newton L.
Bosher. OF sl5it North Twenty fourth
Street, and Is one OF tho most popular
of the younger set in that section of
the city.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kay left for Washing
ton Immediately after the ceremony
and Will visit New York. Philadelphia
and other Northern cities before re-
turning to Richmond. They will make
their home in this city. and will he
at home to their friends in about three
weeks.
Weekly Dance.
, The usual weekly supper dance will
Atake place at the Westmorcland Club
. This evening. These dances are most
Nefghtful and informal affairs. and the
= tables are always thronged with mem
1 lers and their guests for the occasion.
= In orchestra will play throughout the
Fcning.
Entertained mt Dinner.
J Lieutenant B. +. Tilley, U. S. N. gave
te prettily arranged dinner on board
the U. S. S. Jarvis Wednesday even
ing. Spring flowers decorated the table
and covers were laid for eight. Lieu
tenant Tilley had as his guests Captain
Reed Farwell. U. S. N. and Mrs. Far
well, Miss Harriet Buchanan, of Rich
mond: Miss Evelyn Harrison, Miss Bes-
sierKelly, Lieutenant i. b. Conger, u. s. |
N; Lieutenant Fl. S. Burdick, u. S. ~,
and Lieutenant H. n. Manney. u. S. y.
Miss Buchanan, who has been spend
ind several days as the guest of Mrs. !
e. C. Hathaway. at Riverview, Norfolk.
left yesterday for Newport News, to
visit Mrs J. B. Weaver. Miss Buchan-
an Will return on Saturday 10 spend a !
few days with Mrs. Hathaway.
The Grand Council.
The Grand Council of the four Camp /
. lie groups. of which Miss Sellers Is
lief guardian, will give an entertain
lent this evening in the auditorium
Bellevue School at Sis o'clock The /
! foGram will include a number Of in
Z tresting demonstrations, in addition to
ff3hich one of the groups will render /,
= Bleeping Beauty" It's a benefit per- |
brmance and the public is invited
Earried In Washington.
miss Jennie Mcdowell. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. o. F.. Mcdowell, of 25o6 |
Hanover Avenue. and John Fl. Wick |
ham, Of Beaver Dam, were quietly mar !
ried Wednesday In the parlors of the |