The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-01
General Exodus of
Richmond People
WESTERN NORTH CAROLINA a
FAvoRITE suMMERING PLACE.
LAST MEETING OF c. Vi. L. S,
FOR SUMMER,

During the next few DAYS there VIII
he general exodus OF Richmond peo-
pie TO the mountains and seashore'
The Land OF the Sky" In Western
North Carolina. is each year growing
%x1nre popular as a summeTing place
for Richmond people To-day Mrs.
In. n. witt. Of SOS Park Avenue. &C
cnmpanied by her younger children
and Miss Lucy VIII viii leave for
Saluda. ~. C. and VIII be away from
the city until fall Mrs. George Bun
and her young daughter are also
ameng the Richmonders at Saiuda.
Last Meeting for Summer of
c. vi. l. :.
The feature Of the meeting If the
sConfederate Memorial Literary So
Sciety, held yesterday morning in the
&Afuseuna. was the presentation OF
several valuable gifts to the Museum
IA handsome picture OF Captain Hugh
Bradshaw Martin. of Columbia,
Tenn. was presented by his dauEhter.
Afrs, Thomas s. wheelwright, Cap
Main Martin enlisted in Forests regl-
ament at Memphis IN 1861 Afterwards
ne was commissioned captain on Cen
aerai Forests staff. Later. Forest be-
&nr hriga dier-general Martin was in
rommand Of the ordnance department
~ Forest brigade and was In the
Aerrsce the four years of the war, par
X1ctpatsng In all the battles Forest
4nught. including Chicanauga, lie
6urrendered with General Joseph r.
s3ohnson.
Mrs. Abbie Gwathmey presented the
xvaisfc0at of j. n. Gwathmey, worn at
Che University of Virginia In 1853.
when. as a student, he Joined the
Ninth Virginia Cavalry. An interest
ing fact about this waistcoai Is that
N IL made of cotton grown, spun.
dyed and woven at his home in KING
William County, Virginia.
h Mrs. Norman V. Randolph handed
N the deacri ptive list of Company G,
which was offacered by Captain VII"
kInspn, First Lieutenant James WI
kinson, Second Lieutenant Turner
and Third Lieutenant =. j. Hard
grove.
Further information regarding this
paper lis desired by the Museum. II
sxvas presented from the Surry Chap
afMr, Il. u. C. Mrs Randolph also pre-
Aented for Mr.. Selden. the original
sphotograph of General Lee and a
sparty OF generals taken at White sui
phur Springs not long after the war.
This wac the last meeting of the
society until the fall.
Prfce---Renner.
A rretty home wedding Of yester-
day afternoon was celebrated in the
residence OF Mr.. and Mrs. J s. Rem
ner. when their daughter. Miss Mat
tie S. Renner. was married TO Mt
Seward Vernon Price. The ceremony
fnuk place at O'Clock. the Rev. j. h
EEgIeston. pastor of Asbury Metnoo-
twt Church officiating Miss Julia
nrrner. the brides sister. rendered
the wedding music. playing "Medita'
zion Jast before the bridal party
entered. and Hearts and Flowers
aoftIy during the ceremony. The
house was decorated IN palms and
foliage plants, and the fmprovlsed
altar was covered In white and ar
ranged with palms and ferns The
bride entered with her father, Whc
gave her away. She wore travelling
Costume OF Belgiaum blue silk poplin
-4s..s44. email hat of white wttf4-htue
trirnra3na. and carried bouquet e'
Brides roses Her only attendant wai
Miss Bette Perdue as maid of hon
or Miss Perdue wore n gown o.
rvhite crepe he chine, trimmed with
Lace and pearls and carried an arm
\ bouquet of pink carnations Mar. w
K. Renner. the brides brother, acted
~ best man TO the groom. and Mr.
fsearge Smith was master OF cere'
monies After the ceremony Mr., and
] hrs. Price left for Northern wed
ding trip, and after July will be al
home MT 1923 Buchanan Street.
Camping Party.
An attractive camping party
being given this week by the younger
4 wAt or Blackstone at Belmont Llthia
gprings. arid among those on fhe ca MT
nrN Misses Clara yass Beverley. Ruth
Barrow, Annie Bryan Epes, Mary
d BARROW, Annie Moncure. May Robert