The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-12
SOCIETY

afternoon was the reception given b.
the Mothers Club OF Stonewall Jack.
son school, at which time a silver
pitcher and goblet was presened tc
the retiring principal. Mr.. Dana II
Rucker. Mr.. Minitree Folkes made
the presentation speech, In which ne
said that Mr.. Fuckers influence or
the boys and girls in the school waa
so good that they would never come
under his power as Commemorative
Attorney for Richmond. Mr.. Foikes
was introduced to his audience by
| Mrs. West. president of the club. Mr..
Rucker has been principal of this
school for fourteen years. and is now
to be transferred TO William Fox
| School
Recent Wedding.
One of the prettiest weddings of the
season took place on the evening OF
June z, when Miss Myrtle Victoria
Elan was married TO Charles Alfred
Purkins, formerly of Baltimore The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
William Lockhart Ball. and the bride
was given away by her father. The
! house was beautifully decorated with
| palms, baskets Of cut flowers and
/ cathedral candles. The bride wore a
going-away costume of blue and car
| ried an arm bouquet of white rose
buds and lilies of the valley. She was
attended byl her sister, Miss Agnes
Elizabeth Elan. as maid of honor.
who wore pink crepe de chine and
carried pink rosebuds.
The little Misses Grace Moseley
ELAN and Mary YKatherine Shelton
held the ribbons, and wore white
lace dresses with pink gibbons and
little Miss Virginia Brett Elan, who
scattered roses along the brides
path, was also dressed in white lace
and pink ribbons and carried a bas-
ket OF pink roses. Miss Corine
Saunders sang 20. Promise Me- and
was gowned in cream lace over yell
lok satin.
Robin Freyser, cousin of the groom
acted as best man. and the ushers
were: Richard NJ. Elan. @. Mace Pur-
kins, August H. Cordes and Arthur
dered the bridal march and several
other selections.
| Wedding Announced.
| Mr.. and Mrs T. a. Collier an
nolncc the marriage OF their daugh-
| Moore, of this city. which took place
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IA, 1915.
/ Personals.
Mrs. Merritt Crenshaw, her son,
Mr.. Hart Crenshaw, and little daugh-
I ter, Virginia, have gone 10 Virginia
Beach. where they will spend the
| summer.
Mrs. James Gillian, Jr., who has
been the guest of her parents, DR.. and
Mrs. Edwin McCluer. in Bon Air, has
returned to Lynchburg.
! Mrs. Norwood Mitchell of Atlanta,
is the guest of her niece. Miss Mallie
Miller. of 907 Floyd Avenue.
Mrs. r. r. Roberts and son, Mas
ter James Roberts. of Richmond,
are guests of Colonel e. D. Cole and
family in Fredericksburg.
Miss Louise Tayloe, of Mount
Airy" is the guest OF Judge and Mrs.
Beverley T. Crump. on West Grace
Street.
Mrs. A. j. Mnuntcastle has returned
to the city, after attending the Hop
king-Jones wedding in Warsaw, on
| wednesday
| Judge and Mrs Wilmer Sims. who
have been in Richmond for the last
several days, have returned to
! Louisa.
Mrs. A. %. Latane and daughters,
; OF Tappahannock. Va, were the re-
cent guests of friends here.
! Miss Eunice Parkinson. of Chase
City, Is spending several days in
| Richmond.
Mrs. Logan Harris. of Richmond,
! is visiting Mrs. J. NJ. Harris. in Black
! stone.
Miss Lucille Flournoy. of Rich
mond, is the guest of friends in
Atlee.
Miss Leila w Curry, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs, William II. Curry, who
has been attending the State Normal
School. has returned to her home
here.
Mrs. J. - German and her family.
OF Richmond, are now occupying their
cottage. "Edgewater," at Ruckree
Beach, for the summer season.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. e. Craig of Roa-
noke, are visiting in Richmond.
Miss Henrietta Crump has returned
from Sweetbriar College, and is now
at the home of her parents, Judge and
Mrs. Beverley r Crump, 3o4 West