The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-29
WAlkER-G0RD0N
WEDDING APRIL II

Miss Mabel walker To Become Bride
of Police Commissioner In Holy
Trinity Episcopal Church.
John Stewart Walker announces
the engagement and approaching mar
rage of his sister, Mabel, to w:
Douglas Gordon. The wedding Will
take place In Holy Trinity Episcopal
Church on Thursday. April 81. Miss
Walker is a daughter OF the late
Msior and Mrs, David N. Walker. and
Mr.. Gordon is a son of James H. COR
don. The announcement Is or great
interest to Richmond, as both the
bride and groom ars prominent mem
hers Of the smart society set In this
city.
Interesting wedding Today.
A wedding OF much interest, which
viii take place today, Is that OF Miss
Pauline Powers and William Ragland
Puryear, of Baltimore. Tho ceremony
VIII be solemnized at the home OF the
brides brother and sister-in-law. Mr..
ana Mrs- George c. Powers. of 1919
west Avenue. The bride 10 a dangh-
tar Of the late Robert Powers, of this
city. and the groom is con OF the
late Professor Bennett Paryear. of
Richmond College.
Leaves for baltimore.
Miss Carter Ingram and Miss Ellen
Beirne Scott are leaving today for
Baltimore 10 visit Mr.. and Mrs. Ra-
leigh Coiston Smith Mt the Mount
Royal Apartments. They will be
among the out-of town guests at the
Christian Sims wedding which will
take place tomorrow evening. Be-
fore returning to Richmond Miss Scott
f,%t friends
Washington and Pit.shurg, Miss In
gram win be the maid of honor and
only attendant for Miss Sims. Miss
Alice Henning Munson viii also go
with them to Baltimore - attend the
wedding While IN that city she viii
b. the guest Of Miss Anne Santos at
her home on Charles street num-
her OF Informal entertainments have
been planned for Miss Munson dur
irg her stay In Baltimore.
visiting Here.
Mrs Mauisby Crosby, of the Ores
ham Court has 81 her guest her sis-
ter. Miss Bertha Coolidge. of Boston
Miss Coolidge is one Of the most cele
hratAd miniature painters Of this
country, and ts the only American
member of The French Society OF Min
tature Painters. Ten OF her minia-
lures were exhibited at the Panama
Pacific Exposition. and they are now
hung In the Boston Museum of Arts
and In the Academy OF Fine Arts In
New York for the spring exhibit
Miss Coolidge has studied In Paris
Munich and Dresden. She will re-
main in Richmond until May.
Shakespeare Lecture,
Mrs Galiie Nelson Robins will Leo
ture in the palm court Of the Jeffsr
son Hotel this afternoon at o'clock.
Her su beet will he THE Relation Be
twesn England and vtrgiufs TN Shakes
reares Time" These lectures every
wedr esday afternoon are being ar
ranged In connection with the psR-
cant, and Mrs. william T. oppen-
heirner lie chairman Of the commit
: he in charge. The public Is invited
10 attend. and there will be 40, charge
Of admission.
Barrses--Hughes.
Yns marriage Of Miss Esrher lee
Hughes and Richard Arthur Barnes
tock place on Monday IN Washington,
They were accompanied by Mrs. Eiiz-
abeth Hughes ard Allie barnes Mrs.
barnes IL the daughter Of the late
charles ]. Hughes and Mr.. Barnes Ia
the son Of r.. X. Barnes After a
wedding trip 10 New York and other
points. thev will be at home Mt 42e
North Elm Street
Chasc City Cotiiiion Club Enfertatns.
The Chase City Cotillion Club gave
their regular monthly dance on Fri
day evening March 81 strtnged
orchestra PLAYED for the dancing.
o'clock.
The entertainment was web attend
"a by visitors from South TTill. boyd
ton and Richmond. Those present
were AZ follows: Miss Elizabeth Rob
erts. with Leo J, Allen. Jr.; Miss Sere-
M Gregory, with Fl, P. Jeffreys. Miss
Elris Edmunds. with T. A. Brooks;
Miss Anne Reynolds, with J. P
Rroocks; MISS Annie Gregory, With
n. 3. Broocks: Mrs Cora Wallace.
Win J. d. Bryson: Miss Mamie jeff
reys, with J. o. Cnhh; Miss Leta Hes
ter. with Chambers Elan. of Rich
mond: Miss Spottswood Roberts with
Il. n. Goode Miss Isabel Ncrvell.
with Charles Gsoshegan. Jr.; Miss
Gertrude Templeton, OF Richmond.
With Hnrvey HoliemAn. Miss Frances
Gallyon. with lack Northington. OF
South Hill, Miss Goode Edmunds,
with Olte Palmer of South Hill: Miss
Beatrice Hardy. with Percy Rogers;
Mis- Nancy Allen. with Paul Steintorf:
Miss Bessie JeffreyE, with II. NJ. Nc
Alden, OF South Hill, Miss Charlene
Hester. with Robert Jeffreys: Miss
Louise Yancey. OF South Hill, with
A. p, Tucker, OF South Hill; Miss Del
ma Jones. Of South Hill. with B. w.
Copiey: Miss Seal Gregory, with Bob
Johnson Miss Grace Rawlings. OF
6outh Hill. with c. b. Scroggins. The
stays were A. +. Jeffreys. P. l..
Eeoghegan. Marshall Eeogregan.
James f. Gregory Edward Jeffreys,
w. II. Owen, Robert Land, Captain
"A. w Goodc, T. ], Peasants, Of Boyd
ton: j. w. McAden, of South Hill,
b. G. Holmes, OF Boydton; c. s.
Hutchinson. OF Boydton; J. II. Jones.
and r. w. Rebels, OF Boydton. Chap
erones: Mr. and Mrs Fl. III. Terrell,
MIR. and Mrs. a. II. Robertson, Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Swift, Jr., Mr.. and
Mrs.. J. w. Goode.
Waiting In Louisiana.
Mrs william r. Metcalf and small
eon, Billie, are spending the spring
months at Glen Martin plantation.
<sahagan. La, with Mrs. MetcaIf's
sister. Mrs. Ernest Clark. Much at
tention has been shown Master Billie
~ winner of the first prize Tor two
years In virginia's Better Babies Con-