The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-01-04
SOCIETY

O'Clock.
Miss Bigble has large circle OF
friends in this city. having visited rel
atives here many times and number
Of. Richmond people went TO Lynch
burg TO be present at her debut party.
DyEert--knight.
Mr.. J. A. knight. OF 31i North
Eleventh street, announces the mar
rage of his daughter. Elizabeth. TO
Mr. Harry r. DyEerL The ceremony
was performed in Washington on Fri
day, December 81.
AZ the Art Club.
The topic OF open discussion at the
Art Club this afternoon viii he what
Art Inheritance Has Virginia. These
discussions which have proved quite
interesting are held at the Art CUB
the first Tuesday in every month, Tea
will be served by the house commit
tee and all members are invited to be
present and take part In the discus
sion
Interesting wedding.
on Wednesday evening. December
20. at g O'Clock. the home of Mrs Julia
A. Ligon. "seclusival," Nelson County.
was the scene of a beautiful wedding,
when her daughter. Clara Louise, he.
came the bride of Mr.. William Ander-
son Trtce. The Rev. George Braxton
TAYLOR, D. D., of Hollins, performed
the ceremony. Mrs. Grover Carleton
Lyon. of Baltimore, rendered the we'd
ding march and Claude Carroll, of the
University OF Virginia, sang Il Love
You Truly" Just before the ceremony.
The bride entered with her brother,
william Daniel Lyon, of Mont lair
N. j.. and was met at the altar by
the groom and his best man, Dabney
Trica of this city. Her gown was
fashioned OF ivory charmeuse with
court train which hung from the
shoulders and a girdle OF embroidery.
Her tulle veil was caught with lilies
of the valley and orange blossoms
sent from, California and her bouquet
was a shower of lilies of the valley
and Brides roses Her niece, little
Miss Gertrude Jarman. acted as flower
girl, and her sister. Miss Corinne Lyon
vas tho maid of honor. Miss IiEon
was gowned in satin yelled in white
net with "A pink bodice and her flowers
were Killarney roses.
Among those present were; Mr.. and
Mrs. g. c. Lyon, Baltimore: Myron
Gaines, V. y. l.. Mr.. and Mrs Mack
Burnett; Mrs. Hattie Wainwright
Portsmouth, Mr. and Mrs. William Jar
man. Crozet: Misses Caroline and He'll
Micklun, Martyr Micklum; Mrs. George
Carroll. Miss Cslle Cabeil and Mr.. and
Mrs. George Cabell, "IngIewood", Mr.
and Mrs Charles Flowers, Nandewise'
n. &; Carl A. HiIgren. Brooklyn, \.
Y, and Aunt Mary Coffee the old
colored nanny over "a hundred
years old. who has nursed all the chill
dren OF the bivon family After a
wedding supper Mr., and Mrs. Trice LETT
for an extended tour OF Florida and
the south.
Marriage Announcement.
Mrs V b. Buntn announces tho
marriage of her daughter. Carrie d.
Nelson. to Mr.. n. p Briggs, OF Sche~
nectady, n Y. The ceremony took
place at tho home OF the bride IN
Scottsburg on December 20
House Dance.
Miss Mary Lee Tanner, daughter OF
Mr. and Mrs. William Il. Tanner. OF
1890 Grove Avenue, was the hostess
last night at a dance. The AFFAIR which
took place at her home was most m
formal. A stringed orchestra played
for the dancing and the guests in
Guided about sixty-fve Of the younger
boys and girls
At the wcman's Club.
Yesterday afternoon DR., John G.
Metcalf, who Is a professor at the
Richmond College. delivered n most In
teresting lecture to the members OF
the womana Club on the subject OF
Bret Harte, and the Western Short
story He dwelt at length upon the
life of this celebrated writer and. told
Of his rowing spirit how he spent his
early childhood in seven or eight cities
of the East and at an early age went
TO california and engaged himself first
as an express messenger. then as a
drug clerk tutor and worker in a
printing office and finally wound up
as the editor of tho Overland Monthly.
In this rtaga zine his masferplece---Ihe
Luck of Roaring Camp first appeared.
He remained In the West some years,
but, he. like Mark Twain, always had
his heart toward the East and after
having collected enough local color
and many immortal types OF the West
ne returned TO New York, whore he
was engaged by ;he Atlantic Monthly
TO write short stories. The latter part
Of his life was spent in Europe mostly
In England where he died In 1902.
He was the pioneer OF realism ana
liked simplicity In conversation he
was charming without being brilliant
and he rather sympathetic. He was
a person. who followed his impulses
regardless of his principles
DR.. Metcalf is charming speaker
ana a l8rRe HAmb0i "a
women of the city were at the club
to hear his address.
Mrs. Archer Jones introduced the
speaker and refreshments were served
following the address.
Sutherlin--Ferrell.
Especial to The Richmond Virginian)
Sutherlin, Va. Jan. 3.-The home
OF Mr.. and Mrs c. T. Sutherlin, In
Halifax County, Virginia, was the
scene of a beautiful marriage, on
Thursday afternoon. December 80.
when their daughter Irene, became
the bride of Mr., James A. Terrell, OF
PAGES. Va.
The parlor was beautifully decorat-
ed with ported plants and evergreen
and illuminated. with pink candles
Before the marriage Mr.. Lewis
Sutherlin rendered several beautiful
selections on the violin, accompanied
by Mr.. Paige williams, on the piano
The bridal party entered to the strains
of I.ohensrins wedding march played
ty Miss Lula Sutherltn.
During the ceremonw Mr., sutheriin
and Mr.. Williams played softly.
An aisie t3tolgh which the bridal
party passed was formed by ropes OF
running cedar and fern carried from
the paricr door to the altar by Misses
Elizabeth Conrad and Grace Jeffreys.
OF Winston-S Salem, N. G.
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