Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-23
IN RICHMOND

Powers. accompanied by Miss A j.
Cook, viii also dance in the after
noon. They arc pupils OF Miss Idcar
Traylor's dancing class in Petersburg.
| and number Of Petersburg people
VIII come 10 Richmond 10 attend the
| fair.
! Among those who have already re-
served tables. through AIRS Hiram, NJ
| Smith. are Mrs. Erahine Hazard. Gray
son Dashicn Mrs. Hugh CarnpbclI
| Miss Frances Scott. Mrs. Philip Powers.
| Mrs i. Taylor ElIyson. Miss Mary
Williams Mira. William Massic Mrs.
| Fred Campbell Mrs. Waller Morton,
Mrs. Norman Randolph, Mrs Edgar
| Gum. nr Joseph White, Mrs John .r
| Anderson, Charles Watkins and others
| Vanity Fair" viii be a very remark
able mart. indeed BRENT WITT
Engagement Announced.
/ SIR. and Mrs Clifford Il. Capcrton an
honnce the engagement Of Mademoi-
H"i!c Jeanne Renee Routin of Paris
| France, To Arthur Fairfax Divine The
marriage vii! take place quietly at tho
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Caperton siG
PARK Avenue, Richmond. early In June.
"r Divine is well-known in Virginia
new spapcr circles. having been editor
| T,
az I1eesburE. for number of years
and is now connected with the Fri
! Weekly Herald. at Suffolk. Az associate
editor and bushes. manager. The
! hride-"ic"t ha. resided In Richmond for
the past three years. and Is we'll
| known IN the social circles of the city
Visiting Hero.
Mrs j. II. Bowden and her daughter,
MISS Dorothy Bowdcn Of Binghamton
! y. Y. are tn. guests Of Colonel and
4 Mrs Miles Cary at their home, 1905
/ West Franklin Street, for the Easter
/ holidays. and Il number OF informal
! functions viii be given in honor OF
their guests during their stay IN Rich
'nond Mrs. Luctus +. Cary was the
hostess ut smart luncheon at tho
! Westmorciand Club Thursday al 1880
o'clock. when few of Misa Lily Cary's
| friends We're invited to meet Miss
! Bowden.
| Prominent Wedding.
One or the most important nuptia!
events Of the past week was the mar
riaEe of Miss Mary Gooch Anderson
daughter Of Judge and Mrs. George X.
Anderson. and William Eliza Sweeney.
son OF the late Rev. Johns Sweeney
aud Mrs. Sweeney. OF Paris. Ky The
ceremony took place Wednesday, at
O'Clock in the drawinG-room OF the
! brides home, at Clifton Forge, with
only the TWO families and "A few in
1 t'matc friends present Rev. u T.
Sweeney. OF Columbus Ind. for many
years pastor pf the Seventh Street
| Christian Church here. oificiated. An
| improvised altar o: tall candles and
| Easter lilies, against 4 background of
spruce and ported plants. was
ranged for tn" ceremony and Quantities
of fragrant white flowers wcr" used
Throughout, the house. Miss Elizabeth
F, Curtis. % Somerset. played Men
deissohn's wedding march as process
sionul- and Somewhere Voice" and
/ Perfect Day" wer. softly rendered
during The service.
| The bride descended the stairway
with her father. who also gave her In
marriage. She wore her mothers we'd
ding dress. quaint affair or Ivory
| satin with = pane! Of cut velvet. finish
cd with rare old lace and pearl passe-
mcntcric and her veil, also the same
worn by her mother for her wedding,
WAS fastened with orange blossoms.
J She carried a shower bouquet Of Bride
roses and lilies OF the valley. Miss
Susie l.. Anderson. who was maid of
| honor. wore white embroidered chif-
| fon gown, trimmed in pearls and car
ried hat shower OF pink swrctpcas
/ Edwin $. Sweeney. OF Richmond, was
ms brothers. best man and only at
tendant Mrs. George Spaulding lIamil-
ton. sister OF the groom. or Two Riv-
rrs Wis, wearing - pink lowered
silk gown, and Mrs James LeInuei
West. OF Louisa sister of the bride
wearing "A pale blue taffcta gown. we-o
| danes OF honor They carried similar
bouquets Of Ophelia roses
/ y, 80 O'Clock all friends of the bride
and groom in Clifton Forge were in
vited 20 a reception, Mrs George X.
| Anderson and Mrs. John s. Sweeney re-
'ceiv:nS with the bride and groom. The
! decorations In the dining-room were In
white lilacs and pink snapdragons, ar
| ranged in low baskets, and the candles
were shaded In rose color. Mra E. A
Snead served punch In the library, and
| this room was arranged in purple liiacs
and jonuuIls.
! Mr. and Mrs Sweeney left late. in the
evening for honeymoon trip through
| the mountains of Virginia and North
f, Carolina. Mr.. Sweeney Is pastor OF the
First Christian Church. at Evansville
! Ind, and was at one time pastor of
the Harlem Avenue Church, in Balti-
more. He is the son of the noted de-
batter. Elder John s. Sweeney, OF Parts
ny.
He practiced law for several years
before becoming minister. He comes
from family of preachers. his grand
father. father and three uncles all be.
Ing preachers. In the Christian Church
Mr. and Mrs. Sweeney Will be at home
in Evansville. Ind. after May Is
| Some of the guests from q distance
Steele Sweeney. OF Paris. Ky. Miss
Louise Monin, Rev. and Mrs T. n
Sweeney, OF Columbus. Ind. Miss Elsie
Sweeney. OF New York; DR.. John s.
Sweeney. OF Chicago: John Sweeney
OF Two Rivers. wis; Edwin Sweeney, Of
! Richmond: Monroe Sweeney. OF Beth
any College; Aylette Buckner and
Catesby Spears or Paris. Ky; Fred
Rider, of Jersey City; DR.. and Mrs. Ed
gar w. Bowles. of Richmond: Miss
Elizabeth Curtis, OF Somerset; Mrs
James West and James West. Jr., Of
Louisa; Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas West, of
Staunton; Susie l.. Anderson, OF Phila-
delphta; Watson p. Gooch, Of Staunton:
10. G. Gooch. OF Roanoke: Mrs. James
y. Jones. OF Lynchburg; Judge and Mrs
w 5. Gooch, Of William and Mary;
Stuart Gooch, Of University OF Virginia.