The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-09


ENGAGEMENTS of Interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. ID. ]. Baxter announce
the engagement of their daughter, Ruth
Edna, to Bernard Wiley Mccain.
The wedding will take place In Au-
gust.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Pepper Penn.
of Salem, Va, announce the engage
ment and approaching marriage OF
their daughter. Mary Katherine, to
Mr.. J. Lee Reavis, of Galax Va. The
wedding will take place in the early
fall
Smythe--FTetcber.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Henry Fletcher,
of Eastern Shore Of Virginia. has is
sued invitations for the marriage of
their daughter, Mary Irwin, to l.
Cheves McCord Smythe. The mar
riage will take place Thursday morn
ing, July 20, at 1890 o'clock, at the
Presbyterian Church in Accomac
County.
Country Club Luncheon.
Miss Mildred Hemingway. of Nor
folk. was hostess on Friday at small
but very enjoyable luncheon given at
the Country Club in compliment to
Miss Dorothy Harrison, of Richmond,
who Is a house guest of Miss Angus
tine Allen at Virginia Beach. Covers
were laid for four, and Miss Heming-
ways guests included:
Misses Dorothy Harrison, EIoise
Simmons and Augustine Allen.
Says the Washington Herald OF Sat-
urday:
Miss Wallis Warfleld, who recently
returned from Norfolk. Va. Is visiting
the Misses Taliaferro at their country
home near Upper Falls and will have
as her guest this week end Miss Vir-
gtnia Hughes. of Norfolk.
Miss Warfeld is cousin OF Mrs
George Barnett and a frequent visitor
TO W. abingdon.
Prominent Wedding.
The wedding of B. Lindsey Fairfax,
son OF. Mr.. and Mrs. Lindsey Fairfax.
OF Lenox, Mass, and Miss Madge
chester Moss, daughter of Professor
Moss. of Oxford. England. was cele-
brated on Thursday at Wigan. Eng
land. They will sail on July Is for
New York and will join the groom s
parents at Lenox. Mr.. Fairfax went
to England last year and enlisted in
the ambulance service of the Duchess
OF Rutland.
Visiting in Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Post Wheeler have ar
rived from Washington and are visit
ing Mrs. Wheelers father. Colonel
Rives, at his home near Amherst Mr.
Wheeler Is secretary OF the American
embassy at TOXIC, Japan, and Mrs
Wheeler is the authoress. Halle Err
mine Rtves
OF Interest Here.
Rev. Page Dame of Baltimore. who
is we'll known in this city. left on
Wednesday with the Fifth Maryland
Regiment for the Mexican border
Mr.. Dame will act as the chaplain for
the regiment, and having been In tho
militia FOR seven years has the rank
OF captain.
Recent Weddings.
John William Hobeck, Of this city,
and Miss Susan Elizabeth Simmons,
Of Norfolk. Va. were married recently
In Freenason Street Baptist Church,
that city, by tho Rev S. ". Melton.
The bride wore a midnight blue trav-
cling suit and a corsage OF lilies OF
the valley and orchids. The attend
ants were Charlie Sutton. of Nav
Y ork. who was best man, and Miss
Marie Buchanan. of Norfolk va.
who was maid OF honor She was
rowned in blue taffeta and carried
Killarney roses. Immediately after
the ceremony Mr.. and Mrs Eobeck
left for New York and other North
ern cities.
Miss Margaret Thomas. ~ Roanoke,
and r, Edgar Terry. formerly OF Rich
mond. were quietly married Saturday.
June II, I'm Bristol. Tenn, al the home
OF Mr.. and Mrs w. !. FurIow. the
Rev ]. r. French performing the GER
emory Mrs, Terry is the daughter
of Mr. and Mrs w Thomas Mr.
Terry IS the son OF the late Mr. and
Mrs ". p Terry. or Richmond They
are spending their honeymoon at
n1n@,~ lev
eral weeks &c Roanoke, where they
will make their home.
Mrs: a T.. GrlEs -of Amelia Co#aty,
has announced the marriage OF her
daughter, Adrena Archer. 70 Russell
Edward West, OF Philadelphia the
marriage having taken place in this
city Monday evening at 100 o'clock.
Mr. ann afrE N1cEt left Immediately
after the ceremony for Philadelphia,
whore they will make their home
At Ocean View.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. =. Winfree and
family .of Forest Hill. are spending
tho week Mt Ocean View Mr.. Win
free is a prominent business man Of
Richmond being the assistant man
ager OF the Richmond branch of NIL
Ter & Co. brokers
Naval Wedding.
A naval wedding OF much interest
took place on Wednesday evening in
Orange. y. J., when Miss Marguerite
Brayley Elkins. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Arthur W. Elkins. Of that place.
became the bride of Frank Bayliss
Poe. lieutenant. United States navy
The groom. who Is stationed on the
L. s. g. Leonidas, In the son of Mr.
and Mrs. T. Harris Poe. Of Greenville,
S. c.. and his grandfather was first
cousin Of Edgar Allen Poe, the poet.
Lieut.. and Mrs. Poe will spend this
month in the South,
Return to Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs. James Gwathkin, Miss
Lucille Pelouze, Miss Mary Nicholas
Ainslie. w r, l.. Smith, Jr.. and
WORKMAN Spilman, who motored TO
Virginia Beach for the Fourth Of July.
returned to their homes here on
Thursday
Mantio-Snifffl.
The marriage OF Miss Elsie Marie
Smith. daughter OF Mrs. Mollie Smith,
to John r. Mantle. son of Mrs. Lucy
]. Mantle. both of this city. took
place on Thursday evening at 8
o'clock at the residence OF the Rev
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