The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-11-21

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xhe woman's Club had as its suess
Nd speaker yesterday afternoon Mrs.
H echihald HcpkIns. vice-chatrrnan or
- National civic Federation, organ
- by Mark Hanna many years ago.
NrNGtdent of the Home for lncurables
$2R the District OF Columbia ana
kzslrnsnber OF the board of the Govern
Snent Hospital for the Insane. She
SWas appointed to this Inter position
~ the President Mrs HOPKINS al.
A1xoes was a delightful surprise. ana
HsNhA surprise lay not only in tho al"
Nsnos4 unbelievable slater ents she
Ssmade of the results of the Civic Fed
faration's work. hut in her charming
81 Reiivery. scintllattlng with witty re
&Snarks and unique phraseoloSy.
Miss Carolyn Holiday introduced
A6rs Hopkins. first giving resume
4 ~ the Worlan's Clubs wcrk or thls
nature Mrs, Hopkins gave a sketch
OF the Civic Federaton's Ideals then
ne launched into the real gist Of her
ssalk. and a galaxy OF emotions sei1ed
4 her adrririnr audience. Her startling
Revelations Of horrible conditions eH-
lsting in our national capital and now
the Welfare League had forced con
Rress to have them oettered; her
L Beautiful and pathetic story Of Mrs.
gyciison's aid IN the work and Of her
/ -. request concerning the passing Of
the alley betterment bill through Con-
aress: her startling statistics. and
1 hastily, her plea for arousing sunlcient
Interest In men and women 70 make
them take UP the work---aN sent vary
snS thrills through her hearers, They
NAV not always remember her reports,
hui they can surely never forget her
charming personality.
The afternoon closed with the usual
aocial tea-driukinG. at which Mrs.
Hopkins was guest Of honor
ArnalI-Joncs
Mr.. and Mrs Richard ". Jones. s
North Harste street, announce the en-
xagement Of their daughter, Elise
Randolph. 70 Charles Irving ArOalL
/. Of Richmond, the marriage 20 take
place next month. Both Miss Jones
and Mr. Arnall are very popular in
Richmond circles and the announce
ment came as very delightful sur
prise to Their many friends
Purdum-Ica-
pretty wedding in panviIie Fri
day was that az Miss Ruth Howard'
4 Lea and Ienuel Wilson PHrdum, Jr,.
at the Calvary Methodist Church. AT
& clock in the afternoon. Rev. James
III. Moss, d n. otflcisted. The church
was beautifully decorated with au-
fumn leaves and fern. just before the
ceremony Mr. Archie 2. Hodnett sang
.At Dawu.ng" Miss Wright presid-
4 I'd Mt the organ.
The bride entered with her mother,
4 who gave her in marriage, She wore
/ 4 bluc cloth travelling suit with hat
to match and. carried shower OF
nlaies az the valley ana rosebuds Her
AE~w "a M
wore gray silk crepe and a corsage or
MADDEN violets.
The 1latron Of honor. Mrs. William
d. Cousins. sister or the tride. was
gowned in irideseent rose tafteta with
gold trimming and a gold hat she
carried rose-colored chrysanthemums.
Miss Lois Lea also a sister of the
: bride was maid OF honor and wore
an iridescent green and gold costume
and gold lace hat. she carried vel
4 low chrysanthemuuR 1Attlo Misses
Muzetto Br4dsher and Labinda Glenn
ent, in yellow net and satin, carried
baskets of yellow pompoms. tied witt
4 tulle AS the dual ring ceremony was
used there were two Ttngh"srers. little
Misses Kathleen Lea and Helen Cox
Immediately following 'he "ere-
rnony. Mr.. and Mrs. Purdul1. g., left
4 for a Northern trip, They Will bo al
home IN Danville after December /.
Pi1iiip@--Siztnncr.
St Paul's Church, GreenTil]e. n. g.
II was the scene OF a pretty wedding or
4 "Wednesday evening whom Miss Enc
Skinner. daughter OF Mrs. Charles
Skinner. became the bride Of Mr. H
n, Philips, of Tarboro, n. G. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. 3
Il. Brown, rector OF Calvary Episcopa
r4sx -. - 70 ~
The church was decorated with
paims. ferns and white chrysantf1e'
NUNS. and tust before the oeremony
the choir, ass sted by Mrs. r. F.
d Brown. Of Tarboro. IN pressvely SANG
4. Tbs Thy Wedding Morn
81 The bride. who entered the church
\ on the arm OF her brother. Mr.
Il Charles c. skinner Of New York city
wore a wedding gown or Ivory satin
/ with pearl trimmings and a court
train carrying shower bouquet OF
Brides roses and lilies of the valley
she was attended by Miss Maude
II Bum, of Rocky Mount. as maid OF
u honor, who wore a dress Of blue pussy
willow and carried a largo bouquet
3 Of pink chrysanthemums. The danes
Il Of honor. Mrs. Stuart Carr. of Nor
& folk; Mrs C. c skinner. Of New York
4 Mrs. t r. FHcklen and Mrs. Z, p
I Ferguson, sisters OF the bride. wore
4 dresses of white tulle and silver lace,
4 and carried bouquets Of white and
II pink chrysa cnuns Miss 1vor Ay-
cock, Of Fremont; Miss Josephine
Boyce, of Rich square Miss Hal
n Morrison. OF statesvt'le- Miss Gretchen
n TAYLOR, OF Greensboro; Miss Evelyn
Il jackson. OF Richmond ana Miss Alice
II Howtson were the bridesmaids. and
Z wore gowns OF pale yellow taffeta and
Il carried shower bouquets Of yellow
N chrysanthenumx The pages were
little Edward Ferguson and Charles
whedbee, wearing Lord FAuntleroy
fruits.
The groom was attended ~ MFR,
~ Matt f. Allen. ot Gcldsboro as best
Z man. and Messrs Frank Skinner, OF
New York; Ben 1auin Bum, OF Rocky
AMOUNT: Don Gillian. George Howard.
#sJr., and Henry C. Bourne, Of Tarboro
E$Mnd Walter Wilson, IS Froomsmen.
ESIhe ushers were Hcssrs. Stuart Carr,
ESOf Norfolk: Z &. Ferguson, p. b.
F1cklen and James FickIen,
Both bride and groom are very
In both Virginia and Caro-
&E1inA circles
AT Wesfnloreiaud Club.
Tonight at s o'clock Misses Ella