The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-04
Chowning---Chiiion,


An interesting wedding to Virgin
tsns was celebrated in Iancast er Va,
Yesterday afternoon at 4 o'clock, when
Miss Alice Chiffon the daughter or
william chiffon Of Lancaster, became
he bride Of Vivian Randolph Chown-
ing. sen OF MIR. and Mrs. ] w ChoWn-
ing The Rev. l.. r. Combs. rector
If Trinity tsrtSc1Trri church, ist'ft''ss-
ted performed tha ceremony in inc
parlors Of thc Chiffon home.
The color scheme of green and Eolu
a.ss beautifully carried sut in deco
rations If retted plants, fern. and
roidenrod Mr Chiffon gave his
daughter m YTHTTfdEF- Sh" wore I
travelling dress OF greer, chiffon broad
rloth and her flowers were C0rs ~
Of lilies ~ the valley Miss Susie
Chiffon, her sister attended In a frock
OF white georRette crepe with black
picture hat Her flowers were yellow
rusSx and fern r. @. Norris Jr- at
tended as best man.
Immediately after tho ceremony
Mr. and Nrs Chowninr left for a
Northern tNr Among thu guests
from g distance witnessing tn, cere-
rrst,-r-. Mrs II ~ Nichols, -
Kansas City. Mo MIR and Mr. &. ".
Dunuavay. OF Rtchmor<t 4. H. Chit
ton, of WASHINGTON. and MIR. are Mrs
L. e. Chown3ns. of Corning y y.
La fradc--,Tames.
Mrs NJ r James has announced
the MARRIAGE OF her daughter, Fran
oes Elizabeth 70 Lieutenant BENJAMIN
watkins La Prade. United States
army The wedding took place quiet
~ In Washington last Thursday Ms.
George. Woodward an aunt of the
bride and Flournoy Ia Prade, a
brother Of the bridegroom, witnessed
the ceremony Lieutenant la Prade is
brother II Major W Waverly La
Prade while his bride Isl a great
Granddaughter Of Major wood. Of
England
Wedding of Historic Interest.
The following announcement Of =
most interesting wedding is received
here.
One of the most charming wedding
ceremonies which ever Traced the
quaint rorta's Of old st David x
church I'm Ra0nor Pa. occurred on
Wednesday August % when Miss
Mary Randolph Richardson ~ ST.
Davids. Pa. became the bride OF
Henry Dow Gray Of Roanoke Va
Dr James II Lamb, pastor Of Old
s. Dev!is off1C'ated, assisted hv the
Re-. Jauee II Lamb ot Jersey Shore.
IA.
The old church whose time hon.
ored walls had looked down upon the
bowed head Of Gen raj George wash
ngton who worsh fped there when
his suffering army was at Valley
Forge, wn.s also the Scene Of tia
earnest prayers of the Ereat-areat-
grandfather Of the bride an officer in
the American army NJ the Revolu-
ton and a member of General Wash
ington's staff. and Il seemed peculiar
" fitting that the nuptials Of his de-
scendsnt should be celebrated there,
The bride entered thn church with
Or Randolph Vnslow, Of Raltt-
more. Nd. who gave her in mar
riage. WAS unusually lovely in a hand
some creation OF white crepe meteor
with draperies Of chiffon and trim
r7inps Of duchess and point lace, n ~
tulle veil was caught with spraE9 0I
orange blossoms which had eraced
her mothers wedding bonnet fit,
yrars ago. She wore no ornaments
aud carried n shower bouquet OF
Pr de's roses and lilies Of the valley
with streemers Of white lace
The natron Of honor. IRIS Charles
Price Naule Of Philadelnhia, wore an
exquisite costume II white satin vei'cd
i7 white net and Spanish lace With
srfe7s she wore, q eracefn} Int Of whit
tulic and carried an arm bouquet Il
pink roses.
The bridesmaids. Miss Jane Paxon
and Perry Mauie Of phuadelphia
ard Miss Elizabeth Randolph 4 ch
ardson Howell, OF Wayne.. Pa wore
charming frocks Of. white net and
fesh -colored seortsjte crepe with
hats to match They carried arm
bouquets OF pink roses
The usher& were Edward Parry
Tatum Of Ph'l7delphia. Richard Par
~ Tatum, Of FhilAdelnhia and Aubrey
Howell Of WAYNE Pa
The bride was met st the altar hv
the groom with his best man. Thomas
J. ktng. Of Roanoke,
Following The ceremony small re-
reption WIS held a. The home or the
bride The house was beautifully
decorated with cut flowers and palms
Mr. and Mrs GRAY received before
a background Of solid white hydran-
peas. making an effective f0N to the
delicate costumes % the bridal party,
Among the Vlrginlaus witness n /.
The ceremony were.-M r-and- Era
Herbert CARROLL, of Richmond 4 IS
Anna Lee reuon. ~ The Plains. Va
Mr. GRAY IL The SCI: NJ the late
Or Henry y. and Mrs wdmonia GRAY
Of Roanoke, Va
After short wedding trip. the
Young couple win be OF home a
Roanoke
Bauer--HnrT
Miss Fannie Hart. daughter Of Mrs
s. l., ae.har3s 81 I1tGhmand and RtchaHa
Bauer also If this city. were married
N Washington OH THURSDAY. August
so
Celebrate Golden Wedding
--A -Aea tttffti4 celebration TOOK Mace
at ScottsburE. Va. Wednesday even.
ing August 20 at : o'clock when MT
and Mrs F r Morris celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary. They
were married tn 1857 at the ages al
sixteen and seventeen in ScottsburR
They made their home in Richmond
for many years
About forty relatives and friends
extended their good wishes in person
or Wednesday and were received bl
the following children and grandchn.
6ten
Mr. and Mrs 7 G. Markey, of Az.
lanta. Ga; Dir. and Mrs ] A Bel
lam, Mrs. John Morris schirmer. Mr.
and Mrs. Robert Vaughan Mr. and
Mrs Albert Morris Mrs Viola Morris
Johnson, Miss Grace Bellam. Law.
renee Beilam, ali OF Richmond. Mr.
and Mrs. ". b. Herring Miss Eliza
beth s. Herring and Byron Herring. OF
Alexandria. Va Mr. and Mrs
George Morris ~ San Antonio, Texas