Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-14
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wss celebrated Wednesday morning n,
1lS,o'clock at the home OF the brides
parents, 3003 Floyd Avenue. Rev. j.
Y. bowman. rector OF All SAINTS
Episcopal Church, otflciatcd. The draw
inB-rooms were arranged with palms.
Taft roses. snapdragons and lighted
candles. and Professor Cosby rendered
the wedding music.
The bride descended the stairway
with her father. who gave her away.
She wore smart travelling costun>
OF brown silver tone cloth. with "A
modish hat to match and corsae.
bouquet of orchids. Mrs. Beverley
Henderson Davis, who was dame Of
honor. wore costume of beetroot
silver tone. with bouquet OF yellow
chrysanthemums Henry 4. Phillips
was his brothers. best man. Little
Elizabeth Davis and Louise Mayo held
the ribbons. They wore quaint white
orBandie, frocks with yellow sashes
and carried baskets of yellow snap
dragons.
a small reception for relatives and
few intimate friends followed tn.
ceremony and wedding breakfast was
served I'm the dining room. which was
decorated in roses and snapdragons
Mp. and Mrs. Phillips left at once for
wedding journey that will include
chicago and places of interest in the
South They will not return to Rich
mond until December /. Guests from
distance included Mrs. Thomas
Chasan. Georgia; S. L. Face. Roanoke.
MIR. and Mrs Oscar Omohundro. Cor
louisville: Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Pace.
Roanoke; Miss Florence 4. Hague
Newark y j.
The bride on her fathers side. is
descendani OF the branch of the
Omohundro family tina, settled in
fiuFanna County in 1861 Several or
MS grandparents were officers in tbs
ND i,i1
the family has always lived AZ tho
nome place near Palmyra The brides
motheT was Miss Van Lew of Rich
mono, granddaughter OF John Van
- me hrs' hardware merchant of
hM 'nond. and grea;-Eranddauch,cr
ot.Hi!ary Baker. first mayor OF phII,.
ociphia. Mrs Phillips was edur,rnI
at Hoilins College
tppronchinE Marriage.
Mrs' SNannie SHELTON. OF Blackstone
'"houhces the approaching marriage Of
her daughter. Rettia Turner. to lanes
Monroe Sheffield. The wcddins viii
'aHe place late In October.
Ahair at Talbot IInli."
>t'"'IonS nave been received in
kichmond from Min,on wrish, Tai.
%, ana his sister. Mrs Edmund I.or-
ra,ne Euiiin. FOR = lawn party IN l.,
gwen in honor of the Norfolk branch
colonial Danes Of America I'm the
state OF Virginia the Great Bridge
,hapteT or Daughters Of the American
revolution and the Norfolk br,nc,, ~
me Association for the Preservation NJ
virginia Antiquities. commemorative n,
!he surrender at Yorktown. The enter
tainment VIII take place n. ..-ro,ho,
HALL Mr. Talbots plantation a., In,
iayeue River. Friday afternoon from
TO . o'clock. Many Richmond MO-.
PIE VIII be among the guests
At the Womnn% Club
''he OF the most interesting enter
'ainmenis Of this week will be tho ini-
ilai reception OF tho season a, Tho No
mans Club. which takes place Monday
noon from 10 : o'clock. and
which is the annual book reception"
Each member is requested to contrIbute
new book for tho upkeep of the club
library. Miss Adr!ana Kuyk Will give
several. cMocal. numbers accompanicd
by Professor u. GaIbraith. and her
pNEr;uu 1tilli BIZ rendered at AS
o'clock. 900
Mrs. James Allison Hodges. tho presi.
dent Will receive in the drawing-room
assisted by the board OF governors
among whom arc the Mesdamcs Thomas
.ar! Johnson, 5. III. Halves. Chiles l..
fcrrcll. Arthur Scrivenor Moses n
Hoge. Jr.. William y. Crcnshaw. l.. L.
Lewis Ben o. James a +. Guigon.
John Hunter; Misses Caroline Hoila
day, Mary Greenhow johnston. Nav
Moore and Adele Williams Guests viii
nc welcomed upon entering by Mrs
herbert Worth Jackson. chairman of
the library committee. who Is Ia RI,
ccive In the hall. and assisting Mrs.
jackson III the library will he Mrs T.
r. Mottitt. Mrs. Decatur AXten and Miss
Margaret Wcddell. Coffee will be serv-
cd by Mrs Scrivcnor and Mrs. : ~.
Travers. and Mrs. Henry Litchtord and
Mrs. Fred Hodges will pour tea Scv-
cral hundrotl members Of tho club and
their oui-of-town guests will call dur
ing receiving hours.
Miss brown TO Lecture
Miss Mabel $. Brown vii! give a
lecture on Current Events" on Friday
morning at li:i' o'clock in the audi
torium Of the Womans Club Miss
Brown has been giving Il series OF such
lectures in Norfolk during the past two
winters. She briefly reviews the events
OF the week, both az home and abroad
discussing IN conversational manner
those subjects that are manding
attention IN the daily press
She has the gift Of getting at the
heart OF a question and explaining i,
SIMPLY and concisely. The Woman's
club has oNcred Miss Brown the use
OF their auditorium. and all members
are cordial! invited. but the attendance
Is not limited 10 members Any wo-
man interested In affairs OF the day
is invited L. attend
This lecture is under tho auspices OF
The W"mans club, and an invitation.
Is extended TO members OF the various
other womcn's clubs and tho Council
OF jewish Women to be present
Turner-Barrow.
Mr. and Mrs Herbert {. BARROW. Of
Blackstone. announce the engagement
OF their daughter. Lucille. To Lawson
Withers Turner. OF Lynchhurg The
marriage Will take place In December
Miss Collins Wcds.
Simple III arrangements. tho mar
riase Of MSS May Collins. daughter
OF Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Collins, and
George Thompson Soutngatc OF New
york, took place at the home Of the
brides parents in Birmingham. Ala
Tuesday afternoon nj 2:3p O'Clock
Palms. smilIN and ferns. mingled
"itn quantities Of flowers. decorated
inc apartments ana in the drawing.
room. where the ceremony wa per
formed by kcv. Middleton ;. Barn
well, white roses prcdom!nAtcd
me h?ide vas given in marriage by