Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-24
GREAT CROWDS ATTEND
GYPSY SMITH REVIVAL
Fully 1900 People Arc Expected to
BE Present at His Services
To-Day.
ENTERS UPON FINAL WEEK
Hundreds Come From Other Towns
to Take Part in Meetings-Charics
Brown, DR., and Miss wilkins We'd
in Washington.
(Spccial 10 The Timcs-pispatch

Especial TO The Times Dispatch.
MANASSAS. VA, June 23.-Gypsy
Smith. Jr. the evangelist. tomorrow
night will enter upon the final week Of
his services in the tabernacle at Ma
nassas. which close Sunday. July
1. Fully 5000 persons are expected
to attend to-morrows service. A far
percentage OF the large attendance has
been from Alexandria and Warrcnton
and other ncighborinG towns.
Mrs. Smith, the wife Of the eHanga-
list. and their little daughter, who
have been staying at the family home
IN Noank. Conn. are expected in sc"-
eral days. They will be the guests
OF Rev. and Mrs. j. +. Burks a. the
rectory. Mrs. Charles c. Carlin. wife
OF Representative Carlin. OF NirG mia.
will arrive tomorrow to spend the
week here as the guest Of MIR. Smith
and his party.
Forest Cole. the evangelists director
Of music. and Miss Laura HoaEland,
accompanist. spent Monday in Harri-
sonburE. where they recently assisted
the evangelist in campaign which
stirred the Valley. Six hundred chill
drcn attended reunion service con-
Quoted b. Mr. Cole on Monday after
noon in tho Methodist Church at Har-
risonburE. In the evening the Pres
bytcrian Church vas taxed TO it's full
est seating capacity when Miss FoaE-
.
Cole sang.
Miss Eleanor Cushing wilkins. the
youngest daughter Of Mrs. Mary f..
wilkins. OF Sudley. and Charles Ford
Brewer, Jr.. OF Norfolk. were married
in Washington on Thursday afternoon
in Mount Pleasant Methodist Epsco-
pal Church, tho Rev. Forest j. Pretty
man officiating. The bride was given
in marriage by her cousin. William r..
Wilkins. Of S,rasburg Miss Pearl
Sanders. OF Catharpin. was her only
attendant Frank willard Brewer, OF
Catharpin, was mis- brothers best man.
Little Miss Frances Holman Willis. the
daughter Of MI and Mrs Russell
Holman Willis. of Roanoke. and niece
II the bridegroom. WAS rims bearer.
The bridegroom is the eldest son or
Or. and Mrs. Charles Ford Brewer. OF
Catharpin, Prince William County.
After July Mr.. and Mrs. Brewer "ill
be Al home at the Lochinrar Apart
mcnts, in Norfolk. Showers were gwen
in honor of the bride by the stone
House Good Housekccpcrs' Club. and
by Miss Lucie Dosan and Mrs. Charles
g. Lynn.
Mrs, Russell Holman Willis. OF Roa
noke. hostess al luncheon on
Monday at the home OF her parents.
Or. and Mrs Brewer. The guests OF
the bride OF her brother on Thursday.
and Mrs. William II DoEan and Mrs.
W. Holmes Robertson. who were April
brides.
Mrs. Charles r. Mcdonald is spend
ing the week in Franklin, Southampton
County.
Miss Alice Baskerville. OF Boydton,
MecklcnburE County. is the guest Of
her sister. Mrs. j. H. X. BurEwin.
william claud GriEgs. of Bedford
County. who spent the winter here
with his uncle. Rev. J. +. Burks. left
on Wednesday for Chester. Pa. MIR.
GriSgs was graduated last week from
the Manassas Agricultural High School
Frederick :. Baylor. who spent the
winter months in Manassas. has re-
turned TO stanton.
Elisha r. Meredith. grandson of the
late Representative T.. l.. Meredith. of
Virginia, has been appointed to the
United States Naval Academy by Rep
resentative Charles =. carlin. MIR
Meredith is the son Of Edward Contce
Meredith. of Washington, and the
nephew OF William Payne Meredith.
OF Manassas.
Miss Elizabeth Johnson. younger
daughter Of MFR. and Mrs Joseph Is.
johnson, has received the degree OF
doctor OF philosophy from Johns Hop
kins University Miss Johnson has
won a Hopkins fellowship for Two sue
cessire years. She is graduate Of
Manassas Institute and of Gouchcr
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