The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-20
SOCIE T Y
Double Wedding of Interest.

A double wedding of interest in the
state was celebrated in LynchburE
Tuesday evening at o'clock ip. the
parsonage of the West End Meth
odist church, the Rev. DR.. John Han
non officiating, when Miss Mary Eliza
beth Burnette became the bride OF
Herbert Penick Pearson, and Miss
| Leva Rebecca Pearson became the
Bride of Charles Faulconer. Miss Bur
nette is from Bedford. Mr.. and Miss
Pearson are brother and sister.
Pricc--Gannaway.
Miss Anna Dornin Gannaway. of
Amherst county, and Joseph Lindsey
Price, of Roanoke Rapids. n, c., were
married In Lynchburg Tuesday by the
Rev. A. r. Conrad. After an extend
ed wedding trip they Will make their
home at City Point.
Approaching Wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs John Chewing, of
| Orange county, announces the APP
preaching wedding of their daughter,
Edna Marie. to Clifford Morton Gooch,
the ceremony to be solemnized Sep
TENDER 26.
Invitations Issued.
Invitations have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. Andrew Shepherd Browne to
the marriage of their daughter. Viz
ginia, to Herbert Howard Fender, on
Saturday evening. September %, at
s o'clock in the brides home. Sew
enth street. Wiloughby Beach
Announcement of Interest.
/ Professor and Mrs. John Robert
| PARROT, of the Virginia Polytechnic
institute, announce the approaching
wedding OF their daughter, Eleanor,
| TO John Redd Hutchinson. OF Char
| lotte county, on Saturday. October 6,
| in their home in Blacksburg.
| Millner--Aycr.
| Lieutenant Samuel NJ. Miliner, Jr..
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. S. NJ. Mill
ner, OF Danville, and Miss Esther N.
Aver. of Chicago, were married in
! Washington on Saturday afternoon by
/ Rev. Douglass r. Birnie. The bride
| was given in marriage by her father
and the immediate families OF both
bride and groom witnessed the cere-
mony. Lieutenant and Mrs. Mnlner
will be at home in Petersburg. Va.
where the former is stationed with
his artillery company.
/ Mercer--Thaw.
| Mr.. and Mrs. A. Lee Thaw an
nounce the marriage of their daugh-
/ ter Roberta Shield, to Lieutenant
Roger Walker Mercer. L. 8. reserve
corps. the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
| ter c, Mercer The ceremony was
performed in Washington Tuesday
Ten for Miss Funkhauser.
Invitations have been issued by tht
! advisory board of the secretaria
school OF the smithdeal business col
/ lege to a tea on Saturday Afternoon
/ September %, from 4:a0 to 8 o'clock
in honor of Miss Elsie Lush Funk.
hauser, the director OF the school.
In Honor of Miss Kendall.
A delightful entertainment was
given at the home of f. J Peatross
near Ruther Glen. Va, last Thurs
/ Hays ne hs- Z
| In honor Of her sister. Miss Lillian
Kendall of Richmond. After an hour
of music and games refreshments
were served IN the dining room. The
centerpiece OF the table was forme d
of white asters and sprigs of laven.
der, The guests included:
Misses Emma Donahoe, Rache
Head, Ellen Donahoe. Lillian Blan
ton, Irma Peatross, Jamie Young. and
the following from Richmond; Misse:
Lillian Blanton, Bessie Clark, Sallit
Sanders and Lillian Kendall, Messrs
Olan Peatross. Bonnie Donahoe. No
land Dopahoe. Erin Peatross, Sett
Peatross, John Peatross. Lawrence
Southworth, Taylor Smell. r. p
Young. F. z Peatrors. and Rev. F
+ n. Enaiana., Mrs, r.. 3, Young. Mrs
w r, England. and Mrs. F. B. Blan
ton, OF Richmond
! Watermelon Feast.
Miss jamie Young gave a water
melon feast at her home near Penola
Va. last Friday evening In honor o
Miss Bessie Clark. of Westhampton
Games were played on the lawn. af
ter which many large delicious water
g7elors were cEf. Those. nEeseTat were
Misses Mary. boswell Lois s;hl,mnn
Gladys Southworth, Emma Rurruss
| Mabel and Edith Chiles MatiIdf
Trice. Bessie Clark. Janie Young ana
Louise Pearce. Of DanviIle. Va
Messrs. Joe Noren. Wheeler Simpkins
CLYDE. Roy. Wesley aud Lawrence
Southworth Hobart and frankie Shu
man, Julian Collins, Taylor Srell