The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-09-07

Proctor, wireless operator in the
United States naval reserves, was ceie-
DRAFTED at S o'clock yesterday after
noon in the brides home by Rev. w.
l. Ball. of Tabernacle Baptist church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Proctor will make their
home at Virginia Beach, where the
former is stationed.
Engagement of Miss Peasants.
have announced the engagement and
approaching marriage OF their daugh-
ter, Dorothy Brooke. TO John Sydnor
Barksdale. the wedding TO take place
on Saturday morning. September Is,
at 1890 o'clock. at the brides home,
3o4 Hinton street.
DIdlakc--Lnxford.
OF interest In university circles was
the wedding solemnized In Washing
ton Wednesday evening. Miss
Mamie Peyton Luxford, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Leon Luxford. of Vir-
ginia and Texas. became the bride OF
Thomas Eden Didiake. of Virginia,
= now assistant professor of law in the
University of North Carolina. The
ceremony took place in the Church
of the Ascension. Rev. DIR. Neims Of
tctating.
The bride was given in marriage by
her father INT her cousins. Miss Wini-
fred Watts. maid of honor, and Miss
A%hliAy Amin lifBlptt l6ht, lo"sE blIl.
were her attendants, John r. Kenyon,
OF North Carolina, was the best man.
and the eroomsmen were DR.. Joseph
+. PoAUS of Raleigh; DIR. Taylor O.
&IpasSLSe, Norman Taylor and Percy
Tsvfor. all of Washington. After an
extended Northern trip Dr.. and Mrs.
Didlake will make their home at
Chapel Hin. y. C.
Boonan Shannon.
Mics Robert shannon ~ Gar IA en-
Mo-. and Lieutenant James Bornan.
United Hatr~ army, OF M%artinsviIie.
were quietly married at II O'Clock
Tuesday morning at the Presbyterian
nlanse in Roanoke. The ceremony was
performed by DIR. Campbell. pastor Of
the church. and was witnessed by only
a few friends Of the bride and bride
room Immediately after the mar
rsage Lieutenant and Mrs. Bornan
left for a wedding trip. The bride
room belongs TO the United States en-
gineers corps. and Is stationed at
Camp Lee. Petersburg.
Engagement of Interest.
Mr.. and Mrs, G. r, Whitman. Of
Burketown. Va. h engage
ment and approaching marriage u
their daughter, Mary Susan, to Glar-
ence Alexander Fulton. son of the late
Mrs G II Fulton. o. Messy Creek.
The wedding VIII take place AZ the
home OF Miss Whitman's parents In
the late fail
Leave for the University.
ir- and Mrs John calvin Metcalf
and their son, Victor Metcalf. Of West
hampton. left Richmond yesterday for
the University OF Virginia. where they
have taken the Tuttle house, on Pres
tor Heights. fer the season. Ier. Met
calf has accepted the Edgar AHan
Foe chair OF English literature al the
university. lie h4ts been dean OF Rich
r1end college for men fer the past
two wears. and previous 10 that tinle
- SD 81 the chair Of English I'm that
institution. Victor 9tetcalf, who took
his degree from Richmond college in
June falT. Viii rn~atricu{ate III the
university school OF medicine
was fastened with orange blossoms
and she carried "a shower boaQuet of
az bride roses. Sire entered with her
mother, who Wore black lace. aud
they were met at the altar hy the
: grse1s35.Hn d eAair sbsszst, 1s4agte .@shfla Fr
bFadway III Philsdelphia. Dr.
George BfaXton Taylor. OF Holltns.
performed the The brides
onlN attendant was her sister, Miss
Gertrude I.igon. who wore a dress Of
PINK tulle over satin. With touches
of green ana silver. She carried
Killarney roses. Miss Margaret Gaines
or richmond. played the wedding
march.
Mr., aud Mrs. Hartshorne left lfnme-
dtateiN after INA, for a short
honeymoon near Washington. ON ac-
count of Mr.. fartShorne having been
drafted the date of the weddjng ,vaa
changed from September 5 10 August
80 on account Of the groom's NIL
itary orders.
Dison-Cubeil.
The hDFfa az Mrx Al s.y.s T.
Willard avenue. Phoehus. was tho,
scene Of a pretty. though extremely
quiet, wedding ceremony Wednesday
morning, when her daughter. Miss
Lillian Mae Cabeii became the ,riIa
OF Lieutenant Vincent Dixon, r'ntred
states army. The Rev. Jesse G la
rolenian. assistant rector of Emmanuel
-~FDtscorut church, performed the ceTe.
mony.
Following the ceremony Lieutenant
ana Mrs. Dixon were rendered a we'd
ding breakfast. and later they left
over the Chesapeake and Ohio for Key
West. Fla. where Lieutenant Dixon
is now stationed.
lieutenant Dixon Is an honor grad
uate OF the Hampton High school
and the Virginia Polytechnic lnsti-
tnte. de was a star man on the Viz
gfnia polytechnic Institute football
team, and was captain OF the eleven
for two years. He was commissioned
an oflcer In the regular army last
January. He Ia the brother of Major
J. Z. Dixon, OF Phoehus.
Celebrate Golden Wedding.
Especial to The Richmond v~irginiaz.1
Amherst. Va, Sept. 6.-Tuesday at
ternoon from 4 to 8 o'clock. in their
home at Amherst. Mr.. and Mrs. John
J. Wright celebrated their golden
wedding" It being the. fiftieth ami
versary of their marriage. During the
svening many friends called to ex-
n them congratulations and to wish
them continued happiness and pros
perity.
A program had been arranged for
the occasion, which opened with the
playing of the wedding march from
"~Lohengrin" by Mrs. w. w. Hill. after
which Rev. r. s. Baughan read the
ninety-irst psalm and lead in PRAYER.
A. quartet composed of Rev. and Mrs
Gerald II. PAYNE, Mrs. w. A. Raldock
and j. +. Cunningham sang "Blest Be
the Tie That Binds" Loves Old Sweet
Song and Aunt Dinah's Quilting
Party" Mrs. w. w. Hill sang as n
solo. Silver Threads Among the
Gold" and Mrs. H.. II. Sandidge sang
The Old Gray Bennett" Miss Anna
Belle Wright, of Richmond, grand
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Wright, re-