The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
E T Y

There was sound OF revelry by
night,
And Belgium's capital had gathered
Her beauty and her chivairy. and
bright
The lamps shone DER fair women
and brave men,
Byron: Childe Harold.
virginia's capital after fifty-odd
years . again the scene OF military
balls. We are told that just before
the war of half century ago the
boys In gray danced many a night
away with fair partners in ruined or
CANDY and flowers. to leave the bright
lights of the ballroom for the bat
tlofront. History repeats itself. and
the young girls of today are at the De-
ginning OF a season which promises to
be one of military balls. where the
man In olive drab will dance as care
free for the night as those In gray did
In grandmother's time. Have YOU ever
stopped to think how you may per
haps look back at these balls in the
years to come with pleasant memo
viss2
Three interesting balls---interestinx
because they offered a delightful even
Ing to those who would seek diver
sion and because they have all been
in the interest OF the men on whom
the thoughts of all America are CEN
tered have already taken place: the
bin for the war library fund: the
beautiful ball given by the women In
terested In the Howitzers, the nrst 70
DO planned In the interest or Rich
paond boys; and the bill OF tie visiting
voldiers OF the ll4th aero squad. The
Awi
another occasion which will fnd
place In msmorys storehouse in the
yeArs to como.
The Godmothers' league OF Rich
mond has planned ball in the Blues
armory Saturday night. beginning at
s:l6 O'Clock. The presence of Gen
sral Cronkhite and his stan and q
number of the soldiers from Camp
Lee. the playing OF the popular jazz
band OF the Hath aero squad. and
the decorations of nags will make Ii
real military affair. Governor Stuart
and his stan have also been invited.
Mrs. c. ". Masste 10 chairman.
Tho following women have accept
Cd the invitation to act as patron
eases: Mesdames w. w. Sale. Nor
man b. Randolph. @. + w. Kern. j.
Taylor Eliyson. John Skelton VIII
liana. William Rufin Cox. ]. A G
Chandler. B. 4. Blenner. Robert ".
yawter. g. George Bryan. ]. Fourqu-
rcan. Charles G. Bosher. A. w, Will
mer, John Stewart Bryan. W. w. Fos-
ter. John ftsrshhcrEi w. w. 6rssswtrts
Lee Koiner, James Dooley. James Pat
ton, c.. c. Wall, Joseph Sorg, Robert
M. Biankenship. W. A. Bennett.
Thomas Palmatory. Charles Biliups,
Il J. Ridsnour. II. w Rountree. T. J.
white. Morgan Mills. John Tieffy. W.
III. Adams. wallace l,rown. J. II. Ca
pers. James T. Pradl.y. A. K Bailey.
Ramon y. Garcin. Aubrey Young.
Charles Maehen. w. A. Cheatwood.
Clifton Smith, William Whitehurst.
William Burrows r. Q. Aooklar.
Eppa Hunton. A. Perry Higgs. Con-
stance Anderson. Conrad Hutcboson.
Charles A. Williams. Newton A ar
row, Marion Allen. Stuart Go" \.
W. Mann. o, E. Lowry. J. e. So
3. Lorraine. c. Langley, Bradle3 eois-
sieux. J. c. Kessnich. Robert Hudson.
w. r. Smith. Arthur Mann. J. C.
Echwaiua, B.. c. Biankenshipr NJ. L.
Massey. Edward c. Schafer, Hamil-
ton Chalkley. Samuel Resester. c. T.
Hornsr. John Scaton. p. ]. Kernodle.
J. II. Brandt, John Cox. Charles Nor
msnt. Newton Mcveigh. Q. K. Parrish.
c. W. King: Misses Kate Myers, Jean
Knowles. Beattie Eilyson. Lucy F.
Murray. George Blankenship. Mes
danes ], c. Robertson. A. r. West.
W. D. Newell. J. G, Coriey, A. j. Mon
taGue. j. Allison Hodges. r. j. Sands,
u. Randolph williams. Z. 3. McCabe.
James Pollard. r. Dawson. Christian
Clarke. w. H. Roy. p. L. Conquest,
Hiram Anderson. Henry E. Basker-
vile, J. X, BaugmAn. r. II. Elicit.
Fred Peasants. w. r. Beasley. g. q.
Hazel. Henry Rose. r. r. Anderson.
Randolph Watkins. Howard Nuckols,
Audrey Fuller. A. l. Richardson, John
r. Bauer, Charles Boiling, j. Anthony.
N. H. Asher.
supplying OF comforts for the First
souadl on, Ftrst virginia cavalary (the
Bluss). In camp a. Admission. Ala
CArY-Gordou.
One Of the most interesting events
in Richmond sottety this fall was the
wedding OF Miss Katherine Roy Cor
don and Lieutenant John b. Cary, U.
g A.. celebrated At s o'clock yesterday
evening in the Second Presbyterian
church in this city. Miss Gordon 10
the daughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William
st. Clair Gordon. OF East Franklin
street. and Lieutenant Cary 10 the son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. r. Archibald Cary. OF
Richmond and Goochland county. He
IL stationed at Camp Lee. He had a.
his best man at the wedding his
ercther. George A. Cary, Of tho
grounding school at Princeton, N. j.
Miss Gordon was attended by her sis
ter. Miss Imogen Gordon. The Rev.
Russell Cecil offiotated and Louis
Weitxel played the wedding music.
Palms and tall vases of white chrys-
anthomums decorated the church for
the ceremony. The bride was gowned
in white satin and tuile with q court
train OF satin touched with old lace.
Her veil was caught with lilies Of the
valley ana her bouquet was q shower
NJ lilies OF the valley and pink orchids.
Her sistsr wore . dress Of white tuile
over silver cloth and carried mink
roses. The ushers. were: Major
Charles Keller. Captain John Harrf-
son. Captain William Frazier, Captain
Conway w. Cooke. all OF Camp Lee:
Archibald Cary. Jr.. OF Virginia Mill
tary institute, and Corydon Sutton, Of
Fort Meyer.
Out-of-town guests for the mar
riage were: A. Randolph Carr,nEton.
Miss Evelyn Allen. Of LynchburE:
Miss Mildred Warfield, of Woodbury..