Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-03
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tenant s. Merrill Bcmiss. Sixth Unitcd
Statcs infantry. Lieutenant Bemiss is
:, son OF Mr. and Mrs. S. Hamilton BE.
miss. OF this city. and is 4 nephew OF
MIR. and Mrs. r.. L. Bemiss.
The wedding will takc place Satur-
hhy afternoon at o'clock at Bethpasc
Church, FrcderickS Hail
Both Miss Terrell ana Lieutenant
Bemiss belong 10 old and distinguish
cd Southern families. and their we'd
ding will be one OF the most Import
ant social events OF the season.
Weekend House Purity.
.ir. and Mrs. jonathan Bryan werc
hosts at an attractive week end house
party At "Rothcsay.' their country
estate on the James River. Mr.. and
tain Wilkic and Captain Peck. of the
English army: Captain Toujon and
Lieutenant Domnzon. of tn" French
army, Miss Ellen Wright wise, Miss
huecria Fairfax. Miss Den'"y. Mrs"
Robert Bryan. Mr. and Mrs. Egbcrt
g. Leigh. Jr
W"Od-InlcOtt.
Mrs. George Russell TaIcott an
noinces the engagement Of her dauEn-
ter Frances cary. to Dr. Ebert Glca-
mard Wood, OF city Point. formerly OF
Knoxville. Tenn. The wedding "ii!
take place quietly late in December.
Attends Lexington Ounces.
Miss katherine Lee. Of this city. mas
cral days to attend the Thanksgiving
hops at IN. Virginia Military Institute
aud AT Washington and Lee University.
Miss Leo is the guest OF Colonel and
Mrs. w Il. Shields during her stay
in Lexington SIZE also attended III.
Y. NJ I-N. r. +. football game in Roa-
noke last Thursday.
Ier-CIcnd0n.
Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert CIendon an
nouncc the engagement and approach
f..,r tNfE- a
Earet Louise. TO Rev. Lcnoir Valentine
Lee. The wedding will he quietly cell
cbratcd late I'm December.
Lectures ON War y. W. G. A. Work.
One OF the most interesting affairs
of tho week will DO the lecture Tues
day afternoon at O'Clock in the Cham
Der Of Commerce Building in the inter
est OF the war y w. &. \. work Miss
Katharine H. Halves will make a talk
on the general work OF the Y. W. &.
~. and this viii be followed by a short
talk by Captain oscar Randolph. giving
detail OF the special work ri Camp Lee.
y number Of prominent men and
women of Richmond are Interested IN
the meeting. and the public is Invited
TO attend, these lectures tomorrow.
The meeting is set for s o'clock. 20
that as many az possible will be able
to he present
Dance Wednesday.
MISS Mary Shepherd gave 4 lovely
dance last Wednesday evening at the
home OF her parents. zoos Monument
Avenue. The house was decorated very
simply in vases Of yellow chrysanthe-
NUNS. There was no formal receiving
line. and tho guests included tho
younger set and some Of the boys at
tending school at Richmond College.
Those present were: Misses Grace and
Priscilla Shepherd. Dorothea RucEer,
Elizabeth Cooke. Garland Thiermann.
l..
Christine Chcnnoweth. Byrd Sydnor,
Josephine Harrison. Mary Mcdaniel.
Virginia Fry. Mary Lakeland. Catherine
Grymes. Mildred Curtis. of Norfolk; Bcs-
Hic Camp: Clyde and Jim Shepherd.
james knight. OF Richmond College:
George Mack. OF Richmond College:
ii. NJ. Thomas. OF Richmond College;
John Hart. william Boyd. Thomas Ruff
fin. Mr.. King, Francis Badly, Gordon
Shepherd, Hiram Gates. Lieutenant
Terry Morrison. Mcrriweather Fry.
brewery Blair. Tom Walden. Meade
Splccr. Hopkins Davis Irwin knight.
of Richmond College: Bcrkley Cooke
Harry Lee Denoon. Ashby Miller. John
Purcell. Robert Grynes. Mr.. Terrell. Of
William ana Mary; Charlie r. Goodwin.
OF The University OF Virginia. Miss
Shepherd wore Il gown OF rose silk,
made with an oyerdrcss OF tule and
silver.
hNrTIaSc announced
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Gloss announce
the marriage OF their daughter Pauline
Louise, TO Edgar Charles Speights.
the ceremony having taken place Sat
urday, December ], In the rectory Of
st. Johns Episcopal Church Rev. Hugh
w. Sublett officiating.
At the Womun's Club
The Nativity" will be the subject
OF an illustrated lecture. with lantern
slides and music, TO be given at the
Womans Club this afternoon at 4:30
o'clock. Miss l.. NJ. Whitfield is chair
man OF the afternoon. and the hos
tesses include Mrs. Lnwood Antrim.
Mrs. Granville q. Valentine. Mrs. r.
l.. Curry, Mrs. Ifarvic Brown. Mrs
Stewart Woodward. Mrs. c. \. Robins.
Mrs. Bernard Guss. Mrs. T.. McVeigh.
Misses Rebeccn Gordon. Beulah Pat
tcrson and Jean Field.
The program is to he Christmas
one. and stcreopticon illustrations OF
great paintings will be shown OF the
Nativity" and events imincdia tely pre-
ceding and following 1t. Readings
appropriate TO the subject will be
given by Miss Florence Peple. and
music by Mrs. Hamilton Smith, Mrs
William Shepherd. Miss Jean Trigg
and Mrs J.. u. IfequeInbourg. The pic
lures will he sent from the Chicago
Art Institute and the Metropolitan Mu-
| scum of Art, In New York. On Wed
nesday afternoon Miss Lou Belle Jones
will give the first OF n series OF four
| lectures at the club or Russian plays
Quiet Wedding.
y very quiet wedding of last We'd
nesday was that of Miss Fedora Hax-
all daughter OF MIR. and Mrs. Little
berry IIaXall. OF Squirrel Park"
Charles City County, to Rev. Charles
4 Il. Clarke. of Eenly, y. c. The cere-
4 mouy was performed by DR.. Caldwell,
Of the Union Theological Seminary,
and took place in the home of the
brides uncle and aunt, DR.. and Mrs
Herbert Il. scott. on Hanover Avenue
al . O'Clock.
TIC house was decorated with palms.
white chrysanthemums and lighted
d tapcrs The bride wore taupe travel
ing gown with hat to match and a
corsnge bouquet OF purple orchids.
There were no attendants.