Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-02
SOC / E T Y

One OF tho most brilliant affairs Of
the winter ---sn was tho New Years
PERCEPTION giv..! yesterday by Mr.. and
aAirs. Eppa lfunton. Jr., at their home.
BIO West Franklin Street. from 1880
no o'clock. For number OF years
past 1t has been their custom to re-
ce.vc on New Years Day. and more
TIN 400 guests called yesterday. The
llfunton homo is one OF the handsomcst
nm Richmond, and the beautiful rooms
lWero thrown open everywhere and
ldccorltcd very simply in slender vases
Iof pink roses and Spirca. The pale
gray walls and rose -coiorcd hanSingS
IN the drawing rooms made an effective /
background for the bright gowns OF the /
women present, and vases of American /
Beauty roses were used in the halls /
I'm the dining-room the table was set .
with tall centerpiece of pink roses \
land candles shaded in rosc-color.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunton received in the
drawing room with their niece. Miss
yadie Payne. and Mrs. Preston holland
and Mrs. O. III. Funston presided At the /
punch bowl. Others invited to assist
Mrs. Hunton in doing the honorS of tho
Iafternoone were Mrs. W. H. T. Lee. of
,"Ravensworth;" 3Trs. John Hunter, Mrs.
douglas Wander Hooc. Mrs. Frank u.
Williams. Mrs. WcS:morc!and Davis.
Mrs. Egbcrt q. Leigh. Lr Mira Henry
baskerville. Mrs. j.. Randolph VIII
llamh, Mrs. \. y. Williams Misses Jane
Strudwick. Mary Dade taylor. Agnes
Montague Buzz, Richie Mcclure, Ida
Mas3Ie. Alice Aylett Hosc, Elizabeth
Witt and Margaret Johns.
The older society set and n few men,
hers OF the younger society set were
included I'm the invitations. and the on
tcrtaInment was an oid-fashioned Ntr-
lEDia party. with great many officers
from Camp Lee in attendance.
Blunton--McIrndcn.
ysnty ratb -rl
rated the First Presbyterian Church
yesterday evening at ESQ O'Clock for
the marriage OF Miss Natalie Friend
McFadcn daughter OF Rev. and Mrs.
F. T. McFadcn. and Captain wyndaam
Boiling Bianton. ~ the medical re-
serve corps. United States Army. son
OF DR.. and Mrs. C. a. Blanton, also Of
Richmond. Rev +. I. McFadcn. II. y,
father Of the bride. performed the cere-
mony In the presence oe brilliant as
eembly OF guests. and Professor j. La
mont Galbraith played tho wedding
music, rendering 70 Thou Sublime
Sweet Evening Star" from Tannhauser.
VERY softly during the service.
The brides wedding gown was fash
Toned very simply OF white satin and
tulie with long court train. Her
veil OF tullc was caught with orange
blossoms and spray or pearls, which
has been worn b. three generations Of
brides In the Friend family, and she
carried a shower bouquet or white roses
and snapdragons. Miss Frances T. Me-
iFaden, who was her sisters maid OF
honor and only attendant. wore trocII
Of blue and silver and carried al arm
I'LL of American Beauty roses. Or. II.
Wallace Blanton was his brothers best
man, and the ushcrs included Lieu
tenant william Martin. OF Camp Lee:
p. Tulane Atkinson. 81 Hainpden
% Sidney; George l. Walker. Of worsha m F.;
and Walter V. Moore. Of this city The
bride entered tho church win her
brother. Frank Talbot NcFadcn Jr
Captain and Mrs. Phantom left i'm
mcdiatcly for the West and will make
their home In Augusta, Hich.. where
the former Is stationed at the Camp
Custer Base Iiopital. The wedding last
evening is one Of tho most important
of the late winter season. since il uaitcs
two Of the oldest and best known fami-
lies in the, state. Among the p-om!-
nent guests from a distance attending
the ceremony were: Mrs, Natalie
HlIend Smith. w. Mayo Smith. Fred
ericksburg: Miss Natalie F. Rocock
Athens. Ga; Rev and Ars. Charles
Friend. Hampton: Or. Philip s. Smith
Abingdon: Captain James II. Smith
Camp Lee; nr. and Mrs c. II. Strbling
Miss StriblinG. Charles II. S.r!h,lng, Jr.
Or. and Mrs. Claiborne Jones, Peters.
burg; DR. II. Wallace Blanton. New
York City: Miss Alice $. Graham. Flor
cncc, s. c.; Miss Rita Ian. Camden y
J.; Miss Millicent Carey and Miss Mar,
Hardy, OF Baltimore, Md: Miss Berth:
Clarke Greenough. Providence. II. !.
S!ss Thalia Howard Smith. OF New
York: Bryn Mawr. George l.. Walker
Worsham: p. Tulane Atkinson. HamD
den-Sidney: Lieutenant William Martin
Camp Lee.
Pretty Home Wedding.
quiet but pretty wedding OF yes
terday afternoon was that OF Mis-
MARY Mercer McGary. daughter OF Mr.
Aid Mrs Charles Notary. 10 Licutenan
David Wagner Leary, United States Ma
tional Army. which was celebrated a
s:30 o'clock in the home Of the bride
parents Rev. Walter Russell Bowie
d. D., rector Of st. Paui's Church. per
formed the ceremony, The house wa
decorated everywhere in palms an
Christmas greens. and an improvise
altar of palms and lighted candles wa
arranged In the bay window OF tn
drawing room.
The bride wore an exIuisiteiy sim
Pile weddin. dress of duchess satin an
silver lace and her veil OF illusion wa
fastened with orange blossoms. Sh
carried shower bouquet OF Bird
roses. Mr.. McGary gave his daughte
away. The bride was attended by he
ltwo sisters. Misses Annie Bell and lisa
bel Stuart McCary. They wore QUAR-
frocks or cream colored net. and Cal
ried nosegays of Madam Russell rose
James Evans Tyler was his brother
in-Iaws best man.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Lcary left late
in the evening for short Norther
wedding journey. and will later go
C;recnville, S. c., where Lieutcnal
I.eary Is stationed at Camp Sewer.
Several informal affairs were give
in honor of the bride and her attcnr
ants previous to the wedding. Mr.
kS;eorge w. Watt was hostess at
7 pretty shower a. her home on Gro,
Avenue and Miss Emily McCoull al.
entertained in hoEor of tho bride.
BIE Charity Ball january IL.
One of the largest and most fashion
able charity events OF the winter Sc;
son will be tho biz charity ball to
AHiven on the evening OF January
I in the auditorium of the Jefferson Hot
for the benefit OF the open air school
| aIra Garreff z Wall acsisfnd hN Mr.