Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-11-06
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lay marks q solemn ana Important
Holiday for the nation. Peace" II
meant on that first November II. and
he guns along the allied front
cascd firing. The world today has
great. overwhelming desire for peace.
md so everywhere throughout the
and people are asked to pray with
al the ardor or which they are cap
,blc for the dawn OF such u LAY and
inc. The disarmament conference
Il Washington is but II gathering 10
.xprcss the viii Of tho peoples OF the
|;Irth, and dark and wrctche1 iH the
ard from which some OF them como.
Dark with the despair and bitterness
thHt only war can breed; wrrtchcd
and hopeless as only people may hc
whV have drunk deep Of the cup OF
orrow. Peace means gcntlencss, love
and understanding OF ones nciEhbor.
not hate and distrust. and peace be-
eins for the world In small circles
Of homes and business, widening out
10 the utmost parts of tho earth. AS
far as loving Kindness and the Wills
OF men may carry IT
SO they have asked that YOU pray
for peace on ArmIstice Day. The
churchcn should me throngcd with
the kneeling supplicunts, but Will
they be? An, were the agony and
havoc just over the hills here beyond
the sunset--wcrc the wailing OF be-
rcaved women and tho cry Of little
children In our streets. even. there
would not be churches enough TO hold
those lifting their voices In prayers
for peace. Richmond has been n be-
sfcged city. liz streets have been
allied with refugees. and the sky van
lit with the torches OF It's burning
homes. Into the historic churches
OF the city they knei, and prayed for
delivcrance and for peace. j. 1t not
possible To relivc again the scenes OF
yesterday and picture the agony Of
other stricken LANDS. who. on their
knees bescech God for peace?
There Will be- sound OF drum and
music on Friday. There will he
balls and men In uniform. Such II
should be. But every heart should
he lifted In behalf Of peace AZ col
emn duty to Il suffering world. Who
can forget the FIRST Armist!cc day.
| In the early dawn the bells sounded.
1t was the signal that peace had
come. 1t was. in many respects. the
greatest celebration ever staged In
Richmond. Other cities ali over the
world were the same. People were
almost mad with relief that the long
strain was over and tho end Of all the
bioodshed and piilagc was done.
'Peace"-they ask you To pray for At,
on Armistice Day. You may dwell
Pin content and plenty. bu, you are
not the world, nor yet the half Of II.
they cry for peacc--pcncc and bread
N L eel
applications In oehal. of world
haif-crazed with suffering and hate.
Pence--that Ia what they want.
The affairs of tho week include q
number OF smart functions and two
weddings OF note. Wednesday even
Ing at e o'clock In All Saints Epls-
cona Church, Miss Maria Adkins.
daughter Of the late Thomas Adkins
and Mrs. Adkins. of s2i Park Ave
nue.. Will become the bride OF George
Carmichael. of North Carolina. TIE
wedding Will be n brilliant one, md
many guests from n distance are her.
for the event. Misses Edith and
Lanrice Brooke White are giving a
iansant TucsGty afternoon ut their
home In honor OF M!ss Adkins. and
Tuesday evening Miss Elizabeth Luce.
Nho is one OF the bridesmaids. vii!
gave u buffet supper at her homo in
me brooke Apartment, In honor OF
The bride and her attendants.
Mss Gene Gray Heck will be hos
i-ss At luncheon Wednesday AZ .
o'clock IN her home. III East Frank
lin Street. in honor of Miss Grace
shepherd and Miss Elizabeth Pa,ter-
son. two al the seasons buds.
Miss Ruth Nelson Gordon. dausn-
Ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Gordon.
VIII be introduced at a dance We'd
day evening. given by her parents in
hcr honor. The affair will take pIcce
at the Country Club OF Virginia. This
~ inc second debutnnte dance OF the
season.
Thursday Mrs. William IT. Reed and
Mrs. Robert Preston are giving a
luncheon ut Mrs. Reeds homo on
Monument Avenue. In honor of Miss
marin Ward SHELTON Williams and
Hiss Mary Mason Williams. at 1890
o'clock. The invitations will include
the fall brides and some of the debu-
tantes.
MT. and Mrs. Frank Powers. of
"csthampton will entertain in their
nome Saturday evening at bure,
uihher In honor OF MSS EItzabeth
warren. the guests going later IN
the Country Club for the wesl,Iv
dance.
saturday morning at IL o'clock IN
II. PauIs Church, the wedding M
MISS Elizabeth Catcsby Jones. to Can
tam Horace Waldo Forster, United
states Army, will be celebrated Mic.
Jones is the daughter OF Mrs. Catesbv
brooke Jones. The wedding will mo
quiet one. and there will be no re-
'sp''o"' BRENT WITT.
10 Attend Convention.
MIS-. Newton McVcigb ;s ,o,,i,
Monday for st. Louis, where .hn ,,,.i,
attend the general convention ne ~,
United Daughters of the Conf.dnr,a,.
which will be held In that placa 49,,
WceN. Mrs. McFeigh will spcna tho
~ccH III 81. Louis. returning to Rich
i'ehi IN time TO preside at the meet-
ing CT Stoncwall jackson t-b,ota,
L. D: C., of which she is presidan,
which takes place on Tuesday No
Sember 10. w.
Al Monroe Terrace.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cecil. wbose
wedding was an interesting event ~
the early fall season, have recentlv
moved into their new apartment a,