Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1922-04-23

Saturday afternoons from 4:ao to 6
o'clock.
Former Syracuse Professor to Speak.
On Friday. April %. at S:15 o'clock
Samuel p. Cowardin. Jr.. formerly In
structor din English at Syracuse UNI
Versity, VIII give an illustrated lee
ture on Some Richmond Persons
and Places in the Life and Works Of
Edgar Allan Poe The lecture will
be given at Grace Covenant Church
under the auspices of the woman's
Auxiliary. and 1t is hoped that this
presentation Of the salient points in
the great poets connection with
Richmond will tend to arouse inter-
est in the move now on foot to place
monument at tho long-neglected
grave of his mother, who is buried
In St Johns churchyard. Mr.. Co
wardin initiated this movement, and,
as tho representative of the Raven
Society Of the University of Virginia,
Is still actively in charge of the
work. The Same material will be
presented IN this lecture as that
which was used when Mr.. Cowardin
appeared recently before the Modern
Language Club at Syracuse, and an
equally enthusiastic response is an
ticipated.
Miss Dudley I'm the North.
Miss Bessie May Dudley left Fri
day for Washington to motor from
there for Albany, n. Y, where for
several weeks she will be the guest
OF her cousin. Mrs. A. Van Allen
Jennison. Mrs. Jennison. regent of
Gansvoort Chapter. Daughters of the
American Revolution. was in Wash
inEton last week for the annual ses-
sion of the D. A. r. congress. After
attending the Presidents reception
on Friday evening, Miss Dudley
motored. with Mrs. Jennison, for her
Northern home. expecting to reach
Albany early this week. While
there Miss Dudley will be extensive
iy entertained, both privately and by
the D. n. r. chapters and leading
women's clubs. Among the affairs
IN her honor will be n reception in
the executive mansion ut Albany.
with Mrs. Miller. wife of the Gov
ernor OF New York, as hostess. Be-
fore returning to Richmond she will
Visit Mrs. C. r. Kuyk, st. Stephens
college, the Hudson.
Miss Dudley is Of an old Virginia
family. but is closely related to some
or the most conservative old New
england families. She has been
much entertained throughout yir-
ginia and other Southern States, and
Is also we'll known in the North,
feterkin Wedding Wednesday.
or interest to Richmond and Vir-
ginia was the wedding OF Miss Mary
stewart Peterkin. daughter OF Mrs.
William Pcterkin, Of Parkersburg.
w. Va, and the late Bishop Peter,
kin, to David Stewart Walker, son Of
Mt. and Mrs. David Walker. OF
Lynchourg. Tho ceremony took place
wednesday evening Mt tho Church of
tho Good Shepherd, at 6:3O O'Clock,
the Rt Rev. w. L. Gravatt, d. d.,
Bishop Of West Virginia, officiating,
assisted by Rev. L. de L. Brayshaw,
rector Of the church.
The bride entered the church with
her brother, William G. Peterkin, who
gave her In marriage. She wore her
mothers wedding dress Of old point
lace and white satin and carried
Bride roses and lilies Of the valley.
Miss Margaret Gilkeson; OF Parkers-
burg, was her maid Of honor and
only attendant. Sho wore green
Georgette crepe and carried a show
er bouquet of pink roses and snap
dragons. John Otey Walker, of Pc
tersburg, was the groom's best man.
Tho ceremony was followed by n
small reception at tho home OF tho
bride. to which only the family and
a few intimate friends were invited
The out-of-town4 guests who attend
ed the wedding were: Misses Norma
and Hope Stuart, Of Brook Hiil,n
teichnonaa John Stewart Bryan. St..