The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-07-06
THE EVENTS In SOCIETY.
THE WEDDING OF MR. HAYES AND
MISS MCAW NEXT MONDAT.
The Programme of Entertainments mt the
Woman's Club for Next Year-Trolley
Party for the Ice Mission.

The wedding of Mr.. Horace Halves and
Miss Mary McCaw will take place next
Monday. July 18th. at strawberry HILL"
the beautiful estate Of Mr.. and Mrs Chas.
Davenport, which is within riding dis
lance OF Richmond. The ceremony will
be performed by Rev Hartley Carmichael,
rector OF st. Pauls church. The brides
maids from Richmond will be Misses De-
Ia Tompkins, Judith Deane and Mamie
Lay; Miss Ella Moncure, of Williamsburg,
and several young ladies from the North,
who are friends OF the groom. on We'd
nesday following the wedding the couple
VIII sail for Europe. proceeding from Liy-
erpool TO Paris. and thence to Switzer-
land. Mr.. and Mrs. Tazewel Taylor nee
McCaw) will come to Richmond for the
wedding Miss Ella Moncure is now the
guest OF Mrs. Christopher Tompkins.
The wedding is now the principle topic on
tongues fashionable. owing to the social
prominence and exceptional popularity
or both Mr.. Halves and Miss McCaw The
latter has been an acknowledged belle
since the day of her debut. and besides
her charming personal claim on interest,
has an exceptionally strong inherited one.
Mr.. HAYES. as his parents son. must
command heartfelt good wishes. and his
personal claims TO regard are OF very
fine kind. Certainly mutual cOngratula-
tons must be hearty
Miss Flora Harris recently the guest
OF the Misses Harris. west Main street.
has returned from Virginia Beach TO Old
Sweet Springs.
Miss Grace Shields will return this week
from Virginia Beach.
Miss Lucy Stone is the guest OF Miss
Annie Drewry, in Albemarle.
Miss Katharine Fontaine is the guest Of
Miss Ellie Maury Worth. The latter leaves
Richmond to-day for Fredericksburg.
Miss Florence Wilson will return from
Virginia Beach this week.
Mrs. Christopher Tompkins and family
Will leave Richmond en- the 18th for the
Old Sweet Springs.
Mr.. wyndham Boiling has left for the
White Sulphur.
Mrs Joseph A. White will go to the
White Sulphur on the 18th.
shortly for Albemarle county where she
will be the guest OF DR.. and Mrs. McKeW.
The programme Of The Woman's club
for next year. is now, with the exception
OF one evening, fully made out. 1t rep
resents varied interests. Literature does
not exclude everything else. Art and mu-
sic. the drama, philanthropy. all have a
place. the committee having chosen dis
criminatngly and well. There are the
usual Monday interludes for the after
noon teas which have been so much en-
joyed.
a number Of leading Church Hill ladies'
who have been much touched by the Ice
MISSIONS plea for interest on behalf of
the sick poor are now arranging for
trolley party to be given on or about
July the 10th. There will be two cars
Of the Richmond Traction Company's line
both beautifully decorated. \ number OF
tickets have already been sold.
Miss Lucy Clair Atkinson left Richmond
Saturday 10 visit her sister Mrs. Sidney
Dudley at the latters beautiful country
place in Orange county.
Mrs. f. d. Whitehead will leave next
week to visit Mrs. Franklin Stearns in
CulDeper.
and September with Mrs. Charles j.
Brown. Jr., at her country home, near
Greenwood, Va.
Miss Sue D. Herring has returned 10
the city after a pleasant visit to her
sister Mrs r. NJ. Berkeley, Hanover
county.
Mr.. and Mrs. George J., Currie left Mon
daE for Nashville. Tenn, 10 attend the
Exposition.
Mr.. Charles Willing Beale has lately
published pleasing novel entitled "The
Ghost of CUR House." i'm which many
Richmond people feel special interest
Mr.. Beale's wife. Mrs. Maria Beale. IS
the author Of the charming short story
Jack o Doom and is related closely 10
several families prominent in this city
She was born in Richmond and Is the
daughter OF rhe late Mrs. W T. TAYLOR.
She is an artist Of no mean ability. as
well as a literateur. and designed the
Illustration for CUR House" Mr. and
Mrs. Beale now live near Asheville. y.
c.. their estate which is a large and
beautiful one, being known as Arden
Park The house f. luxurious one
and on Its walls hang many illustrations
Of Mrs. eBales skill with the brush Misses
Pearl and Ruby Bodeker her cousins.
received few oaks ago. a copy OF Mr..
Beale's novel, with the compliments of
the author.
Professor and Mrs Julian =. Thomas
left yesterday for Louisa county where