The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-02-09
WEDDING OF MR.. PAGE.
TO TAKE PA CE At OAKLAND NEXT
WEDNESDAY.
Meeting of the Memorial Hall Committee
of the Confederate Memorial Literary
socIsty-.The King's Daughters.

The marriage Of Mr.. Roosevelt Page
and his cousin, Miss Ruth Nelson. will
take place next Wednesday at Oakland.
in Hanover county, tho home OF Mr..
Pages father.
On account Of the recent death OF Mr..
PAGES aunt. only relatives OF the two
families will be in attendance.
Invitations are out to card parties by
Mrs. Edmund Strudwick and Mrs. John
w. Harrison.
Miss Mary Smiths Circle of Kings
Daughters Will on Thurday. February
10th, from 4 to 7, give a silver tea at the
residence Of Mr.. George Smith, S23 west
Grace street, to which they cordially in
wife their friends. The circle is one OF
the most active in the city, and is uu-
firing in good work, 50 that It IS to be
hoped many may patronize the tea and
contribute to its depleted treasury.
A meeting OF the Memorial Hall Com
mittee Of the Confederate Memorial Lit
erary Society will be held shortly at the
residence Of the chairman. The commit
tee was appointed to decide upon tho
steps 10 be taken toward the erection
at the University OF Virginia OF q me-
mortal hall to the memory Of those
alumni who gave their lives to the South s
cause. 1t represents an exceptional
amount of force, executive ability, and
social influence, and its concerted action
Will promise much for the final success
Of the enterprise.
Mrs. Scott Parrish Will this afternoon
entertain the Matinee Whist Club az her
residence. west Franklin street
4 recent issue Of the Atlanta Journal
refers in it's society columns to the re-
ception given by Mrs. stringfellow in
honor OF Miss Annie Nash. OF Sparta,
Ca, and describes deliberately the condi-
ton of affairs on that occasion.
Last night between hair past ana IL
O'clock many Of the leading residents OF
Church Hill visited Mrs. d. c. Richard
sons parlors in response to the announce
ment of the tea 90 be given under the au-
spices ana for the benefit or st. Johns
Circle Of Kings Daughters. Mrs Rich
ardson was most kind in placing her
pretty home az the service OF the circle
and in preparing for visitors so delight
course Mrs. Richardson and Mrs. Ste
phen n. Bcveridge were chairmen Of the
committee. and both worked indefatiga-
bly,, as did their associates, to make the
affair the success it so conspicuously was.
a fine musical programme was oontri-
buted TO by Mr.. and Mrs. T.. II. Cloves,
the mo Name Quartette." and Mr.. /. ID.
Briggs, Mrs. Grace Shields giving several
charming readings and Rotations. one
of the features OF the evenings enter
tainment was an interesting graphophone
exhibition. The Reception Committee con-
sisted Of Mrs. + j. Craigie, president OF
the circle: Mrs. Stephen r. Beverdge,
vice-presi1cnt: Mrs a. u. Landerkin,
treasurer; Mrs. ]. Ben Howard. score
tary and Mrs. Grace Shields. Mrs En-
met Dickinson and Mrs. ID. G. Richard
son. Mrs. Klnk was on duty at the
chocolate table ana Mrs. william Meyer
az the coffee urn. In the dining room.
which was made exceedingly enticing by
their graceful service, were: Misses An
gus, Mfasher. Mary Taylor, Schermer-
horn, Gentry, Heinds. Scott. McSewitt.
McGruder. Bcssieux. Welsh and others.
Mrs John Charlton had in charge a table
for homemade cakes.
To-day bein. Miss Josephine Putney's
sixteenth birthday, her classmates at
Miss Elletts school are I'm quite o. dutter
of expectancy over the invitations re-
ceived TO a luncheon 10 be given by
that charming young lady to-day. BY a
coincidence there are just sixteen In her
class. including herself. There are. too
just fifteen letters in her name so that
each of the dainty hand-painted lunch
.Iaf..f "A
coming 90 the little hostess. Each of the
cards bear upon it some field flower, and
Il is said that they are really gems. IN
stead Of the conventional large cake
with sixteen candles, there will be six
teen small cakes, bearing a candle
piece, the candle. In harmony with the
other decorations. being green and white.
Hyacinths and lilies will be the flowers
on the table. Many friends Will join in
wishing Miss Putney many happy returns
OF the day.
A number Of Richmond people will leave
for New Orleans next week In order 70
attend the carnival.
Tomorrow afternoon from 70 II p.
NJ the Girls Chapter Of the Guild OF the
Church of the Holy Trinity will give a.
Valentine Silver Tea ut SIS Park avenue.
10 which they cordially invite their
friends A delightful programme has
been arranged.
Miss Alice Kennon Williams. Of Mar
tinsyille, is visiting her aunt, Mrs. Ste
phen Putney.
German-American Society Circles are
in a pleasant nutter OF expectancy In an
ticpation of the masked ban 20 be given
under the auspices Of the German-Ameri-
can Choral Association az Saenger Halle
tomorrow evening \ large attendance
of Richmonds representative German
citizens is expected.
Two Gentlemen Hurt.
Mr.. William Ellis Jones. the well-known
pf1nter. is confined 10 his home, sum
merheld near staples Crossing. on the
Richmond. Fredericksburg. and Potomac
railroad suffering from severe bruises