Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-06-04
SOCIETY IN SUMNER.
THE PAST WEEK MARKED ny
NUMEROUS ENTERTAINMENTS.
MRS. TAYLOR'S RECEPTION LUNCHEON
Delightful Event In Honor of wives
and Daughters of the Surgeons
Weddings at the scminary-Pcr-
sonni and other Notes.

past week In honor of the visiting sur.
seons and their wives and daughters.
Inc commencement of the Woman's
Nohege began last week and the exercises
nave been most interesting and enter
tanning. They will conclude on Tuesday
evening. when the graduates will be given
thelr diplomas at the Academy of Music
IT W. J." Poteat, president OF Wake
forest College, North Carolina, will be the
orator.
with the exception OF two weddings
and few small and Informal entertain
menis, nothing else has happened in the
social world during the week.
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Mrs. Hugh NJ Taylor gave an elegant
reception luncheon" on Thursday after
noon In honor of the wives and daughters
OF The International Association Of Rail
way surgeons. The spacious rooms of
'he entire lower floor were thrown to-
se'her and decorated with a profusion
vi carnations, sweet peas, and roses.
Nlnose receiving with Mrs. Taylor
were Mrs. 4. A. White, Mrs. G. W.
L. Brock, Miss Annie Morse ravlor
Mrs Edgar Taylor and Mrs. Kate 8
', nm Misses Margaret VIM, and Kate
ENali, of Baltimore. were in The dining
room Those present were Mrs. Rhett.
uooue, Mobile. Ala; Mrs Thomas X.
harrington, Rome, Ga; Mrs. j. Luther
Jones Mrs. William r. McCleon. Mrs.
william X. Hamilton, Mrs. w. A. Wood.
Mrs. Henry L. Merrill. Mrs. T.. NJ. Welsh.
Mrs. Phebe T.. Link, Petersburg. Ind. :
MIS-. Jennings Rice. Crawford; Mrs. X.
~ fraser, Thamesville. Ontario. Canada:
Mrs. Mary I. McOscar Fort Wayne. Ind.
Mrs. Leancy b. Rupert, Mrs. A. B. Ell
Holt, Mrs. T. L. Peck. Mrs. w. c. Gates.
Mrs. Hiram l.. Getz, Mrs. W. y. Smith.
Mrs. James a. Duncan. Mrs. Young. To-
ronto, Canada; Mrs. II. A. Leipzzer, Bur-
hngton, Ia; Mrs. r. II. Goodrich. Mrs.
II. c. Mitchell, Mrs. II. c. Fairbrother,
st. Louis, ILL.,; Mrs. William b. Morrow.
Mrs. james g. Hunt, Mrs. Granville p.
Conn, Concord, y. H.; Mrs. Harris r..
Donnan, Petersburg. Va; Mrs. David
Porter Guest; Misses Middleton, Jessie
Middleton. Maude Steinhardt, Burlington.
Ia; Alice NJ. Thorne. and Dr. 4. y.
Fraser Thamesville, Ontario. Canada; DR..
". L. Smith. and DR.. y. j. Pettijohn.
The reception given by the ladies of the
Confederate Memorial Literary Society in
honor of the visiting surgeons was very
informal and delightful affair. The Off
GERS Of the society formed the receiving
party, who welcomed the guests and
showed them the points of interest in the
various rooms. Those receiving were: In
the Virginia Room-Hon. j. Taylor Ely
son; Mrs. EllysOn. vice-regent; Mrs. j. Il.
Lightfoot, Mrs. James Werth, and Miss
Ellie Werth In the other different rooms
those who received were the officers of
the society, who were Mrs. Anne Grant,
Mrs h. &. Minor. Miss Baughman. Miss
Bette Ellyson, Miss Maury. Miss Marga-
ret Vim, Mrs. II. A. Patterson. Mrs.
Kate S. VIM. Mrs. S. q. Gwathney, Mrs.
Augustine Royal Mrs. s. G. Niemeyer,
Miss Ellen Jones. Mrs n. V. Randolph,
Mrs Drake, Mrs. Broadnax John W. Cor
don. Mrs \. w. p. Brock. Mrs. Alfred
Gray. Mrs. Frank T. Crump, Mrs James
ID. Crump, Mrs. l.. w Glazebrook. Miss
Townes, Mrs. Northen.
Among those who called were DR.. r.
Daugherty, Junction City, Canada; Or.
John l.. Eddy, New York; Miss Mary j.
Cowley. Pittsburg. Pa; Drs. j. g. Buch-
anan. Pittsburg. Pa; J. ID. Dabney, Biz
mingham. Ala; p. II. Oyley, Mt Pulaski,
Ill; w. Elmito, st. Thomas, Canada; j..
W. MCGOWAN. Oakland City. Ind. ]. NJ.
Williams, Calulta, Tex; Milton Jay, Chi
cage; Mrs. Agnes Griffin, Galveston. Tex.
Mrs. Kate Farebrother, St. Louis; Mrs.
J. L. Virgins. St. Louis; Miss Florence
r. Crown. Mrs. A. l.. Putnam; DR.. ]. p.
Peck. Hinton, w. Va. DR.. Patterson. and
others
The visitors expressed their pleasure in
seeing the museum, which all agreed was
an extremely interesting place.
The Union Theological Seminary was the
scene of two exceedingly pretty weddings
during the past week, when Miss Strick-
lon i.1 Mr. ffcln
became the bride of Mr.. McGeachy.
On Wednesday, at s o'clock, Miss Lila
Peck English was married to Mr.. Daniel
Patrick McGeachy, b. D.. of North Caro-
lima. at the residence of the brides
father Rev DR.. Il. r. English, at the
seminary. The marriage took place be-
fore an improyised altar in the handsome
parlor. which was artistically decorated
with palms and roses. The father of the
bride Of1ciated. The bride was dressed
in handsome gown of white satin and
point lace. She carried brides roses. Her
attendants were dressed In white organ
die over taffeta. After the ceremony an
informal reception was held, and the
happy pair left for an extended tour that
night.
Mr.. McGeachy received his diploma,
comforting the degree of Bachelor of
Divinity. on Wednesday, and Is a popu-
lar and promising young man. His bride.
VINO Is we'll known here, is most attrac-
i've. and has great deal of artistic
talent
Professor George Hutchinson Denny of
College. and Miss Jamie
JuhKln Strlckler were married i'm the new
chapel OF the seminary 81, Thursday at
noon Ihe ceremony was performed by
feV. Dr Glvens Brown Stricken. the
rather OF the bride. assisted by Rev. G.
H. Rankin The bride was dressed in a
handsome tailor-made suit Of green cloth
with yoke OF white satin and a hat Of
white tulle trimmed with vioets and
roses. She carried brides roses. Her
maid Of honor. Miss Mary Strickler, wore
a gown Of pink organdic and a large
pink hat. She carried pink roses. The
bridesmaids gowns were unusually
pretty and graceful. They wore white
embroidered in pink shrred
satin ribbon, with bow knots. the belts
and collars being Of pink velvet; they
wore white Leghorn hats, trimmed with
pink roses and carried bouquets of pink
'Oses.
The grOomsmen wore gray trousers and
cloves, with black cutaway coats.
The bridesmaids and groomsmen were
Miss Flora Werner, Mr.. W. II. Frayser.
Hiss Efie Stricken. Miss Matte Denny.
Dr. II. NJ. Smith. DIR. G. w. Stricken
Hiss Bessie Poague. Mrs. j. J.. Stuart,
Hiss Salie Lane, Miss Daisy Moore, Mr.
|. f.. Edwards, Mr.. II. u. Southall, Miss
Margaret Kirk. Mr. j. w Sheffey. Mar
aret Lane, Miss Lucy Efinger, Mr.. r.
Y. Joplin. Mr.. Lewis Harvie.
The bride Is very pretty young Iauy
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