Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-03-04
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THE COUNTRY CLUB.

THE COUNTRY CLUB.
There was an unusually large attend
ance at the Country Club yesterday.
Bowling and golf were the features Of
the afternoon.
Among the strangers present We're:
Miss Gretta Mccormick, Miss Isabel
Rhodes. Miss Virginia Cooper, Miss
Lizzie Baker. Miss Louie Bonsal, Miss
Marshall, the Misses I<ensett, Mrs
) Frank Coe and Mrs. Thorpe.
The guests included Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank Mccullough, MIR. and Mrs. Hen
derson. Mrs. Thorn. the Misses Allen.
Miss Josephine Cooke and Mr.. Tanner.
A delightful repaSt was served
throughout the afternoon by MIR.
Forbes. the menu including lobster
salad. chocolate, crackers and macaroni.
A CHARMING ENTERTAINMENT.
Lieutenant Gilmer, U. S. NJ, enter
tanned a number OF friends yesterday
In most charming manner. AT 2:30
o'clock the party left the wharf on
the navy-yard launch for a visit to the
navy-yard. After taking in all the
points OF interest here. they visited the
ship Reina Mercedes, when each guest
was presented with an interesting
souvenir OF the late Spanish war.
The afternoons enjoyment concluded
with delicious refreshments on board
the United States receiving ship
Franklin. Among the guests were Miss
Addie billiard. of Rocky Mount, Va;
Miss Phillips, OF Tarboro. N. c.: Miss
Nell Serpell, Miss Manic Nash. Miss
Lizzie Nash, Miss Mamie Skinner.
DELIGHTFUL EVENING RECEP-
TION.
Thursday last Mrs. Morton Gordon
and Mrs. Terry Bockover Gordon enter
tained their friends at their home in
honor of the guests, Miss Lambert, OF
Richmond, and Miss Veazie, of Bangor,
Me. The parlors were nrtistically dec
Grated with palms and cut flowers.
Those assisting were Miss Kindred Will
liams, Miss Gertrude Thomson, Mrs.
Walter Taylor Miss Tatem. Miss Rus
sell, Miss Ives Miss Raynor Mrs. Wal
ter Taylor. Miss O'Connor. Miss Butch
or, Miss Ashburne and Miss Malone.
Mr. and Mrs Terry Bockover Gordon
gave n very unique and enjoyable little
party ut their home on Rose avenue, in
honor Of their guests, Miss Veazie, of
Bangor and Miss Lambert. of Rich
mond. The evening was spent in solv-
ing the titles, with music. and the serv
ing of refreshments. The prizes were
won by Mr.. Richard Cohoon and Miss
Ives.
MRS. PRESTON DENLY ENTER
TAINS.
Mrs. Preston DENLY was "at home" to
her friends on Brown avenue Tuesday
afternoon from 4 to o'clock. Miss
Margaret Hardy assisted in receiving
the guests. The warm, tastefully dec
GRATED parlors presented n striking con-
trast TO the bleak and cold outdoors.
An interesting game of progressive
cuchre was played, after which de-
lightful refreshments were served on the
card tables. White carnations were pre-
scented to the guests. Among those
present were Mrs. II. L.Brower, Mrs. j.
+. Jackson, Mrs. D. Watt, Mrs. w. r.
Brown. Mrs. W. S. Grinalds, Mrs. a. j.
Scott. Mrs. Everitt Baughman. Mrs.
Sue Clark. Mrs. Robert Upshur Mrs. r.
J.. Gordon. Mrs. r. Seeding, Mrs. NJ.
Boush, Mrs. b. Johnson. Misses Hen
rietta Wilson, Ethel Hardy, Forty,
ELIZA and Mary Tebault, Mary Baxter,
Catherine Boush, Mary Lou Herbert,
Daisy and Lula Brown, May Foster,
I.eitha ]Ioskins and Courtney Drum
mond.
PERSoNAL NJ I'm ZION.
Miss Ida Wells, OF Petersburg. is
spending few days with her brother
Mr. Wells, on Olney road, Client.
Mr.. and Mrs. Goldsborough Serpel
left Friday evening for Washington.
Miss Lizzie Baker is visiting Mrs
Harry Herman, on Colonial avenue
Client.
Mrs Alexander Pope Fox, of Indian
apolis, returned last evening from
Richmond, where she has been visiting
for several weeks. She is now the
guest of her sister, Mrs. Wayne, on
Butte street,
Mrs. Green. of Duluth, is the guest of
Mrs. Gray, in Client.
Miss Phillips, of Tarboro, n. c., Is
visiting the Misses Serpell, on Duke
street.
The many friends OF Mr. John B.
Taylor will be glad to learn that he is
out and quite recovered from his pro-
longed Illness.
The friends OF Mr.. Theodore II. Price
of New York. Will be interested to learn
of his engagement to Miss Harriet
T.. Dyer. of Washington. ID. c., the
wedding to take place in the near flu
ture.
Nusbaum's cosy Corner" especially
to the matinee girl" has become
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