Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-09-09
SOCIETY
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At the woman's Club yesterday after
noon tea was served informally from 10
e o'clock The club has been renovated
and many improvements made during the
summer. New chandeliers of crystal are
placed in the parlors and new paper In
the hall. which add considerably to the
already handsome interior Of the build
ing Mrs. Rolf Glover served the tea,
assisted by Miss Mary Warren. Among
the callers WERE Miss Claire Guiltame
Mrs. a. E. Warren. Mrs. John Upshur,
Miss Alice Finch, of Boydton, Miss War
rem. Mrs. A. NJ. Tyler, Mrs. Norton R.
Savage.
The Milton c. work Whist Club. whose
meetings were among the popular events
of last season, will hold their first meet
sng on the first Tuesday in October.
The New York Herald of last Sunday
announces two engagements of much in
terest to Richmoneers One is that of
Miss Anne Grant, the daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Grant. of Grantland, to Mr..
i. Thomas -Armistead. Miss Grant is one
o. the most beautiful girls in Richmond
society. She was educated at George
town convent, and has been very much
admired since making her debut Mr..
Armistead is also very popular member
of the social circles of this city.
An engagement which will be of much
interest to the smart set of this city is
that of Miss Mary Lyons Mayo to Mr..
Parker Crenshaw, Of Martinsburg, w.
Va. The wedding will take place in Octo-
Der. Miss Mayo is the daughter of Mrs
N. Mayo. and until recently made her
nome in this city. She is very popular in
the society circles of Washington and
Williamsburg, at which places she has
spent much of her time She is con-
nected with many of the prominent fami-
lies of Virginia, and is a niece of Henry
Wise, of New York. Mr. Crenshaw is a
member of an old Virginia family of that
name, and has wide circle Of friends
both in the business and social world.
The wedding will be largely attended.
and will take place from the home of DR..
Ind Mrs. w. T. Oppenhfmer, the latter
being sister of the bride. Fourteen fair
maidens will walt on this popular young
bride. many of them being from this city.
The wedding of Miss Elsie Belle Smith,
The daughter of the Rev. DR.. and Mrs.
James P. Smith, Of Union Theological
Seminary, to Mr.. Charles Franklin My
ers. of lexington. Va, will take place
at P. NJ. tonight in the Seminary Chap
ri.
The chapel will be decorated in green
and white, palms and cut flowers. elab-
grating the color scheme. The ceremony
will be performed by DR.. Smith, assist;
ed by the Rev. Russell Cecil, of the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church. A reception in
honor of the young couple will be after
wards held at .'Brightside." the home of
the brides parents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Myers will spend the ap-
1,S int M 1ni1y
where Mr.. Myers goes for special study
in a postgraduate course.
Letters received from Mrs Addie Deane
Lyons and Miss Louie Lyons indicate
that they are having a delightful tour
through England and on the continent
of Europe. They had the good fortune to
cross the Atlantic on the same steamer
with the attorney-general of Kruger's
Cabinet, lately released from a twenty
months DURANGO in an English prison.
Being free to follow his inclinations,
these were naturally leading him to visit
Holland and to see Kruger once more.
Mrs. Helen Gray Manson and Mrs
Herbert Gray are back from a month
spent at Saratoga and trip to Niagara.
Both ladies were much improved BY their
visit to the New York Epa. Mrs. Gray
left Richmond Saturday morning to join
her daughter. Mrs. James A Moncure, at
the latter's home, t.Melrose," in Cum
berland county, Va, and will remain
with her there until the first of Octo-
Der.
Mrs Andrew Gray and her little son,
gohn Springer Gray, reached the city SUM-
Nay night from New York, where Mrs.
Gray has been for the past two weeks in
company with her mother, Mrs. John
Springer, of Wilmington. NJ C. Mrs
lsray will have rooms for the winter at
No. 2O5 east Franklin street.
The president of the Milton c. Work
Whist Club Mrs. Isaiah White has re-
burned from Mrs. McCue's, near Green
wood, A1bemarle county. where she usual
" elects to remain during the summer
months Now that Mrs White is home,
The members of her club WILL doubtless,
seorganize for their inaugural whist con-
lest.
Mrs. Lucy a. Govan. Of Washington,
d. c., is visiting her sister, Mrs. Duval.
Eo1 east Franklin street. Mrs. Govans
>7any friends are much pleased to well
jome her to Richmond again.
Mrs. Thomas F. Jeffress is giving very
charming house party this week at her
beautiful country home, Meadow Brook. -
in honor Of her nieces, Miss Minerva and
Virginia Haskins. Some of the young
people who are enjoying the hospitality
OF Mrs. Jeffress are Misses Anita Jeffress,
New York; Alice Doyle. Charlotte