The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-19
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL

PERSONAL
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The Executive Mansion will be ablaze
with light Thursday evening when the
members Of the Constitutional Conven-
ton and of the Legislature will partake
of the hospitality Of Governor and Mrs
A. J. Montague. The decorations will be
mostly Of spring flowers, the portleres be-
tween the parlors being formed Of smilax,
caught with gar:ands of jonquils. The
will be banked with growing
plants and jonquils, mixed with a few
sprays Of roses. The south end Of the
long salon will be cut off with a bank Of
palms for the musicians, while the fire
places will be filed with cut flowers and
ferns. The wives and daughters OF the
guests Of honor have been invited to the
reception.
A pretty early morning wedding was
that of Miss Grace Crump and Mr.. Jo-
seph S. Hutchinson, who were married yes
terday by DR.. w. w. Lear at II o'clock
at the residence of the brides parents.
The ceremony was performed in the pra-
lor, which was artistically decorated with
palms and American beauties. The bride
wore a handsome travelling suit OF blue
cloth, with hat and gloves to match, and
carried bouquet Of Grlde'S roses. her
maid of honor, Miss Annie Crump, was
attired in dainty dress of white organ
die and carried a large bunch of pink
The two pretty little flower
girls nieces of the bride, wore white
organdie dresses; they were little Misses
Myrtee and Hazel Crump. Mr.. Frank
Drake acted as best man, while Mr.. LIZ
ther T. Page presided at the organ. I'M
mediately after the ceremony, MIR. ana
Mrs. Hutchinson left on a Northern tour.
The bride is the attractive daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs B.. B. Crump, while the
groom is popular business man Of this
city.
The Ladies' Auxiliary OF tho Masonic
Home met yesterday at II o'clock at the
Temple, with Mrs. D. W. Moseley in the
chair Rev. DR.. Van Houton opened the
meeting with prayer, after which regular
routine business was tranacted. A Tree
discussion for the proposed Birthday
Fete," to be held on April 4th, was then
INDUCED in by those present and 1t was
decided to send out appropriately-Word
invitations, accompanied by little bags,
mcnt containing as many cents as the guest
is years old The children will be enter
tanned from s to with a magic Ian
tern, while the grown ones are lnVlteo
from to y, when music, dancing ana
sumner will pass the merry hours. Inc
reception committee for this entertainment
which will tie held at the Masonic Temple
will be composed Of the ladies' OF the
auxiliary.
The engagement has been announced of
M. Frederick Adrian Verdi and Miss
Iaula Mae Loeb, the ceremony to take
mace on April 18th at the residence OIL
the brides mother. Mrs. Marguerite Loco,
No. q Hart Street. Brooklyn, N. Y. Mr..
Verdu was Government inspector OF tue
torpedo boat destroyers recently punt IN
the Trigg shipyards. He IS wen Known
il, Richmond socially, and has many
friends in the clubs here, where he was
always q welcome guest.
Miss Sadie Figs, the daughter Of MI
=. NJ Folkes, will be married tonight to
Mr. Edward r. Perdue by Rev. John n.
Itannon. The bride will wear a becom-
irE gown of brown cloth, with NAT 10
match and will carry a shower OF car
nations Her maid Of honor will be Miss
Eladelaine Granger, while Mr.. Charles
Schwartz will be the best RAN.
Mr. and Mrs. Perdue, after short we'd
ding tour, will make their future home
at No. IL Twenty-third Street.
Mrs w. T. BoWleS, Of No. 92O West
Grace Street, and her daughters, Mrs.
Gordon Wright and Mrs. w. G. Malone,
have returned to the city. after delight
full Southern trip, which included ST. Au-
gustine, Jacksonville, Savannah and the
Charleston Exposition.
Miss Mary Ashby Wallace, of Stafford,
is stopping in this city with her father,
Senator G. NJ. Wallace.
Mr. Lilburn T. Myers gave an elegant
stag dinner Monday night at Westmore-
anu Club at which covers were laid for
eighteen, in honor of Mr.. Irving NJ.
Scott, Of San Francisco, and Mr.. G. A.
Moore of New York. Among the guests
we're the Board of Directors of the w.
r. Trgg ship-Building Company.
Miss Elizabeth Easley is the guest Of
Miss Rebecca Dangerfield Gordon.
Miss Alice Parker who is the principal
Of the kindergarten Training School,
which was founded by Miss Grace Arents,
will spend Easter at her home, in Wash
lngton, leaving this city on the 26th.
Mrs Lewis H. Hyde, Of New York, and
Mrs. William P. MCGUIRE of Winchester,
will be guests of honor at delightful
luncheon Thursday, at which Mrs. Thos.
Cary Johnson will be hostess.
Mrs. J. II. Price is visiting her rela-
tives in Meherrin, Va, while her hus-
band, who is in bad health. is staying a
fa,v weeks at the "Hot Springs Ark.
Mrs. O. ]. Sands has as her guests
Mrs. Spriggs Sands, OF Clarkesburg,
~. Va, and Mrs. Joseph Sands, of Far
mount
A .sSpider-Web Party was much en-
loved last night at the residence of Mrs.
j H. Lindsay, No. 62s North Seventh
street. which was given for the benefit
or Emmanuel Baptist Church. ALI those
who attended were sorry when the time
t. leave arrived.
Mrs. Lorraine +. Jones. Of Kirkwood.
NO. is the guest of her brother-in-law,