The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-12-23
SOCIAL SEASON
At ITS HEIGHT
Many Entertainments and Re
ceptions Mark the Fleeing
Days Before Christmas.
IN HONOR OF 0EBUTANTE
Delightful Reception by Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert TAFT on Coming
Out of Their Daughter.
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NORFOLK. VA. December 2e--Mrs. d.
lawrence Groner entertained at cards.
o. her home on Frecmason Street, IN
honor Of her guest. Miss Emily Reid. OF
Washington. Progressive euchre was
played. and there we're seven tables. Miss
Mary Nash was awarded the first prize.
a fancy basket. and Miss Cornela TruI-
ton won the second. an opera glass bag,
while Miss Nina Johns drew the conso-
lation. a picture frame
Mrs. Groner's guests were Miss Reid.
Miss Mary Nash Misses Belle and Cor
nela Truxton Miss Nina Johns. Miss
Alice Kelly. Misses Lucy and Kate Hardy.
Misses Mabel and Emile Vaughan, Miss
Fdith Tunis. Miss Alice Kelly, Miss Mary
lou Cooke. Miss Hunter. OF AleNaDoriai
Miss Emily Gibson. of Concord; Miss
Belle Wallace. OF Indiana Miss FANNIE
Crandy. Miss Katherine Myers. Miss An
nc Thorn, Miss Cfrandy. Miss Mona Whit
tic Miss Josephine Cooke. Misses Carrie
end Ena Voight. Miss Lucrece Goodwin
Miss Bessie Merritt Miss Elizabeth VIM.
and Miss Kate Massie Ryan. Score was
kept by Mrs. Isaac Wake and Mrs.
Croncr.
Mr. and Mrs otto D. IIeissenbuttel gave
90 attractive dinner at their home. on
Olney Road. GO honor Of Their mother.
NIrs William McCune. OF Jersey city
Heights. y. !. Covers We're laid for sevon.
nnd their guests were Mra. McCune. Cap
tain and Mrs. Wedhams. and Lieutenant
and Mrs McMeckim.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Edgar Harvey gave
chahng dish party az their apartments
~ the Tazewen Building. IN honor OF
their guests. Afr. and MIS- jules Gron-
c n. % Quebec. Canada
Mrs. Killam Hostess.
Mrs Frederick NJ. Kilam was hostess
NJ a tea ~ her home on Duke Street.
The occasion was tn honor of her guests.
Miss Gale ana Miss spinney. Of Var
mouth. Nova Scotia Decorations u holly
end mlstletoe were used extensively and
fn tho diniup-room the table was dressed
with poinccttas. Mrs. kiilaTn. the guests
o. honor. and Mrs. James Mann received
those who called between the hours Of
20 o'clock.
Mrs. Robert Kerry and Mrs. A. q. Dull
irghasn poured tea and those assisting in
serving were Mrs. Edward r. Baird. Jr..
AIRS. J. Leighton Hubbard. Mrs. William
lauder. Mrs. J. Jett Mccormick. Mrs
Floyd Hughes Mrs. Frank klllam, Mrs.
william Hugcr 81 Charleston. ;. C. Miss
Kathleen Lauder. Miss Elizabeth Greene
az Louisville KY: Miss Lucraoe Goodwin.
Miss Florence TAFT Miss Annie Thorn,
Miss Kate Hardy. Miss Mabel Vaughan.
aud Miss Elizabeth Winn.
Captain and Mrs. George clark gave q
luncheon. on board the United states
steamship Texas. Covers We're laid for
seven. ana their guests were Lieutenant
end Mrs Allan n. Cooke. Mrs. Mccarthy.
Mrs. r. s Douglas. and Lleutenant-Com-
rauder Witherspoons
In Honor of Debutante.
a reception was given by Mr.. and Mrs
Robert TAFT in honor % their debutante
daughter. Miss Florence TAFT The house
was beautifully decorated with palms
and holly. ia the dininE-room was a pro-
fusion ~ smilax and red carnations.
Miss TAFT who received with her father
and mother. wore a girlish and extremely
pretty gown 81 white chiffon over white
six She carried large bunch OF mar
Gucritcs
Mrs. Willie Gwathmey presided over the
punch bowl. and those vino assisted in
eervinE were Mrs. James TAFT. Misses
Kate Iardy. Ina Noight. Mary Payne
Annie Thorn. Arnold Wake. Katherine
Myers, Caperton Preston. Arabella Hitch
barbara station. Mary Pinkerton. Mary
Morgan. Laura Tucker. Ethel TAFT Ruth
Emory. Mary Brook. and Lucy Noting
ham.
Mrs. c. a. McHugh. or Roanoke is