The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-17
SOCIAL. and
PERSONAL

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COMMONWEALTH CHApTISR,
Daughters or the American
Revolution, met Saturday after
~ noon at 4:30 o'clock In the home
OF Mrs. NJ. Allen Chambers, No.
20i West Main street with tile regent,
Mrs. Benjamin J.. PURCELL In the chair.
Delegates to the annual State -. a. II.
Convention. to be held in Norfolk De-
tober 9th, 10th and 18th, were appoint-
ed. Mrs. Purcell, Us regent, with Mrs.
y. 7. Williams, as alternate, and Mrs.
M. A. Chambers, as delegate. with Mrg.
w. II. Nelson. MS alternate, will repre-
cent tho chapter at the convention.
Tho Virginia Society. Daughters OF
the American Revolution, has ISSUED
Invitations for O reception to be held
III the Virginia Building, jamestown
from to 5 2. Nj Mrs. swanson Who
Will be present, has placed the build
ing Mt tho disposal of the virgnia
Daughters. Mrs. Hugh Nelson Page, OF
Norfolk, VA. having charge OF the
arrangements.
Mrs Donald Maclean, prcsldent-gen-
eral OF the national organization, will
attend, as will ~ number of the other
national and State officers Az Sep
tcmber 18th is D. A. II. Day at the cx
position, IT Is believed that a large
and Representatives assemblage from all
sections of the country Will be present
Invitations have been extended to mem
hers Of the Commonwealth Chapter. and
all who intend going are requested
to send In their names at the earliest
possible moment to Mrs w. H. Nelson,
No. lila West Avenue. this city,
The ceremonies attendant upon theI
presentation of tho building erected by
the National Society OF Daughters on
Jamestown IE1nnf tn hn Avu
Tor the Preservation OF Virginia AM
tiGuities Will he held on October 9th
Mrs. q. L. Purcell is chairman OF the
Jamestown committee. and will an
nonnce later on an interesting pro-
gram OF exercises.
Porch rarty.
Mrs, u. III. Vaughan. OF Roanoke Va
gave porch party on Thursday last
In honor OF Miss julia yeager. of this
CITY who spent the month or August at
New Castle. in Craig county and uas
since, until her return to Richmond
Saturday, been enjoying the social life
OF Roanoke.
Other guests OF honor in addition 10
Miss feager were Miss Alice Hines. of
Danville. and Mrs. s. A. Draper. Of Lo-I
gan. w. Va. Among those invited
were Mrs. Hun. Mrs. e. l.. Tlippo. Mrs.
Webster Meadows, Mrs. w. W. Boxley.
Mrs Dexter ~. Meadows, Mrs. Over
street, Mrs. J. n. Vaughan, Mrs. w e.
Bates. Miss Trout Mrs f. 3. Thomas.
Miss Edmonia Gray, Miss Nina Worth
am. Miss Johnson. of Richmond. Miss
Belaski. OF Washington; Misses Cole.
Miss cardwell, Miss Iennelle Miss
Norma Burn. Miss Markley, Miss VIII
lams of Richmond.
Sliss Royall'. Guests.
Mrs. Douglas Gordon. of Baltimore,
and Miss Edith Forsytic, OF New Or
leans. whose engagement to Mr.. VIII
liam H. Langhorne, of Albemarle ,oun-
~. has been recently announced. will
be guests of Miss Page Aslett Royal
during the horse show.
Miss Royal is attending house
party in Albemarle this week, but will
return to Richmond carly in October.
wedding Guerts.
Mrs. Caroline Parker Gilchrist. Of,
Boston. is here to attend the wedding
of Miss Virginia Adair Minor TO Mr..
Edward Gilchrist to lie celebrated at
P. NJ. tomorrow. in Holy Trinity
Church. by the Rev. j. j. Gravatt. Miss
Elizabeth Mclean, of Washington, D.
c.. will also be an out-of-town wedding
guest.
Interesting Announcement.
Richmond society will be much inter-
nsted in the announcement of the en-
r.
gov, daughter of. Mrs. Laura Mackie.
and the late Alexander NJ. Glasgow, 10
Mr.. Henry McCorkle formerly of Lex
ington. Va, but more recently a sue
cessful member of the bar in New
York City.
Miss Glasgow Is one OF the hand
soonest and most popular girls In Vir-
Einia. and her wedding in October. at
Tuscan Villa, her beautiful ancestral
home. near Lexington. Va, will be a
society event of much interest.
Mr.. McCorkle belongs to the we'll
known and prominent Virginia family
of his name, and has wide connection
throughout the State.
A Camping Party.
A camping party was given last
week to RED Rock Cove Va. in
honor of Miss Nan Griffin, of Bedford
CITY. who was visiting Miss Katie
Robertson at The Meadows, near Abing-
don, and to Miss Anita Clark. of Hall
fax county. also Miss Robertson's
guest.
The party was made UP of Miss Grif-
fin, Miss Clark, Miss Louise King of
Baltimore; the Misses Robertson. Cap
tain Robertson the Rev. Frank Lee,
Mr. Norvell Lee and Mr.. Frank White,
Of Abingdon, Va
At Woman's Club
Five clock tea made a pleasant So
cial hour at the Woman's Club yester-
DAY, a large gathering around the
tables giving evidence of the number