Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-03-31
Ricbm0nO Society


RICHMOND, Va, March so, 1907
Quite a party of the prettiest girls in
Richmond society and elsewhere left yes
terday to enjoy the Easter celebration at
the University of Virginia next week.
Among them were Miss Page Aylett Royal
and Miss Rosalie Jones of Richmond, Miss
Fannie Grandy of Norfolk, Miss Sarah
Hamilton and Miss Margaret Hill of Peters
bur and Miss Nora Langhorne of Mirador,
Albemarle county. In addition to the five
Easter germans, a game will be played on
Thursday next by the Hermitage Base Ball
Club of Richmond and the university
team. Another attraction of the week will
be the presentation by the University
Dramatic Club of its Easter play, The
Visiting Girl The girls all have their
cards made out and engagements, sand
wiched in for every moment of spare time,
50 they are pleased beyond expression at
having achieved reputation greatly to be
decned--helledom at the university of the
state. Miss Langhorne spent the winter
abroad with her sister, Mrs. Waldorf AS
tor and at school on the continent OF
Europe. She has recently returned to Viz
glria with her father. MI. Chiswell -.
Langhorne, and is considered by many to
be the handsomest of the handsome Lang
horne family of sisters.
The Tuesday German will give a brilliant
closing dance Monday evening, in Masonic
Temple, with invitations extended to the
many pretty girls who are spending the
Easter holidays with friends in Richmond,
and a number of young men who VIII
come to the city to attend the dance Mr.
Inomas McAdams will lead. There are to
be beautiful Easter favors and flowers and,
as Monday is All Fools day, many quaint
ana surprising devices. An elaborate sup
per will follow the dance.
Tuesday night Mr.. and Mrs. John Kerr
Branch will entertain at baby party IN
honor of Mr. John Aiken Branch, VINO VIII
come from Yale to spend his holidays at
society folk making
IN the large list of the students friends
here will come dressed as children.
Richmond debutantes of the past winter,
maids of sweet sixteen and charming
Young school girls, as we'll as matrons OF
high degree, are greatly interested IN an
operetta. Red Riding Hood to be given
at Wednesday matinee ana or, on h hnurst
day and Friday evenings tor the peheH'
of Sheltering Arms Hospital.
The Right Rev. Beverly D. Tucker VIII
come to Richmond to officiate at the mar
rage of his nephew, DIR. j. Beverly ran
dolph Tucker, to Miss Elsie Boyd. on April
R at 6 pm The ceremony will be per-
formed in the Second PresDyterlan ran ShIrGh'
and the pastor, Rev. Russell Cecil, ID.
will assist The bride will have as her maid
of honor Miss Lilas Blair Cary, and Mr..
William Crump Tucker will be the groom's
hest man DR. Tucker will take his bride
abroad for a six months European tour,
sailing from New York on Saturday next.
Mrs. Claude swanson VIII Spcllu
ter very pleasantly at the executive man
sion with several members of Gov. Swan
sons family and her own. She VIII be In
Washington, partly on business and partly
for pleasure next week. Mrs Lucy Preston
Beaie. who Is to be the assistant hostess
at the Virginia building during the James
town exposition. was Mrs. Swanson's guest
last week, helping her to make final ar
engagements for the opening exposition re-
ception to Virginians and visitors during
the latter part of April. j.
Mrs. Beale will return to her home at
Buchanan. Va, on Wednesday next, and
be present at the wedding of Miss Eliza
Dillon to Mr.. Robert Scott Spilman Of
Richmond, that is scheduled for Thursday
afternoon April 4, at $50 o'clock The
grooms mother, Mrs. II. l.. Spiiman. and
his sister, Miss Sue Spilman of Richmond.
Will be members of the wedding party. The
ceremony will take place at the country
home of the billions, Indian Rock, Va. Miss
Frances Dillon, the brides sister, ana Mr.
John Spilman of the United States navy
the daughter of the late Col. Edward Oh on
and belongs to a well-known family. Mr.
Scott Spillman is the son or Mrs Hening-
ham LYONS Spilman, and Is successfully
esta blished at Wheeling, w. Va.
Mrs. Frank Eugene Stacy Of 1926 West
Grace street who will have as her guests
Miss Eitel Hickey of Washington, d. c.,
and Miss Marion Thompson of Lynchburg.
guests. April II, from to pm.
Tuesday, April 2. at the home Of the