The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-16
SOCIAL and
PERSONAL
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~ IN has been invited TO receive at
NH the Virginia Building with
" X Nrs Claude A. swanson and

1870 IRN5ll fAi INSIfalLI
" III has been invited to receive at
NH the Virginia Building with
" Mrs. Claude A. swanson and
Mrs. Mcintosh. OF Norfolk, on
July 18th, Richmond Day
Mist. Royals grace and beauty and
the leading position she holds In Rich
nond society rendertthe honor paid her
a most appropriate one In every way.
she Will remain at tho exposition for a
week, and during that time she will as
sist the hostess at the state Building
and be under their chapcronage.
70 be Married Soon.
Mr. and Mrs. j. Rice Smith Of No.
COZ Vast Franklin Street, announce
the engagement and approaching mar
riage3 OF their daughter Bessie Warner.
to Mr. Thomas Hamlin Brlggs, Of Co
lumbia, S. g. The weddings which Will
be very quiet, will occur on the even
ing Of August 7th, in All Saints Church,
Richmond.
Engagement Announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Radford Beale,
of Buchanan, Va, have announced the
engagement OF their daughter Lucy
Preston to Mr.. Oscar Caperton Hoff-
man, of Buchanan, Va. The wedding
will be celebrated in the home of the
bride on July 23d.
Miss Beale was greatly admired re-
L
jamestown Exposition, where she as
ssted Mrs Swanson and her mother IN
doing the honore of the house
Mr. Hoffman Is well known IN Bnch-
anan where he Is a successful business
nan
Basket Excursion.
The excursion to jamestown on July
s0th. except for the tea, coffee, ginger
ale and Ices that will be supplied Nn :
der the auspices of. the Kate Enpie
GuIgon Circle OF Kings Daughters,
VIII be a basket excursion Parties
vii take their luncheon and enjoy
g.nuine picnic in going and returning
70 the island. The Brandon will leave
tile Old Dominion wharf at 1870 o'clock
ntomptly The committee for the day,
Mrs Alice NJ. Tyler, Mrs. j. Enders
robinson and Miss Mamie b. Baush-
man, will be assisted by number OF
gentlemen, among whom Will be Major
Beverly r. Seldom Mr.. Morgan Rob-
;nson and Mr.. John 3. L!ghtfoot, Jr.
Every arrangement possible VIII be
smade as to seats and steterooms Tor
the comfort OF the excursionlsts, and
as the unveiling ceremony OF the BUT
CESS Monument will be attended with
an Interesting program of exercises,
arranged by Miss Louie Taylor. dlrec-
tress OF the Norfolk branch of the "A
F Y. A. a large crowd Is expected to
be present,
Pleasant Social
on Wednesday evening last MISS
Grace Dillon entertained number OF
fr,nnds In honor OF Miss Rena Pol
lard, OF Monmouth. Ill. Those present
were Misses Rena Pollard, Mildred
Jones. Ruth Hungerford. Alice Hooper
Grace Dillon, Ivy Dunreathe. Jones
Aaude Carter, Inez Wright. Louis
Jones. Mcssrs. Fitzhugh Lee. Georg'
l.. Hooper. of Kansas; Landon GIL. Eu
gene Murray. Arthur G. Jones, Win
free Runner, Earle Delaney, Charle!
King and Lynwood Wright.
Music and singing were pleasan
features of the evening: also severa
comedy acts by the Richmond Players
Club.
Miss Shaw Honorcd.
A fruit supper was given saturda.
evening AT Forest Hill Park in homo
OF Miss Juanita Shaw, Of Goshen, Va
Shaw. Ethel Childrey, Laura Dhnses
Mabel Branch, Bernice Brauer, Will
Richardson, of West Virginia; Danse
and Alinc Yeaman: aiessrs. Perc
Moore, Ross Burch. Tom Chalkley. Jes
Eie Wood, DR.. Smith. Robert Bias!
Claude Ycaman. QTe chaperon wa
Mrs DanEey
Weddings OF Interest.
Cards haze been received in Rich
rnond for the marriage OF MISS Mar
oliver Fitzgerald. of Blackstone, t
Mr. John Walter Beard, of Amhers
Va, The wedding VIII be celebrate
on the evening of July oath, at
o'clock. in the First Presbyteria
Church, at Blackstone A reception
-he home of the brides mother, Mr.
John Fitzgerald, will follow.
Mrs. W, j. Motley. of Blacksburi
Va, announces the engagement of he
daughter. Minnie Wardetta, to NJ
William Thompson Gordon, Of Sout
Carolina. the wedding to take plas
IN the autumn.
Farewell Luncheon.
Mr. and Mrs. Pembroke Jones ar
their daughter. Miss Sadie Jones, WI
are about to leave for Europe. wei
guests OF honor at a luncheon give
Saturday at Newport by Mrs. Stuyve
ant Fish. Much regret Is felt by Il
cottagers at Newport over their d
parture.
Afternoon. Ten Mt Club.
At the tea given yesterday afte
moon in the Jparlors OF Woman's CT,
llostesses We're Mrs. WI Clopton, MI
Baldwin Buchanan. Ma Thom
Wheelwright and Mrs. C. T. Lee
Mrs. Wheelwright was accompani'
,hy her guest, Miss Sutherland. OF Mer
lphis.
Cold tea, ices and cakes proved mo
Arefreshing and charming compal
gathered In the parors.
The turf on tho club lawn, smoo
shaven. looks like velvet. Nastu
tiums are In profuse bloom and a pu
pile clematis wreaths the balcony