Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-12-15
Richmond Society.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

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| RICHMOND, Va, December II, 1907.
The winter season will be opened for
mally Monday evening by the first dance
of the Richmond german, to be given in
| Masonic Temple. The debutantes, whose
success is gagged by their appearance at
this dance, and who have received invi
| tations to it are: Misses Sarah Cham
berlayne. Julia Grant Moore. Lucy Parke
Tayloe, Virginia Whitley, Frances My
ers, Daisy Boykin, Meta Randolph, Ellen
| Witt, Warfield Crenshaw, Mary Hart
Crenshaw, Elizabeth Johnston, Elizabeth
| Wheat, Rachael Urquhart, Elizabeth
Kent King, Marie Mines, Louise Clarke,
Meta Randolph and Marion Montague.
COL 10 Lane Stern will lead the dance
with Miss Virginia Whiteley the de-
butante daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. j.
Calvin Whitley, jr., and young lady
| who Is destined for future belleship in
society.
| A society event about which there is
much pretty sentiment and great feel
ing of interest in Richmond and Vir-
ginia people is the celebration on Decem-
Der 81 of the fiftieth wedding ami
versary of Mr.. and Mrs. w. w. Gordon
of Savannah, Ga. The general served
calamity in the Confederate army. and
he and Mrs. Gordon represent today all
that was best in the life of the old
south. His sister, Mrs. George Evelyn
Harrison of Brandon-on-James-R River,
near Richmond, will go to Savannah for
the golden wedding. Lady Leigh and
Mrs. Low of England and Mrs. Wayne
| Parker of Newark, N. j., and Washing
| ton, wife of Representative Parker, Will
come home to offer their congratulations
and good wishes to their parents The
two sons of the family. Mr.. Arthur Cor
don. who married Miss Margaret Nc
Guire of this city about two years ago.
and Mr. William Godon, have their homes
in Savannah. The occasion, indeed. will
be famous in its bringing together a
widespread and prominent connection
from many parts of the United States
and other countries.
The departure of the United States
feet for the Pacific coast was signalized
at Old Point by a. brilliant ball at the
Chamberlin. Gov. and Mrs. Swanson,
| who have been brought into the closest
and pleasantest relation with the naval
officers during the past year of the James
town exposition. attended this farewell
entertainme mt, to wish those going a safe
brides whose bridegrooms sailed away is
Mrs Alfred Hart Miles. wife of Mid
shtpman Miles of the Kentucky, and
daughter of President and Mrs. Lyon Gar
diner Tyler of William and Mary Col
lege.
A number of the Junior smart set of
Richmond society will return from vari-
Gus fashionable educational institutions
to helm to render the Christmas holidays
gay. Young girls who will arrive about
December q will be Misses Nancy Pat
ton. Rosalie Valentine and Gwendolyn
Rutherford from st. Mary's. Burlington.
N. j.; Misses Dorothy Christian and
Zayde Branch from New York: Miss jamie
Moore and Miss Mary Chalmers from
Staunton, Va. and Misses Bessie Jack
son, Mary Saunders, Cary Valentine,
Alice Nelson, Barbara Trigg, Fanny
Miller and Nell Potts from Sweetbrier
Institute.
Several Richmond girls are enjoying the
gay season in New York, among them
Misses Page Aylett Royal Miss Allene
Stokes and Miss Elizabeth Rodman Sell
den. Miss Royal is the guest Of Mr..