Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1907-05-26
II icbmonO Society
Special Correspondence of The Star.
RICHMOND, Va. Ma

RICHMOND, Va, May "a, 1907
Richmond society has been busy for the
past week finging out the stars and bars,
INTERVIEWING them with the southern cross,
pinning on red and white badges and get
ting ready generally to greet the many dis
tnguished visitors who will come to Rich
mond for the confederate reunion and the
unwilling of the Jefferson Drvis and the
]. E. B. Stuart monuments, taking place
May 30 and June 3, to be attended by a
number of handsome entertainments
Among those guests who will arrive for the
opening reunion reception, to be given by
Richmond Chapter Daughters in Lee
Camp Hall, Wednesday evening next,
from $40 to IL o'clock, will be Mrs. Mar
garet Howell Jefferson Hayes of Colorado
Springs, Col, wife of j. Addison Hayes
and daughter of Jefferson Davis, who, with
her two sons, will unveil the monument
erected to her father on June g. Miss Mary
Custis Lee, daughter of Gen. Robert E.
Lee; Mrs. Thomas ]. Jackson of Charlotte,
N. c., widow of Gen. Stonewall Jackson;
Mrs. ]. E. b. Stuart OF Norfolk Va, widow
of Ger. ]. E b. Stuart; Mrs. Lizzie George
Henderson of Greenwood, Miss, president
general United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy Mrs. w. ]. Behan of White Castle,
La, president of the Confederated South
ern Memorial Associations; Mrs. George s.
Holmes OF Charleston, S. c., president of
the Jefferson Davis Monument Association;
Miss Daisy Hampton of South Carolina,
daughter OF Gen. Wade Hampton, and Mrs.
Sallie Ould Donaldson of West Virginia,
daughter of Judge Robert Ould of Rich
mond.
Lee Camp Hall will be beautifully deco
rated in red and white roses and confeder-
ate colors. Assisting the officers of Rich
mond Chapter. U. d. c.. the hostesses of
the evening will be the young daughters
of the chapter. gowned In white, with ro-
settles OF red and white ribbons distinguish
ing them.
luncheon Friday. May 81, at 1:30
o'clock in the parlors OF Convention Hall;
an al fresco reception In the nature OF a
garden party on the porticos and grounus
OF the Confederate Museum. formerly the
White House OF the confederacy. from to
Z pm, of the same day; ball TO pc given
Friday evening in the hicnmond horse
show building to the sponsor and maids
of honor OF the occasion. and reception
TO be rendered by the governor OF VIZ
giana. c. A. Swanson, and Mrs. Swanson,
Saturday evening. June i. from b to II
o'clock, In the parlors OF the executive
mansion, will be some succeeding events.
Richmond people felt lively interest in
the wedding on the afternoon OF Thursday
last of Miss Georgianna Randolph Char
rington and Mr.. William c. Whittle, jr.. of
Norfolk Va. the ceremony taking place in
st. James Episcopal Church. Warrenton,
Va. The uncle of the bride the Ri. Rev.
A. NJ. Randolph. officiated assisted by the
rector. the Rev. w. II. Laird, and the Rev.
William Pendleton.
p. w. Charrington Of England, was ex
ceedingly handsome In ivory white satin
and Irish point lace. She wore orange
blossoms In her hair and carried a bouquet
OF bride roses. Her stepfather Mr.. e.
Ashley Cooper. gave her away. The groom
is the son of w. c. Whittle, a nephew Of
Judge White Of the state supreme court
and q grandson of Commodore Whittle Of
the United States ana confederate states
navy. When he and his bride return from
a northern tour they will reside In Nor
folk. Mrs. whittle has frequently visited in
Richmond as the guest Of her cousin, Mrs.
Thomas Nelson Carter.
The monthly whist tournament. played
last evening In the parlors of the Woman's
Club was a most agreeable affair. Host
esses OF the evening included Mrs. John
Hunter. Miss Guillaume. Mrs. Harrie Web
ster, Miss Mary Elizabeth Moore. Miss
Margaret Lee Morson. Mrs. NJ. d. Hoge.
Miss Helen Montague and Miss Lucy
Quarles.
Mrs. Joseph Bryan. president Of the Anti
quarian Society of Virginia, has presented
TO the society Ave handsome bronze tablets
designed by Mr.. William L. Sheppard Of
this city. These tablets will be placed to
mark the site Of the John Allan residence,
at one time the home Of Edgar Allan Poe;
the Marshall home, where Chief Justice
John Marshall lived; the home Of George