The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-08-29
SOCIAL and
PERSONAL
Delona House Party.

Dclona House Party.
delightful house party, OF which
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Gregory Porter
were host and hostess at their beau.
tlful country home, White oak Grove,
Belona, Powhatan county, broke up last
week.
The amuscments consisted of dane
ins. driving, lawn party. fox hunt
and a delightful picnic at Belle Mead.
tile beautiful historic home OF the
Cooke family.
The guests Included Miss Myrtis Bass,
Miss Bessie Smoot. Miss Mamie Noble,
Miss Gay Gillian. Miss Susie Lyon,
Miss Annie Gillian, Miss Blair Whit
lock- Miss Sadie Smoot, Miss Lucille
Ligon, Miss Denise Morris. Miss Court
ney Rudd. Miss Alberta Coleman. Miss
Stella Rudd, Miss Eva Rudd, Miss Irene
Adams. Miss Esteile Stokes DR.. w. III.
Street, Mr.. w. s. I.igon, DR. NJ b. Rudd,
Mr.. j. q. Leech. Mr.. Otis Whitlock. Mr..
Willie Porter Mr.. Oscar Thraves, Mr..
Guy Thraves. Mr.. Horace Porter, Mr..
Thomas Scott and Mr.. A. G.. Porter, Jr.
Echoes From Dixie.
Confederate Choir No. 1, of Ports
mouth, Va. will give concert at Wa
verify Cottage, Virginia Beach. next
Friday evening.
The soloists for the occasion will bo
Mrs. j. Griff Edwards, Mrs. S. w. Har.
ris, Mrs S. A. Sutton, Misses Hattie
Lee, Emma and Ruby Williams. Mrs.
Everett owen Will take the part of
accompanist
The choir will be vested III gray and
Che sweet-voiced Dixie girls will de-
light and charm the audience as they
render:
While one has sung the boy in blue,
! And some the boy who wore the
gray;
Well laud the one so tried and true,
The lovely girl in rebel gray.
"She may be rich, she may be poor,
But here's the girl In sober gray.
Well pledge the queen of hearts once
And gladly own her loving sway"
GiIchrist-Aiinor.
| Mrs. Edward Christian Minor has as
sued invitations for the wedding Of her
daughter Virginia Adair, to Mr.. Ed
ward Gilchrist, OF the Imperial Chinese
customs service. The wedding will
| be celebrated In Holy Trinity Episco-
pal Church, Wednesday, September
18th, at 6 p. NJ.
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Mr.. John H. Powell, who has been
abroad for two years. is again spend
ing some time with his family In Rich
mond.
Rich mond people who had the pleas
ure OF hearing Mr.. Powell play before
he left home last hardly thought he
could be improved. The delight with
which his wonderful skill as a pianist
now inspires them, reverses their de-
cision and makes them realize that
undreamed-of possibilities lie ahead Of
even such musical geniuses as Mr..
Powell. Richmond is glad to welcome
him home again.
Pnlmer-CoOper.
The wedding OF Miss orphra Belle
Cooper to Mr.. Ernest Leslie Palmer
was celebrated at 2. NJ yesterday In
the home of the brides mother. Mrs.
Street The bride, who came in with
her mother. and was attired in trav-
cling costume of tan wolfe, with hat
Miss Elizabeth Palmer as maid of
honor. Miss Palmer wore pale blue
chiffon. Mr.. Samuel Robson was best
man. and the other attendants Miss
Annie Whitney and Mr.. Hatcher Bagby.
The bride carried a bouquet of Bride
roses and maiden-hair fern. The we'd
ding presents were handsome and nu-
merous. The Rev. George II. Spooner.
formed the ceremony, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Palmer, after receiving the consratu-
lations OF friends. left for trip to
the jamestown Exposition.
Personal Mention.
Mrs. Z. r. Robinson has returned
from the White Sulphur. Mrs. Robin
son will leave next week for Long
Island, where she will spend the month
of September.
Letters from Mr.. and Mrs. John f.
Hayes to relatives In Richmond indi-
cate that they are having a most de-
lightful time In Europe.
Mrs. J. II. Capers. Jr.. and son. Mas
ter Robertson Capers, left yesterday
for Monterey Inn. Blue Ridge Summit,
Va to be gone for several weeks.
Mrs. r. N. Thomas and Miss Emie
Thomas leave to-day for short visit
to relatives in Louisa county.
Mrs. ]. R. Taylor and daughter. Miss
Alice Whiting Taylor. have returned
from a delightful stay at Goshen.
The marriage of Miss Margaret Tai
bolt Slingluff to Mr.. Birckhead Rouse
took place yesterday morning, at IL
o'clock at ST. Michael and All Angles
Protestant Episcopal Church. Balti-
more. and was followed by small re-
ception at No. 1904 st. Paul Street.
On Thursday, Friday and Saturday
OF this week the University of Vir-
gnia Art School will hold it's usual
exhibition OF the work done during
the summer. The exhibition will be
held In the mechanical laboratory at
the university. Among the contribu-
tors are Miss Mary Duke, pen -and-inls
and charcoal work; Miss Frances Rix-
ey. drawings in red crayon and color;
Miss E. w. Watts. landscapes and
drawings; Miss Julia Halves. charcoal
| work; Miss Edith Somers, charcoal
work: Miss NJ v. Martin and Miss Lett
tia Blakey.
Mr.. John Stayman is visiting his
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ G.. Stayman.
in Newport News.
Mrs.sJ. A. Kern and daughter, Miss
Katrina Kern, Of Nashville, Tenn, are
tho guests of Mrs. j. II. Tlmberlake,
of Atlae HannYer- county. - ----..- .----