The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-09-20

|oll>iA and
PERSONAL
The fifth annual convention OF the
Virginia Division, United Daughters
OF the Confederacy, will be held In
the Jamestown Exposition Grounds
November TIL, 18th and 9Th. 1907.
The fourteenth annual convention
OF the United Daughters OF the Com
federacy Will be held In the James,
town Exposition Grounds November
13th, 14th, 18th and 10th, 1907. All
chapters OF the Virginia Division
should elect delegates to serve at both
these conventions. W
Presidents Of all chapters should
State treasurer. Mrs. j.. u. Alexander,
not later than October 25. 1907. Unless
this tax is paid by that time delin-
quent chapters can have no represen-
tion on the floor OF either conven-
ton.
MRS. WILLIAM r. MCKINNEY.
President Virginia Division. United
Daughters Of the Confederacy.
MISS ANNIE MANN, N
Virginia Division Corresponding Sec
rotary. United Daughters OF tho
Confederacy. :.
The following notice Is OF value to
the delegates who will attend this
conventions:
1t has been deemed advisable for
obvious reasons to select two hotels
for headquarters.
First-The Inside Inn, Exposition
Grounds. Price. $3.50 each, two or
more In room. No heat in building.
Second--Pe1ham Place Hotel, Olney
Road Norfolk, Va. Price. 81. Admis-
sion to grounds so cents. Situated on
car line. Steam heat throughout.
All meetings will be held in Expo
sition Grounds.
Apply as early as possible. for
MRS. JAMES y. LEIGH,
Chairman COMMITTEES on Lodging, so
York Street, Norfolk, Va.
DR.. Johnston Returns.
DR.. George Ben Johnston. OF Rich
| mond, who has been in Europe for
the last six weeks, Is expected to
reach Richmond Sunday.
Mrs. Johnston and the little Misses
Johnston are home from Crockett
| Springs and Rock Castle. Va.
Exposition Ten on 3Otb.
Mrs. Dunn. wife of the commissioned
| from New York at the Jamestown Ex-
position. will entertain at q tea on the
Afternoon OF September goth, In the
New York Building. The Governor and
Mrs Swanson are to be among the
guests, and this affair Is looked for
ward to with pleasure by a large num-
| Der OF invited guests.
Miss GrIgs's Marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Grigg an
nounce the approaching wedding OF
their daughter. Nancy Donnan. to Mr.
Martyr kerfoot Coster, Of Pittsburg
Pa.
On account of the recent death OF
the groom's mother, the wedding will
take place quietly, In the home OF the
bride. on the afternoon OF October 9th
at o'clock. only the Immediately fam.
ilies of the contracting parties being
present and no cards having been is
sued.
The attendants will be the bride!
sisters. Mrs. Maxwell Samuelson, thu
matron of honor. and Misses Mary an,
Agnes Grigg,. who Will hold the rib
/ bons.
Mr.. William H. Carter will be hes
\ man to the groom who is the son o
the late Rev. William r. Coster. ant
/ widely known from business an,
4 social standpoint.
i Mr.. and Mrs. Coster will be at home
4 after November LIST, at No. 1880 Shad.
i Avenue, Pittsburg, Pa.
4 Mr.. Frccmnn's Lecture.
At Lee Camp Hall on this (Friday
II evening at o'clock an address will
! be delivered before the veterans by NJ,
! Douglas IS. Freeman upon interesting
work now being done by the Confed
7 crate Memorial Literary Society. 1t
! rAro y, l. hat h..r n11fn
crate Museum contains one of tn
largest and most important collec
! tions of Confederate manuscripts i
this country. Mr.. Freeman. who ha
, been at work on these archives TO
| some months, has generously givei
> his services to the Literary Memoria
5 Society In tho preparation of the pa
!. pers for publication.
He will relate to the members G
the camp some account OF the re
Il sources of the museum and of tn
; splendid work being done by the Ia
: dies there in collecting and presery
: ing valuable documents. The meetln
4 will be open to the public. The Daugf
tiers of the Confederacy and member
OF the Confederate Memorial Literar
Society are especially invited to al
9 tend.
!. Miss Week.-Mrs. Engagement.
v zN MT. ana MIS- >, SleretC NlcclIu nav
e announced the engagement OF the
daughter, Mary Sterett, to Mr.. job
: Alden Crane. Owing to the prominent
:. of both the McKim and Crane familie
u in their home city OF Baltimore, an
= IN Virginia, this announcement is
> Importance to their wide circle
- friends.
Miss Mckim made her debut tw
e years ago at the first german of tt
! Bachelors Cotillion Club, and has bee
,fl greatly admired both for her beau
X and charming personality. She is r.
~ lated to the most prominent Marylar
q families, and on both maternal al
g paternal sides she comes of distil
!. guishod Colonial and Revolutionar
I. ancestry.
Mr.. Crane is well known In Bait
: more society. and Is extremely pop,
y Slar.Q He graduated In June from Johl
Hopkins University and belongs to Sc
i eral prominent clubs. With his fathe
Mr.. Charles T. Crane. and brother. M
- Robert Treat Crane. he resides at p