The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-19

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Baptist Church, at 9:15 p. M.
Entertained Handsomely.
Miss Bell Perkins, OF No. 414 West
Franklin Street, gave one OF the hand
soonest bridge parties of the post
Easter season Wednesday evening.
April 18th
Tho hall, dining-r and front par
Tor were charmingly decorated in pink
tulips. tho delicate color being re-
lieved with a feathery ringing OF
asparagus fern. and softly glowing
illumination being furnished by pink
| candles In antique silver candlesticks
and candelabra.
| In tho rear parlors tho color scheme
was developed In gold. and green, yell
| low tulips and smilax celebrating tho
| idea.
Miss Perkins welcomed her guests,
| gowned In n Partisan toilet OF black
chiffon. embroidered with and worn
over pale blue.
Among those present were Mrs.
! Claude A. Swanson Mrs Horny Landon
| Cabell. Mrs. Burton Gay. OF Cleveland.
| O.: Mr.. and Mrs. Egbert G. Leigh. Jr..
Mr.. William shelton. DR.. J. A White.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Barton Fl. Grundy. Mrs j.
Mason Miller. Mrs. Kitty Scott Nc
Gilvra, Mrs Henry Robertson, OF Wash
ington. d. c.; Mr.. George Mayo. Colonel
| Jo Lane Stern, Miss Annie Rose
| Walker, Mr.. and Mrs. James Aston
Cabell, Mr.. T. NJ. Perkins. Miss Ellz-
abeth Davenport, Mr.. John B. Young
| and others.
Of Great Interest.
An announcement OF great interest
! 10 the society of Washington, Rich
mond, Norfolk and Warrenton Is that
| of the approaching marriage OF Mrs.
Anne Armistead Parker to Mr.. George
| r. Croxton Of Virginia. to take place
on May 18th. at o'clock P. d., In
| Warrenton. Va. tho present home OF
the bride. Al,er the 20th they Will be at
home" at "Rivcrview." the residence
| Of .the groom, situated on the banks
| Of the beautiful and historic Rappahan-
mock River.
| Mrs. Parker Is connected through the
| South with the oldest and most aristo-
cratic families, being prior to her first
marriage an Armistead. a direct lineal
| descendant of that Armistead branch
| who were the pioneer settlers OF Wiz
| einia very early in the seventeenth
| century. On her grandmother's SIDE.
! she was Plat from New York, and
| these ancestors founded and named the
|
| them bore the title of Judge" 1t be-
inp the first time such a title had been
| conferred on any man in the State OF
| New York
Mr.. George Croxton Is the son OF
Judge Thomas Brockenborough Crox-
ton. OF Essex county, Va, and brother
,n.lnw OF Senator James r. Gordon, OF
Richmond, Va.
/ Entertains Club.
Mrs. Claude A. Swanson. by virtue o.
her position the leading lady OF Vlr'
Rinia, and wife Of the chief executive
Of the State, was the special guest OF
honor at the meeting Of the AS iot
Like It" Bridge Whist Club yesterday
afternoon, when Mrs. Benjamin Nasn
of No. 500 West Franklin Street, was
its agreeable hostess
Mrs Smoot. OF South America; Mrs
co,dhorourh and Mrs. Alfred Pore, o
! baltimore. and Mrs. Rosalie Herndon
~ Fredericksburg, Va. formed
charming contingent OF club guests
DECORATIONS were In pink and green
rose. and sweet peas being used II
DAINTY profusion. Mrs. Nash, accord
mo to her wont, contributed larger!
to the enjoyment Of the afternoon.
Others present were the members
the club: Mrs birmingham spllman
Miss Margaret Morson. Mrs. Bucha nal
Miss Mary Elizabeth Moore Mrs
Charles Shields, Mrs. Harris, MRS Ed
mnnd waddill, Miss Elizabeth DAVIS
Mic. Helen Montague. Mrs. S. w
Trayers and Miss Mary Hatcher.
Sorority Entertained.
Miss Bertha Knapp. OF No. 7o4 LAM
Avenue. Barton Heights entertalne'
informally, but very delightfuilv, yes
terday afternoon from TO g cloch =
, honor Of the Zeta Tau Alpha sorority
Miss Knapp's invited guests includ
I'D. Mrs. s, c. Mitchell, Mrs. Milledg
. T. Bonham, Jr., Miss Alice Welsh, Mis-
Josenhine Mcleod, Miss lisa Compton
Miss Lizzie Kizer, Miss Virginia Bin
t ford Miss Lorena Mason. Miss Peach
t Harrison. ! Miss Mary Halves Tyler
N1iss lula Barnes. Miss Matte Brow
Miss Caroline Holiday. Miss Hele
Rakcr and Miss Isabel Walker,
:. Creath-Rose.
A beautiful wedding will take plac
to-morrow evening at Q o'clock IN IN
! home of the brides parents on barto
: He,rhts. when Miss Matte Eltzabet
rose, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Jon
20, Rose, will become the bride OF ~ y,
: walter Austin Creath. The roy.
q ]. Young, Of Centenary Methoo's
: Church, will ofI1ciate. =,
Mrs. Wy.he p. Kinsolving VIII nay
charge Of the music and will play "Ar
gels, serenade" during the ceremon
Miss susie Creath. the groom's siste
VIII attend the bride as maid Of homo
I. ana Mr.. Harper w. Shelton, Jr, WI
n net as best man. A trio OF pretty en-
dren, who will take part In the GER
h. ',mony are little Misses Helen Rose ar
8: ruth Tarrow, who WIN ho'a the ~
u hons, and Master irwin cream w
n viii be ring bearer
After spending their honeymoon
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