The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-04


Washington. gave a Handsome
Z y luncheon in honor Of her
house guest, Mrs. Claude a.
Swanson. Covers were laid for twenty,
and the luncheon was followed by
bridge. Mrs. Swanson was gowncd III
gray chiffon wolfe, trimmed with lace,
and wore a pieturc hat.
Mrs. swanson. represented the Doro-
thea Hcnry Chapter. Daughters OF the
American Revolution, at the Continen
tai Congress in Washington. and WIS
entertained by Mrs. Maryc during the
past week. She was also guest of
honor at luncheon given on wednes-
day by Mrs. Thropp. at her Washing
ton home. Guests Invited to meet Mrs.
swanson on this occasion were Mrs.
Mrs. Merriam, Mrs. Duvall, Mrs. John
Sharp Williams, Mrs. Tiilman. MIRA.
Oracle. Mrs. Neale. Mrs Hudgins. Mrs.
Denny. Mra. Sharp. Mrs. Terry and Mrs.
w. +. Clock, of Chicago, who is Mrs.
Thropps house guest.
Mrs Swanson returned to Richmond
OH Saturday.
Csrlislc-SnnEcr.
Mr.. Vaudeville Carlisle, who attended
the Mayo rutherford wedding in Rich
mond last week and returned to WASH
ington on Thursday. Will be married
on Wednesday. May 9th, at noon, to
Miss Edith Kent Sanger. daughter Of
General and Mrs. Joseph p. Sanger. the
eeremon. TO take place in St Johns
Church. Washington. the Rev. Holland
Cotton Smith officiating.
The bride will be attended l,y Niss
Polly Randolph as maid OF honor. Tier
bridesmaids will be Misses Edith
Croclecr, Mary Carlisle and Grace Jar
Wis.
Mr.. Walter Howe will be the best
man. and the ushers will be Lieutenant
Edward McCauley. of Washington;
and Messrs. Reginald Huidekoper,
Dudley Blossom, Thomas Cheney,
George Reynolds, Arthur Allen, Allen
IRichardson George Lyon and Mr.. Twin
ing.
Miss Gwendolyn rutherford. OF
Richmond; who returned to st. Mary 9
school, at Burlington, N. j., on Satur-
day, will go to Washington and be
rresen. at the ceremony and reception
that will follow It.
Fnrner-Clnrk.
one of the social events Of the past
week in Petersburg was the marriage
| Of Miss Mary Susan Clark. daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John I. Clark, to Nc. Zen
jamin r. Farmer, of New Jersey, on
Tuesday evening. at o'clock The
bride was attended by Miss Fannie
Leake as maid Of honor. Mr.. William
Fischc.. was best man. The bridal party
entered to the strains of Mendelssohns
"yNedding March, rendered by Bow
| lands orchestra. The ceremony was
performed by the Rev. DR.. Barnwell,
Of ST. Paul's Episcopal Church. The
parIors were beautifully decorated with
! palms and Easter lilies.
Mr. and Mrs. Farmer left on an en-
| tended Northern trip. They will be At
| their home, Bellemead, n. j., after June
list.
Celebrating Anniversary.
The Phi Gamma Delta Fraternity
| celebrating its sixtieth anniversary.
gave its annual Founders Day banquet
/ at the Richmond Hotel on Friday even
ling. under the auspices of Rho CHI
Il Chapter, at Richmond College.
This is one of the oldest fraternitio;
Hin existence, and is one Of the SIX truly
national fraternities in the Unitet
States. There were flowers, viands
music and good cheer galore. The ban
o,iet was announced for o'clock. .anG
| promptly at that time. led by the toast
master, Mr.. James c. Taylor, the mem
bers filed into the dining room forty
five strong.
After the banquet toasts were In
order Among them were toasts from
the section chief. MIR. John B. Light
| foot, Jr., and the Rev. w. a. r. Good
win, rector of Bruton Parish Church. a
| Williamsburg. Va, who was one OF the
4 founders of Rho Chi Chapter. College
and fraternity songs and yells enliv'
oned the evening.
Among those present were Messrs
.lDonald Blair. j. w. Bates. G. NJ. Betty
/ w. B. Broaddus Isaac Davenport, NJ
Harmon. II G. Elicit. r. L. Harrison
meetings.