Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-03
Ricbnlono Society.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

Speciar Correspondence OF The Star.
RICHMOND. Va. May 2. 1908
| The social event to which the Richmond
smart set. is looking forward with the
greatest interest is a reception to be given
| Monday evening, May IL, at o'clock. in
Masonic Temple. by the Richmond Light
Infantry Blues. the crack military Or
ganization of the city. The reception will
celebrate the one hundred and nineteenth
anniversary of the battalion, and will be
arranged with all the elegance in detail
| characteristic of whatever is undertaken
by the Blues. Leaders Of fashionable So
ciety, bellies. buds and debutantes-to-be
will conspire by their presence to render
the entertainment the most brilliant Of
the month Of May. The invitations sent
out run up into the thousands. MAJ. T..
w. BOwles. commanding officer. and Mr..
Clarence Wyatt, president OF the organi-
cation. forming the committee to issue
them.
The Rutherford home. 112 East Grace
street. decorated in pink and white roses.
southern smilax. asparagus fern and
palms. took on an added statelinese al
noon Wednesday last. when Mr.. and MRS:
Thomas NJ. Rutherford gave in marriage
their daughter, Laura Thomas. to Mr..
George Dagworthy Mayo The bride wore
her mothers wedding gown of white
duchess satin. trimmed with rarely beau
tiful lace. and a point lace veil. held with
orange blossoms. Her pretty young Sis
ter, Miss Gwendolyn. was maid of honor.
all in pink. Mrs. Rutherford wore laven-
der and orchids. Among the wedding
guests were the aunt and cousin of the
bride. Mrs. Calderon Carlisle and Mr..
Vaudeville Carlisle of Washington.
Mr. and Mrs. Levin Joynes chaperoned
a dance. given at Lakeside Country Club
Wednesday evening, and greatly enjoyed
| by the younger society girls and boys,
| those present being. Misses Julia Joynes.
Daisy Boykin, Cora Younger. Elsie Lind
sey. Mary Stuart Hoge of Louisville. Ky;
| Clark. Rebecca walker. Julia Grant
Moore. May Moore. Rachel Urquhart.
Elizabeth Johnston. Wayheld Crenshaw.
Henry and John Elicit. Dewey Cooke,
John Parrish. John Cutchins. Frank
O'Ferrall, Hiram Smith. Gordon Smith,
George Fitzgerald. Royal Turpin, Will
Martin, George Hodgson. Albert Tanner.
Conway Howard. Hal Threadcraft. John
Christian. Messrs. Brennerman, McDon-
aid and Christian of New York.
Miss Ellen Glasgow and her sister. Mrs
Cary Glasgow Mccormick. will sail early
| in the summer to spend some months In
| London and the mountains of Switzer-
| land. Miss Glasgow's brother, Mr.. Ar
thur Glasgow. lives in London. and his
| wife. formerly Miss Margaret Branch of
| Richmond, ranks as great beauty
Mr. Westmoreland Davis OF Morven
Park. near Leesburg Va, and Tuxedo.
| N. Y. who has recently returned with his
wife from England. spent last week in
Richmond visiting his mother. Mrs Anna
H. Davis. Mr. Davis Virginia home is a
splendid old place. and under his man
agement. is fast becoming noted for lis
| fine stock. Mrs. Westmoreland Davis
was Miss Marguerite Inman of New York
| before her marriage. She and her hus-
| band are both devoted to outdoor sports.
he being NJ F. H. of the Middlesex Hunt
Club.
MANY Richmond friends and relatives
were interested i'm the marriage OF Miss
Margaret cambridge Williams. daughter
Of Mr.. Alfred B. Williams Of this city. to
Mr.. W. Douglas Searson In Uvalde. Tex.
Tuesday. April 3; MI Seaason; t Wmo W w
| liams in Florida last year. and became
engaged to her there. AfterWard MS
health failed and he was compelled TO go
tn .IJyalde Miss Williams felt that She
desired ITO fulfill her engagement and held
out aga inst the wishes Of her entire lam
iIy. Her father finally consented to ac-
company her to Uvalde. and the cere-
mony was performed mere IN 81 Rnaap,
Church, the Rev. r. w. Anderson ornciat-
ing
Mrs. Thomas NJ. Rutherford was al
home Friday from : to I pm. In honor
of Mrs. J. X. Conally of Asheviiie n. Z.
A large contingent OF fashionaoie peop'e
called
Lieut. Samuel Talbot. C.SA. and Mrs.
| Talbot are visiting Mr.. and Mrs Bur
nett Lewis at 5O5 East Franklin street.
Lieut. Talbot is stationed at Matanzas'
Cuba and the Misses Lewis spen,
tor nth them there most plea sanity.
After the lieutenant's leave OF absence
expires. he and Mrs. Talbot will return TO
Cuba and TO the same post, where they
have many pleasant 1rienos anu ""ele
life seems most enjoyable.