Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-09-27
RicbnlonO Society.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

RICHMOND. Va. September % 1905
Mrs. Arthur Glasgow of London, Eng
land, formerly considered one of the most
beautiful young girls in Richmond as Miss
Margaret Branch, reached New York
Saturday with her little daughter Mar
garet and was met there by her father
Mr.. John Branch of this city. Mrs. Glas-
gov has won a reputation for being one
of the most captivating among the many
American hostesses who have elegant
homes in London, her drawing rooms be-
ing constantly filled with the smartest
representatives of English swelldom dur
ing the season. She is now the guest of
Mr. and Mrs John X. Branch at their
country nome in Duchess county, n. Y,
but will come to Richmond for the be-
ginning of the late autumn and early win
ter season, which is always very gay
here.
Miss Frances Scott, Mrs. GlasgOws
cousin who has been touring Great Brit
ain and the continent of Europe with her
nephew, Mr.. Hugh Campbell. jr., came
over in the same steamer with Mrs.
Glasgow and spent few days In New
York before returning home. The open
ing of her house on West Franklin street,
virtually closed for the past two years
on account of Miss SCOTS mourning. and
later because of her absence and that of
Mr. and Mrs. George Cole Scott, will be
pleasant to her Richmond friends.
Mrs. F. Victoria Williams. Miss Adele
Williams and Mr.. John Powell. all of
Richmond, sailed lately for England.
Mrs. and Miss Williams Will make
coaching tour through England and then
join Miss Louise Williams of Richmond
and Miss Alice Eager of New York to
spend the winter In Paris. The party
will travel on the continent During the
spring and summer and will not return to
Richmod until the autumn of 1909.
A wedding of more than ordinary in
terest was celebrated Wednesday after
noon. September 23. in Byrd Presby-
terrain Church, Irwin, Va, when Miss
Minnie Louise Brookng, daughter of Mr..
b. W. BroOking of GoOchland county, was
given in marriage to the Rev. Henry
Clay Nelson. grandson of the former own
cr of the historic Nelson house at York
town, Va. and sreat-grandson of Gov.
Nelson of Virginia, who occupied it at
the siege of Yorktown during the reVolu-
tionary war. The Rev. Tilden Scherer of
Hoge Memorial Church, Richmond. per-
formed the ceremony. The BRIDE wore
white silk. had a bouquet of white roses
and entered with her matron of honor.
Mrs Edgar l.. Sutherland of Pulaski
county. Mrs. Sutherland was gowned
in corn colored silk and carried golden
glow. Mr. John NJ. Nelson of MeCken-
burg county was best man. The group
of bridesmaids and groomsmen included
Misses Elizabeth 7. Wilson OF Richmond,
Claire Fitzpatrick of Arlington. and
Annie Randolph Vaughan of West View
Va. Dr. +. \. thurman. John Nelson and
John A. Wood of Richmond. The couple
has gone to the CatskilS for some weeks
and will be at home in Gainesville, Va,
after the middle of October.
Mrs Arthur J. LEROY reached Rich
mond yesterday, returning to New York
this week after visit of some months
TO relatives in England and Ireland. Her
brother-n-law, the Bishop of Lahore.
with whom she stayed in London. was
prominent figure at the Lambeth confer
euce assembling there during the summer.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Bryan landed in
New York yesterday from Liverpool. and
were met in New York by Mr.. and Mrs.
Thompson Pinckney Bryan, who had
been spending the week there. and by
Messrs. John Stewart and st. George
Bryan.
Mrs Hunter Holmes MCGUIRE has her
married daughters for visit, her family
guests being Mrs. William Law Clay and
Mrs Arthur Gordon OF Savannah. Ca.
and their children: Mrs. Guy Davis of
Norfolk and little daughter, and Mrs.
Cary Montague of LeWiSburg, w. Va.
Mrs. E. A. Alderman, wife of President