Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-19
Richmond Society.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

RICHMOND, Va. July IL, 1908.
Friends in Richmond of Mrs. J. Taylor
Ellyson have been much troubled over in
juries received by her in fall at Hot
Springs. Va. where she had gone to spend
July and August. Mrs. Ellyson is a lead
err In many ways. and is vice regent OF
the Virginia room in the Confederate mu-
scum of Richmond. as well as associate
president of the Association for the Pres
ervation Of Virginia Antiquities. Her
home in Richmond Is a center of grace
full hospitality and expressions Of SYM
pathy are being sent her by the score.
Lieut.. Gov. Ellyson has fastened from
Denver Col. where he attended the demo-
cratic convention, and is now with his
wife, who has also been Joined by MEM
bers of her household here.
Gov. and Mrs. c. A. Swanson were
splendidly entertained in Denver at a
number Of private functions, both having
many Denver friends made during their
residence in Washington and at the
host and hostess of the Virginia state
building and met many representatives
from all sections of the United States
Miss Patty Lois Hobson. the pretty
Young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Has
kins Hobson of Mount Airy, Powhatan
county, near Richmond. is to be the
charming hostess of midsummer house
party that will be attended by Miss Bes-
sic jackson, Miss Anne Keith Royal and
Miss Mary Parrish of Richmond and Miss
Margaret Eaglesf1eld of Indianapolis
Ind, all of them college mates of Miss
Hobson at Sweet Briar, Va. The loca-
ton of Mount Airy. its broad lawn. its
der it an ideal place for a young peo-
ple's gathering. Its mistress, Mrs. Eu-
nice Hobson. Is equally at nome as
chaperon and a promoter Of pleasure
Dancing. driving, walking and moon
light tete-a-tetes in rustic rose arbors
on the lawn-all these will play their part
in the midsummer drama set in order
for some of the loveliest girls in tine
state and the states capital. The prox-
unity OF Mount Airy to the city renders
weekend visits from the young men
regular pleasure eagerly anticipated.
Richmond society is interested in the
announcement by Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
G. Snead of Wilmington Va, of the en-
gagement of their daughter, Martha MOS
by. to Mr. Elliott Averett of New York
The wedding will be celebrated In the
home Of the bride, July %. the Rev. VII
liam f. Hatcher, DID. omciatins; MI
and Mrs Everett will leave Immediately
after their marriage to spend their honey
moon in Canada. The prospective orlde
has spent several winters In RlchTnohu
She has a beautiful soprano voice ana
was extremely popular in social ana
musical way.
Miss Alice Taber English left Friday to
be the guest for the remainder OF ) lily or
Mrs. Martyr Kerfoot Coster in Pittsourg,
Pa. Early in August, Miss English will
join a Pittsburg house party to be given
by Mrs. Theodore Mckay Of that city IN
her summer cottage on Lake Muskoka.
Canada. She will spend the autumn ana
early winter again with Mrs. Coster IN
Pittsburg. where she is considered as
typical Virginia beauty and belle.
Even in the quietude of midsummer
big bazaar to be given by Richmond So
ciety women in the early autumn for the
benefit of Richmond's crack military or
ganization the Light Infantry Blues. is
being early discussed and arranged for
Mrs Swanson will take an active part In
the bazaar and the heads of all women $
organizations have pledged their help. 1t
is believed that the result will be the
most brilliant affair held in Richmond
since the big Confederate bazaar of 1903.
Richmond delegates to the Pan-Angli-
can conference and visitors to London
are expected home in August. their en-
joyment of the garden party at CliVeden
by the junior Astors and audiences with
King Edward having given the finishing
touch to their program of pleasure. Mr..
and Mrs Joseph Bryan have left London
for Paris. Mrs. George w. Bagby and
Miss Ellen Bagby are visiting Mrs. Nam
ME Langhorne Aston at Cliveden. Bishop
Robert A. Gibson will remain for the
Lambeth conference as the guest Of the
Bishop Of London. Mrs. Junius A. Nor
ris, who has been touring the continent
and the British Isles since last Febru-
airy with her niece, Miss Elizabeth Kent
King. has already returned. Miss Avis
Grant is expected home early in August.
A party including Mr.. Joseph E. VIII
lard, Col w. Gordon McCabe, MIR. Rob-
ert Campbell and Mr.. Randolph Holiday
sailed Wednesday from New York to join
Mrs. Willard in Paris and make an auto
car tour of the continent. Their car went
shead Of them and the gentlemen are an
ticipating a month of great enjoyment.