Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-02-16
Ricbmono Society,

Rlcbnlon0 Society.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.
RICHMOND. Va. February Is. 1908.
Society matrons and maids in Richmond
are extremely busy getting ready for an
indoor garden party to be given by the
Charity Fete Association in the audi
torium and foyer of the Jefferson Hotel
February 1920. All people Of fashion
are going to take part, the various COM
mittees having as their chairmen the
most prominent women in the city, and
all the pretty young girls having volun-
teered their services to render the garden
party additionally attractive. Mrs. L. L.
Lewis has been chosen president Of the
association. and has associated with her
Mrs. Virginius Newton. Mrs. J. Caskie
Cabell. Mrs. Henry Baskerville. Mrs. j.
F. ]. Anderson. Mrs. C. A. Swanson, Mrs.
]. Taylor Ellyson. Mrs. A. ]. Montague.
Mrs. John Shelton Williams. Mrs. John
X. Branch and others. The Jefferson
Hotel orchestra and the Richmond Light
Infantry Blues Band have placed their
services at the disposal Of the ladies'.
The auditorium Is to be decorated with
garden. Under the direction Of Mrs:
]. Caskie Cabell and her committee three
tableaux for the two matinee and the two
evening performances will be staged and
will alternate with songs and dances. Miss
Page Aylett Royal is at the head of the
girls committee. and has invited the fol-
lowing young girls to assist her: Misses
Julia Coggill Joynes Caroline Gordon
Rennolds. Elsie Lindsey. Roberta Trigg,
Lillian Binford. Charlotte Miller. Daisy
Boykin. Nellie Tabb Of Baltimore. Avis
Grant. Alice Doyle. Lucy Parke Taylor.
Sarah Chamberlayne, Anna Purcell.
Louise McAdams. Rachel Urquhart, Mary
Beirne, Nora Leary. Ellen and Brent
Witt. Shefrard Wilcox. Edith Grant.
Courtenay Crump. Caroline Armistead,
dred Boyd. Helen Lathrop. Anne Keith
Royal. Helen Tanner. Mary Crump, Nell
Potts and Emma Gray White.
ess' Of dinner party in her home. sos
West Franklin street. this evening. Dec
orations will be in La France roses and
mignonette, and covers will be laid for
fifteen guests of the hostess, being Attor-
ney General and Mrs. w. A. Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs Henry T. wickham. Mr.
and Mrs Henry c. Stuart, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Fairfax, Col. and Mrs. John R.
Purcell Judge and Mrs. B. Randolph
Wexford. President w. H. White of the
One of the prettiest social affairs Of this
week was a debutante reception given
yesterday from to by Mrs. Robert
Chamberlayne. 900 Floyd avenue. to her
daughter, Miss Sarah Madison Chamber
layne a much admired bud of this sea-
son. Decorations in valentine colors were
charmingly carried out in La France roses
pink carnations. mignonette and smilax.
pink hearts, cupids and pink-capped can
n hyy nc
Chamberlayne. beside whom stood the
debutante. Miss Virginia Chamberlayne
Miss Mary Beirne and Miss Lucy Parke
Taylor. Young girls assisting the recep-
caster. Susy Robertson Of Stanton. Bes-
sic Chamberiayne. Mary Gibson and Helen
.OFerrall.
Mrs James Brown Potter of New York
formerly the lovely Miss May Handy of
by friends here, has announced her inten-
ton of coming to the city and opening the
tableau performances of the Charity Fete
Association FEBRUARY rs by appearing as
always reigned supreme in the hearts Of
her Richmond admirers. and her presence
Is certain to insure brilliant success
and an immense crowd for the tableau
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Levin Joynes.
is to execute a Spanish dance that is
looked forward to as being one of the
most attractive features Of the fete.
A large party of Richmond people at
tended the wedding in Christ Church.
Charlottesville. Wednesday evening last
of Miss Mary Watts Woods. daughter Of
Col. and Mrs. Micajah Woods of that
city, to DR.. Frank A. Lupton of Bir-
mingham. Ala.
Miss Ellen Glasgow of West Main
street is spending the late winter with
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Glasgow in London,
England. where she has been showered
with social attentions. Her sister-in-law,
garet Branch. of Richmond, is noted for
her beauty and for being one Of the most
agreeable hostesses among the Anglo
Americans who have their homes in Eng
land.
death Of her uncle. the late Francis Deane
of Richmond. Mrs. Swanson has discon-
tinued her Tuesday afternoons at home
and has refused all invitations for the
month The attachment between Mrs.
Swanson and her uncle was very close
one. His daughter. Miss Sally Deane. is
at the mansion. and spent a
greater part Of last year at the Virginia
building. Jamestown exposition. where
she assisted the governors wife at the
various entertainments.
A good deal of interest has been excited
recently among members of the Antigua
rian Association of Richmond and Vir-
ginia by the exhibition of an old coin
found in front of the church tower at
Jamestown Island by Mrs. Joseph Dur
ham and sold by her to the association.
The coin bears. .on one side head and
the Inscription in French: Henry w.
King by the Grace Of God of France and
Navarro" On the other side the date 1907
and the words: "Denier Tournois." The
first of these describes the coin as copper
and relates to its value. The second
shows it was cast at Tours, in France.
The piece was doubtless lost by one Of
the early colonists and after several hun
dred years has been found. 1t will be
and placed in a show case at
jamestown containing other curios by
Mrs. John B. Lightfoot of Richmond