The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-31
Norfolk Social News.
Especial to The Times. Dispatch.

NORFOLK. VA. May 3o.---Already
Norfolk society folks are beginning
the annual exodus to the summer cot
tages OF ocean View, Willoughby Spit
and Virginia Beach. now that the hot
weather Is on in earnest. House par
ties are being announced daily, and
the migration will be completed earlier
this year than usual. AS result the
city proper is becoming dull socially.
AS yet only small number of sum-
mer residents have arrived at the wa
tering resorts, but 1t is expected that
by the middle of June the cottages held
by out-of-town parties Will be occu-
pied The cleaning up process is al
ready under way. Practically all OF
the hotels and larger boarding houses
will open promptly on the 1st day OF
June.
Lieutenant Commander A. L. Nor
ton, U. S. N, and Mrs. Norton enter
tanned delightfully."- at dinner on Tues
day evening on board OF the U. s. s..
Iowa. The tables were beautifully
decorated in wild spring flowers. and
covers were laid for fourteen persons.
Those present were Captain and Mrs.
D. D. v. Stuart, U. S. N: Captain and
Mrs. A. C.. DILLINGHAM;, U. S. N: Mrs.
L. J. Connolly, Naval Constructor
Watts. Lieutenant Commander and
Mrs. Crosse, DR.. and Mrs. Kite. U. S. n,
and Lieutenant Commander and Mrs.
Kinkaid.
Mr.. Eugene l.. Mayo has issued In
vitations to the marriage reception OF
his daughter, Annie Elizabeth, to Mr..
Richard Samuel Cohoon. at the resi-
dence in Freemason Street. "Wednesday,
June 10th. from $3.50 to II P. NJ.
Tuesday morning the Graduate
Ace la la t,o1J a y1,e nd
elected the following officers for the
coming year: President. Miss NJ. st. j.
Daklns; First President. Miss
Julia Meluchamp; Second yice-Presi-
dent, Mrs. Mary c. Irvine; Third Vice
President, Miss NJ B. Brooke: Treasu-
rer. Miss Louise Moseley; Recording
Secretary. Miss Claudine Copeland. and
Corresponding Secretary. Eleanor Car
los.
Cards are out for the marriage of
Miss Zena Mayo and Mr.. Walter
Wright. OF this city. The ceremony
will take place June 18th. at the home
Of the brides father. Mr.. B. Mayo,
corner Reservoir and Corprew Avenues.
Tuesday afternoon Miss jamie Peters
entertained at cards at her home In
Court Street. complimentary to Miss
Theodore LIE Grande, Of Wilmington.
N C. Lovely garden flowers beautified
the rooms. where progressive euchre
was played, and the score cards bore
flags of all nations. Those enjoying
this very deligh tul but Informal party
were Mrs. Blunt Hunter. Mrs. Collins
Armistead. Mrs. Clifford Payne, Mrs.
Carroll Groves, Misses Loretto Toomer,
Marie Hunter. Louise Niemeyer. Lou
Brown Winnifred Watts. Alice Parish.
Rebecca Nash. Emma Martin. Lois
Wright Carrie Barlow and Jane Nicely.
Mr. and Mrs Charles j. B. Swindell
of Roland Park: the Rev. Robert S.
Coupland. rector of the Episcopal
Church Of the Ascension. and wife, and
Mr. Melvin S. Griffith and wife. sailed
to-day from New York on the steamer
Nroonland, of the Red Star Line. The
party will land at Dover. England. and
cross the Channel to Calais; thence to
Paris. From Paris the party Will go
to England and journey through the
cathedral cities in that country, re-
turning to the United States In July
from Liverpool on the steamship Luz
CANA, Of the Cunard Line.