Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-04-12
Ricbnlono Society.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


Richmond Is already beginning to fill
up with the girls and boys who are re-
turning from schools and colleges Eas-
ter is always charming festival in the
city and throughout the state, and all
sorts of pretty indoor and out-of-door
fetes have been arranged in honor OF the
young visitors. Miss Margaret Eagles
field of indianapolis is the guest Of Miss
Bessie Pace Jackson. Other girls who
are in town or who will be here within
the next few days are: Misses Minnie
Bolton. Mary Brooks. Louise Crump. An
ME l.. Haynes, Ruth, Marston. Fanny Mil
Ter. Emma Morriss. Alice Nelson. Grace
Perkins. Mary Saunders. Nell Potts. Bar
bara Trigg. Lucy Throckmerton, Cary
valentine. Gwendolyn Rutherford. Nan
cy Patton. Resale Valentine. Dorothy
Christian. Zaidee Branch. jamie Moore.
Lucy Witt and Martha Bowie. From the
University of Virginia. Yale and elsewhere
will come: Messrs Herber: A. and Hamil-
ton Claiborne. Marshall Forsyth. John
Aiken Branch. Talnladge Dounen. John
lnsean, John Wexford. Robert Jeffress.
Frank Christian. Darlington Williams.
Erskine Buford James Patton. jr.. CHS
we'll D. Perkins. jr.. Thomas Atkinson. IT..
Albert Bruce and Robert Coleman Walker.
A wedding to be celebrated in Richmond
Wednesday. April .. that is exciting
much interest in the smartest society Is
that of Miss Laura Thomas Rutherford.
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mel
drum Rutherford. TO Mr.. George Dag
worthy Mayo. son of Mrs. Louise Ran
dolph Mayo and the late George w. Mayo
OF Richmond. The ceremony will be ceIe-
brated at noon in the home Of the bride 8
parents. stately and hospitable mansion
erected on the generous lines of several
generations ago and typical of the spirit
OF the Old-time south. A wedding break
fast will be served to the bridal party.
relatives and intimate friends Of the cou-
pie. who are both closely allied with the
most aris:ocratic Of Virginia families.
Tuckahoe. the ancestral home of the Ran
dolphs. from which family MIR. Mayo Is
descended. is still a showplace. standing
little way out of Richmond in 2 beauti-
full state of preservation.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. W. Wallace are giving
weekend party at their lovely country
home. Hampstead, in Charles City county.
after spending the winter in Richmond.
Among their guests will be Mr.. and Mrs.
Stafford H. Parker. Mr.. and Mrs. Austin
Bridseforth. MIR. and Mrs Stuart Cooke
and Mr.. and Mrs. Fairlie Cooke. Mrs.
Wallace is the daughter of the late Gen.
William Cooke. c. 8. A.. and niece of
Confederate cavalry leader. Her hus.
band is retired capitalist who has
bought and restored Hampstead. one of
the historic lower Virginia country seats.
A large party of Richmonders attended
the general triennial meeting of the So
ciety of the Cincinnati taking place in
Charleston. s. c.. this week. Among
those who went were Mr.. and Mrs. James
Aston Cabell. MIR. and Mrs. Cotesworth
Pinkney. Mr.. wyndham Meredith and Mr..
Joseph Bryan. Their guests were enter
tanned lavishly by the Charlestonians. yes
terday.s program including visit to
Magnolia Gardens and a reception given
at their home by Maj. and Mrs. Thomas
Pinkney. The party is expected to return
today augmented by Mr.. and Mrs. Heth
Lorton of New York, who will stop for a
short visit on their way home.
A skating carnival to be given tonight
at the horseshow is engaging the attention
Of many society people. Miss Binford
and Mr.. William Grigg are the hosts OF
the evening. and many boxes have been
taken by those who will give post carni-
val suppers to the young people. Among
the boxhOlders are: Mr.. and Mrs. E. A.
Saunders. jr., Judge and Mrs. L. l.. Lewis.
Mr. and Mrs. James T. Rutherford. Mr..
and Mrs. T. w: Purcell. Mrs. Charles
Fred Peasants, Mr.. and Mrs. Warner
Moore. Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Borden. Mr..
and Mrs. E. NJ. Hoadley, Mr.. and Mrs.
James D. Patton. Mr.. and Mrs. Henry L..
Cabel Miss Katherine Halves. Mr.. and
Mrs. H. S. Halves. Mr.. and Mrs. o. J..
Sands. Mr.. and Mrs. John 8. Harwood,
Mr.. ". A. Danner. Mr.. W. N. Habliston.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Benson. Mr.. and Mrs.
John a. Coke. tr.. Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Pegram. Mr. and Mrs. B. Stewart Hume.
Mr.. and Mrs. John ID. Potts.
One Of the most interesting Of recent an
nouncements forecasts the approaching
wedding of Mr.. Otwav Byrd OF Upper
Brandon on James river to Miss Bowditch
of Albany. n. y. Upper Brandon was
built some generations ago on a part OF
the original Brandon estate. which has
been owned by the Virginia Harris ons
since 1920. Intermarriage between tina.
family and the Byrds of Westover has
given Upper Brandon into the hands Of its
present proprietor. who is putting 1t into
spick and span condition for the reception
of his bride.