Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-13
RicbnlonO Society.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


| RICHMOND. Va, December Il. 1908.
The smart married contingent among
Richmond women have organized a new
bridge club, which Is called The Merry
makers" and will hold weekly meetings
| at fashionable homes during the season.
Members of the club are Mrs. Pendleton
Turner. Mrs. Edmund Waddill, Mrs. Ar
| thur Cannon, Mrs. Bland Spottswood
Smith. Mrs. Ben Nash. Mrs. James SUIT
ton. Mrs. Robert Nelson. Mrs. Basil
spalding. Mrs. s. W. Travers. Mrs. James
Lee Shelton and Mrs. Warrington Wise.
Richmond society was much interested
in the wedding Of Miss Ellen Harvie La
tame and Mr.. James Meriwether Lewis.
celebrated Wednesday. December 8. in
St Johns Episcopal Church. at Kappa,
hammock. Va. the Rev. Joseph Lewis and
the Rev. l.. A. Meade officiating.
The bride. who Is daughter Of the
late Henry Iatane of Essex county, wore
blue cloth tailored gown and carried
lilies of the valley. She was given in
marriage by her brother. Mr.. A. d. La
tame The Rev. Thomas d. Lewis.
brother of the groom was best man and
the other attendants included DR.. Thomas
E. I.atane, Messrs. +. {. Latane, Charles
Sale and Philip w. Smoot. Mr.. and
Mrs. Lewis will return from their we'd
ding trip to live at Sunny Side. IN Essex
county Mr. Lewis is a son of Mr..
Thomas Lewis and represents his part of
the state in the Virginia house of dele
gates.
The coming out of Miss Eleanor Lind
sew this season was the occasion Wednes-
day evening of a brilliant gathering at
the Jefferson Hotel, where reception
was given by Miss Lindsey's parents. Mr.
and Mrs. r. Hughes Lindsey of GOO West
rI-I;,,
full decorations We're in southern smilaX
and pink azaleas The debutante stood
beside her mother to be introduced and
wore a white satin directoire gown. A
armful Of American beauty roses. which
she held. Supper was served in the din
ing room of the jefferson at small tables
surrounding the center table arranged for
Miss Lindsey and her special friends
among the buds A cotillon danced after
supper was led by Mr.. Julien Hill. The
favor figures were lovely. all kinds of
dainty and novel cOnceits heaping the
favor tables. presided over by Mrs. Egg
bert Jackman Armstrong Of New York.
Henry Landon Cabell. Mrs. John W.
Harrison and Mrs. Harry w. Hazard.
Mrs William Henry Brawley, who, with
her husband Judge Brawley of Charles
ton, S. c., is spending the early winter
luncheon given Wednesday by Mrs.
Thomas NJ. rutherford of 112 East
Grace street. Covers were laid for six
teen and decorations were in Killarney
roses. mignonette and white Roman hya-
cinths.
Many delightful entertainments are be-
ing projected for the holidays. which
will bring a number of young people
back to Richmond and render the jun
iors Of society unusually gay. Among
those to return will be Misses Branch.
Emily Lyman. Gwendolyn Rutherford,
Lettuce WoodwOod and Mary Mirriss.
Messrs Hamilton Claiborne. Robert JEFF
fress, William Crump and John Miller.
Immediately after the holidays Mrs
Swanson will resume her weekly at
homes, which proved such enjoyable So
cial affairs last season. the mistress OF
the executive mansion being an ideal host
ess in every respect. Other young society
matrons have inaugurated at-home days
for December. Mrs. John Grant Armistead
and Mrs. James Pollard. two OF the
brides of the season, receiving their call
ers Wednesday.
Miss Page Aylett Royal will spend
several weeks with friends in Washington