The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-15
SOCIAL and
PERSONAL
CABLE message received by

England, OF Mrs. George w.
Bagby and Miss Ellen Bagby, who
have gone to spend six months abroad.
They sailed from Philadelphia by the
Iaverford. OF the American Line, and
will probably remain In England most
ri the summer. going to France in the
autumn. Miss Bagby has been invited
by her friend. Mrs Waldorf Astor to
Join house party at Cliveden.
Guest mt Whitcstonc.
Miss Page Aylett Royal Is spending
some time as the guest Of Mrs. Charles
Senff at Whitestone. Mrs. Senff's beau
tiful Long Island home Miss Royal
will go from WhItestone to Norfolk
to attend the wedding of Miss Mary
Lou Cooke to Lieutenant Harry New
ton Cootes. U. S. A.. which Will take
place on May Goth. About the LIST OF
June she Will Join a house party to be
given in the Gloucester county home
OF Mrs. Almond Blow.
Queen of May Festival.
The May Festival. always an Inn
porta1t event In the social life OF the
student body at Hnllins Institute. was
celebrated in delightful fashion on
Monday on the lawn OF the institute.
The flowers and vcrdurc made an APP
propriate framing for the girls in their
pretty gowns. their walds and chap
let's.
ttipon Miss Margaret Chewing.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. a. d.
,chewning. OF West Grace Street was
conferred the graceful compliment OF
being chosen by her fellow-studenls
as queen of May. She was gowned
in white and carried shower bou-
auet OF white roses. Attended by Two
maids OF honor. train-bearer and
nrpgt1ed
with much dignity. the festival prov
Ing one OF the most successful OF
-ony series OF pretty annual fetes.
wnIter.-Fitzsernld
Mr.. and Mrs. William Tazewel Fitz-
rerid announce the engagement ana
approaching marriage Of their daugh.
ter. Imogen TaZewell. to Mr.. samuei
Emmett walters, the ceremony to take
place early in June.
Mr.. ana Mrs. Boiling's oIusicnlcs.
MIR. and Mrs. Ernest Boiling VIII
close their music classes with TWO
public concerts by the pupils In June
as usual. The April and May concerts
were omitted on account of affliction
in the family.
Approaching Wedding.
Or. Thomas Mccormick Limit.
United States Navy. announces the ap-
preaching wedding OF his sister Eli
Armistead. to Mr.. Bertram Douglas
Fox, OF London, England.
Miss Lppitt is the daughter of the
late Or. Edward Lippitt. of Eimington'
Clarke county, and Is related to the
most prominent families OF Virginia
and Rhode Island. Mr.. Fox is asso-
ciated with his uncle. Sir Douglas Fox
IN a leading civil and electrical en-
gineering firm of London and South
Africa. He will take his bride to Lon
don to live.
Letcher-Taylor.
The wedding of Miss Louisa Leonard
TAYLOR. OF Norfolk. to Mr.. John
Letcher. OF Lexington. was celebrated
nj noon yesterday in the home of the
bride, in Client. the Rt. Rev. a. NJ
Randolph. d. D.. assisted by Arch
beacon John Lloyd. officiating.
Only relatives and Intimate FRIENDS
were present at the ceremony. 1mme'
diateIy afterward Mr.. and Mrs. Letchel
left for Northern tour. They VIII
spend the summer abroad
titled lied with the the social and religious lie
OF Norfolk. Mr.. Letcher is a civil en-
eineer by profession. graduate OF
the Virginia Military Institute and {
son OF former Governor Letcher. the
war Governor OF virginia.
Family Reunion.
The virginian-PIlot Of yesterda,
gives the following account OF ;
family reunion now being held in thu
home OF Captain r. G. Marshall:
On Saturday twenty-five members o
the family were present at dinner
Those present were Mr. and Mrs. vii
son Marshall, OF Dallas, Tex. and child
Mr. and Mrs r Lewis Marshall. =.
Hampton. and child; Rev. and Mrs
Myron B. Marshall, of Saitville. Va.
who will leave for the Philippine
early in September; Lieutenant r. c
Mass Mr. st. julien Iii Of Ma TaE Ro 81 s
ter, Rebecca, and husband; Mr.. L. NJ
sand Mr. a4 r s. Marshall Th era wer
only three absentees OF the entir
family, Mrs. r. c. Marshall. Jr., AM
two grandchildren.
May Day Garden Fetc.
Under the auspices of the Shelter
ing Arms Circle of Kings Daugh
on Friday afternoon. May ED, at
o'clock, on the lawn at "Reveille," TIL,
beautiful country home of Mrs. n
C. Patterson, leader OF the Shelterin
Arms Circle
The fete will be for the benefit 0
the sheltering Arms Hospital, and It
features will include a Maypole dane
by young girls, and the. browning G
the Queen of May by little children
Refreshments, including cream, cak
lemonade and other delicacies, will b
served by pretty mattresses from til
Junior auxiliary OF the circle. Home
made candy and flowers will be sol
by others, and professional palms
has been engaged to read palms an
tell fortunes for the grown people.
To Sing mt Lawn Party.
Mr.. William Grigg will sing GOOD
night, Little Girl, Goodnight" at tt
lawn party-to be given by the Chester
aeld Chapter, U. D. c., Mt Forest Hi