Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-05-17
Ricbmono Society.
Special Correspondence of The Star.


RICHMOND, Va, May 16 1908.
A number of the young girls of Rich
mond are enjoying May days in country
homes throughout Virginia and elsewhere.
Miss Page Aylett is visiting Mrs. Charles
Senff at Whitestone. Mrs. Senff's beau
tiful place on Long Island, \. y. From
Whitestone she will go to Norfolk to at
tend the wedding of Miss Mary Lou Cooke
to Lieut.. Harry Newton Cootes. L. S. A.
May o6. About the first of June Miss
Royal will join a delightful house party
to be given in the Gloucester county home
of Mrs. Almond Blow.
A cablegram received this week by Mrs
Henry Taylor of Monument avenue an
nounces the safe arrival of her mother
and sister, Mrs. George w. Bagby and
Miss Ellen Bagby. In Liverpool. England
| They have gone abroad for six months
and will be entertained during the sum-
mer by Mrs Waldorf Aston at Cliveden
Castle, Miss Bagby and Mrs. Aston being
intimate friends. The travellers Will spend
the autumn in France. Another Richmond
party going over last week included Mrs
John Howard and her daughters. Misses
Annis and Mary Howard. They will tour
Great Britain and the continent of Eu-
rope, remaining in Italy for next winter
and extending their stay abroad for
year.
Richmond society is interested in an an
nouncement just made by Maj and Mrs.
William Munford Ellis of ShaWsville.
Va, in relation TO the engagement of
their daughter. Elva Munford. whose
Shawsville will be celebrated June 3.
Mrs. Ellis, before, her marriage was Miss
Pearl Tyler, youngest daughter of former
President John Tyler of the United states,
and his second wife. Mrs. Julia Gardiner
Tyler The Tyler home was at Sher-
wood Forest, on James river, but in the
latter years of Mrs. Tyler's life she oc-
cuped a house in Richmond during the
winter, and Mrs. Ellis made her debut
here. She was an accomplished girl. with
an exceedingly attractive personality. tall
and slender with almost black hair. blue
eyes and brilliant color.
June brides are beginning to center the
attention Of the social world on them
selves as usual Mrs. Frances S. Monta-
que has sent out invitations for the we'd
ding OF her daughter. Evelyn Byrd. TO
Mr.. ]. Warren Blanton, jr., June 15 and
the wedding of Miss Imogen. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. William Tazewell Fitzser-
aid, TO Mr.. Samuel Emmett Walters Is
scheduled for an early June date.
Boxes at the Richmond horse show be-
ginning Thursday and ending with lawn
party at the Deep Run Hunt Club this
afternoon. have been filled with the smart
people of the town and their guests who
have contributed largely to render this
nrst open-air show a great success. Among
those who have been prominently in evil
oence as hosteSses and occupants OF boxes
are Mrs. John Is. Branch, Mrs. W. II.
Adams. Miss Helen Adams Mr.. and Mrs.
X. III. Harwood, Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart
Bowe, Mrs. Reuben Satterthwaite. jr., of
Wilmington. Del: Miss Lima Shields. Miss
Katherine Newbill of Norfolk. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Powers Mr.. and Mrs. Graham
iobson, Mr. and Mrs. +. u. Hotehkiss. jr.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Hotchkiss, Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Nelson Carter. Mr.. and Mrs
Levin Iaynes. Miss Julia Jaynes. Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick Noting. Miss Katie Bu-
ford. Col. and Mrs. 4. S. Buford. jr, Miss
Gretchen Noting. Miss Eugene Taylor.
Mrs. f. d. Lafferty, Miss Edith Grant.
Miss Naude Morgan, Mrs. Morgan. Mr..
and Mrs. G. B. Wall. Mrs. +. NJ. Hoadley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph T.. Willard, Miss
Belle Willard. Mr.. st. George Bryan. Mr..
Allan Potts. Miss Ada Gray. Mrs. w. j.
Johnson. Miss Emmie Wherry, Mr.. Eu-
gene Sydnor. Miss Chapman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace Halves. Mr.. and Mrs. George
A. Allen, Miss Jessie Skeen, Misses Tomp-