Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-07-12
Ricbnlono Society.
Special Correspondence of The Star.

RICHMOND. Va. July II, 1908
Camping parties are specially the vogue
in the mountains of Virginia and amid
the beautiful and romantic scenery of the
far-famed Shenandoah valley. and many
members of the younger social set of
Richmond are In the number of those who
are amused with river boating, fishing and
hunting during the day and with reading
aloud. music, games and dancing around
the camp fires In the evening. Such a
party is now in progress on North river,
near Cedar Grove and not far from Lex
ington. Va. Miss Frances Myers. the
debutante daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. E. T.
D. Myers, jr.; Miss Elizabeth Preston.
her cousin: Miss Mildred Boyd and Miss
Helen Lathrop are the Richmond girls in
camp. and Mrs. Carlotta Hill Of Lexing-
ton is chaperonfng the outing. Others
from Lexington and different points in
clude Misses Agnes and Lucy Patton
Louise Shields, Gwendolyn and Frances
Howe. Lucy Bagley of Tennessee, Mary
McPheeters Of South Carolina, Gladys
Head of Lynchburg, Va; Loomis Lomax
of Roanoke. Page Taylor of Washington,
Susie Huntington of Farmville and Jean
Huntington Of Charlottesvilia Messrs.
Barclay Poage. E. s. Shields. llercer Nc
Crum. j. T. McCrrm. Randolph and Rose
well Bledsoe. Irwin Graham. Charles Glas-
cow. John lizard of Roanoke. Lewis Epes
of Blackstone. w. w. La Prade Of Peters
burg. James OBrien of Roosevelt, N NJ
and Bernard Koontz of San Paulo, Mex
leo.
Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Munce of West
Main street. Mrs. c. c. Penick and Miss
Mary Clifton Penick have just returned
from delightful six monthS tour aboard
They left Richmond last January for
Naples and travelled northward on the
,ol,,
the British isles last. Miss Glasgow and
her sister. both great friends Of the
Munces sail in their turn Thursday next
to land in France and go directly to the
Swiss mountains. where Miss Glasgow
always finds rest and refreshment. Mrs
Arthur Glasgow of London, England, Miss
Glasgow's beautiful sister-in-law has
been one of the most admired and popular
hostesses of the season in the English
metropolis this year. and will come to
visit her father. Mr.. John 2. Branch Of
Richmond. in the early autumn bringing
her little daughter Margaret with her.
Miss Effie Branch her sister. was Mrs
Clasgow's guest during the early spring
and summer. but has now opened the
Branch cottage at Greenbrier White
Sulphur Springs. w. Va, and is enter
tanning Miss Mary Lyons of Richmond.
The prestige of the White is to be re-
vived this year. and indications point to
an unusually gay season at what was for
years the most popular watering place in
the south. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas NJ.
Rutherford have taken cottage at the
White for July and a part Of August.
Mrs. w. III. White, wife of the president
Of the Richmond. Fredericksburg and
Potomac railroad, who was a Richmond
belle in the days of the famous trio,
Misses Lizzie Cabell. Mary Triplett and
Matte Ould, and shared with them the
trtumphs of the White Sulpher of an
earlier day. will again set the pace there
from a social standpoint this summer.
Time has Sllvered her dusky hair. but she
Is still a handsome and gracious repre-
sentative of what is finest in Virginia
womanhood and will repeat the story of
her own glrlhood in that of her charming
daughter. Miss Emma Gray White. Mrs
Rutherford's daughter. Miss Gwendolyn,
is also most attractive. but will not come
out for several years yet and will return
to ST. Mary's. Burlington. n. j., at the
close of the summer.
On Monday next at 6 pm. in old St
Peters Church. Miss Lucy Claire Akin
son, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. H. A. At
kinson of Sl1 East Grace street will be
married TO Judge Sidney Johnston Dudley
of Hampton. Va. the Rt. Rev. Bishop Van
de Vyver officiating. Miss Ethel Walker
Atkinson will attend the bride as maid
OF honor and Judge Daniel Grinnan of
thus city will be best man. Little Misses
Virginia Atkinson and Margaret Atkinson
Dudley will officiate as flower girls. Other
attendants will be DR.. Marmaduke At
kinson and Mr.. William A. Cooke of Rich
mond. Messrs. Francis S. Causey and c.
Vernon Spratley of Newport News. Otis
II. Bland and Elicit Randolph Dudley of
Hampton. reception will be given the
bridal party at the Jefferson Hotel after
the CT remony. Judge and Mrs. Dudley
viii leave for Europe to remain until
early in September.