Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-10-03
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Special Correspondence Of The Star.

herland county, Va, have announced the
engagement Of their daughter. Helen
Oliver. to Mr.. George Gilmer Minor, jr.,
son. Of Mr.. and Mrs. G. G. Minor of I'LL
Grove avenue. this city. The wedding
will take place In November. and the
young couple will go to the Bermudas for
their honeymoon. They will be In Rich
.nond after December 1.
The debutante list for the approaching
season is both large and representative.
Those already announced to come out this
autumn are: Miss Zayde Branch. Miss
Della Davenport. Miss Lucy Ford
workman. Miss Dorothy Christian. Miss
.sosaiie Valentine. Mss Gwendolyn Ruth
erfoord, Miss Mary Saunders. Miss Emma
Tray White. Miss Nancy Patton. Miss
Nell Potts, Miss Frances Wheat. Miss
Nora Randolph. Miss Lena Miller, Miss
katherine Gum, Miss Cary Valentine.
I.ss jamie Boulware. Miss Helen Gray
Watson. NJ SIS Grace Perkins Miss Mary
-.emis. Miss Elizabeth Hargrave and Miss
lettuce Woodward.
The autumn season is proving specially
5ay at a number Of the Virginia noun
ain resorts. Mrs. George Cole Scott Of
..ichmond has been entertaining at Oak
.Ands villa. Hot Springs. in honor of Miss
reder.ca Scott. Miss Anna Branch
abel IS one of number OF house
,uests being entertained by Mrs. 2. W.
tinker at Farintosh bungalow. Among
.ecent, arrivals at the Hot are Mrs. Penn
roke Jones, Miss Jones, Mrs. T. ].
oakley Rhinelander. Mrs. William Allen
nd Mr.. and Mrs Howard Brokaw OF
New York Mrs. Edmund Osborne Nc
abe is at Natural Bridge. and MSS
Lien Bagley, who has been there for
september, is now the guest of friends In
Aoemare. Miss Ellen Glasgow spent the
summer at Warm Spr.rfg and the
.reenbrier White Sulphur. She has been
With relatives in Colorado since, and is
low in Chicago. before coming back to
richmond for the winter.
Mrs. Swanson is going to entertain q
mousse party at the executive mansion
carly In October, and one OF her guests
! is to be Miss Mary Osborne Templeton
of Waynesboro The arrival of President
! Taft in Richmond will be the occasion
of a large and brilliant reception at the
mansion. Mrs. Swanson will resume her
weekly at homes in December OF TINS
year, instead of waiting for the arrival
of January. The New Year season
promises to be very gay. and. indeed. the
early winter outlook is unusually interest
| ing In its promise. many important 30,
cial events already being projected and
discussed.
Mr. and Mrs De Soto Fitzgerald Of
house. TIA East Franklin street, and will
! spend the winter in Richmond. Mrs
Irigg and the Misses Trigg are remain
ing abroad. Mrs. Addison Halliday and
from Atlantic City. and are now at their
country place near Gwathmey. They will
open their town house later In the month
Miss Emma Clarke of 1919 Grove avenue
| has joined her sister, Mrs. Hartwell Tay-
| lor in New York, and will remain for the
hudson Fulton celebration. Miss Clarke
will spend some time afterward In the
home of Mrs Taylor at New Britain.
| Conn.
Mr. and Mrs ". H. P. Morris have an
nounced the engagement OF their daugh-
jones' 5er H0 the Weddns TO take place thi:
month In the home Of the bride An
other interesting announcement has been
made by Dr. and Mrs. J. Philip Slaughter
of The Plains. near Warrenton, Va, OF
the engagement of their daughter. Della
| Towles, to DR.. John Hunter Selby OF
Warrenton. Miss Slaughter has visited
| the Misses Gwathmey in Richmond. anu
has many acquaintances and relatives
here The fact that the Rev. William
Iwyman Williams of Woodstock. Va: Is
"a recent graduate Of Union Theological
Seminary In Richmond renders the an
nouncement of his engagement to Miss
Anabel Preston Lyle, daughter OF MRS.
Margaret Gibson Lyle of Maple Hall.
Rockbridge county, a matter att, OF interest," So
to Richmond friends The wedding Is
scheduled to take place this month
A number of attractive girls belonging
to the junior smart set OF Rlchmond lei'
this week to resume their studies at col
lege. Among those going were MISS Elien
Wingfeld. Miss Ellen Ball, Miss jennie
May Boice, Miss Elizabeth Cooke Miss
Mary Johnston, Misses Addie and Mary
Erwin and Miss Emma Morris.
Mrs. Thomas Purcell, after spending the
summer at Blue Ridge Summit. Is with
Mrs. John B. Purcell on Park avenue
until her house at Westhampton is com
pleted. Mr.. Ormond Young. M. r. II. OF
the Deep Run Hunt Club. and Mrs. Young
sailed from New York for Ensiano sat
urday to spend two months hunting with
some Of the best packs in England both
are fond of sport and expect to get a
great deal Of enjoyment out of their trip.
Patronesses Of the old-fashioned tour
nament and chaperons for the ball to be
given this afternoon and evening at Riv-
erside Club, Petersburg. are: Patronesses.
Mesdames w B. Mcllwaine. Ale1a m',e
lop. Charles H: Davis. A. K. Davis. Bart
lett Roper. John McGill. N. T. Patteson.
r. Q. Epes. W: A. Bragg, James Banks.
T. F. Heath. W: L. Venable' James MG Ct
Claiborne. A. D. Hamilton George Came-
ron. jr.. and w. E. Poole. Chaperons:
Mesdames H. G. Leigh. R. A. Martin. 5r,
Wis. E. H. Patterson. H: P. stratton. John
Mann, NJ. c. Jackson. Leroy Roper. Wa
verify wilkins, E. L. McGill. H. c. Myers,
| Mortimer Williams. William Malone, w.
H. Patterson, c. II. Westbrook and
George Pegram. The tournament ball
will be given in the clubhouse. beginning
at S:45 pm. Representative Francis
Rives Lassiter will make the coronation
address and after the crowning cere-
monial the royal set will be danced. A
large number of Richmond girls and boys
will be present.
Among the Richmond people leaving for
! Buffalo, N. Y, to attend the wedding Of
Miss Jean Laverack. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. George Laverack. and the Rev. Wal
ter Russell Bowie, son Of Mrs. Elizabeth
Branch Bowie and the late Walter Rus
sell Bowie Of Richmond. which was cele
brated in Trinity Chapel, Buffalo, at 8
pm. September %, were Miss E. X.
Branch, Mrs. B. 3. Munford, Miss Mary
Munford, Miss Martha Patteson Bowie
Mrs. f. B. Bowie, Mr.. NJ. c. Branch and
the Rev. John Gravatt. jr. Beautiful house
and chapel decorations were in gladioli,
asters and smilax. The bride entered
with her father. She wore an imported
gown of white satin and carried bride
roses. Miss Martha Bowie of Richmond
was maid of honor.
At the wedding Of Miss Rena Singleton
Carlton daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. W. s..
Carlton of Richmond. and Mr.. William
Nicholas Kinney of Covington, Va. cele-
brated at 8 o'clock on the evening Of Sep
TENDER % in Monumental Episcopal
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