Evening star., 1909-09-12
Rlcbnl()no Society.
peci., Correspondents of Tho Star.

RICHMOND, Va, September. Ii ISuo.
Miss Martha Bowie Of Richmond VIII
spend q part of September in Bunaio. n.
Y, where her brother, the Rev. waiter
| Russell Bowie, will be married late IN
| September to Miss Jean Layerack, dausn'
| ter of Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Laverack'
the ceremony to be performed in TRINITY
| Chapel, Buffalo. Miss Bowie Will be one
| of the bridesmaids, and Miss Laverack
| will also be attended by her two sisters
1 Miss Belle Laverack and Mrs. Andrew
Winslow of Chestnut Hill. Mass. Mr..
Francis William Byrd Of New York will
be best man to the groom. Miss Bowie
| and her brother are not only members OF
the most popular set among the youne
| people of Richmond society. but are dis
| tinguished graduates of Vassar and Har-
ward, Miss Bowie being president of the
| graduating class Of 1908 and her brother
| leading his at Harvard, before MS en-
/ trance into the theological seminary. He
| now has his first ministerial charge al
| Greenwood. Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ivanhoe Sclater of 2721
| Floyd avenue announce the engagement
| and approaching marriage OF their Sis
| ter, Amy Conyers Tutwiler. and DR.. Ma.
! thaniel Thomas Eunett, formerly of North
| Carolina, but now of Richmond. The
| wedding will be celebrated October 6, al
| s o'clock .. M, in the Church OF the Cove
nant. the Rev. J. Calvin Stewart, d. D.,
| officiating.
| Mrs. Thomas Brander and her daughter
Miss Elizabeth Brander. who are spend
| ing the autumn and winter at Fort Myer
| Va. with Mrs. Branders son, have been
entert aiming trio OF Richmond wom-
en-, Mrs. william Taliaferro, Mrs. Austin
| Brockenbrough and Mrs. Virginia Bian-
kenship. In most agreeable manner.
| The three friends stopped over at Fort
| Myer returning from Atlantic City. whore
they had been during August The Bran
visit to Fort Myer delightful in every
sense of the word.
Mrs. T. Moncure Perkins has Joined her
husband at Waynesboro, Va, for Sep
tember. Miss Nancy Perkins, who spent
the summer with her aunt, Mrs. Charles
Dana Gibson, on the Maine coast. Is now
with her parents. So is Miss Alice. the
voted to horseback riding and bids fair
to become as expert horsewoman as
her aunts, Mrs. Waldorf Astor and Mrs.
Reginald Brooks. She was member of
riding party going this week to Alton.
and including Mrs. George Gibson, Miss
McClung. Mr.. Walter williams of Rich
mond and Cadet Dupont Geizer of the
Virginia Military Institute.
Among Richmonders who are September
guests at Yellow Sulphur Springs, In the
Virginia mountains, are Mr.. and Mrs.
Aubrey Young. Miss Avis Young, Mrs.
Paul Shafer, Mrs. Mines and her daugh-
ters. Misses Rosalie and Marie Mines.
This group are taking a prominent part
in the social gayeties which always rem
der the season at the Yellow Sulphur at
tractive.
Five o'clock teas have been resumed at
Woman's Club, and Richmond is growing
| lively again by reason Of the return OF
| numbers of its residents from automobile
| tours in New England and throughout
| Virginia. Mr.. and Mrs w. s. Forbes. Mrs.
Blanchard Forbes and Mr.. and Mrs.
James Ashby Moncure returned Wednes-
day of this week. having motored from
New York through the White mountains.
Woods. DR.. Stuart MCGUIRE, accompanied
by his mother and sister. Mrs. Hunter
Mcclure and Mrs. Edward MCGUIRE, who
remained in the valley of Virginia while
he went north In his auto car and were
picked up by him on his return. is at
who went far afleld and have just gotten
back included Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Bowe, Mr.. st. George Cooke. DR.. Allen
Freeman and Mr.. and Mrs. John Swart-
the Womans Club: Miss Sally Deane,
Miss Forsythe and the Rev. r. w. For
syte are booked to return this week from
a two-month trip abroad
Cottagene remaining at Greenbrier
White Sulphur Springs for September are
Mr.. John p. Branch. Miss Branch. Judge
/ and Mrs William II. White and Mr.. and
Gibson. son of the Bishop Of Virginia. and
Mrs Gibson are at the White and Mr..
Gibson Is conducting services at st.
| Thomas Church during the month. Mrs.
bitt Adams of this city. who were August
guests at the White. are now at Natural
Bridge, where Mrs. T. B. Clark and Miss
es Elise and Anita Clark of Clarkton. Va.
and MISS Abbie Strobe OF Amelia have
dispensed delightful hospitality during the
summer .,t Jefferson cottage. A pleasant
company at Sweet Chalybeate Springs
includes Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Powers, DR..
J. r. Gildersleeve, Miss Katherine Yonge.
Mrs Preston Cooke and Mrs. e. C. Will
| lis of Richmond.
| An interesting announcement to Rich
mond friends was made this week by Mr..
and Mrs. E. w. Grlgg Of Petersburg OF
the engagement Of their daughter. Martha
Goodwin, one Of the prettiest young girls
in the Cockade city. to Mr.. Marshall
Carter Hall. son of the late Marshall
Carter Hall and Mrs. Hall of Fredericks-
burg Va. The wedding is scheduled for
October 26. in st. Paul's- Episcopal
Church, Petersburg. Mr.. Hall took his
masters degree at the University of Vir-
ginia some years ago and since then has
| been a resident of Petersburg.
Invitations have been issued by Mrs.
| Maria Logan Wallace Of 20S East Carey
street for the marriage Of her daughter.
Lavinia Courtenay.. to Mr.. Emslie G.
| Higginbotham. the ceremony TO be per-
formed Tuesday morning, September
IA, at II o'clock. In Grace Episcopal
! Church Both bride and bridegroom-to-
| be are highly connected and popular.
and the announcement of their ap-
preaching nuptials has becn received
with lively interest.
Among the guests of honor at a
| bridge party given this week by Mrs.
| Joseph Hunter in her home at Roanoke,
Va, were Mrs. Evan r. Chesterman
and Mrs. A. w. CARRIER of Richmond.
Mrs Chesterman won first honors at
| the game, in which five tables engaged.
| Mrs James Lee Shelton Of 118 West
avenue leaves today to spend the win
| ter In Rome, Italy, where her son. Mas
| ter d. Porter Guest. will be In charge
of his tutor. with whom he Is travelling
] on the continent.
Mr.: and Mrs. James D. Crump, Miss
Lora Crump, Mr.. and Mrs. John 5.
Elicit and Miss Mary Elicit. who have
| been making an extended stay In the
White mountains and on Lake George.
N. Y, have returned to the city Mrs.
Jacques Of Macon, Ga. is the house
guest In Richmond of her sister, Mrs.
Ellis NJ. Talbot.
Mrs Anthony Cary of Glen Wilton.
Va apnounceS the engagement of her