Evening star., 1909-05-23
Rlcbrnono Society.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

| of the Confederacy, and the alumnae of
Woman's College and have been largely
attended patronesses for the entertain
ment, being Miss n. V. Randolph, Mrs.
Hugh Miller. Mrs. c. A. Swanson, Mrs.
Joseph E. Willard, Mrs. A. j. Montague.
Mrs. Alice NJ. Tyler, Miss Susan p. Nor
ris, Mrs. James Caskie. Mrs. j. Allison
Hodges. Mrs. James d. Crump. Mrs. Z.
D. Wingtield, Mrs. Robert Christian. Miss
Mary Thomas. Mrs. Thomas Bocock,
Miss Helen McIntire. Miss Maria Blair,
Mrs. C. w. 2. Brock Mrs. Alice Macgill
| Drewey, Mrs T. William Pemberton,
Miss Mamie Baughman. Mrs. J. Taylor
Ellyson, Miss Virginia Elicit. Mrs. George
w. Bagby, Mrs. Cunningham Hall, Mrs.
Stewart Hume, Mrs. John Landstreet,
Mrs. Dabney ]. Carr, Mrs. William Writ
Henry and Mrs. Charles Bowe.
| The spring meet of the Virginia Racing
and Horse Show Association, continuing
through Monday and Tuesday of this
week, was the occasion of many box par
toilets on the part of Richmond women
and their visitors In the box of Mr.
James w. Graves, president of the asso-
citation, sat Gov and Mrs. C. A. Swanson,
Judge and Mrs. r. Carter Scott and Mr.
and Mrs. Westmoreland Davis of Morven
Park, near LeeSburg, who came to Rich
mond for the races and have been at the
Jefferson during the week. In the box
were Mrs. Lancaster Williams. Misses
| Bessie Watkins and Helen Cameron of
Petersburg. Mrs. 7. Moncure Perkins en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Egbert G. Leigh,
Donnan and Mr.. Leigh r. Page. Others
| in boxes included Mr.. and Mrs. George
| Cole Scott, with Mr.. and Mrs Edward j.
| Willis; Mr.. and Mrs. Malcolm G. Bruce,
| Blanchard Forbes, with Mr.. and Mrs. f.
d. Hotchkiss, jr.: Misses Eleanor Lind
sey and Roberta Trigg, Messrs. John
Cutchins and Dewey Cooke, with Mr..
George C. Gregory.
| Mr.. Charles Este Of Philadelphia has
been a prominent box host during the
races. Tuesday his party, including
Misses Page Aylett. Anne Keith Royal.
Elsie Lindsey and Messrs. William Trigg,
| Fred Campbell and John Aiken Branch,
| took 1 o'clock luncheon in the Royal
| home on Park avenue before starting
| to the races. In the box with Miss
Helen Stevens were her house guests,
| Misses Nan Goodwin of Fincastle, Va;
Louise Selden of Snowden. in Goochland
county and Mary Moulton of Boscobel
| near Richmond. and Messrs. Rose and
Mcintyre. of Bendover, Goochland coun-
the Academy Tuesday evening to see
the House of a Thousand Candles"
and afterward gave a handsome post
theater supper. Mr.. Forrest Rose of
Bendover entertained Miss Stevens and
her friends at luncheon in the palm
room of the Jefferson Tuesday of this
week at l pm. The luncheon table
was decorated altogether in American
Beauty roses
During the first week In June men,
bers Of the Delta Tau Delta society,
among whom are Messrs, George Greg
ory. John Cutchins, Dewey Cooke Stu
art Leake, James Drake. Paul shafer
and James Ball. will entertain house
party in the society house at the Uni
versity of Virginia for the finals. The
party will be chaperoned by several
smart young matrons, and the girls
present will be Misses Alice Doyle. Page
Aylett Royal, Julia Coggill Joynes Car
oline Gordon Rennolds, Barbara Trigg.
Eleanor Lindsey and Margaret Gill of
Petersburg.
A great disappointment to Richmond
and Petersburg women was the fact that
Mrs. Taft could not accompany the Presi-
dent on his southern trip and spend the
day in Petersburg, as had been hoped.
Center Hill. on the beautiful lawn of
which the luncheon in honor of Presi-
dent Taft was served, is now the home
of Mr. and Mrs. r. II. Davis. and is
enthusiastically hospitable and spa
cious. being beautifully situated in the
midst OF fragrant old-fashioned gardens
and bounded by four streets. The man.
sion was originally the home of the Boil
ing family and was for many years
known as Bolingbroke. 1t was the head
quarters of CORVALLIS during the revolu-
tfonary war and was the girlhood home
of beautiful Miss Tabb Boiling, now Mrs.
w. II. F. Lee of Ravenswood, Fairfax
county, Va. An evening reception had
been planned In honor of Mrs. Taft and
was given at Center HILL the ladies' re-
ception committee assisting Mrs. Davis
taking in the smartest society women of
Petersburg. Gov. and Mrs. Swanson were
accompanied in going to Petersburg by
Adjt. Gen. hCarles ]. Anderson, Col. and
gene G. Massie. Col. Thomas b. Nc
Adams. Col. and Mrs. George Cameron,
jr., Col. and Mrs. J. Scott Parrish, Col
J. T. Lawlsss and Miss Lawless. Col. and
Mrs; w j: Payne. Coils. James A: Scott.
10 Lane Stern and B. r. Roberts. Col.
Pannill Rucker and Mrs. Rucker, Col w
| G. Waite. Col and Mrs. Holt. Col. and
Mrs: A. S. Buford. jr.. Col. and Mrs. ].
~ West. Maj. Robert W. Hunter and
Mr.. Benjamin p. Owen.
| a charming family party. made up Of
| Miss Hattie Shields and Miss Lena
! Shields, and chaperoned by their brother
in-law and sister, Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac
Newton Vaughan, will sail from New
/ York Wednesday next to spend the sum-
mer in Norway and Switzerland.
| Miss Mary Butler, Miss Anita Cussens,
Miss Lucy Northam and Miss Aline Bay
| liss of New York sailed this week with
| Mrs. Eager of Baltimore on the Carpa-
thia to spend several months abroad
| Leaving New York today by the White
Star line will be Mrs. Ben Palmer and
| Mrs. James Peasants.
Mrs. John Dunlop and Mrs Charles
| Evelyn Smith are booked to sail in the
| early summer. when Mrs. Thomas Leary
and Miss Nora Leary will also leave with
party of friends.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Menalcees Landlord who
went abroad for their wedding trip and
| have been spending some time at the
Astor Hotel. New York. are now visiting
| Mrs Landlords parents on Park avenue
and will go TO Norfolk afterward, where
they will reside in future.
| An interesting wedding was celebrated
at pm. Wednesday,. in the chapel of
| Union Theological Seminary, by the Rev.
| Thomas Cary Johnson. DID, when Miss
| Elizabeth Hammond, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. w. II. Hammond. was given in
marriage to Mr. Simeon Oliver Coke of
| Birmingham, Ala The bride, gowned in
| white satin. embroidered with pearls,
| had her veil caught with sprays of nat
| ural orange blossoms and carried gar
| denias and lilies of the valley. She was
attended by her sister. Mrs. Hugh Green
way Russell. who wore shell pink messa-
| line and had a nosegay of Killarney roses.
Mr. Percy Pemberton was best man to the
groom. A reception was given the bridal
| pair in the Hammond home before their
| departure for the south.