Evening star., 1909-01-10
Rlcbnlon0 Society.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.

RICHMOND, January Q, 1909.
Mrs. Edmund Osborn McCabe enter
tanned yesterday afternoon a new bridge
club, organized to meet on alternate Fri
days and composed Of the young married
women belonging to the fashionable So
ciety set here. Members of the club as
already organized are Mrs. Frank T.
Crump, Mrs. William Tahaferro. Mrs.
Henry Williams, Mrs. Coleman Workman,
Mrs. John Farland, Mrs. Churchill Young
Mrs. McCabe. Mrs. Charles r. Guy. Mrs
Austin Brockenbrough. Mrs. Virginia
Blankenship. Mrs. Fred Peasants and
Mrs. Cunningham.
Mrs. Samuel Tate Morgan and Miss
Morgan of Ill East Franklin street are
to be at home to their friends today from
D to pm. at a handsome reception,
which will be largely attended. Arriving
for the reception will be Miss Elizabeth
Barton and Miss Sara Wingate of Kansas
City, Mo-, two charming young girls, who
are to visit Miss Hattie Shields of 9th and
Franklin streets for some weeks Miss
Barton is pleasantly remembered here
from several previous visits, and numer-
Gus engagements have been made in ad-
vance by Miss Shields for both OF her
friends.
The home of Mrs. George B. Hutchins,
Y North Laurel street, was thrown open
Wednesday afternoon. when she and Mrs
Graham Hobson were at home in honor OF
their younger sister, Mrs. Rutherford
Fleet. In halls and drawing room Rich
mond and liberty roses contrasted with a
background of palms Pink carnations
and smilax were used in the dining room
The punch bowl was presided over by
Mrs. Frank Powers and Miss Conde
Bridges. Assisting the hOstesses other
! wise We're Mr.. c. G. Bridges Mrs f.. O.
McCabe. Mrs. Edmund Benson, Miss Eda
Atkinson, Miss Helen Christian, Mss
| Bessie Watkins and Miss Fanny Hobson
| In the dining room debutantes serving
were: Misses Frances Myers, Barbara
Grigg, Berta Hamilton, Edith Taylor, Ella
| Buck, Josephine Elicit, Fanny Miller,
Eleanor Lindsey. Peachy Fleet. Elizabeth
Brown. Susie Mcguire, Virginia White
ley. Elsie Ingram, Anne Royal, Helen
Dewitt Adams, katherine Gum and EN-
ma Gray White.
| Mrs. Ashton Starke Of West Grace
| street, entertained the debutantes Wed
nesday night at an elegant supper. with
dining room, table and drawing room
decorations throughout in American
! ber of society men were invited by Mrs.
Starke, who is one of the most agree
able hostesses in the city.
A pretty Twelfth Night was kept in the
parlors Of the Woman's Club, Wednes-
day evening, with Mrs Alice NJ Tyler as
hostess. Shakespearean songs and old
| English ballads Illustrated with tableaus
| from Twelfth Night, the cutting Of
! great Twelfth Night cake, and other
merry devices occupied the guests most
agreeably. Those taking part in the
program were Mrs. Clifton NJ, Miller, vo
calst; Miss Mabel Sims, accompanist;
Miss Page Aylett Royal, Miss Caroline
| Gordon Rennolds, Master c. NJ Miller,
Miss Maria Moncure, Miss Aline Jennings
! Mr.. Basil Cole, Miss Grace Mickey, Mr..
| Luther Jeffress, Miss Louise Mickey, Mrs.
| George a. Allen and Mr.. Beverley r.
| Selden. In the cutting of the Twelfth
| Night cake, the beans were found by Miss
| Eleanor Montgomery and DR.. La Rogue.
! Mrs Swanson left Thursday to be the
| guest in Washington of Mrs. Arthur Wal
! lace Dunn.
| Richmond people are interested in an
announcement just made by Mr.. William
| II. Burkamp Of Fredericksburg in regard
| to the engagement of his sister, Eliza
| beth. to DR.. William Mcdonald jr., OF
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