Evening star., 1909-05-30
Ricbmono ,Societp.
Special Correspondence Of The Star.


/ The marriage of Miss Alberta Hill VIII |
liams of Bon Air. near Richmond. daugh- !
ter of the late Albert Williams of Bedford
county. will take place June o3 to Mr.
Frank Martin. formerly Of Virginia and
now Of Ell Paso. Tex. as Miss Williams
numerous Richmond friends are greatly ,
interested to know. The ceremony will
be performed in st. James Episcopal
Church, this city. and Miss Virginia Tyler
has taken the lead in ante-nuptial enter
tanning by giving luncheon to Miss
Williams and several of her most intimate
friends Thursday afternoon. Among
those present were Mrs. Charles Brown,
Mrs. Beverley Randolph, Miss Leila Hill,
Miss Florence Bidgood. Mrs. Linwood
Antrim, Mrs. Everard Meade of North
Carolina, Mrs. c. p Cardwell of Han
over. Mrs. Alice Palmer, Miss Vera Pal
mer, Miss Bessie Hill Miss Katherine
Wrenn of Bon Air, Mrs, James B. Patton
of Bon Air. Miss Nancy kennon of Pow
hatan, Miss Annie Gray. Mrs. James E.
Tyler, Mrs. {. c. Chaplin. Mrs. William
Gray, Miss Mary B. Baughman. Miss
Mary Meredith of Stafford county. Miss
Ellen Bouldin of Charlotte county. Mrs.
Gervin Bfanton and Mrs. Mackenzie An
derSon.
A delightful social event of Thursday
was the annual excursion of the Virginia
Society of Colonial Danes to Monticello.
the former home of Thomas Jefferson,
near Charlottesville, and beautifully
situated. Danes from all over the state
and from Washington. New York and
Baltimore participated in the days outing.
The excursionists met their out-of-state
friends at the Charlottesville station and
were driven to Monticello, which is owned
by Mr.. Jefferson M. Levy of New York
Mrs. Carl Won Mayhoff, Mr.. Levy's sister,
received the visitors at Monticello, as
sisted by sev>ral Albemarle county MEM
bers OF the society, among them Mrs. tut
tie and Mrs. Page of the University of Vir-
ginia. The drive back to the railroad
station indeed was by way OF the univer-
sity, where a luncheon was spread In
their honor. The day repeated the So
cial enjoyment always attendant upon
such outings. the committee of arrange
ments including Mrs. Christopher Tomp-
kins, Mrs. W. G. Stanard Miss Helen
Montague Miss Ella Cooke. Mrs. I.
Catesby Jones, Mrs. James Aston Cabell,
Mrs. l.. R. Hamberlin and Mrs. J. ALI
son Hodges.
Miss Clara Genet Moore who. with her
mother. Mrs. ]. Hall Moore, will sail from
Brooklyn. N. Y, early in June for Lavras
Brazil, where they will make their fu-
ture home, was given farewell supper
this week by few intimate friends, who
| wished to tender their united regrets and
say bon voyage to Miss Moore. The
little supper company included Miss Ara
bella Pitcher, Miss Julia Woodbridge.
Miss Minnie Hanson, Miss Margaret
Wood, Miss Ellen Anderson. Miss Eloise
Goolsby: Messrs. Hagaman, Houchens
and McGehee.
Miss Margery Knowles, who spent last
| winter in New York surprised her Rich
mond friends by returning to the city on
Wednesday of this week and being quietly
married at noon of that day in the home
of her mother, Mrs. E. III. Cloves of 1879
West Grace street, to Mr.. Roy Chester
Megargel. son of the late l. F. Megargel.
and member of New York banking
firm. The Rev. Dr. Latham of Centenary
NJ. E. Church officiated. There were no
attendants and the bride wore a smart
travelling costume of dark blue serge and
carried white orchids and gardenias. She
left at once with her husband to spend
her honeymoon in Canada. The bridal
pair will be at the Gotham, New York
city, when they return.
Mrs. John X. Branch and Miss Zaidee
Branch, who have been spending the last
month at their country home, Elmwood,
in Dutchess county. n. Y. will sail with
Mr.. Branch early in June for a motor car
trip through England and France, taking
their car and chauffeur with them. They
will be abroad several months.
Mr. and Mrs. Lewis W. Parker and
their cha ming young daughter, Mles
Lucia Parker. have been guests at the
Jefferson Hotel during the past week.
Mrs. Parker was. before her marriage.
Miss Margaret Smith OF Richmond. and
was as popular socially then as she is
now in her handsome matronhood. She
has been much complimented by different
friends and has enjoyed the companion
ter. Mrs. Austin Smith and Miss Bessie
Smith. Mr.. Parker attended here the
meeting of the American Cotton Manu-
facturers' Association, of which he was
so from Richmond to Boston. They have
a beautiful colonial home near Green
Vile, s. c.
Richmonders booked to sail by the
Minnetonka of the Atlantic transport
line, leaving New York for Europe June
5. include Mrs. Thomas Jardine, Mrs.
Charles Taylor and Masters Stuart and
Warren Jardine. After spending some
time in London and visiting Mrs. William
Jardne in Glasgow. Scotland. the party
will be Joined by Mr.. Thomas Jardine,
who has been in khartum. Egypt, since
last November. They will return to
Richmond in September next. Other
RichmOnders spending the summer abroad
will be Mrs. Edward Valentine and fam
lily and Miss Bessie Chamberlayne. who
will be in London for June. They will
go to Holland from the British Isles
Mr. and Mrs. Harvey Brown, Mrs. Junius
A. Morris and her niece, pretty Miss
Elizabeth Kent King. also sail in June
MI and Mrs. r. Hughes Lindsey and the
Misses Lindsey of 900 West Franklin
street will sail June 9, to spend the sum-
mer on the coast of Wales. They will
be accompanied by Miss Caroline Gordon
Rennolds.
Mrs. Thomas Walker Gilmer of Mobile.
Ala. formerly Miss Anne Dent Dunlop
of Richmond, is the guest here of her
aunt, Mrs. r. A Lancaster. on Park ave-
nue., returning from a visit to her mother
and sisters at Yonkers, n. Y. In At
lanta Mrs. Gilmer will stop for a few
days with Mrs. Russell Porter, another
Richmond girl, pleasantly recalled in her
home city as Miss Augusta Tinsley.
Miss Margaret Douglas Gordon. the
young daughter of Mr.. Armistead C.. Cor
don of Staunton, Va, Is being congratu-
lated as the winner of prize offered by
for the best essay on Colonial Life"
DR.. and Mrs J. Boiling Jones of Peters
burg, Va. have announced the engage
ment of their cousin, Miss Nancy Pryor
Jones, to Mr.. l. Wake Truxton of Nor |
folk. the wedding to be celebrated in
June.
Mr.. Herbert Rose and his sister, Miss |
Rose of Bendover, Henrico county. are
entertaining a delightful house party with |
Mrs. William T. Moulton as chaperon |
Miss Helen Stevens. Miss Mary Moul- |
ton. Miss Nan Goodwin of Fincastle and |
Miss Essie Archer Of Richmond, Mr.. Nc |
Intyre of Bendover and Mr.. Horace Rose
of Pittsburg. Pa, are among the guests.