Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1909-03-28
RlcbmlonO Society.

Miss Zaidee Branch has arrived from
her school in New York and is spending
some time with her parents at / West
Franklin street. Mrs. Branch entertained
a number of her daughters friends at
afternoon tea Thursday and at the tea
room Wednesday afternoon, when Miss
Nora Randolph and Mrs. Alexander Sid
ney Buford were among those seated
around the dainty tea table. The same
afternoon Miss Sarah Farrar of Erie,
Pa. a guest of Mrs. George Ambrose
Allen. in returning home from Florida,
was at a table where Mrs. A. NJ. Tyler
Mrs r. l.. Hunter and Mrs. Allen made
up d quartet.
Mrs. Egbert G. Leigh. who has been
spending some time in New Orleans and
Charleston, where she was most agree
ably entertained. has returned to her
home on West Franklin street. She and
Mrs. John +. I. Anderson will open their
country places early this year. AS both
are in Orange county, and as Col and
Mrs. Alexander Cameron and family will
also leave for Cameron Lodge. in Orange
county. soon after their return from a
cruise in West Indian waters at Easter
time the constantly increasing colony of
Richmonders who spend more than half
the year out OF town will render the
Orange neighborhood quite gay. Abe
marie lies next to Orange, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Frederick William Scott are adding
largely tostheir handsome country estate,
Royal Orchard, near Alton, in Albemarle.
Mrs. Sue Williams Beuk will begin en-
Pertaining a series OF house and week
end parties at her home, Rose Hill, in
Albemarle, directly after Easter Mr..
Chiswell d. Langhorn is erecting a hand
some new home for himself at Green
wood in the North Garden section of
Albemarle, having made a gift of Mi
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his daughter. Mrs. z. o. Noting ami
the Misses Noting will leave early in
May for Col Alto, their residence near
Howardsville. in Albemarle. President
Helen Stevens, will throw open their
country home, Virginia Manor, near
Natural Bridge, early in June, and will
gather a large party around them for
the commencements at Washington an
Lee University and the Virginia Military
Institute, where the Stevens boys are
cadets.
in Savannah during February and early
March, is now visiting Mrs Rawlins
Lowndes. on East Battery. Charleston.
s. c. Miss Lora Crump, debutante of
last winter, has been in Columbia. S. c..
and Charleston since early in February,
and has had delightful time there.
Miss Charlotte Bemiss, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. l.. l.. Bemiss, and debutante
of next winter, has just returned with
her aunt Miss Lillian Bemiss, from a
European trip of several months.
Mrs j. Taylor Ellyson had as her box
guests at the Academy of Music Monday
evening. when the Ben Greet players pre-
sented "Macbeth," Mrs. j. Caskie Cabell,
Miss. Bessie Selden Mir. w. q. Stanard
and Col. S. II. Yonge.
Mrs James Aston Cabell left Thursday
for New York: Mr.. Cabell, who has been
III Boston. will join Mrs. Cabell in New
York for Il stay of two weeks.
Mrs. George Selden and the Misses Sell
den are spending several days at the JEFF
ferson Hotel en- route from Florida TO
Eria, Pa.
Miss Elizabeth Colgate of New York is
spending the early season at Old Point
and is the weekend guest of the Misses
Bankenship at their home in Richmond,
1T South Sd street.
Miss Ellen Glasgow who has been in
New York and Philadelphia during the
past winter. has sailed for Europe. ac
companied by her, friend. Miss Elizabeth
Patterson of Richmond. Miss Mary john
ston and her party. who have been i'll
. Egypt during the winter. will join Miss
Glasgow and Miss Patterson in Italy this
spring.
Mrs Charles w. Eliot of Cambridge.
Mass, VIII he guest OIL nOnof at recep-
ton to be rendered her at Womans Club
the afternoon of March 20. Mrs. Allen
Patton of Danvile is visiting Maj. and
Mrs. James d. Patton on West Franklin
street.
Mrs. John T. Anderson entertained at
dinner Wednesday evening in honor of
Miss Ella Buck. Decorations We're in
spring flowers and covers were laid for
twelve.
Mrs Blanton and Miss Katherine Halves
were agreeable hostesseS of luncheon
and tea in honor of Richmond members
of the Hampden- Sidney Glee Club. who
gave concert at the Academy of Music
yesterday and were the lions of the day
and evening.