The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-11

An engagement ot much interest
mere which has Just been announced
II sfaf of Miss FRANCESCA kaspar to
rr. Huron Willis Lawson. Of Wash
~ 1yyNypn tffyy kHspEr, 7vif0 r~ welt
4 known soioist. made many triends IN
Richmond during the concerts which
s5a xs,e gave i'm this city recently. Espec-
satlv on society Night" She is the
UNI daughter of MIR and Mrs. Joseph kas-
pars OF Washington. After her mar
" rfare IN september Miss kSspar Will
abandon her stage career bat not iref
Ringing She has sung in opera, ana
has been "a frequent sotoist with me
ph{iasSeiphia Orchestra. She VIII re
n tain after her marriage only her pc
H Sifinn as soprano soloist IN the Met
rApolitan Methodist Episcopal church
choir
In. Lawson Is "a we'll known sur
Fl gpen, and "A professor lu the George
sss Washington University. He was as
ssstant state chemist of Michigan be-
fore removing TO Washington. Miss
KaSpar and her mother sailed ON Fra
u 0ay from Boston for three months
srip abroad They Will 90 10 Naples
thence ever the Continent and viii
return 10 America September =.
Leave For Country Homes.
Virginia country homes always al
aurtngN ard especially so when the
winter gaities ln the city hav" sub
sided are beginning ta take o1 ueN
life and beauty as their owners h"eE
10 them for the summer. Former GOV
ernor ana Mrs ". 4 Merriam have
n gone to their home IN she Shenandoah
valley and have as their guests ReaI
Admiral ard Mrs. :. HHie hans ~
Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs Benjamin Berry. II
Boit&a street Baltimore. ie1r this
se.-s.st- 4..s-ti hair 444-4I1rA Ll-lle IL An1lA-
srn Virginia. where ->heN "3'i remain
s until the end Of October.
Mrs Chas- T.. Buck and MISS Ella
n Eaack have been at their home IN Al
4 bemarie FOR several weeks, and have
entertained % number "f week -"na
~ parties
Mrs. Carl A Dtoop ia spending sew
eral weeks just now IN Atlantic 'Ity.
Il al the conclusion of which she will 60
To Selsenhorst. her summer home at
Rlncmout. Va.
Tea At Woman's Club.
&ftfr4ffr t41t- rfoSt delightful affairs
Il of the past few weeks have been the
informal teas 1T the Womaus CLUB
on Monday afternoons. Another one
of these charming affairs " holly infor-
II nal. will be given on Monday after
moor from To s O'Clock,
invitations Issued.
captain and Mrs. Charles tioodai
Ereau. of Fufk / mon. az nav rs
SUED invitations to the marriage OF
Their daughter Bessie TraScrs. to
Mr.. Ernest Payne Burgess. at noon,
"Wednesday June Is. ST Fork mon
Baptist church. A large reception In
the home of the brides parents Will
follow the ceremony
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. CtNeil have
5aFued invitations for the marriage OF
their daughter ~ gel Tyres, ia AFr
Reginald NJ Hodeson. to be solemn
ICED the 2ath of June IN the FTeema =
son street Baptist church. Norfolk. \
reception will follow The ceremony at
the home OF the brides parents. ia
0lney Road.
Closing Recital
Miss Zeil Minors class viii give
their closing recital at the Woman g
club next Tuesday evening. june E..
II Mt $3.50 o'clock. Friends uI Miss Nj
nor and ; her pupils can get cards
% admission by calling AT aol East
Franklin street any time after Sa'ur-
day.
Reception AZ Graduates.
Miss Mary Joseph Gardner was hos
tess nj "a very attractive reception -
THURSDAY afternoon from J 60
O'Clock in her home, $40 North Sc
pud street, in honor of the grad IA lhe
.lass of Monte Maria -Arademv. OF
which she is a member. number #
young people were present To congla,.
llate the graduates, who We're mss
Mary Gardner Gertrude Stumpf,
Marie Holzgrefe and Marie Knot.
Among the callers wer" Rev. Father
Charles, Rev. Father Glenn, Miss A. D.
Stn Mrs. Isaac Cohen, Mrs. =. 9
Atyer, Mrs Albert Greeutree. Mr., Jo-
t.sst,st stans,iG hit@ MNflf t;r.4-sntHt4t
Mrs John Black. Misses Mary E"'h
Lucille Epps, Helen Martin, Sus''
Henderson, Margaret o'brieu. Bessi,
Cummings. Helen MCbun"ugh, Mar
garet Bunce. Florence Stumpf MAJ
garet Hughes and others Thu hos
Was beautifully decorated with ferns
carnations and roses, the color schcm
being white and pink,
Miss Gardner received many c,s1a
gifts and beautiful flowers.
Mothers Clubs Meet.
The home OF Mrs William C"m
NELL 1903 Capitol street, president ,
the Richmond Federation ot Mothe'f
Clubs, MAS the scene of a very ple9.
ant gathering on Friday afternoon. A
Il fhe newly appointed monitors Of iu
B n fairgrounds we've present, IT. meet tn
officer; of the Federation and discus
lE& the aim and management Of plaS
grounds NJ CfemmeH, as chairma
~ the Federauons playground con
uaittee, had invited MIR. J. {. Judkin
II, meet with them and give thps
lresent the beneit OF his wide ~.
IA ried fund of information concern
n iAg the subject under discussion III
Interesting and suggestive adde's
ssAisss frsut-t appreciated ty aii ~
hazard il. Mrs Gemmeit has called
s m4eting OF the executive board Of tn
Federation for Monday next a. 4
NJ at Central School auditorium, I
discuss and act upon a sugg@at.1
made by Mr.. Judkins IN .8nue#.!p
with this work Refreshments We,
served during the discussion, wnit
followed the announcement Of al
poiptnents. which were as follows
- Central playground, monitor, Mt'
Mary C. Dobbius; Elba playground
monitor Miss Mary S. McCue, Fu
ton playground. monitor Mrs. j. /
Mckinney; Marshall playground
monitor. Mrs. Florence Mitchell
Madison playground, monitor Mis-
Kate Kidweli. Randolph playground
monitor Miss A. II. kinley; Spring
Field playground. monitor. Mrs. w, +
Turner.
Hawkius--Morton.
Aiss Edith Morton. daughter, Of Nj
and Mrs d. Y. Morton, was marie
- MIR. Henry c. Hawkins, Of opeiki
Ala "Wednesday evening. June s. 2
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