The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-04-04
Social and
s0nAZ.


Mb of the most charming de-
AA butantes of the past season,
was hostess of a very attractive box
party Friday evening TO witness
Father and the Boys AZ the Academy
Of Music. Miss Bemiss's guests In
cludcd Mr. and Mrs Lewis Hinton
Bosher. Miss Mary Peterkin. Leslie
Reed and Erskine Buford.s
others noted in the audience were
Misses Nancy Patton, Dorothy Chris
tian, Helen Lathrop. Marie Lebby, Jor-
dan, Lucy witt, Warmed Crenshaw.
Daisy Boykin Sarah and Mamie
Baughman, Mr.. and Mrs. Eppa Hunton.
Jr., Mr.. and Mrs, Frederick Noting.
8ir. and Mrs. /. Newton Vaughan, pal
mer Leigh, L. b, Sydnor, Nelson
Robins. f'itzic Sitterding, John Lea,
Mrs. PIummcr. OF Petersburg Mr.. Tai
bott, James II. Drake. Jr, and others.
Card Tournament.
The sixth meeting of the card tour
nament at the Woman's Club was held
on Friday evening at the club. There
were thirteen tables engaged. and top
rcore was made by Mr.. and Mrs Ar
thur Cannon. After tho game n charm
Ing collation. was served The next
meeting viii be on the evening Of Fri
day, April 81 and straight whist Will
be played.
Returned From Petersburg.
Miss Louise Word has returned from
Peters burg. where she was the house
guest Of Mrs. STANLEY Wall for sew
eral weeks. Miss Word attended the
hop given at tho Riverside Country
Club last Saturday afternoon. and was
also present ut the Easter german IA
Peters burg.
Prominent Engagement.
An engagement OF inte~Ss, TO Balti-
more and Philadelphia just announced
is that OF Miss Alice G. W. Ridgely
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio Ridge
j.. 70 LLOYD b. Whitman son OF MIR
and MrH Jay p whitman. OF Phil
sdelphia. Miss Ridgely Is a chermins
girl and the first OF the seasons
dcbutantes 10 announce her engage.
ment. No date for the wedding has
been set
Mr. whitman has a number Of rela
tives and friends in Richmond, anc
has visited here on several occasions
Miss SinGfieid Honored.
Mrs. c. b. Sydnor was hostess or
Triday evening for delightful enter.
talmnent. given in honor Of her niece
Miss Eleanor wingfield. of Richmond
and her friend, Miss Jones. of Memphis
Tenn. The principal feature of tn,
evening was contest--abbreviat et
States. Miss Thompson having cor.
rectly abbreviated the larger number
of States, was. awarded the prize. {
large bunch Of lilies OF the valley.
I'ur Miss Purycnr.
:. delightful Easter dance was given
b. the young men OF the town or
Monday night in honor of Miss Lucye
Puryear OF Danville, who Is this weel,
tile charming guest of Miss Elsie Ed
minds, in Chase CITY Among those
who participated We're Miss Puryear
Of DanviIle. with Mr.. Herndon; Mis-;
Perkins, with Arthur Robertson: Mis-.
Dietrich, with Albert Brooks Mi.
overly. with Thomas Haskins: Mis-:
l.dmunds. with Mr.. Carver: Miss Smith
with H. n Terrell: Miss Beaver. witt
a. L. Jeffreys: Miss Roberts, with Mr.
Goode; Miss Anderson, with L. W
lFaris: Miss Gregory. with Alfred Hus
ton: j. p. Bryson, j. L. Price. Mr.. am
Mrs. f B. Roberts and Mrs Alic,
Hardy, chaperons
Miss Puryear has frequently visited
in this city as the guest of rclative
mere.
Culllns-Cottrcll.
MIR and Mrs Samuel IT, Cottrell o
1900 Grove Avenue. have issued invita-
tions for the marriage of their daugh
ter, Julia. to DIR. Joseph Dorsey Col
Inns. of Portsmouth. Va, the cercmon:
TO take place Thursday evening, Apri
Z, at s o'clock, in Park Place Metho
dist Church.
Mrs. HOoker's ParIor Talk.
Miss Johnston and Miss Eloise John
ston have invited a number of friend
to hear parlor talk that will be give
in their drawing-r rooms, ITO Eas
franklin Street, Tomorrow afternoon
April s. by Mrs. Donald Hooker, Z
Baltimore, Md, who will he Miss John
Stpn's house guest for several dav
OF this week. Mrs. Hooker, who Is
delightful talker, has frequently de
lighted Baltimore audiences. Richmon
women Will have the opportunity c