The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-01-23
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N N RS. CHARLES NJ. SHIELDS. Of
NH 10 North Fifth Street. an
49, nounces the engagement OF her
daughter. Caroline. to Trusten Polk
Draper, OF youngstown, o., formerly Of
I Wilmington. Del.
Miss Shields made her debut in
Richmond and has always lived In this
city. From the time OF her Introduce
tion to society she has been social
favorite and greatly admired here, in
Savannah. Baltimore and other places
where she has visited. The interest
with which the announcement of her
engagement Will be received will be
tempered by the regret that Mr.. Draper
has his home in State necessitating
her removal from the circle here, with
which she has been associated since
her girlhood
Going Abroad.
Misses Elise Miles. OF the University
of Virginia, and Mary Stuart Cooke,
OF Roanoke. will leave this week for
I New York. from which place they will
sail on Saturday, January 90. to spend
eight months in Europe. They will
travel with Miss Miles's parents. DR.
and Mrs. Charles w. Kent, of the Uni.
vcrsity OF Virginia, and Miss Eleanor
Kent, landing first at Gibraltar and
terest In Southern Europe during the
winter. In the spring they Will go to
Paris. and will spend Easter in Rome
Great Britain AMI Egypt will be visited
during the summer months.
Both Miss Cooke and Miss Miles
have frequently visited Richmond as
the guests of friends here.
OF interest Here.
An Atlanta paper OF last week con-
tains the following:
Hugh Hagan, of Roanoke, has been
spending some time in the city as the
guest of his aunt. Mrs. Wellborn Hill.
Mr.. Hagan Is a son of the late DR..
Hugh Hagan, OF Richmond, one OF the
most distinguished physicians of his
day. MIR. Hagan is In the senior class
y of Washington and Lee, and will study
medicine. after his graduation. at Johns
J Hopkins, going abroad later for prac-
tice in the great hospitals OF the Old
World and course of study in
Vienna. He will probably make his
home in this city after preparing him
self for his profession.
Luncheon on Friday.
h Mrs. William Northrop was hostess
at very attractive luncheon on Fri
day at o'clock, at her home, sos East
Grace Street. Covers were laid for
seven. and yellow jonquils in a silver
4 vase and candles shaded in silver ant
yellow were the table decorations. Mrs
Northrop's guests included Misses
Flora Mason of Fredericksburg
Rachel Hannum. of Chester, Pa; Susie
MCGUIRE, Fanny Hobson, Alice Doyle
and Courtenay Crunp.
+ Card Party for Miss Hnnnum.
Mrs. Granville Gray Valentine en-
tertained at cards on Wednesday even
Ing at half-after o'clock in her home
l2 East Franklin Street, in honor o
Miss Rachel Hannun, of Chester, Pa
who Is the guest of Miss Fanny Hob
son. West Franklin Street American
Beauty roses were used most effec
lively to decorate the house Mrs
Valentine received in black spanglet
let, with pearl ornaments; Miss Han
lum wore gown of pale blue crepe
meteor, with corsage bouquet o.
yiolets, and Miss Hobson wore p,nl
latin, trimmed In Irish lace, and EN-
broidered in gold
Mrs. Valentines guests were Mise
Rachel Hannum. Fanny Hobson, Name
selden. Avis Grant, Lillian Binfort
Iable Walker, Elizabeth Atkinson
Eugene Taylor; Mr.. and Mrs. victc
Williams. Watt Ellyson, Herbert Clai
borne. Robert Lancaster, Willial
Habliston, James II. Drake, Jr., D
ROBERT stuart, .. >. r. Patteson.
tlall In Washington.
Mrs William f. Dennis, recent
elected president of the Southern RI
lief Society, received the unanimor
vote Of the trustees of that organize
lion, and therefore has entered upo
the duties of her position with an IN
usual personal distinction.
Mrs. DE- ennis Is a Kentucklan, a yer
handsome woman, with great CHAIR
of manner and executive ability
which will be OF immense advantag