The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-01
Social and
Personal.

N n RS. j. ASTON CABELL gave a
N beautiful bridge party Satur.
49, day afternoon In honor of her
cousin, Mrs. Barker Gummcre, OF
Trenton, N. j.. who is visiting Mrs
William L. ROYAL. Mrs. Cabell's house
was beautifully decorated in spring
flowers and lighted candles.
Those playing were: Mcsdamcs John
Dunlop, T.. a. Saunders, IT., Thomas
rutherford, Eugene Massic. Henning-
| ham Spilman, Thomas stokes, Thomas
Boiling, Claude a. swanson, Eppa
Hunton. .Ir.. Sue Buck Richard Evelyn
Byrd. Beirne Blair, Frederick w. Scott,
Andrew Gray. Henry Landon Cabell,
Miss Marion Harris.
Mrs. Thomas Boiling. of Clio West
Franklin Street. entertained at dinner
on Sunday in honor of Mrs. Gummere.
her guests being Mrs. John Enders.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eppa Hunton. Jr., Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Boiling and George
". Stevens. Mrs. Ashton Starke also
entertained in her honor sunday af-
ternoon.
Mrs. William Il. Royall was hostess
yesterday afternoon at n very attrac-
tive bridge tea for Mrs. Gummere. Bas-
| kets of crimson roses and inignonette
were used effectively about the rooms
and vase OF red flowers also orna-
mented the tea table Mrs. Royals
guests Included Mcsdames Claude a.
Swanson. William Ruffin Cox, David
b. Tenant, Thomas Nelson Carter.
Eppa Hunton. Jr., Richard Evelyn
Byrd. r. Carter Scott, Frederick w
Scott. William IL White, Thomas NJ
rutherford John stewart Bryan,
Thomas Boiling, Mason Miller: Misses
Mary Johnston and Ellen Glasgow.
A number of other attractive affairs
have been arranged for Mrs. Gum
mere's entertainment before her de-
parture on Tuesday night. she VIII
be accompanied by Miss Page Aylett
Royal, and win go directly TO
Charleston. Sc, where they VIII be
the guests o9Ariends for a few days
and attend tffW st. Cecilia ball. which
is the most exclusive social function
in that very quaint and exclusive old
town. Mrs. Gummere spent the early
part of the season In New YORK.
Rcception Mt Mansion Tonight.
Those who will assist Governor and
Mrs. Mann in receiving their guests
at the inaugural reception this even
ling in the mansion are: Lieutenant
Governor and Mrs. Ellyson. Colonel
land Mrs. Ellyson, Colonel and Mrs.
James Mann. of Norfolk; Miss Juliet
Mann. Colonel and Mrs. A. D. Hamil-
ton. of Petersburg; Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam Hodges Mann, of New York: Mr..
and Mrs. Harris T. Donnan, of Pc
tersburg: DR.. and Mrs. E. NJ. Mann. of
'I.unenburg: Colonel and Mrs. w. w.
Sale. of Norfolk Mr.. and Mrs. w. A.
Land. of Nottoway; Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Evelyn Byrd, and the Mayor
and Mrs d. c. Richardson.
The reception will be very bril-
liant affair. and the spacious rooms
will be thronged with people to vel
come the new Governor and his Wife
to the Executive Mansion and Rich
mond.
Al womnn's Club,
Warrington Dawson's lecture on
personal Experiences With Roosevelt
In Africa" yesterday afternoon at the
Woman's Club was delivered to a large
audience in spite of the inclement
weather. Mr.. Dawson is a very good
speaker and his descriptions graphic.
He described the conditions of the
country and customs of the natives
with the most charming and humorous
account of the excursion of the party
in various directions. He dwelt par
ticularly on the ease and freedom with
which the Colonel. as they called the
ex-President, joined in the converse
ton during the long hours around the
camp fire after the days sport, his
GOODNESS in time of danger and UNI
firing energy on the long tramp. One
instance cited was when herd of
angry buffaloes charged upon them,
Mr.. Roosevelt saving the lives of the
party by his GOODNESS and deiberative
action. A great many animals We're
killed on the trip, particularly man
eating lions, which are great menace
to the country. and always cause
of great rejoicing among the natives
when this beast is slain. Mr.. Roose-
welt himself killed only a specimen
of each kind of animal which have
been sent TO the Smithsonian Insti-
tute. a.
AltogetheCr tia bcrire was most in
teresting and entertaining, and Mr..