The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-15

| Bragg, and go to Canada for the Bragg
Tuckett wedding.
Visiting Here.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas S. Shepherd. OF
Fredericksburg, are in the city for sew
eral days this week Mrs. Shepher.
has recently returned to Virginia. after
spending the summer months travelling
with party of friends through Europe.
For Miss HoynII.
The Misses Mary Ridgely and Re-
becca Waters White gave prettily ar
ranged card party on Thursday after
noon at Glenhurst Relay, Md. in honor
Of their guest, Miss Emily Royal, of
Richmond. Several tables of bridge
were entertained, and tea was served
after the game. Various colored dahl
las and greens were used - Gecora te
the living room, and other autumn
| flowers were arranged in the lower
halls. The guests invited to meet Miss
Royal included principally the younger
set in the neighborhuod.
OF Interest Here.
| y Washington exchange contains the
following of interest to Virginia So
| ciety:
Mrs Taft. wife of the President, is
said to have rented a cottage at the
Virginia Hot Springs and will spend
month or so there after leaving Bev-
erly and before opening the White
House for the winter season.
when he comes home from his West
ern trip the President wants a rest,
for he has had practically no holiday
all summer. and he proposes to get a
rest in the recreation he loves best
that is, in golf.
| Mrs. Thomas X. Laughlin, Mrs.
Tafts sister, has leased a cottage at
the Virginia resort, which is just how
at the height of its season, and she is
| already there"
| Home Wedding.
The home of Mrs. s. f.. Duncanson
was the scene of very pretty wedding
! Wednesday morning, when her daugh-
ter, Bessie, became the bride of f. f.
! Apt, of this city. The parlors were
artistically decorated in palms and
ferns, with a drapery of American
| Beauty roses and smilax on the walls
and doorways. The bride was hand
somely gowned In travelling suit ot
brown cloth. with big picture hat.
and carried a bouquet of American
| Beauty roses. She entered the parlor
with her brothr, W. L. Duncanson, who
| also gave her away. Mendelssohns
wedding March" was played as pro-
| cesslonal, and MY Bonnie Bess" very
softly during the ceremony by Miss
| Slaughter.
Among the guests from a distance
j were Mr.. and Mrs. w. T.. Duncanson,
or baltimore; Miss Louise Webster, of
West Virginia. Mr.. and Mrs. Apt will
be at home at 500 Stuart Road. Battery
Court, after November 6.
Interesting Announcement.
Among the notable weddings to take
place this month is that of Miss Bessie
Garland Wilson, daughter of the late
/ DE- Il. l. Wilson, of Petersburg, to
Richard Fox, of this city, the ceremony
! to be performed on the morning of Oc-
| tobcr 20 at 10 o'clock, in the Market
| street Methodist Church, Petersburg.
! This wedding is q particularly interest
/ ing one, owing to the prominent con-
! nections OF both Miss wilson and Mr..
FOX throughout Virginia. The bride is
weli-known musician and is a degree
graduate of the Woman's College, hay
ing given number of recitals in Rich
| mond and elsewhere. Mr. Fox lis a son
of Mr.. and Mrs. James McCaw Fox, and
| III prominently connected In business
and social circles OF this city.
! birthday Pnrty.
! one OF the very charming functions
| given last week for the little people
| was party given for Arthur Lee
! Kelly. by his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. A.
L. Kelly, at their home, 25l0 Floyo
Avenue in celebration OF his eighth
birthday. The rooms were decorated
In a color scheme of pink and white
| and lots of lighted candles were useu
everywhere Vases of pink roses ant:
chrysanthemums decorated the man
tells and big centrepiecc of the same
mowers ornamented the table in the
| dining-room. Master Kclly's guests
were invited from 4 to 8 o'clock Thurs.
day afternoon. and many happy games
amused them.
Some of those present were Horacs
Games. Kinsey Bass. George Lipscomb.
Eleanor Bass. Eunice Gayle. Bernard
crenshnw, Mary Morris, Henry HOPPER,
Alice Bradshaw, william Burton. Ann
Rector Margaret Northern and stuart
| Burton.
| Leaving Town.
Miss Nell F.. Lee Murphy returned
10 Richmond last night to- attend the
pan given Thursday evening by the
''hishmond Light Infantry Blues, and