The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-11
Society

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Dana Stevens,
OF savannah, Ga, have announced the
engagement OF their Youngest daugh-
ter. Josephine Stoney, to Lieutenant
w. r.. Nichols. Coast Artillery Corps,
L. $. A. The date for the marriage
has not been set. Miss Stevens is
one of the most charming girls in Sa-
Nannahs younger set. Lieutenant
Nichols Is from Petersburg Va. and
is prominently related and well known
III Virginia. At present he is stationed
at Fort Screven.
At the Country Club.
While a casual survey of the Sc
lect residential section of the city
where the houses are darkened and
windows and doors boarded UP. may
indicate that the most Of fashion
aeae folk have left town, the large
gathering at the Country Club Sat
urday evening for dinner and the
dance showed that there are still a
few who are Drawing the summer neat
and social dizziness Of July in town.
The tables at the club were arranged
on the terraces. and the fun moon
made artificial light almost superfiu
Gus. After dinner there was dancing
as usual, the guests remaining ex-
ceptionaliy late because of the. cool
hreezes and the beauty of the moon
light evening.
parties, consisting OF four and six.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Coke. ,Jr., Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Miles and Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Pegran were seated at
one table. and in another party were
Mr. and Mrs. II. Stewart Jones and
Mr.. and Mrs. Granville Gray. Among
others there were Mrs Fred Pleas
ants. Mrs. Stuart Rowe. Miss Emma
Gray White Miss hattie Ross. Miss
Cora Younger. Miss Della Davenport,
Dr. White and Mr.. Charles Ander-
son.
Summer at Narragansett
Mrs. Walter Blair and her daugh-
ter, Miss Ellen u. Blair of 1o1 North
Fifth street. have gone North for the
summer. With MIR. John Donneil
Smith, OF Baltimore. Mrs. Blair's
brother, they have taken apartments
! At Nara gansett Pier, r. L. for the
season.
, Dinner at the White Sulphur.
The first large dinner party OF the
season at the Greenbrier White Sui
phur Springs was given in one of the
private dining rooms last Week. The
decorations, which were brought from
Richmond, were very elaborate and
consisted OF centerpiece. of roses
, and vines measuring fully four feet
across This was later divided among
the guests. who were Mr.. and Mrs.
, George It Adams, Mr. and Mrs
Thornton Lewis, Of THE Meadows.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur W. Dunn. of
Washington. l.. e: Dir. and Mrs. Gar
rett Wall. Of Richmond; Miss Mary
Queen. of Newport, Ky. Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Bedding, OF Philadelphia;
Mrs. John Potts, Of Richmond; Mr.
, and Mrs. Hathaway, of Cincinnati;
William Stuart, OF Cincinnati: Alex
Julian. OF Cincinnati: Edmund Mil
taY ,.ft at u ~.
er. of Boston, and Dick Vaughn. of
Cincinnati.
, The Warrenton Horse show.
Among the most enjoyable events
OF the summer from a social stand
point are tho horse shows at the.
various towns throughout the State.
Entertaining Of an informal character,
, house parties and balls are features
of the shews, that ara Welcomed by
the society set an antidote 10
| the prevailing summer dizziness. Prob
| Gbly tho largest and most elaborate
| OF these shows, where the horse is
| king, is the annual one at Warren
| ION. which will be held this year on
| August 90. so and 81. There are to
| be fifty one classes, and a prominent
society folk of Fauquier and other
| sections OF tho State will enter their
| horses. The horse show germans in
| Warrenton are always brilliant at
| fairs, and they promise to be no ex-
| oeption this year. They will be at
| tended by many out of town visitors,
including a number of Richmond
girls
Al Buena Vista. Pa
= Among those who registered at the
Buena Vista Springs hotel. Pa, last
q week We're;
Mr. and Mrs. f.. NJ Hoadley and
=, maid. Miss Martha May Hoadley. Mr..
and Mrs. w. NJ. Habliston, Miss Eliza
beth Rodfnan Selden, Stanley Jones,
Mr.. and Mrs O. II. Funsten, l.. Il.
Funston, o. II. Funston. Jr.. Charles
K. Taylor. Mrs. NJ. w Baker. Mrs.
Fitzhugh Mays. all OF Richmond, Va.
Wed In August
The marriage OF Miss Marion
HoughtonA sister OF Mrs. Donald r..
u Hooker to Mr. Stevens Thomson Ma
son. son OF Mrs. John Thompson
mason OF baltimore will take 'piaee
on August at Hartford. Conn, the
home OF Miss Houghton's sister, Mrs
Thomas n. Hepburn, The wedding
was expected to take place in the
fall at the home OF DR.. and Mrs.
Hooker, near Towsqn, Md, but the
arrangements have since been alter
ed
House Party at the Beach.
Miss Ruth Simpson il entertain
ing a delightful house party at Vic
toria Cottage Virginia Beach In
q the party are Aiss Alice. Lincoln
t Marion. Va; Miss Anna Christian
Richmond Va; Miss Lottie slaugh-
ter, Talladega. Ala; Mr.. Oscar Mar
shall and Mr. WIN Csrohaw, of Ala.
Il bana,
Entertained in Atlanta.
Miss Blanche Fore. Of 1901 " est
e.raca street who is visiting Miss Har-
rict Wilkerson, in Atlanta, Ga. Is be-
ing delightfully."- entertained. On Thurs
= day evening. she was the guest of hon
or at an attractive heart-dic party
!, given by Miss Wikerson at her hoirie
In Bedford place. The house WAS dec
GRATED with bowls OF white roses and
= ferns Miss Wilkerson received her
guests in a white Inarquisette gown
over white satin, and Miss Fore wore
. yellow marquisette over satin There