The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-31

Miss Willcox's guests were: Misses
Emily and Lulie Johnston, Mrs. Rob-
ert s. Johnston, Mrs. Clarence A.
Neff, Mrs. Adsit. Mrs Ludwell Bald
win, Miss Jean Cooke, Miss Katharine
Dickson. Miss Cornelie McBlair, Miss
Louise Taylor and Miss Mary Sharp.
Entertainment for Juveniles.
! The convention of the American
National Retail jewelers. Association.
which will be held here Tuesday,
Wednesday and Thursday of this
week will be provocative of much en-
pertaining and many brilliant social
affairs committee of prominent
| local women to assist IN entertaining
the guests Is being made up, and they
will figure conspicuously in the va
rious receptions and the like. On Mon
day evening a reception to President
Steele f. Roberts, OF Pittsburg, will
be given at the Jefferson Hotel. and
on Wednesday evening, probably the
most brilliant event of the conven-
| ton Will be the reception and ball
that will be rendered the visitors by
the city and the Karat Club. A
charming event Will be the luncheon
! in honor OF the visiting women. at
which the local women will be hos
tesses. on Thursday. A grand finale
to the round of entertaining will be a
trip down the James on the steamer
Brandon on Friday.
In Honor of Miss Bcudar.
In compliment to Miss Louise Bou
dar. of Richmond. the charming
guest of Miss Rita Richardson. on
Paris Mountain. Mrs. John Russell
/ Paris Mountain, near Greenville, s.
! c.. Mrs. John Russell delightfully."- en-
tertained at bridge on Wednesday
morning at her home on Augusta
street. Greenville
/ The very attractive home was
thrown open, and four card tables
arranged in the adjoining front
rooms After the guests had met
the honor guest their places were
found at the tables, and an enthusi-
astic series Of games followed At /
O'Clock very tempting course lunch
con was served
Invited to meet Miss Boudar were
Miss Brine, Miss Ellen Poe, Miss All
cen MCGEE, Miss Margaret Lipscombe.
Miss Gertrude Baker. Miss Cart
wright. Miss Ethel Mahon. Miss Rita
Richardson, Miss Francis Strader.
Miss Gadsden. Miss Finlay, Miss Joe
Macbeth. Miss Caroline Vance, Miss
Cardwell. Miss Elizabeth Waddell.
I FellOws-Stearnex.
/ NEWPORT NEWS, July 5h.--Al-
| though every effort was made to keep
I the matter quiet and relatives were en-
! Joined to secrecy, the news of tie mar
\ rage yesterday afternoon of Miss Mary
Patton Stearnes. daughter OF Mr. and
Mrs. l.. +. Stearnes, OF this city. to
Prof. Edwin Fellows. of Norfolk, be-
came known to few last night The
marriage, which created all the more
/ surprise in view OF the fact that all
of tho members OF the brides FAM
! lily are away for the summer, was per-
! formed at the family home on West
| avenue yesterday afternoon at 4 O'Clock
and was witnessed eply by a. A. APP
! piewhite. a friend of the couple, and
Rev William G. Starr. pastor of Trim
ity Methodist church, who performed
the ceremony.
There We're no attendants and SO
+ quiet was the affair that NOT even the
immediate neighbors were aware OF
the fact that q wedding had been So
emnized. Immediately after the cere-
mony, Mr.. and Mrs. Fellows left for
Norfolk where Mrs. Fellows Ia to sing
to morrow at a church service before
leaving for Pulaski county to join Mrs,
| Stearnes,
1t was reported last night that the
marriage was In the nature OF run
away match and occurred without the
knowledge of Miss Stearnes' parents.
This was deried by relatives Of the
young lady, who stated that Mr.. and
1 >.
that the wedding was fully sanctioned
by them. However the fact OF the
marriage was not known even to the
close friends of the young lady and
came as a great surprise to them as
we'll as to society generally.
Miss Stearnes. who has lived in this
city for a number Of years and who
was weil-known in musical and social
circles, met Prof. Fellows In Norfolk
sometime ago when she went to that
city to continue her study of music.
The master and pupil soon formed a
friendship that ripened into love and
resulted in the romantic marriage yes
terday.
Prof. Fellows conducts vocal
studio in Norfolk and Is well-known
in musical circles In that city. He
has visited Newport News number
Of times as the guest at the Stearnes
horne and also has a number of friends
in this city. Prof. and Mrs. Fellows
will make their home in Norfolk on
their return from teir honeymoon.
Engagement Announced.
Mr. and Mrs. William p. De Saus-
sure announce the engagement of
their daughter, Estelle Logan, to Mr..
Lecin Morris Warren, the wedding
to take place early in September. Miss
De Saussure is prominent in social
and educational circles OF Richmond.
as we'll as in other Southern cities,
where she has visited and has been
much admired for her charm. She
Is widely related in Virginia and the
South and on the maternal side is a
member of the Logan family. Mr..
Warren, who is native of the East
ern Shore Of Virginia, has made his
homo In Richmond for the past few
years. The wedding. though a quiet
church affair, will be one of the most