The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-13
Society

MIR. Melville G. Branch will be host OF
a stag dinner at the Commonwealth
1 Club Saturday evening in honor of Mr..
! Arthur Glasgow. of London. England,
/ who with his wife and little daughter
Is spending several weeks here as the
guest of his father-in-la law, MI John
p. Branch. The dinner will be very
| handsome affair in all OF Its appoint
ments The dining-room will be cur
tanned In smilax, against which bay
| trees and palms will form background
| for the table, which will he arranged
with pink roses and lilies of the valley.
The guests will number about twenty
five.
Attend Hunt Meet and Hop.
At the weekly meet of the Riverside
Hunt Club. of Petersburg, on Saturday
afternoon, Miss Anne Keith Royal and
Miss Lettice Woodward, of this city,
will be among the riders. Miss Wood
ward win ride Captain NJ. c. Jackson's
fine hunter, Black Sox, and Miss Royal
Will have as her mount the sterling lit
| tie hunter, Her Grace. owned by Mr..
L. b. Sydnor. There will be an un-
usually large field out In honor of the
| visiting girls.
Receiving at the hop and reception
I following the hunt AT the clubhouse
| will be: Mesdames Ashton w. Gray,
T. r. Heath, J. r. Jolly. p. r, Roper,
F. c. Spencer. Hatcher Seward. Misses
Margaret Gill, Mary S. Bunting, Mary
r. Meade, May b. Claiborne, Alice Spi-
Ger and Maud HOODS.
| For Misses White and Branch.
! Mrs. Adolph Dill Williams. of 500
! West Franklin street will entertain on
! Wednesday afternoon January Is. in
! honor of Miss Zayde Branch and Miss
| Emma Gray White. Her guests will be
| the members of the younger set, In
| Guiding the debutantes of this and the
past few seasons. and the young ma
| irons.
Luncheon for Visitors.
Miss Chloe Tyler Cooke, Of Baltf-
more, and Miss Isabel Parkinson, of the
University of Virginia, were the honor
! guests at an attractive bridge luncheon
/ given by Miss Isabel Carter at the
Country Club Friday afternoon.
Luncheon was served at small tables
in the sun parlor, which was deco
rated in bay trees. The tables were
ornamented with center vases OF pink
roses and mignonette. Covers were
laid for eighteen guests. including
chiefly the debutantes OF the season.
Marriage Announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Tiffany have an
nounced the marriage of their daugh-
ter, NJ. Elizabeth, to Mr.. Albert Creigh-
ton Stone, son OF Professor Ormond
Stone, of the University of Virginia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stone will reside at Mr..
Stones country home in Fairfax coun-
ty, Va.
Bridge Party of Interest.
Mrs. Herbert n. Anderson and Miss
| Lisa Deane Anderson entertained at
a bridge party at their home in Alex
andria. Va, on Wednesday afternoon
| in honor Of Mrs, Claude A Swan
| son, of Washington, and Mrs. Cum
| bingham Hall, of Richmond. The
| prizes were won by Mrs. G.. s. French
/ and Mrs. G.. L. Boothe.
| The guests were: Mesdames Will
liam j. Boothe, G.. L. Boothe. T. w.
Robinson, Hugh Mcclure, w. b.
Smoot T. M. Jones, J. NJ. Jones' Rich
ard Gibson. G.. S. French, A. y.
Brockett, r. S. Barrett, c. c. Carlin,
l.. f. Barley, and T. B. Cochran.
! Mrs. Swanson returned to Washing
- ton Wednesday evening. and was the
guest of honor at bridge luncheon
j given by Mrs. Charles b. Howery
of that city. on Thursday.
( Miss Caskie Entertained.
G Miss Maude Caskie, of Lynchburg /.
+ the guest of Miss Hili, of 1906 Han
= over avenue. Miss Caskie has beer
:, much entertained during er-sta,
y in Richmond. Among the affairs
luncheon at the Country Club Friday
s afternoon.
e Concerning MFR. Page.
o Says the Washington Post of Fri
d day morning: Mr.. Thomas Nelson
d Page will be the guest of honor o
the Congressional Club this afternoon
n and will deliver an address at
y O'Clock. Mrs. Albert j. Beveridge
- Mrs. Duncan L. Fletcher and Mrs
= Irvine l.. Lenroot will receive tn
7. guests. and Mrs J. J. Richardson
Il and Mrs. Crowninshield will assis
>. at the tea tables.
Miss Scott HonOred.
Miss Fanny Scott was the guest O
honor at an attractive luncheon giveY
by Mr.. Robert L. Peyton, Jr.. Thurs
day afternoon. A silver vase of pinl
carnations formed the centrepiece, anC
similar flowers We're arranged abou
the table.
Ie Covers were laid for eight. and thost
II present were: Miss Scott, Mrs Thoma
= n. Purcell. Misses. Camilla. >Weilfort.
n Elsie Harrison, Edith Donnan, Elsi,
% Parrish, Isabelle Carter and Mrs
10 Pegton.
l. Entertained in New York
se Misses Rosena and Marie Stein