The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-27
Society


Barton H. Wise, Eugene Massie, Saun-
ders Hobson, Waller Morton, John.
Kerr Branch. Alfred Randolph. OF
Cheshire. Eng. John SHELTON VIII
liams. Henry Baskerville, Edward
Willis ~ ohm Harrison. William Henry
White, Arthur Glasgow, of London,
England; John Lyons, E. T. Harrison,
William Fl. Palmer. GOODWIN Boykin.
Pollard Cardoza, Corydon Sutton.
Allan Donnan. J. Nelson Steele, Alfred
r. Harris. Misses Mary Williams, Effie
Branch, Bessie watkins, Anna Lind
say, Gabrilla Page, Ella Cooke, Cally
Ryland, Nellie Tompkins ana Marion
Harris.
Reception to Misses Harris and Wood.
An attractive reception in honor
of Miss Ada Van Stone Harris, VINO
has recently come to Richmond from
Rochester, ". Y. to supervise the kim
dergarten and primary work in the
public schools here. ana Miss Florence
Ames Wood, of Froebel League Kin
dergarten Training School. N. ", Will
be given Friday evening from TO
8 O'Clock at II West Main street, by
the Alumnae Association of the Rich
mond Training School for Kinder
gartners.
Misses Talcott. Lou Belle Jones,
George Ryland and Estene de Saus-
sure will receive. Tea VIII be poured
by Mrs. C. E. Sydnor.
Miss Hickok Entertains.
Says the Baltimore Sun of Friday:
Miss Nathalie Walker. OF Brook
line, Mass, was the guest of honor
at a handsomely appointed luncheon
given yesterday by Miss Rebecea
Hickok at her home. sc West Biddle
street. The other guests were: Misses
Juliana Brent Keyser. Margaret
Steele. Mabel Whitley. Margaret
Griffiss. Margaretta Hambleton, lisa
bel Rieman Thorn, Elizabeth Jencks.
Mary Graham Bowdoin, Anita War
field.
Blackmore--Foster
OF unusal interest viii be the mar
riage of MIR. Neville Blsckmore, of
Richmond and Miss Susie F. Foster
of Meridian, which will he quietly
celebrated at the home OF Mrs. j.
Tyler Jobson, 121 South Fifth street.
on Saturday.
Mr.. Blackmore is a son jof the late
James III. Blackmore. a confederate
veteran who was mshone's courier
at the battle of the Crater and dur
ing the latter years of the was was
and officer on General Matt Ransom 3
staff. Mr.. Blackmore now posses a
medal of honor which was given TO
his father for gallant conduct at the
battle of the Grated and which after
his fathers death was presented to
him by Col. Geo. s. Bernard. of Pet
ersburg. He Is a grandson of Col J.
l.. Darlington, who was we'll known
throughout Virginia as the owner
for years OF old Bowling Brook Hotel
in Petersburg. and the Exchange and
Ballard in Richmond
The bride-elect Is the daughter Of
Col. Edgar Foster a wealthy cotton
planter of Hankinson. Miss. Her
brothers Robert Foster. prominent
architect and Ohio Foster, live in
Memphis, Tenn. She lis a sister of
Miss Ada Foster of Peiahatchie. Miss.
who has national renown as maza-
zine writer of much ability.
Mr.. and Mrs. Blackmore will re-
side in this city where the former
holds a responsible position with-tite
Unredwood Typewriter Company.
At Home
Mrs G. J. Freddy and Miss Madge
Freddy, of 1911 Monument Avenue
will be at home Friday afternoon
from TO o'clock. Mrs. and Miss
Freedley's Friday at homes have
been delightful events of January.
In Honor of Mr.. Glasgow.
Mr. Arthur Glasgow. of London
England. will be the guest of honor
at a dinner at the Commonwealth
Club Saturday evening. given by Mr..
John Kerr Branch.
Miss Gordon Compiimented.
Miss Mary Seldom gave a most en-
joyabIe card party Tuesday evening
at her home in Swimming Point
Portsmouth. complimentary 10 her
guest, Miss Sue Knox Gordon. of Car
oline county, Va, who has many
friends in Richmond. The rooms were
hung r'Stiss trailing English fs-y' and
decorated with crimson carnations
and Sod candles. Progressive i've
hand ouchre was played. and the tally
cards were attractive little Japanese
figures. which were punched by Misses
Florence Nash and Sue Barron EN-
merson.
Enjoyable Social.
A very enjoyable as well as interest
Ing social affair Of the week WAS that
which was given on last Tuesday eve
nins by the As We Like 1t Social
Club at the hospitable home of MIR
Edward p. Foote, of Chimborazo Park
The home was attractive with its dec
orations of growing plants and cut
flowers. the color scheme of pink and
white being observed.
The club enjoyed an interesting in
formal talk by Mr.. Antoine ]. Gaulding
who has just returned from a sojourn
at Reno. New. taking for his subject
Where There Is a win. There Is a
Way to Break II, and Where There Is
q Kiss, There Is a Way to Take It,
After dancing and merry games of
various kinds delicious supper was
served, after which dainty little souve-
Mrs, filled with candy andA tied with
pink and white ribbons, We're pre-
scented TO the guests.
Those present were; Miss Hattie
Lorraine Britton with Antoine j. Gauld-
ing. Miss Hazel Howard with Bert
Foote, Miss Elizabeth Bahen with Edw
j. Foote. Miss Edna Herndon with John
O'Grady. Miss Louise Day with John
Fletcher. Miss Matilda Day with DR..
Fred Fletcher, Miss Margaret Taylor
with Milton Wrenn, Miss Margaret
Botto with Robert +. Brown. Jr.. Miss
Ethel Parrish with James Rice. Miss
Helen Epps with Wesley Lowe. Miss
Dexter Parrish with Harry Longs
worth. Miss Ella Gaulding with Earl
Strang. Miss Margaret Grace with
William Fletcher. Miss Nellie Mcclure
with Bernard Jones, Miss Stasia Nc
Namara with Melvin O'Grady. Miss
Bertha Rice with Louis McDonough
and Miss Mabel Epps with Leonard
Quarles. The AFFAIR was chaperoned
No Mrs O'Grady. Mrs Gauldfng and