The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-07-03
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pieces of the Wednesday Club, for they
anticipate greater things. not only
unsteady. but socially, from these con-
certs than heretofore. And this il say
ing great deal when one recalls the
three successful concerts of the past
\ spring. and the distinguished audi
ence that assembled to hear the grand
opera singers. These concerts not only
attract the fashionable folk. Of Rich
nond. but are attended by quite
number of prominent out town peo-
pie, for whom good deal of handsome
entertaining Is done
The subscription membership list
| in the club for 1911-12 mciuoes many
and. indeed. is largely made UP Of the
names of people, prominent in social
activities here. This membership list
bears the same relation 10 the wed
nesday Club concerts that the list OF
patrons or patronesses does to any
| other affair. And since this list com
! nleie to date, has been published there
can be no doubt OF the brilllancy from
! social standpoint OF the concert next
| spring.
! Miss Rena Angus King of 61l West
Grace Street, has returned to the city
! after a visit in Greensboro. n. q.
| of Mr. G. NJ. Lee. While in Green's
boro. Miss King attended the Donnelly-
Lea marriage, and was otherwise de-
lightfuily entertained.
I viii Wed in November.
Prominent among the autumn we'd
dings will be that Of Miss Mary M.
Wylic, daughter OF Mrs. William a.
Wyiie, of Baltimore. to MI ). Biouh,
4 Mason, Jr., formerly of Richmond, bnt
now of New York. November has been
decided OH as the month in which
the wedding will take place, and II
will be celebrated very quietly In BAL
timore. Though the marriage Will be
a quiet affair. it will be most inter-
esting in Richmond. where Mr.. Mason.
who is the son of Mr.. and Mrs .,
Blount Mason. Is well-known. and
throughout the State In whose AFFAIRS
the Mason family has figured 80 con-
spicuously from Colonial days,
Dinner in London.
The American Ambassador and Mrs.
Reid gave dinner at dorchester
House In London last Thursday even
ing. which was remarkable because
Of the number OF Americans present,
several OF whom are well-known to
society here, in addition to a long list
of prominent titled Englishmen. The
dinner was in the nature of rare
we'll to the Duke OF Connaught, VINO
is leaving after the Kings visit 10
Ireland. Scotland and Wales for Can
ada 10 assume inc toNe'ioi Ne''S'"i
ship.
There were f20 diners. and among
them were Mrs. Lewis Harcourf, Mrs
. Charles =. Taft and Miss Taft the
special American Ambassador, MT
John Hays Hammond and Mrs. Ham
mond Mr.. Robert Bacon. the Amerl-
can Ambassador to France, and Mrs
Bacon, MIR John Ridgely Carter, thf
American Minister to Roumania. ant
Mrs Carter. Mrs. Joseph Chamberlain
Mr. j. Pierpont Morgan, MIR. and Mrs
Walter Burns. Mr.. and Mrs. Temple
ton Croker and Miss Jennie Crocker
Mrs John Astor, Mr.. and Mrs WALDORF
Aston nee Miss Mamie Laughorne. O.
~ VIRGINIA, Mrs. Stanford White, Mrs
L r. Townsend. Mrs. II. G. Boiling, Mrs
r A. Drexel and MIR. and Mrs. w. E
/. Dodge.
( Post--McCaw.
The leading social event OF to-da,
$ will be the marriage of Miss Ethe
L McCaw, daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs
G Thomas Wilcox McCaw, to Mr.. Philil
} Tiilinghast Post which viii be quiet
. ly celebrated this afternoon at
:, o'clock at the home of the bride
q S2S IL West Grace street. The cere
y mony will be witnessed by only rela
. tives. n few intimate friends and out
of-town guests, AS a bride-elect Mis-
' McCaw has been much entertained
- and among the affairs given in he
u honor was a luncheon at the Hermi
: tage Club last Wednesday, at whiel
> her aunt, Mrs. John Wingo, was hos
q tess.
I Engagement Announced.
u An engagement Of much interes
= recently announced. il that OF Mis-
l. Frank Hanes, daughter OF Mr.. an
@ Mrs. =. II. Hanes, of Winston Salem
Il N. c.. to Mr.. John III. Schoolfield, Jr
Is of Danville, Va. Announcement c
s. the engagement was made at a recep
y ton given by the bride-elect's par
q apts at THEM home+3n Winston rSale,s
whenY little ssssesb@ss. made OF ic
n cream and bearing under their arm
1t a newspaper extra, containing the an
II nouncement, were placed at tn
y guests places. The decorations /
" the dining room were especially al
lie tractive. The centre table was lai
F. with an Irish point lace cover an
le the centrepiece was OF sweetpeas an
r maidenhair ferns.
. Miss Hanes Is very attractive CIR
and is popular in the social life {
Wfnston-S Salem. Mr.. Schoofield IL tn
It son of Mr.. and Mrs John II. Schoo
r. field, and belongs to a prominent VII
IN ginia family.
n Rawls-Guthrie.
n. The wedding of Miss Ella Shipma
IS Guthrie, daughter OF Mr.. and Mr.
~ James II. Guthrie. TO DR.. Joel Rawl
Is tof Crystal River. Fla, took place la
4, 4 "Wednesday evening at-tit, home-o OF II
10 bride in Lyuchburg The ceremor
= was performed BY Dr. w. W. Hami
~ ton. Miss Erma Saunders, Of Eve
50 etts, Va, was the maid OF honor, an
- DR.. John w. Abbitt, of Norfolk, W,
"a the groom's best man.
:. Tbs brtSs a FORMER student OF II
~ Woman's College here. and was
~ member of the Delta Alpha Sigma s,
,'' rority. DIR. Rawls belongs to
- prominent Virginia family, and w.
:. !. graduated from q medical college
= this city several years ago.
Entertained at Blue Ridge SUNNI
70 Mrs. John Shelton williams
= spending the summer at her homs
~ Blue Ridge Summit. Pa. whers 4
gates of the warm season are
&c full swing Mrs. NJ. H. Pilling.
AZ Washington, entertained at lrncheo
Az rat her cottage" near CHAIRMAN on ia
!. Wednesday. when her guests inclu,
- cd Mrs. John Sketon Williams.
~ this city; Mrs. .. II. Boise. Mrs.
u -.pI Teton Wilson. Mrs. c. E. Curti
e. and Mrs Nuttall. OF Baltimore.
~ Open Cottage For July.
IN Mrs Kate Waller Barrett, AItss Ii
Garrett and Miss Kitty Barrett ha
opened their cottage at Cape Hen