The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-05-16
Society

One of the most brilliant affairs OF
the year in the annals of the Wom-
ans Club was the closing musicale in
the auditorium OF the John Marshall
High School on Monday evening. The
audience was a large and fashionable
one, including club members and their
friends. Mrs. Walter c. Mercer was
given quite an ovation as soloist OF
the evening, and the numbers by the
Richmond Philharmonic Orchestra
We're received with much applause.
Inc program was well chosen and
enthusiastically received. Mrs Mercer.
who has strong soprano voice that
Is both resonant and sweet, sang q
charming group of songs, consisting of
Little House O'Dreams." by Metcalf;
Land OF the Sky Blue Water" by
Cadman, and Cuckoo" by Lucy Leh-
mann. As an encore she sang the ex-
acting but fascinating little song viii
O the Wisp.' by spross.
/ Mr.. w. Henry Baker. conductor OF
the Philharmonic Orchestra, has AN
orchestra of which any leader might
be proud. These musicians have been
/ neard in series of concerts in the
this city during the wilmer, but never
more pleasantly than on Monday eve
ming. The group, composed of Nor
wegian Dance No. g." by Greig; Pig
zicato Serenade.'' by Baker, and
Scarf Dance" by Chaminade, proved
most popular under Mr.. Bakers skill
ful direction. Mrs +. A. Hoen was
chairman of the concert
! Open Country Home
! Mr.. and Mrs. J. Scott Parrish have
| closed their town house. e2S East
franklin street. and have opened
! their beautiful country home. Mini
I borya Just outside OF town. for the
tate spring and summer months. Mrs
/ Parrish's mother. Mrs. George +.
| Winch, who has been spending the
winter at the Chesterfield. Is also at
"Miniborya" for the warm season.
Spend Summer Abroad.
| Professor and Mrs r. r. Andrews
and their son and daughter, OF Wash
| ington, d. G.. will gail for Europe on
June 3. and will return to this country
early in October. Professor and Mrs.
Anderson have leased their country
home in Fairfax county. Va. for the
summer to Mr. Richardson Gibson, a
brother OF Mrs. Preston Gibson.
VIII Celebrate Patrick Henry's
! Birthday.
The Commonw wealth Chapter, Daugh-
ters of the American Revolution,
Z bAEA iit Gap1UGN AFTERNOON
the home OF Mrs. u. r. Williams. on
Park avenue, decided to hold its next
I meeting on May 20, the birthday OF
Patrick Henry Interesting features
/ In celebration Of the birth OF this
great Revolutionary orator will char
acterize the meeting. which will be
1 held at the residence of Mrs. G. y.
/ Wingfield, at 467 West Franklin
street.
/ a number of new members We're re-
ported to the chapter meeting or.
MONDAY. They were Mrs. William H.
| Smith, transferred from the Button
Gurnette Chapter of Columbus. Ga. !,
Mrs, A a. Booth. transferred from the
I Dorothy Henry Chapter. OF Danville,
/ Va, Misses Mary Eta kidwell anu
! Annie Katharine hidwell. transit erred
from the National Society of Wash
/ ington, ID. g; Mrs +. L. Conquest.
| Mrs. r. A Dunlop. of Richmond, and
Mrs. Thomas Smith Shepherd and
Miss Willard Josephine Wright, from
the Fredericksburg Chapter. Further
plans for the historical library TO be
presented 10 the John Marshall High
School were discussed. and eontribu-
ton WAS forwarded TO the Mountain
Mission. in which the chapter is much
| interested.
sail for Europe.
Miss Willie r. Schooler Miss Bees
sic L. Broun and party will sail for
Europe on June from New York
| by the Pannona Of the Cunard Line.
| They will touch at Gibraltar on June
I ID ard will spend several months
/ touring Western Europe and the Brit
I ish Isles Returning. they will leave
| London on saturday, August H. ar
| irving In New York ten days later
I Among thaGp in hg he
/ Miss w r. Schooler. Miss Bessie l..
| Broun and Miss Mary q, Amber, OF
! Fredericksburg; Mrs. Warner Wood
and daughter. OF Pennington" near
/ Charlottesville. Miss Lille Woods.
! Charlottesville, Miss Jean Dunning
! ton, University of Virginia; Mics Ag-
1 mes Winchester. Fort smith, Ark.
I MtsA esoEn.elia Shields. EichTr,ni4es !,
Miss de Barros, Hackensack. y. j.;
Miss Lea, Fieksburg, Miss; Miss An
| derson, Jacksonville. Fla.
! Richmond Branch to Meet.
| The regular MAY meeting OF the
/ Richmond branch of the Southern AS
! ISOLATION OF College Women will he
| held Wednesday afternoon at 4:3o
/ O'clock. at the home OK. Mrs Melu.na
| Branch, corner Of Harrison and
| Franklin streets.
/ Engagement Announced.
! MIR. and Mrs. ]. Fl. Duke, OF Car
! tersviile, Va, announce the engage
| ment and approaching marriage OF
! their daughter, Sallte Vincent, to Mr..
James II. Wade, OF Raphine. Rock
! bridge county, Va The marriage will
| take place on the i4th OF June in the
| Methodist church at Cartersville.
| Miss Caughy to sail on May ~
Miss Kathleen Gaughy, who has
! been spending several months in this
/ city With her aunts, the Misses Hig-
! gins will sail from New York on
May 27 to join her parents in Milan.
| Italy The Misses Higgins gave a
reception in Miss Caughy's honor on
! Tuesday evening. Miss Eliza beth Rie-
side. OF WaShinHtnn. with Nha.r1 Miss