The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-16
Society

Mrs. j. Jordan Leake was hostess
at a buffet luncheon at the Common
wealth Club Thursday at . o'clock in
honor of Mrs. Mayhem Cunningham.
of Savannah, Ga. Decorations were
in pink roses and sweetpeas, with
ferns and Southern smilax. Mrs.
Leake received with Mrs. Cunningham
and Mrs. Barton Wise. She was as
sisted in entertaining by Mrs. Egbert
q. Leigh, Jr., Mrs, Edward Caring
ton Mayo Mrs. William James Walk
err Miss Ella Cooke. Miss Marian Har-
ris Miss Gabrielle Page, Misses Della
and Nellie Tompkins, Mrs. John =.
Leary and Miss Mary Beirne.
/ There were about eighty guests.
Dinner Party.
Mrs. Fred Scott is giving a large
dinner party Thursday evening in
honor Of Miss Zsyde Branch and Miss
Isabel Carter.
In Ho roonf mfw mfw my
In Hon1r of Visitors.
beautiful reception was given
"Wednesday afternoon by Mrs. Austin
II. Burr at her home, 2006 Monument
avenue, In honor of Miss Peek, of Will
mington, N c., and Miss Edna Dun
! lips decorated the parlors and recep-
( ton hall. In the dining room lilies
/ of the valley and violets were arrang-
/ ed to form. an attractive centerpiece.
and the lights were shaded in white
and silver.
/ Mrs Burr was assisted in receiving
4 by Miss Peck, Miss Durham. Mrs.
+ Oliver j. Sands and Mrs. Malvern c.
Patterson. .
/ Debutantes Entertained.
Miss Ella Buck entertained the
: RI .h1t inf Of of
noon at her mothers apartment at
the Berkeley.
Lecture at Wornan's Club.
< An interesting lecture will be given
at the Womans Club Saturday even
ing at $50 o'clock by George A.
Plimpton, treasurer of the executive
board Of Columbia University Mr.
: Plimpton !s a well-knoWn biographer
/ and speaker. He will spend the week
end in RichLaond, and will address the
students OF Richmond College Monday
morning. Each club member is privi-
legged to invite q gentleman escort for
the lecture Sat friday night,
Wedding of Interest.
/ OF much interest here is the mar
riaee of Miss Virginia Pierce and Mr.
Warren jefferson Cunningham, whic h
was recently celebrated at the home
of the brides aunt. Mrs y. II. Wilson.
i IN Nashville. Tenn.
The bridal party was led by two
pretty children. the brides nieces,
Margaret Pierce. and her cousin. Mary
Wilson, who held the ends OF broad
white satin ribbons to form an aisle
! terminating in fluffy bows of the rib
bon in which sprays Of pink swee,
! peas were caught. The little girls
appeared in dainty white pique II tcks
tri'~-Ned with embroidered bands.
They were followed by four girl
/ frienas Of the bride. who also served
as ribbon bearers, and who We're
Misses Mergiana Johnson. Jimmie
Taylor. Of Louisville; Mary Hollins and
Margaret Weber. who wore costumes
! vi iestei-tinted silk.
Mr. Cunningham was attended by
T Mr. fu'ian PEOPLES as best man, and
the bridesmaids Were the brides
niece Miss Mary Meek. OF Richmond.
and Mr.. Cunningham sister. Miss
GIennie Cunningham.
The bride entered with her brother,
!. Mr. Roy ]. Pierce, who gave her away
in marriage. She was lovely in a
travelling costume of dark blue basket
weave cloth, with chiffon blouse in
harmonizing colors. hand-em broider-
ed. Her hat was a dark blue velvet
! turban trimmed with Persian silk and
F
cite WAS an heirloom cameo necklace.
Her bouquet was lilies of the valley
and Killarney roses.
Miss Cunningham's becoming gown
was a tan silk, finished with blue and
tan applique. Miss Meek's gown was
gray chiffon. embroidered in cut steel
and worn over old rose messaline,
Roth maids wore black velvet picture
hats and carried nuffs of smiiaX to
which were fastened clusters Of pink
sweet peas,
DIR. NacManus Lectures.
Ur. Dumas Manus gave a de-
iightful address Wednesday afternoon
before the members of the Woman q
Club on Irish Folk Lore" DIR. Mac
Manus is a native of Ireland. and his
poems and prose works reflect the
charm OF the Emerald Isle in a most
pleasing manner. He read selections