The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-25

J. ID. Johnston, Roanoke, Va. and Miss
Margaret Ramsay, Norfolk, Va.
Mayor and Mrs. Richardson Entertain.
Mayor and Mrs. David G. Richardson
will entertain Wednesday evening at
their home. on Monument avenue, at a
handsomely appointed dinner in honor
of Governor and Mrs Mann. The ia
bic will be arranged with center
piece Of pink roses and ferns and with
candelabra shaded in pink and silver.
Ferns and palms will be used about
the halls and parlors.
Those present will be Governor and
Mrs. Mann, Lieutenant Governor and
Mrs J. Taylor Ellyson, Colonel and
Mrs. ID. O. James, General and Mrs w.
w Sale, Colonel c. l.. Kidd and Miss
Richardson, and Mayor and Mrs. Rich
ardson. '
For Miss Harrison.
Mrs. Harry w. Hazard has issued
invitations for breakfast at the JEFF
ferson Hotel on Wednesday afternoon.
February /, at / O'Clock, in honor of
her debutante niece. Miss Elsie Harri-
son.
Handsome Bridge Party.
Mrs. Joseph NOEL. formerly of
Richmond. but now of winston Salem.
n. c., who Is spending several weeks
at the Jefferson hotel. gave beau
tiful bridge party at the Jefferson
Tuesday afternoon.
The card tables, of which there
were eight. we're arranged in the main
drawing room. Mrs. Edward Mayo
and Mrs. Allan Donnan were awarded
the prizes. After the game a delight
full collation. was served in the palm
room, which was decorated in pink
flowers in baskets and vases in addi-
ton to the many handsome plants.
Mru NnplHg MQGda q
Ashton Starke, A. d. Williams. Wal
Ter Morton, Henry Cabell. w. Fl. Pal
mer Allan Donnan, Philip Edward
Johnson, Edward Mayo, Corydon SUIT
ton, Douglas Nanderhoof, Levin
suynes. Barksdale Lathrop, Frank c.
Woodward, Ewing caches. Lucy
Hayes Buttrick, 7. William Pember
ton. Beirne Blair. Carroll Montague.
Churchill Young. Mrs. Male, of Or
ange. Va; Mrs. Carroll. of Covington.
KY: Mrs. Thomas Manly, of Winston
Salem. n. c.. Misses Berta Peasants.
May Jones, Aileen Stokes, Sadie SUIT
ton. jamie Wingo. Mary Lyons. Miss
Harcomb. of Danville, Va. and Miss
Bosh. OF Hagerstown. Md.
In Honor of Mrs. Carter.
Mrs. Alfred Ball Carter, who moved
| to Richmond last fall, after selling
| her beautiful estate. Selma" near
Stanton. and is now domiciied at
| i101 West Franklin street. was the
guest of honor at a large and attrac-
tive reception given by Miss Mamie
B. Jones at her home, ia East
| Franklin street, Tuesday afternoon
from TO 7 o'clock. Miss Jones re-
| ceived the hundred or more guests
with Mrs Carter and Mrs. Douglas
Forrest.
The dining room and front parlor
| were beautifully decorated in pink
roses and carnations, and numerous
old-fashioned silver candelabra. with
pink shades. Miss Jones has SO many
of these attractive old family candle
labra that her house has been named
by friends The House of the Thous-
and Candles" Never were they seen
to a better advantage than on Tues
day afternoon when their soft glow
among the palms and flowers was
very striking. In the back parlor.
the decorations were effected in red
flowers and crimson lights
Stag Buffet Dinner
Captain William r. johnson was
hast at a large buffet dinner al the
Jefferson Hotel Tuesday evening The
guests assembled in the east drawing
room, and dinner was served later
in the evening in the smoker, which
was beautiful decorated for the occa-
sion.
Those invited were Major Drewry,
Colonel j. b. Purcell, John NJ. Miller,
j. s. Elicit. e. d. Taylor, Judge
George Is.HChristiaT.r William s. Rob
ertson, .. s. Weisiger, A. b. Guigon,
Charles j. Anderson. w. r. johnson,
Jr., j. Pegram Johnson, Francis L.
Johnson. Venahle Johnson, James
Caskie, o. II. Bemiss, John l.. Will
liams, Decatur Axtell. George w.
Stevens. John G. Freeman, J. III. Estes,
John w. Harrison. Samuel w. Meek
Langhorne Putney, Lewis III. Blair,
\. w. Bowe. Charles Burnett Charles
e. Wingo. Colonel w. Gordon Nc
Cabe, w. p. Poythress. Colonel w. A.
Watkins, Corydon Sutton, Action Ca
bell. Colonel T. M. r.. Talcott Mr..
Baughman. Colonel A. S. Buford,
Henry T. Wicker. Judge S. b. Witt
John Rutherford, Colonel Archer
Anderson. Preston Cooke. Charles Sell
den. DR.. .. W. p Brock. Harry Fra.
sier, John p. Branch, James N. Boyd
Peter II. Mayo. Charles Davenport
and Gideon Davenport.
Meade--Barksdlalc.
Grace Episcopal church will be the
scene of beautiful wedding Wednes-
day evening at 6 O'Clock. when Miss
Annie Lewis Barksdale, daughter of
Mrs. Priscilla Read and the late
Claiborne Bark sdale, will be married
to MIR. Benjiman l.. Meade. of Dur
ham. Nc, Palms and altar candles
will decorate the church. and the Rev
Lafidon r. Mason kill perform the
ceremony Mr.. Philip Powers will
preside at the organ, playing the
wedding march and appropriate Sc
lections
Mrs. J. NJ NJ. Gregory Will be the
matron of honor and Miss Elizabeth
Read Barksdale maid of honor. They
will wear lovely gowns of pale green
messaline. yelled in crepe and trimm-
ed In pearls. and will carry Ameri-
can Beauty roses. Little Misses Mary
Barksdale Gregory and Sue Gordon
will he the flower girls. Their frocks
are charming affairs of white chif-
fon and lace over green slips. and
their flowers will be baskets Of sweet
peas. Mr.. Lewis r.. Harvie will be
the groom's best man, and the ush-
ers will include Messrs. Norman r.
Jones. Everard Meade. Gordon Har-
vie. of Richmond; Jack Meade. of
Taxewell. Keith Taylor. OF Amelia.
and Severn Nottingham, OF Norfolk.
The bride will enter with her BROTH
er-in-law Mr.. j. NJ. Gregory. who
will give her in marriage. She will
wear gown OF chiffon over white
satin with pearl trimmings and will
carry lilies OF the vallsy and orchids
Following the ceremony there will
be q small reception At the home Of