The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-09-04


Sir. Perrin Improved.
s. II. Perrin. who has been Ill with
typhoid fever at his homo. French
Hay" in Hanover county, is now much
improved, and expects to resume his
work in Richmond very shortly.
Golden Wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas McLauchlan.
OF this city, celebrated their golden
wedding anniversary on Fri ay eve
ming at their home in this city. The
affair was u surprise planned by the
children of Mr.. and MRS. McLauchlun.
and only the imm ediate members of
the family were present for the oc-
casion. Mrs. McLauchlan was for
merly Miss Annie L. Myers. daughter
OF the late Alexander and Margaret
Myers, OF Charles City county. and
her marriage was celebrated Septem-
Der !. 1861. at old Salem Church.
Captain Robert Wright. who acted as
best man at the wedding fifty years
ago. was present Friday evening. and
the family who gathered for the event
were Eugene Desportes. DR.. Bell Des-
portes, Mr.. and Mrs. II. V. Desportes.
Mr.. and Mrs. L w. Allen. Mr and Mrs.
Joe II. Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. S. ]. Roy
ster and Garland McLauchlan. Their
other son. William McLauchlan. Of
New York. was unable to be present.
Mr.. and Mrs. McLauchlan are OF
distinguished Scottish descent. and are
we'll known in this city. where they
have made their homo for number
of years past
Entertained in Suffolk.
Miss Carlyn Bottigheimer. OF this
city. who is visiting Miss Blanche
Lehman in Suffolk. was guest Of honor
at an informal bridge whist party
given by her hostess on Friday morn
ing at her home on Bank Street The
first prize was won by Miss Doris
Jones, and Miss Bottigheiner was pre-
sen,ed with an opera bag.
Those playing were Misses Carlyn
Bottighelmer and Miss Bette Bottig-
Norfolk; Doris and Emma Jones.
Katherine Brothers. Mary whedlce.
Julia Freeney and Miss Lehman.
Daughters to Meet.
The FIRST fall meeting OF the Rich
mond Chapter. United Daughters Of
the Confederacy. will be held on We'd
nesday morning. September 10. at II
o'clock In Lee Camp Hall. Delegates
to the Roanoke convention will be
elected and all members OF the chap
ter are urged TO be present at this
meeting.
Leaving for Florida.
Mrs. Y. a. Hurt and Miss Lottie May
Hurt will leave town on Tuesday for
Sanford, Fla. where they will be the
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Lavernc
Hurt Mrs. Hurt and Miss Hurt. who
Will spend several weeks in the South.
will also visit St. Augustine. Jack
sonville and Palm Beach before re-
turning to Richmond next month
Mrs. Maupin Honored.
Mrs. w. VI. Martin was the hostess
OF reception on Wednesday after
noon at her home complimentary to
Mrs. Charles Maupin. OF Richmond Mrs
w. $. Trinkle met the guests at the door
and ushered them into the reception
rom. where Mrs. Martin was assisted
in receiving by Mrs. Charles Maupin
and Mrs. James w. Sexton, OF Houston
Tex. Mrs. NJ L Harrison assisted in
the library, where Mrs. Ernest Robin
son served punch. Both rooms were
decorated in profusion OF white
flowers and ,evergreens. Mrs. Z. Lee
Trinkle, Mrs. Frank Highley and Miss
Katie Miller did the honors in the
dining room, where the color scheme
OF green and white was carried olt
the table having for its eentrepiece a
large basket OF white flowers COM
bined with graceful! sprays OF smiiax
Miss Ellis Engaged.
Major and Mrs. william Munford
i@isAo nave i!lc
OF their daughter. Margaret Lang
horne. to Charles H. Topping, of New
York City The wedding Will take
place the latter part of September at
the home OF the brides parsnts. "Madi-
SON." near Shawsvine. Montgomery
county.
Guests of Mrs. Carter.
Miss Camilla Wexford and Miss
Katherine, Hagan. who have been Wis
itinr Mrs. Taylor Scott at her home
in Warrenton for the past two weeks.
are now visiting Mrs. Carter, also of
that place. They Will return to Rich
mond September Is. Misses Wexford
and Hagan We're among the Richmond
girls attending the two big balls given
in Warrenton last week. and have been
entertained a great deal during their
stay In that place.
Approaching Wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles r. Steinbach
have Issued invitations for the mar
riase of their daughter, Maggie Louise,
to Martin Oscar Fettig, the ceremony
to take place on Thursday evening. Sep
TENDER Z, al halr-after . o'clock. at the
residence of the brides parents, on
Mechanicsville Turnpike.
OF interest Here.
Says the Norfolk Landmark of Fri
day morning:
Invitations have been issued by Mr..
and Mrs. Herman Steinbesser. OF Phil
adelphia. for the marriage Of their
daughter. Elsa. and Arthur Clarico
Freeman. of Norfolk. The ceremony
Will be performed on the evening OF
Tuesday, September 10. at : o'clock. at
the Roosevelt, Philadelphia. A recep-
ton will follow the ceremony at S
o'clock at the Roosevelt. Mr.. Free
man and his bride will be al home after
November l at the Arlington.
Miss Steinbeisser. who is of dist!n-
guished German descent Is one of
Philadelphias most charming and ac-
complished young women. Mr.. Free
man is member OF the oldest families
of this State, and on his maternal side
is connected with the well-known Blow
and Allen Il miles Of Nirrinia his