The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-18

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their daughter. Miss Eleanor Wing
| field. to society. Tho reception Will be
u very handsome affair. and Will be
given In the Wingfield home, AT West
| Franklin Street
Mrs Charles a. Blanton Will enter
tain tho debutantes of this season and
! last at tea next Friday afternoon at
! half after o'clock In her home 500
| West Grace Street. Tho affair is in
! honor OF Miss Frances Bemiss and
! Miss Doris Jones.
| ChrIstmns Ounces.
Some Very attractive society ar
| fairs of the week for the very young
| society folks Will be the childrea's
| Christmas party on Friday night in
| Belvidere Hall and two dances 70. the
| boys and girls home from school for
| tho holidays. The dances Will be
given by Miss Ella Binford. The chill
/ dren's party is an annual affair, with
| favors brought from Philadelphia, and
all the smart and fashionable little
people In town attend It, dancing from
to o'clock on Friday evening be-
| fore every Christmas.
| Tho dances from 10 IL both Fri
| day and Saturday nights arc for tho
| boys and girls home from school, and
\ s. n
! OF tho boys and girls are invited. and
! decorations viii carry out the hou-
| day idea.
Meeting To-day.
! ST Johns Circle OF Kings pauEh-
tors will hold their regular meeting
! and annual pound party at the home
OF Mrs. Ramon B. Garcln, 26ls East
Broad Street, this afternoon at 4
| o'clcck- All members IRE asked to at
tend this meeting.
or Interest Here.
Says recent issue OF the Wash
! ington Post:
Mrs. Benjamin f. Piison announces
the engagement OF her second daugh-
ter. Miss zclma Pilson. to Ensign
| Robert Pollok Cutler. Jr., U. s. N
| The marriage. which will take place
| on January II ct the residence of Mrs
| Pilson. Leroy Street and Phelps Place,
VIII be very quiet. owing to deep
mourning.
Mr.. Cutler is attached to tho U. s.
S. Mississippi, now Mt the Philadelphia
| Navy Yard"
Miss Pilson formerly made her homo
In Richmond. and her engagement Is
| OF much interest here She Is 4 lovely
! GIRL and has been much admired in
| Washington society.
Inrried In Washington.
| The marriage OF Miss Nellie May
| Beville and James II. Roark was cele-
hrated on Wednesday. December 10, in
| Washington. Mr.. and Mrs. Roark will
shortly return to this city. where they
| expect to make their home.
LnwrenceviIle Wedding.
| yellow and white chrysanthemuns
against background of running
cedar and Christmas green's will deco
ratio st. Andrews Episcopal Church In
| I4awrenceville this evening at half
| after 8 o'clock for tho marriage of
Miss Ella Morrison wilkins. daughter
| Of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Lewis wilkins
and Harry Warourton Dobson. OF New
| port News. Rev. A. P, Gray. Jr.. rector
| OF the church, will officiate, ana Mrs
Gray Will play the wedding march
! from "Lohengrin- as n professional
and ITO Wild Rose" during the
ceremony.
Miss Louise Gray wilkins will be
hcr sisters maid OF honor, and Walter
Dobson. brother of the groom. Will act
| as beet man. The maid OF honor will
wear a manipulated white messalinc
gown, with a black picture haR, and
will carry an armful OF yellow roses.
The bridesmaids. who include Misses
Lucy Meade, Flora Allen, Resale
Turnbull. Ellen Douglas Gray, Eliza
beth Tyler and Lulu Eppes, will wear
gowns or white SILK with trimmings
of yellow messaline. They also Will
carry bouquets OF yellow roses
Tho bride. who Will enter the
church with her father. will wear
lovely gown OF soft whito satin. The
bodice will be trimmed in real lace
and pearls. and her tulle veil Will be
arranged with lilies Of the valley. Her
bouquet will be a shower of Bride
roses and lilies Of the valley. Little
Margaret and sallla Wilkins, Emma
and Mary Hicks will hold the ribbons
end Bess Hicks will carry the ring.
They will wear frooks OF yellow silk
The groomsmen will Include r. B.
Tyler, w. B. Agnew, c. D. Turnbull,
w. L. Hartwell, ]. b. Waller and DR..
J. B. Mallory.
Immediately following the ceremony
reception will be given the bridal
party at Windsor" the lovely old
home of the brides parents. House
decorations Will be In Christmas
green's holly and mistletoe, and Mr..
Dobson and his bride will leave at
midnight for Washington. Guests
from q distance Will include Misses
Lulu Eppes. Lilen Douglas Gray, ELI
zabeth Tyler, Nell Lewis, Mrs Budweil
Rtddick. Walter pobson, Culyer Jen-
kins and DR.. Robert Davis.
Marriage Announced.
Joseph j. Meyer announces tho mar
riage of his daughter, Pauline Cor