The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-03-29
Society

iyus ~. IL. TOT the marriage OF pfa
daughter. Hildegarde. to Mr.. J. Saun-
ders Taylor. on the afternoon Of
Thursday. April 20. at 4 o'clock. al
~ Monroe Place. Brooklyn. N. Y.
Miss Turtle has frequently visited Ia
Richmond. and has participated in
the tennis tournaments at the Her
mitaSe Golf Club on several occa-
sions- She Is very popular I'm Rich
mond society. and her marriage Is OF
interest to large circle of friends
in this city.
Miss Sterling In Washington
(, Miss Beatrice sterling. of New
York. who has been spending several
weeks with Mrs. John Kerr Branch.
at sls West Franklin street, left
Richmond at noon "Wednesday for
| Washington, where she will be the
guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Edison Brad
ley. Mics Sterling will return on FRI
day to spend some time with Mrs.
Branch, and Mr.. and Mrs. Bradley
will close their Washington house.
preparatory to sailing for Europe on
May 9.
| Miss SchmeIz 70 Wed.
One Of the most prominent Of the
spring weddings will be that of Miss
Elsie Schmelz. of Hampton, Va, to
DR.. Henry L. Collier. of Norfolk. The
wedding Will be celebrated very quiet
Iy on the afternoon OF April at 4
I.o'clock at the beautiful Schmelz
home In Hampton.
The bride-elect is the daughter OF
the late George Schmely. She is an
unusually attractive girl, and has
been much admired in Richmond.
where she has frequently visited as
the guest OF Miss Lucy Throckmor-
ton. Mrs. Garland Pollard and Miss
Throckmorton will be among the
] guests at the wedding. which will
also include Miss frankie Mckinney,
v OF Farmville. and Miss Jennie Hop
kius Of Lexington, Va.
Concerning Miss Gibson.
Says the New York Herald of
Tuesday:
The Girl OF the Golden West" open
ed the twentieth week of opera In
the Metropolitan opera House last
night and was applauded time and
again. The audience was large, and
many men and women OF society were
present.
Mrs Charles Dana Gibson, in en-
eraid green chiffon satin, and Mrs.
W. Bourke Cochran. In black silver
spangled net over black satin, were
in box No. Z.
Tea For Visitors.
Misses May and Julia Moore enter
tanned at a small tea Monday after
! noon in honor of their house guests
Miss Maitland Marshall. Of Washing
ton, ID. c.. and Miss Julia Hough. OF
Danbury, Conn. Decorations were in
jonquils and ferns. and the guests in
; cluded about thirty Of the younger
society girls.
Eneassnsn. Announced.
Mrs. Mary B. Latimer. OF Hyatts-
Vile. announces the engagement OF
: her daughter, Laura Edythe Latimer
. to Mr.. William Carroll Latham, OF
Hickey Grove. Va. The wedding will
take place the middle Of April.
Prominent Engagement.
Among the prominent engagements
recently announced 10 that of Miss
: Virginia Greider, OF East Orange, N. J.
and Major Thomas S. Roller, OF Au.
gusta Military Academy, OF Staunton
The wedding will take place In June
!. Miss Greider. who ie widely known
for her beauty and charm was edu.
Q Gated at the Mary Baldwin Seminary
: and spends q major part OF each sum
t mer In Virginia. Major Roller /,
equally prominent in social and mill.
tary circles OF the State.
Celebrates Golden Wedding.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. j. Lane. on Mon.
day. celebrated their golden wedding
In their country home, Poplar Grove,
James City county. An old time vir.
gtnia dinner was served the guests
| and the occasion was a delightful one
Mrs. Lane 10 the eldest daughter Of
. the late Mr.. and Mrs. w. l.. Spencer
and was married in that country, hay.
: ing. lived here ever since. This was
: the second golden wedding celebrated
In the Spencer family In less than q
year. the first being that OF Captain
and Mrs. L. w. Lane, ofWilliamsburg
Thoee present yesterday were Capt
and Mrs. l.. w. Lane OF WILLIAMSBURG
Ger Lane. J. B. C. Spencer. H. @. spen.
Ger, H. G. Spencer. r. l.. Spencer, Mr.
J and Mrs. Norvell L. Henley, OF vii.
J liamsburg; Mr.. and Mrs. ). l.. Harris
and Mrs. Harriet Spencer Cowles, oil
Hampton: Carter Cowles and J. NJ
J Jennings. of Toano; D. ". spences and
Miss Letitia Spencer. OF James City
Mr.. and Mrs Lane were recipients OF
many handsome presents.
Z Historic Home sold.
Clifton" the historic and beauti-
, full country home OF Misses Mary and
Margaret FOX at Shadwell Va, has
, just been sold to MIR. T. w. Hamili, an
! old resident OF Chicago. Clifton
) was the home OF Governor Randolph,
) Of Colonial days. Mr.. Hamiiis ances-
| A0t0 WGNG INuA COMING OIL
; . lineage that insuree his apprecia.
ton of such q cultured and charming
environment
Personals.
Miss Cornelia Ward, who has been
} the guest of Miss Nora Randolph for
! several weeks, has gone to the Uni
versity Of Virginia to visit friends.
. Judge and Mrs. Edward waddul
, and Miss Mary Wadill. who have
been spending a week at the Cham
berlin. Old Point. have returned to
Richmond.
Miss Lucy Ford Workman has re-
turned to the city, after spending a
} month in New York and Rochester.
Miss Daisy Cotton. of Arlington
Place. Norfolk. is visiting in Rich
mond.
DR.. Cowardin 10 quite sick at the
Memorial Hospital.
/ Miss Sarah Robertson, Of Staun-
ton. IL the guest OF Mrs. Hunter Nc
CURE.
Miss Caroline Hoiladay. Mrs. Ad.
olson Holiday and Miss 0wathmey
are at Atlantic City for several
weeks.
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