The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-01
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= VISITORS ana almost all ages OF society
were represented in some manner or
another AT the various affairs that
tilled the days from beginning to end.
and the coming days promise to be
quite as lively from every standpoint
Monday Will be filled with any number
OF handsome functions There will be
the public reception at the Mansion
In the evening. when the good people
of this Commonwealth Will come from
the different county seats and cities to
present TO the Governor. and his wife
their good wishes for tho coming year.
The members of the STAFF, with their
wives. will assist the Governor ana
Mrs. Mann in doing the honors of this
occasion, and the spacious rooms of
rho Mansion will be brave with COLO
lace and bright gowns
MI and Mrs. Thomas +. Jemrcss
Miss Virginia Louise Haskins ana
Robert Nj. Jefress will entertain at
handsome buffet luncheon at their
nome. Meadow Brook in Chesterfield
county The guests will leave Byrd
street station at 1910 Monday
Ihat same afternoon tho New Years
reception given by the HERMITAGE Golf
Ciuo At the clubhouse will take place
from 1870 to o'clock. Receiving on
this occasion will be: Mrs C. II. Guy
Mrs. II. S. llawes, Mrs John C. iIayes
Mrs. Thpmns Nelson Carter. Miss Kate
Neredith Miss Emma Gray White Miss
AVIS Grant Miss Della Davenport. Miss
NARY crump, Miss Marie Koincr Miss
paisN Boykin and Miss Mary Saunders
MI. and Mrs. Presto on Cooke and Mr.
and Mrs John w. Harrison will give n
cotlilion at the Masonic Temple Tues
GAY night i'll honor of their debutante
aauehters, Miss Elizabeth Cooke and
MISS Elsie Harrison
me members OF tho Commonwealth
Siup WIN give a large reception We'd
lor Il ladies Day" in tho new annex
VIII be ono of the handsomcst an
tcrtainmcnts of the winter
EnSascmcnt Announced.
MT and Mrs a l.. Mcclellan an
iioutice The engagement and approach
ny. S marriage of their sister Miss Lii
nan Dodson. of New York To Aren't
BALD Douglas Brown of Rroo,,lyn NJ,
iorh' he wedding will take plnco
very quietly OH the evening OF Tues
aaS, January 10. at Gao o'clock in ~.
nome Of Mr.. and Mrs. Mcclellan, oaIo
monument Avenue
Noman's Club
Inc New Year will be inaurnro,.,
al the Woman's Club tomorrow altar
noon ny musical tea, whocb nro,nisa,
10 DC most attractive The propra,,
iilinehcing at ) o'clock. will be rend,
erea by some of the best musical III.
cnt In Richmond az
AFTERNOON
o'clock the Literary Round TAM ',.;,,
meet to discuss The Illustrio,,s
frlhce'' by opponheim under tho iood'
ership of Mrs. r. f. AIagill
of interest Here.
co. ii' ana Mrs, Joseph j. Anthony Of
onaIuler street, Madison. Wis.
iato announced The engagement ~
,nelr only daughter, Maymc, 10 Jnmcs
Inward Pearman, Of this city NJ
uatc mas been announced for tho ynd
ninE as yer but it will probably tai:c
pace some time in the coming fail.
At Bryn Mnwr.
pr. and Mrs William f. Hatcher NJ.
spending tho holidays at Brvn Nav,
as me guests of their daughter. Miss
orle l.. Hatcher. at Lancaster Cottnnr
Where 1T has been arranged for n
family reunion 10 take place. Among
those present were Misses ElIzabrtiI
ana Edith Hatcher Virginia poMot:'
OF Lynchhurs; William T. Hatcher Jr
OF baltimore; DIR. w. Ralph Clements
OF New York; A. L. Forg, OF University
OF Columbia New York. A great deal
OF entertaining has been done in honor
OF Miss lfatcher's guests
House Pnrty mt Col Alto.
MIR. and Mrs. Harry st. Geor..a
tucker are spending tho HOLIDAYS at
col Alto" their handsome estate near
Lexington, Va Among the visitors M
house party they arc entertaining
inns week are; MIS-. John Randolph
Tucker. Mrs. Virginia T. Carmichael
Captain j. Randolph Tucker. Of Eich'
mond: Mr.. and Mrs Sllas Mason. .,r
kentucky, ana Miss Mary Harrison. Of
Powhatan county. Mr.. and Mrs Tucker
have been in New York most OF this
winter.
Entertained In Newport News
Miss Mary 1-ohman, OF Newport News.
entertained. PARTY of friends at 4
small informal affair "Wednesday? even
ing in honor of her house guests.
Misses Marie Parkinson and Annie
Murphy, Of this city. The rooms were
decorated III holly and cedar
bliss Gideon Engaged.
The engagement OF Miss Edith l.eona
Gideon daughter of MIR. and Mrs i. NJ
Gideon TO DR.. Richard y. Sutton. Of
Ballston, Va, was announced Wednes-
day at a luncheon given by Mr. and
Mrs. +. Clyde Gideon. brother and
sisterin-law of Miss Gideon, at their
home, in Ballston, Va.
The table was adorned with beau
tifui ccntrepiccc of white carnations.
from the centre of which emerged a
tiny telegraph pole with wires of rib
bons bearing Il telegram containing
the announcement. to each plate.
The guests were Mrs. Ellsworth
Simpson, Mrs Walter Kirby AIrs.
James Mead, Miss Marguerite RowcIi,
Miss Anna WEIGH, Miss Carrie Moscr
Miss Katherine SUNNY and Miss Helen
SUNNY.
Attractive Christmns Tree.
The auxiliary 10 the Belle Bryan Day
Nursery gave very attractive Christ
mas tree on Thursday AT noon Tie
Iicr, Phillips pastor OF the Iiogc Me
mortal Church gave :, charmings talk
At this ceremonial and Miss Marion
Davis, dressed as shepherd distri.
tntcd ne liits TO the children Mem