The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-09-01

house furnishings hung to the breeze
after an Imprisonment of months
In darkened and deserted houses
are signs of the times IN
Richmond these days. and one
may run and yet read that
society IL returning from her annual
sotourn at summer resorts, and Is pre-
pairing for the fall weddings and love-
ly parties for the brides. Social affairs
of the autumn season are largely Civ
en- over to the gaieties incident TO a
number of prominent weddings, while
with the beginning of December come
the debutante functions and Monday
germans.
The first of the prominent fall we'd
dings will be that OF Miss Emily
Gravatt, daughter OF the Rev. J. j.
Gravatt, to the Rev. Robert A. Good
win, Jr., which will be quietly ceIe-
brated on September 9Th. Following
the marriage OF Miss Gravatt and Mr..
Goodwin will be number of notable
weddings, among which will be the
marriages Of Miss Elizabeth Mayo At
ksnson. daughter of MIR. and Mrs.
Thomas Atkinson, to DR.. John w.
Burke. of Alexandria. son of MI. and
MIRA Julien Thompson Burke; Miss
Ida Oswald Mason. daughter Of the
Rev. and Mrs, Landon r. Mason, to
Mr.. Charles Sinclair Taylor Burke, of
Alexandria; Miss Polly Robins, daugh-
ter OF Mrs. Sally Nelson Robins, to
Lieutenant Russell s.. Crenshaw, son
OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Crenshaw; Miss
Claire Guillaume to Judge Samuel Ce-
I'll ha IT,
Helen Gray Watson, daughter OF Mr.
and Mrs. william Gray Watson, to
Mr.. Thomas Pollard, son OF Mr.. Henry
R. Pollard: Miss Lucy Harrison Wade,
daughter Of DR.. and Mrs. William M.
Wade, to DR.. Albert Neon Sneed. son
Of DR.. E. NJ. Sneed. Of Stafford coun-
ty; Miss Margaret Ellen Chewing,
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs A. ]. Chew
ming. to Mr.. Malcolm J. Rawlings, Of
Lynchburg, Va, and Miss Mary Chop
ton. sister OF DR.. and Mrs. Manfred
Call. to Mr.. George Wythe Watt, son
OF the late George Watt.
Mrs. Potter at Carlsbad.
Mrs James Brown Potter, who went
abroad several months ago, and has
since been in Paris, Is now at Carls-
bad. an6 Is stopping at the Savoy West
End hotel. Mrs. Potter spent several
weeks IN Richmond with her sister,
Mrs. Frank Powers. just before sailing
for Europe IN May.
Tea Mt the Club.
Members Of the Woman's club will
again gather In the club parlors for
tea tomorrow afternoon after a recess
of some two months or more, while
the club was undergoing repairs. The
rooms have been greatly beautified.
and everything points to an unusually
Interesting year at the club. The in
formal Monday afternoon teas from
to o'clock will continue until No
will begin.
Miss Forsyth WEEDS.
a -rparriaEs OF considerable interest
In Virginia was celebrated yesterday
at the summer home Of the brides
parents in Oconomowoe, VIE. where
Miss Elizabeth Pickering Forsyth,
eldest daughter OF Mr.. Charles For
syth. Esq, became the bride of Mr..
John r. Johnston, only son of the
late John Johnston IL a great, great
WIS. Tho bride is a great. great
OF Virginia, and of the Honorable
Timothy Pickering. secretary Of State.
Fassafern Hunt Club.
Town and country for last week
has the following synopsis OF the ac-
ttyittes- of the FassiteEa- Hunt club.
which was organized last month at
the Virginia Hot Springs with several
prominent Richmond people as mem
bers:
On August 7th the Fassifern Hunt
CUB held IT'S ffrst meeting at Fassf-
fern Farm, Va, to complete Its or
ganization. Mr.. Tate Sterrett, mas
ter-of-hounds, entertained all of the
members at luncheon, which was
composed of real Virginia delicacies.
The homestead coiored sextet went
over to Fassifern farm to entertain
the party. The members started for
the farm from the Homestead hotel at
horseback were: Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. E.
ingalls,. Jr,. of New York: Mr.. George
Gunten. y. L. A. Bragg, Mr.. Henry
sAAhNEt, OIL Hot Sp<1nea, and nfhers.
Other members not riding 80 ~FRssi-
fern on horseback were taken there
In four-in-hand coaches. On the
coaches were seen Mrs. Ciendening J..
Ryan, OF Oak Ridge. Va: Mrs. ]. A.
Stewart. Mr.. and Mrs Robert w.
nell Willis. OF Norristown, N. j., Mr.,
and Mrs Harry Wardman and Miss
Alice Wardman, Of Washington; Mr..
George Cole Scott, OF Richmond:
Baron Rosencranx. Of London: Mr..
and Mrs. ]. Ross Todd. of Louisville:
Mrs. Henry Albert. DR.. Robert Black,
and others Of Hot Springs. A great
number Of other members. among
them DR.. Francis Delafield. Mrs. E.
A. Bright, Mrs. NJ. l.. Akers, and
Miss Akers. Mr.. j. T. McAiiister. and
many others, drove over in special
carriages and automobiles. After the
luncheon and entertainment a meet
ing was held at which the charter and
bylaws were adopted. Latter in the
at q meeting OF the board
OF directors, 1t WIS resolved that the
club should hold weekly hunt meets
at Fassifern at IL o'clock A. NJ, be-
ginning with Saturday, August 18th.
1t was also resolved that the FASH
fern Hunt club. Incorporated. should
apply for membership In the National
Steeplechase and Hunt association.
The board Of directors then selected a
committee on admissions. to consist OF
gals, Jr., Mr.. Robert Waller, Mr..
Tate Sterrett Mr.. Henry Albert and
e. A. Perry. Jr. The ofIicers Of the
club are a. follows: Mr.. N. e. ingalls,.
Jr., president; Messrs. Robert Waller.
]. Ryan, A. NJ, McCrea.
vice. presidents: Mr.. Henry Albert,
secretary and treasurer; Mr.. Tate Stcr-
rett, master OF hounds. The board
Of directors conalgta Of Messrs. Her
bert Hartman. Of New York: MI. X.
Livingston Beekman. Of Providence,
n. l.; Captain Joseph T.. willard. Of
Richmond; Nj. George Cole Scott. OF
Richmond: Mr.. John w. Stephenson,
Jr.. Warm Springs. Va: DR.. l.. A.