The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-04


l.NT Is approaching. In fact
there are not many weeks o;
Saiety left to society before tho
season Is done. and the shop OF fun
making Will be closed temporarily
Inc days of the past week were well
hiied with functions OF much interest.
ana laShionable society was much in
evidence at number of affairs.
The coming week wilt begin and cad
win great many interesting cntor-
'a!nments. large aud small. The chief
society event of the week will be the
big vaudeville given by the Girls Aux
Hilary to the Belle Bryan Day Nursery.
IT will he given In the Academy OF
Music on Tuesday and Wednesday
nights and everybody Will be there
to see the fun. The most cha rmins
girls in town have been selected TO sing
and dance and take par; in clever little
plays. and the most fashionable young
men in town are going to give min
strel show by way IF U curtain raiser.
All the boxes have been taken. aod
several large parties will be given on
both nights OF the performance. That.
perhaps. is the affair of most intcrcs t
this week.
Mrs. William Hodges Mann Will he
1t home informally in the Executive
Mansion on Tuesday afternoon.
Mrs. John NJ. Taylor and Miss Dcane
will give a large afternoon reception on
Thursday, February -. from : to i.
o'clock. The reception will he given
in their homo, SIG Park Avenue
Festivities of tho week will be con-
cludcd with the usual hop at the Coun-
try club and several small dinners
given either at the clubhouse or at tho
Westmorcland or commonwealth Clubs.
Invitations Recalled.
Mrs Sa!ltc Garter Allen has recalled
the Invitations issued to the marriage
OF her daughter. Mabel Turner. and
Frank L. Lawton. on February Z. Invi-
1ations have been recalled owirS TO II
recent bereavement In tho family, ana
the ceremony will take place very
quietly at the home Of the bride.
At the Womnn'a Club.
\ most attractive musical program
Will he rendered at the Womau's Club
Tomorrow afternoon promptly at halt
past 1 o'clock. Those taking part in
the program will be Mrs. Alexander i.
GuiGon. soprano: Miss Annie Louise
licinhardt violinst. ana Miss Myrtle
Ecdfcrd, pianist, All of whom are cspe-
cial favoritcs AT the club Miss Mar
Ian Ryland will be chairman of tho day.
oliver Wendell Holmes as a humorist
will be discussed by Miss ~ T. Dame!
q, the Literature Glass on Wednesday
afternoon
IImgurnot Sorlcty.
Madcmoiscile Merle d'Aubignc. OF
Paris, France. daughter of tlic we'll
known historian. Charles Merle d'Au-
bigne, who wrote, among other things.
"D'Aubitgac's History OF the Reforma :
zion" will soon visit Richmond in tho
interests VI the iIuEurnot Society. she
will address the society and its friends
In the auditorium oil tho " oman's Club
on Tuesday evening. February l3. tell
Ing them of the moral and material
condition OF work!ngmen in the mi in Z
regions OF Northern France. lnc!den :
tally, Madcnoiscllc Merle d'AuhiSnc
will address other organizations during
her visit to Richmond.
Ruanokc Wedding.
Society in Richmond Is much inter
ested in tho wedding Of Miss Willie
Edmund Penn. daughter OF the late
John Edmund Penn and Mrs. Penn. and
Julian Hamilton rutherford. which
takes place on Wednesday evening al
o'clock In ST. Johns Episcopul Church.
in Roanoke. The church Will bo hung
with spring hi ossoms for the ceremony.
which will hc performed ny The Rev.
j. W. Can;eN Johnson, in the presence
Of large company Of relatives and
friends. The brides father was a dis
tinguishcd Confederate officer. and ono
Of Tho best known lawyers In the Stat"
Mr. rutherford is prominently relates
u! fNlSNmciI, anu the WcuulnS Is Oly
OF the most important society events
or The late winter season.
Mrs ). y. Shackelford VIII he her
sisters matron OF honor. and Thomn:
rutherford. brother of the groom
Will act rs best man. The bridcamaids
Will be Misses Isabel Rutherford
Nciil Quincy, Louise logc ana Margn-
ret Wals,rum The Groomsmcn viii
inosude Charles Francis Cooke, Bcr
Abram Z. Staples 1T, and Whitwcl
W Coke Gabriel Howe Penn. brothc.
Of Miss Penn. will give the bride away
Hiss Clark Engaged.
Announcement is made of the en-
Eascrpcnt OF Miss Gertrude Estell,
Clark. of Ciintcr Park. TO Benjamin
Franklin Dow, now of Wilmington, y
C., the wedding TO take place in In.
summer Miss Clark i the daughtCI
OF Mrs. 1stc!lc Goodman Clark. for
merry OF New Orleans. La. ard thu
late Robert Clark, o! belfast. Ireland
Mr. Dew is the son of Judge and Mrs
John G. Dew. OF this city.
CbiIdrrn'S Valentine Dnll.
The big Valentine bail, To be given bJ
the Mary Thomas Aux!liary To the Vir
gn!a Home for incurablcs, on Satur.
dag afternoon. February 10, in the aud
itorium of the Jefferson Hotel. will b,
a worry brilliant cvont All ;hc fash
ionablc little people in town are going
and as many as have fancy costume!
viii wear them The hail will b.
strung with valentines and pretty 10,
flowers. ana all sorts Of novel affair
will be introduced 20 entertain tn
guests. Little Martha Wall and Hal
Mason will lead the gram'd roarch
with which tho ball xiii Lc opened
Miss Ella Buck is chairingn OF tn" en-
tertainmcnt committee. and the tal
S'ill be Il lovely entertainment i'll ever
detail
Arrived in Mexico.
News has been received in Rchmon
of Tho safe arrival in Mexico % sgd
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