The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-17
Society

~ az the past week and Tor . number
Of weeks to come Miss Society Will %
knitting rosy comforters sor church
Sales or going TO card party or dane
ting at fete, all far charity's sake.
The approach OF the Christmas festiv-
ities. with Thanksgiving comma only
- little while ahead. gives a delightful
space to all of the functions that WIZ
lake place between now and the hrst
Of the year, and all sorts OF things have
been planned.
There will be q Thanksgiving ger
man. of course. and. to add 20 the other
college functions of that day. the SM
Phi Fraternity. which Will be In con-
ysntion here AT that time. Will pc the
Guests Of honor at very handsome
dance al the Country Club. A seated
dinner will be served before the cotn,
lion, and very elaborate favorA are
being planned for the occasion. the
fSrst week in the coming month the
Governor Of Virginia and Mrs VIA
liam Hodges Mann will be hosts OF VS.
itors here for the Conference OF Gov
ernors, and long list OF brilliant en-
tertatnments have been arranged TOT
the distinguished men and then Fam
Hes who will come to Richmond at
this time. A large reception will be
GIVEN in the Executive Mansion winch
10 Jus, now being redecorated Dotn out
side and In.
The debutantes have certainly been
entertained TO their hearts conten'
during the past two weeks, ano more
than half OF the teas and iuncheons
given recently have been for the girls
coming GU, this winter. The date for
the FIRST Monday german is just aoous
TWO weeks on, and II a debutante may
be said to have heart futter.ngs' In
these exceedingly modern al up-to-
date times. the girls who are to make
their formal bow to society at ,his cali
are probably excited and very mucn
interested in. what they Will wear ano
the lowers they will carry, TO say moth
ing of the man who will take them.
The n-st german Of the Richmond Ger
man Club will be given in the new
ballroom If the Richmond Hotel De-
cember ., and will be 4 very brilliant
affair.
Winter time seems to be here IN
real earnest, and most Of the smart
society women and girls seen on Frank
I'm Street in the afternoon are wearing
furs, and the m ost pleasant feature OF
all Of the clubs nowadays is the b's
log fire that one finds glowing on
wide hearth.
Pretty Wedding.
Saturday afternoon at 4 o'clock Miss
Edith Dennis daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
r. H. Dennis. and J. Beverly Hancock
son OF Mrs. B. A. Hancock and the late
Judge Hancock, were married. Inc
ceremony took place at the Church OF
the Good Shepherd, at Forest Hill, ana
the Rev. J. Lewis Gibbs, rector OF the
church. oficiated. Decorations were In
great branches Of autumn leaves aud
fall flowers, and Mrs T. n. Hardaway
sang Il Promise You just before the
entry of the bridal party, Mr.. Potter
presided at the organ.
Miss Florence Dennis, sister OF the
bride, was maid OF honor, and her gown
OF pink silk was yelled in blue Chiffon
and finished with crystal beads she
wore a black picture hat and carried
an armful Of Killarney roses. Tine
bridesmaids were Misses de GraHenFeio
Robertson and Margaret Quaries. who
wore gowns of pink charmeuse with
big black hats, and Misses Ellen Smith
and CorneIia Hanc oCk, who wore blue
charmeuse gowns with black picture
hats. They carried bouquets OF PINK
carnations.
The bride entered the church with
her brother Eddie Dennis. who gave
ner away. She wore lovely gown OF
white crepe meteor, embroidered IN
pearls, and her long veil Of illusion
was drTGU6ed Win a ~iSoNA - SAeAo
blossoms She carried ap reseniauon
bouquet of lilies OF the valley. Little
Helen Dennis. wearing a frock Of white
organdie over blue silk and wreath
OF pink and blue forget-me- nots in her
hair preceded the bride GOWN the
aisle. ecattaring rosebuds ana PINK
blossom as she came +. II. Hard
away, brother-in-iaw of the groom. was
best man, and the users were Darniey
Aramson, Richard Darlington. {. W.
Gregory and J. A. Taylor.
After the ceremony Mr.. and Slfs
Hancock left for Nortern honeymo ,n-
On Friday evening the bridal party
IVES entertained very delightfully."- AZ
the home Of Richard Smith. at Forest
Hal
The wonan's Club.
Professor Francis c. woodward
will lecture before the members OF the
woman's Club ,o-morrow afternoon al
haIf-pas, o'clock on the subject of
'rMacoeth-" Hostesses for the after
noon will be Mrs. Philip Taliaferro.
Mrs Richard Dunlop. Mrs. Edmund
strud~ick and Mrs Herbert W. Jack
son.
At the meeting OF the Literary Rouad
Table on Wednesday afternc IN at half
~, Miss Jane Rutherford viii be
. chairman Of the afternoon. and the
hook 70 be discussed will be Il b"
street Called Straight by the author
Of The Inner shrine
InterestisE ANNOUNCEMENT
Mrs = Traveys Wood. Of -s%e Park
Avenue ann ounces the engagement and
approaching marriage "f her sister
Ms. Lucille Doris Miller. of Colorado
Spr,nes Col, 10 George Barnett Chase,
OF Louisville. Ky. the wedding TO De-
celebrated OF December > Owing -
the Illness OF the brides N ,ther in
Colorado Springs Mss Miller will b
married very quietly n Richmond At
ST. Paure Church The Rev Walter
Russell Bowie. rector of St PaUIs- VIII
ossc.ate, and only the immediate fam
.ly viii w.tnes. the ceremony. NJ.
Chaee and his bride Will reside u