The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-03-16
Society

Unlike the larger cities. Richmond
society had no revival Of gaysties IN
connection with the Mi-careme fes-
ttya, this week, and so the social
duYlnNss Of Lent goes on In unbroken
dreariuess save for club and charity
afsairx. There were brilliant MI
Careme balls In New York. Baltimore
and Washington. but the weather and
Lent have proved an invincibie foe
- would-be hostesses In Richmond.
You do hear occasionally OF sew
.nr marty or small luncheon, but they
are about the only diversions Tor the
concert set these days outside OF Wo-
mans Club entertainments and the
SATURDAY tea and dance at the Coun-
try Club.
Mrs. Alexander II, Sands Is chair
man of the program for Monday ar
,ernoon at the Wcman's Club. when
pr. Mitchell Carroll. general secretary
Of the American Institute, will lee
ture,. his subject to be Thirty Years
Archaeological Research in America"
The literary class will meet on We'd
nesday afternoon, when Miss Daniel
WILL discuss Brownings poem. The
Ring and the Book" The March
card tournament will take place In
the club parlors on Thursday even
lag al Sis o'clock. Members are
privileged TO invite gentlemen es-
cor;s. and are requested to register
their tables by 10 O'Clock Thursday
morning.
Leuten Tea.
The Girls Club of Gtnter Park VIII
give the third In their series Of Len
fen teas Tuesday afternoon at tho
residence OF Mrs. Lawton Crutc hneid,
5lo Noble avenue. from TO 6 o'clock.
Mrs Crutehheld will be assisted In
entertaining by Mrs Hugh Russell,
Mrs Blythe Moore, Mrs Vance Per-
r.il. Miss Adele Clarke, Miss Norma
Woodward. Miss Anne Graham, Miss
Margaret Valkup and Miss Mary
Cooper,
49, Ira Room Hostcsses.
Hostesses at the Giria' Club tea
room In the Jefferson TINS afternoon
will be Mrs. GoGwin BoyAin and MISS
Ella Buck. The tables will be ar
ranged with vases of red tulips and
5crqutts.
Daughters Meet.
meeting OF the Dorothy Payne
Madison 1nhpter, Daughters of lsIz
VIII te neld on Wednesday afternoon
March ~, at CLOCK, at the res,
dence OF Mrs. Leroy brown. as4 ives,
Grace street.
The monthly meeting of Common
wealth, Chapter. daughters Of til.
American revolution, whirh was I,
nave been held yesterday mornln,
at the nome OF Mrs. Charles A. Bian
ton. on west Grace street. WAS post
poned on account OF the weather.
Domino Sail.
The Pink Domino Dance gtver
Thursday evening at Lchinanns nan
IN baltimore. Tor the benent Of III.
Chiinren's Hospital school was a mi
Carenae event Of much interest Il
Richmond society. the guests mum
5ered acout 2ae. including both III,
younger and oioer set OF girls ant
men and young married people Dane
Ing began 81 O'Clock, and at i,
o'clock the grand march, led by Mr.
IHghman Gotdsborough Pitts, in whicl
all IN domino took part, Was the pr!n
cipal feature OF the evening At J.
o'clock the unmasking took place, fol
lowed BY general dancing until
o'clock. The hall WAS arranged with
festoons OF masks around the sides o
the room and clusters of flowers IL
the panels
The chaperon@s were Mrs John McF
Bergland, Mrs. Andrew Melville Reid
Mrs. George Iackubin. Mrs. r.. Brook,
Hopkins. Mrs. Nicholas q. Penniman
Mrs. William A. Fisher, Jr., and Mrs
Cary Il. Gamble. The floor commit
tee we're Misses Louise W. Haziehurst
Mary Carroll Prick, Rose Gordoi
Haxall. E. Laurence HOFFMAN. Mar
Earetta +. Bonsai, Dorothy McCrear,
Paine. Isabel Kieman Thorn. Ann,
Is inslow Williams, Rehecca Hickok
and Sara Gibson. Messrs. Wallis GIffin
Charles Fisher. Robertson Griswold
David Stewart Ridgely. James \. Gary
Jr.. William F. Lucas. Jr., Tilghnial
Goldsborough Pitts. J. iiambletoi
Ober. w. Donnell Stewart and JOIN
Gilmor.
There were d number of small din
ners given before tho dance, including
one by Major and Mrs. Erie Bergran'
at their residence, 1fI6 North Charlie
street, in honor of their daughter
Miss Mary Brita Rerglafd. The tabl
was charrnine,y arranged in colo
scheme OF green and white. suggestiv
III ST. Patrick. Mr.. and Airs. Berg
lands other guests were Misses Cath
crime Bond. Mary Gordon Thorn, Eiean
or Carey, Louisa Nj. Gibson. Doro
thv Powell, Duiany Whiting. Emil!
n. Atkinson. Messrs. Tilghman Golds
borough pitts. James a. Gary. Jr, II
Flndiay French. James II. Manning
Craig MclSaGaAHN, &ftauflttS p. DOE
lev, Otho Lee and Gustav ". Lur
man. Jr..
Tea is Postponed.
On account OF the weather, the
tea. which was 10 have been giVe'
nj the Home for Needy tonfederatl
Women Yesterday afternoon. was post
4 i,ssns3e,. 10 sts.s ;sffsSnann frana4h4 To u.
az Dunlap--kcrr.
Mr.. and Mrs. g. p. Kerr have IN
sued invitations 10 the marriage
their daughter, Annie. to Mr.. Harr
A puniap. the marriage to take plac'
III their home on Whistle Creek, nea
Lexington. Va. April g. 1917. Tn
marriage will be very quiet, on!
nearest relatives being present.
Shamrock Social.
A shamrock social will be given a
The residence ~ Mr. J. c. Tiller. I'll,
B Park avenue on Monday evening "a
o'clock by one Of the circle OF As
bury Place NJ. r. church, for tn
School Savings Bank,
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