The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-13

of Parma yioletS. her uausnter WIZ
a lovely Partisan gown OF white cfar.
meuse. made with train ana hnishe"
with pearls. The panniers OF lace we're
caught up with pearl ornaments. and
she held a quaint nosegay Of pink or
chids and lilies Of the valley, fringed
with paper lace and caught with pink
streamers. Mrs. e. i. Mofhtt. grand
mother of the debutante, VINO was also
In the receiving line, wore honosome
gown Of black MORE silk trimmed IN
real lace. and carried a bouquet OF
yiolets and lilies of the valley. others
In the receiving line were MISS Mary
Irwin watkins, a debutante OF this
winter; Miss Edith Pou and Mrs. James
H. Pou, OF Raleigh. y. c.
In the afternoon Mrs. Edmund Strud-
wick and Mrs. John s. Woodward were
at the puch bowl, and others assisting
In doing the honors were Mrs. Philip
Carlton, Mrs. Spencer Plummer, Mrs.
Percy Prsgnall In the evening those
assisting were Miss Carolina Preston
W. A. Graham. Miss Elizabeth Har-
grave Miss BEETLE Forshaw, OF Balti-
more. and Mrs. J. Allison Hodges, with
a number of the married women, VINO
also assisted at tho afternoon recep-
ton. Miss Lulie johnston and Miss
Austin Bertrand, who made their debut
here last winter. We're at the punch
bowl Some 500 guests We're enter
tanned altogether. and both receptions
marked brilliant and fashionable gath
erings Of society people, with mum
Der of guests from a distance. Follow
ing the reception in the evening the
floor was cleared and an Informal
dance took place.
spend Holidays Here.
Mrs Arthur Glasgow sails from Eng
land next week for this country. Ars.
Glasgow Will come al once to Virginia
- spend the Christmas halidays with
her father. John +. Branch. in TINS
city. as is her custom. Some very
handsome entertaining will he incident
= Mrs. Glasgow stay in Richmond.
Mr. and Mrs. John Kerr Branch and
Misses Zayde and Louise Branch, vino
have been in New York since early
fall. are expected to arrive in Rich
mond on Saturday OF this week, when
they viii be the guests Of Mr. Branch
at West Franklin Street for the
next several months. Mr.. and Mrs
John Kerr Branch entertain charming
house parties at their country estate
in Duchess County. New York. and
their n ome there on the Hudson River
is one OF the show places OF that sec
tiOn.
Returned From Kentucky.
Miss Mary Butler. who has been in
Lexington, Ky. visiting friends FOR the
past ten days. returned to Richmond
yesterday morning. Miss Butler Will
visit in Richmond until Monday. when
she VIII leave for her home. Poplar
Grove" in Mathews County. where she
VIII remain until after the holidays.
Miss LenOre Tinsley, OF "PlcGuen-
"a f. a ~
Miss Butler. IS now visiting relatives
~ Huntington, W. Va. where she Will
spend the next week before coming to
Richmond.
Visiting Here.
Or. L. Lawrence Taliaferro. OF the
catawba SanatoriUm. Is in the city
for a few days visiting his parents,
on his way back from Bedford. y. y,
where he attended the American san
atorIusn Association. While in New
York visited Montelori Country
Sanatoriuul. at Bedford. and also the
famous LOOMS SanatOrium. at Lib
-fty. y. Y. At a meeting OF hesNurses
Iub Tuesday afternoon and the Acad-
~ Of Medicine Tuesday nignt he had
81 pleasure OF meeting many OF his
o.. f.lends among the nurses and doc
-1.s. D-. TaAaferro expects to con-
..-.ue his work al Catawba until next
III.
nam in Norfolk.
In- Norfolk Assembly the most ex-
elusive social organization Of that
city. took place Tuesday evening in
ths Client Club and set d new standard
90 germans IN Norfolk. for II was quite
tn. n.sndsOmesl AFFAIR of the kind ever
gwen IN that city.
The decoration, were unusually
pref. ia t-e diHins-room dozens
nd dJzens OF pink roses were used.
= -. --5.Oons "a sll.aaA ana caa-i-s
shaded in pink aad silver. Loops IF
- ganese lanterns entwined with
southern smilax were strung across
the room. On each table was white
BASKET filled with pink Killarney roses.
and candles in silver candlestichs.
snstd.d IN pale pink. completed one OF
the most artistic decorations ever used
ia JnIs club.
alter II. Taylor. Jr. led the cotil-
lion. The favors for one of The ger
man figures were japanese umbrellas
tor the girls and small Jap lanterns
for the men Another pretty figure
had decorated hoops for the girls anO
jockey caps and whips for the men
Those asked to receive were Mrs
Merritt Cooke. Mrs. D. :. Burwell.
-
Dickson. Mrs. K. A Dobie. Mrs. Hugo
Osterh.Us. Mrs. Rufus Parks, Mrs.
John @. QUimbey. Mrs. NJ s Mcintosh
and Mrs. James Y. Leigh. Among the
out-of-town guests present were Miss
Emma Gray White. of Richmond; Miss
Nellie Tate Talbot, of Wayncsboro'
Miss Polly Dixon and Miss Anne Ran
dolph. If Norfolk. and Mrs Hunt Chip
ley. OF New York.
Important Meeting.
The Grandchildrens Chapter. No /.
United Daughters of the Confederacy.
will meet in the William Fox School.
Hanover Avenue. this afternoon at
o'clock The meeting is a very i'm
por;ant one and all members Of this
chapter are urged to be present At the
meeting this afternoon
In and ont Of Town.
Miss Gladys Lea. of Danville. is
spending some time as the guest Of
Mrs A. A. Booth. at her home in Ginter
Park
Wallace Henderson. who has been i'll
at the Grace Hospital here. is now