The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-10-27

Miss Gertrude Blowers. Of South
Carolina, whose enEngement to Charies
Webster Parr. of this city, has just
been announced. The wedding will /,
he celebrated in midvsinter at the home
Of the bride in Spnrtanburg.
: The leading society event of this
week will be the marriage Of Miss
Polly Robins to Lieutenant Russell /;
Sydnor Crenshaw, United states Navy,
/ which will take place in st. Paurs
Church at half past s o'clock on We'd !
nesday evening. Lieutenant Angus
: tine Warner Robins. United States
, Army, will give his sister away, and
all of the ushers and groomsmen WILL
! be in full dress navy uniform. The his |
! roric old church will be thronSed with
one Of the most fashionable and inter-
estinG gatherings of Richmond soaie- |
~ this season for the ceremony, and
several hundred guests have been In
vited to the reception. which will be ,
given at the home of the brides aunt
Mrs Horace Wexford Jones. zoo East
Franklin Street. The bride is daugh- I
ter of the late Colonel William Todd
Robins and Mrs. Sally Nelson Robins,
and Lieutenant Crenshaw is a son OF
>ir. and Mrs William Alfred Crenshaw, |
also OF Richmond. Their wedding Will ,
unite two very prominent and dis |
tinguished families. and number OF
brilliant entertainment for the bridal :
party will be given this week.
Miss Robins has chosen eight lovely /
girls to- her bridesmaids. Tney arei
Miss Imogen Warwick, Miss Laura
Jones Miss Emma Gray White, Miss :.
Par,ie A. Cary. Miss Gertrude Cren-
shaw. all of Richmond: Miss Helen
Glenn, of New York City; Miss Sara
Stewart. OF Briarcliffe Manor, y. Y,
and Miss Susie Dimmock. of Newport
News Little Ruth Nelson Gordon and
Mary Mason Anderson will hold the
ribbons. and Mrs Maurice Johnston
Lunn. Of Pennsylvania. will be her Sis
ters dame of honor.
The coming social season will be Of
fciai!y opened with the first dance
given by tie Richmond German Club on
the evening OF Monday, December =.
Many OF the dsburantes nave ALREADY ;
made their engagements for the INST
Monday. which marks-t'ieir formal an
production to society, and invitations
Tor several little dinners that will pre-
cet.e the german Will shortly be is-
sued The first dance OF the Richmond
German Club is always the most I'm
portant society function of the yea'.
and number Of out-of-town guests
L
date for the first Monday german in
Baltimore that is given by the Bache-
Iors' CotilIion Club is also set for De-t
cember Q Colonel 10 Lane Stern viii :
lead the germans here this season as
usual! ana VIII open the first german
given by the club dancing with MISS
Helen Heinz, granada uSnteT OF Col p
onel John Murphy. q deoutante OF the
winter. Officers recently elected are.
Judge r. Carter Scott. president: Levin
Joynes vice president, George Mel /
Vile Reid. secretary and treasurer and /
the board of governors includes Colonel /.
10 Lane. Stern General Charles J. An :
,5ersor!. sfoTace s. Halves. ]. Jordan .
Leake and Coleman Workman. There
are only TWO vacancies in the menheT-
ship Of the club, which IS limited 10
ia
Quite large contingent Of Rich !
,nonG people were in Charlottesville
Thursday for the autumn meet Of the
,leernarIe Country Hunt. held that
day al Madison Park, west of the uni
ve.sity. Perhaps IN. most Interesting
feature OF the meet was the fact thar
Colonel Chiswell n. LsnEhornc- Of
..Iirador." and three cf mis- lovely
daughters were present Mrs. E"Si-
nald Brooks. Mrs. Charles Dana Glib
son and Mrs Waldorf As;or, who took
q large party o: guests 70 Ihario;tes-
willie with them. were the charming
centre Of mos; interesting group
Mrs. AstoT and Srs. B-"oss rode in
n. hunt that took place Frl'ay morn
ing a, Woods Crossing. MIS-. AstoT
Will sail for her home IN EusiGni
sometime this week.
AZ the wcmao's Club.
Tomorrow aftgr ocr a. $50 o'clock
q --,-sirai Viii b. given IN tie larlo-s