The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-04

Amherst Street. and numerous flow
ers. some of which came from friends
In distant cities. were sent the de-
butSnte.
Miss Fuller. who wore a gown OF
blue satin. trimmed with shadow
lace. carried u large bunch OF pink
roses and sweet peas. and received
with Mrs. Byrd.
Covers were laid for eighteen guests
and the table decorations were OF
IAnk. and the lower rooms OF the
house were adorned with lavender
flowers.
In New York.
a party made UP of Misses Elizabeth
Johnston. Adele Clarke. Nora IIous-
ton and Caroline Coleman left last
night for New York TO join Miss
Mary Johnston and take part In the
Suffrage Procession to-day. Miss
Johnston carried with her tho state
flag. which will be borne by tho Vir-
ginia delegation.
Miss Johnston expects to go from
New York TO New Britain. Conn. to
address the Suffrage Association there.
Later Miss Johnston will go TO Bos-
ton. where che will deliver an ad-
dress to the Massachusetts State Suf-
fraGe Association and before the AS
ISOLATION OF College Women.
Interesting Announcement.
Much interest is felt In the an
nouncement of the engaSement of Miss
( Grace Burt Jones. daughter OF Mrs.
Andrew $. Jones. of "Claiborn's,
Grecnsville county, and Luther Allen
Plttard. OF GAINESVILLE. The wedding
will be celebrated some time in the
month of juno.
Danes Entertained.
The Washington Post OF yesterday
contains the following of interest in
! Richmond:
/ An Interesting feature of the rccep-
tion of the Colonial Danes by Mrs
Taft this afternoon Will ~ tho pre-
seutaticn to the White mouse OF q
portrait OF Mrs. James Madison. wife
OF the fourth President of tne Unit
cd States. and mistress Of the White
/ House for eight years. The picture is
a copy OF the portrait OF Mrs. Madi-
son by Gilbert Stuart, now hanging
In the Academy of Fine Arts. Phila-
dclphia. and will be presented by the
Virginia society of Colonial Danes.
Among the women who have pre-
sided In the White House. and whose
portraits now adofn It's walls. are
Mrs. John Tyler, Mrs. Van Buren,,
ldaughter-in-law OF President Van
Benjamin Harrison. and Mrs. Theodore
Roosevelt.
The portrait of Mrs. Washington.
who. however. never lived In the
White House. IS one OF its most valu-
ed works of art In the collection.
Like the famous portrait OF President
Washington. saved from destruction
bv Mrs. James Madison at the time Of
the British invasion of the capital
Il is the work of Glider; Stuart.
Mrs Joseph Il. Lamcr entertained at
a tea Thursday afternoon in compii-
ment TO the Council OF the Colonial
Danes OF America at her house, l''i
Massachusetts Avenue. Mrs Lamar
was assisted in receiving by Mrs.
William Rumn Cox, president of the
society: Mrs. Elizabeth Cass God
dard vice president. Mrs. Charles MIL
Ter, OF Delaware, secretary and MISS
Alice French. OF Iowa. national MS
torian Mrs. Groesbeck. OF Ohio,
poured tea and Mrs. Adams, OF Ken
lucky. served the ices.
In Washington.
MISS Jeils scott. who has been the
Sucet OF Miss Harriet Douglas in AL
exandria. IS now visiting friends in
Washington Miss Scott will return
to Richmond on Monday. after an
absence of several weeks.
Returned to Blackstone.
Mrs II. $. Beverly and Miss cara
Beverly have returned 10 their home
In Blackstone after a stay of sew
cral weeks in Richmond. Mrs. Beverly
;kld Miss Beverly are accompanied by
their aunt Mrs. Davies, OF this city,
who has been Ill at the Memorial Hos
pital. Mrs. Davies VIII spend several
weeks in Blackstone.
At the Y. w. c. a.
Az the vesper service OF the Youn
Women's Christian Association to-
morrow afternoon at $40 o'clock a
program on China Will be given. and
| each guest Will be presented with a
flag o. the new republic.
Scripture reading.
Rock OF Ages. Herbert Johnson
| Miss Elizabeth Montgomery.
Under the Old Flag.
| Mrs. r. J. wiliingham
Chinese Hymn-"Chingn Chou"
Tho Revolution. Miss Peachy Wilson
buddhist Chant-"Praise the Lord"
| China-Mrs. Z. Z. Osgood.
Tablet TO be Unveiled.
| All members of the Association for
the Preservation OF Virginia Antiqui-
ties who expect to attend the I'M
yelling this afternoon OF the tablet
on the Westham ArMory. on the
Scott place. are requested to notify
Miss Frances Scott by telephone. SO
that she may arrange the automobiles
to meet the Wcsthampton cars.
In and Out OF Town.
versity of Virginia. is spending E few
days in the CITY as the CUES: OF Mrs.
John Calvin Mctcalf
Miss Mary Gum has returned to
| Blackstctae, after visiting relatives
here for several days.
Mrs. Shirley Carter. who has been
| In the city for several days, has re-
turned TO her home IN Norfolk.
Mrs. B. B. Valentine. who has heen
the guest OF Miss Maria Pendleton
Duval. at Stuart Hall, in stanton.
Will return TO Richmond to-day
Mrs. Fred Curd. of Norfolk, has
been the recent guest OF friends in
| this city.