The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-07-28

| This week will mark the beginning
| Of the real season Of both Virginia
| and Northern resorts, for the sum
mer season reaches its height in Au-
gust. During the early part of the
summer, society is on the wing. as 1t
were. but August hnds her establish
ed at that resort that appeals most
strongly 10 her pride, her purse and
| hera pleasure, and. ia lieu Of recent
| arrivals, we read and hear Of lovely
| card parties. in which members Of
Richmond society figure prominent
| ly.
! out-of- door affairs with horse
shows and tennis tournaments as the
| chief center OF interest nave their
| inning these days, and are exceeding
lily popular with the fashionable folk.
wearied by the formal receptions and
! strenuous balls OF the past seasons.
1 The horse show al Orange last week
was attended BY . small gathering
of Virginia society and prominent
| sportsmen. The Orange Hunt club
| e. .fe-ef- sAe asest- exclusive Ia tsas
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known men and women among it's
members. Delightful house parties
were entertained at the handsome cs-
| tates in Orange FOR the show, and
there was a good deal OF entertain
| Ing for the visitors. Next in import
ance in the circuit OF Virginia horse
shows comes the Albemarle show ut
| Charlottesville on August LIST and I'd.
| in which Mrs. Reginald Brooks and
| MIR. Junius Morris Will be among the
| prominent exhibitors The show at
Warrenton, which is always a notable
event In social circles, will take place
on August z1st and &c.
| Quite a number of Richmond peo-
| pie will leave on Saturday for Old
| Point to attend the State Bar assoc
| citation at the Hotel Chamberlin on
| August 9Th. eth and sth. Many mem
| bers OF the ASSOCIATION will be ac-
| comp panied by their wives and daugh
| ters, who will be entertained at
round OF handsome functions.
/ There was little of interest in
Richmond society last week except
| the marriage of Mrs. Martha Cham
ber Jayne Valentine and Mr.. Walter S.
McNeiIl on Thursday morning An
nouncement of the marriage came as
a surprise as no invitations hn d been
| issued or previous announcement
made. Mr.. and Mrs. Mcneil sailed
from New York for Germany yester-
day. accompanied by the latter's two
Travelling Abroad.
| Miss Mary Carter Anderson and
| Miss Addie Chaffin. OF Richmond. and
Mir. and Mrs Taylor vinson. of Hunt
/ ington, w Va, who went abroad early
| IN the summer, left England last week
| for the continent, where they will
| travel until September. Just before
| aving for the continent they spent
| IL delightful week In Scotland and the
81. akespeare country.
Leave For Old Sweet
Mrs. David Leake. Mrs. Otto Theo-
dore Hess and Mrs. Henningham Spill
man left last week for the Old Sweet
Springs, where they will spend the
remainder of the summer, They re-
Gently returned from Virginia Beach,
where they occupied cottage for Is
month.
Southwest German.
The Southwest German club gave
a most delightful dance "Wednesday
night at the Country club In Roa
noge. The german was led by Mr..
Roger Graf. Those dancing were;
Miss Erma Cannaday with Boyd
Adams, Miss Marie Hill with Grady
Gregory, Miss Irene Fischer with
Charles Hobart. Miss Harriet Ecof
with +. Is. Lewis. Miss Helen Keister
with r. NJ Hudson. Miss Emma Hes
ter with Cy. Hankins. Miss Lois Rich
ordson. of Richmond. with Merrnan
Smith, Miss Helen Churchill with
Newton Brewer Miss Elizab beth Oar
nall with Chester F'leek. Miss kath-
leen Richardson. Of Richmond. with
Lawrence Carter. Miss Elsie Otey OF
Montvale with Hugh Minton. Miss
Mary Hairston with Harry Phillips.
Miss Mary Rodgers. OF Baltimore,
iiairstons with william aobbse. Miss
Msyme Jennings with Robert Win
bourne, Miss Josephine Shields with
Herman Crueger Miss Lynda Koiner,
OF Richmond. with w. b. TinsIey;
Miss LYDIA Killough. OF New York,
with Edmund Robinson Miss Jose
phine Koehier with Powell Chapman,
Miss Dorothy Buckner with DIR. Jen-
kins, Miss Agnes starkey with Mr.
Garland Spratiey; Miss Mary Butler
Evans with Jack Saunders. Miss Bess
Evans with Shirley Riley, Miss Mary
Dodd Fox with Stuart Carter.
To Open Virginia Home.
Mrs Henry Dickson Bruins and her
son, Tom Carter Bruins, will leave
New ORLEANS today for her summer
home. "Dungannon." near Towards
vile. Va. where they will spend the
rest OF the summer. Mrs Bruins. who
is well known In Richmond society
and spent some time here last spring
as the guest Of Miss Frances Scott,
will be Joined at "Dungannon" BY
her two eldest sons. who are at the
University OF Virginia.
Srinmering in Maine,
Mrs. Joseph Packard and her
daughters. Misses Margaret and JOS
a1hine Packard. are spending the
summer at the Momentum House.
Kennebunkport. Maine.
Mrs. J. Mason Miller and Misses
Fany and Margaret Miller are also
at Kenrebunkport for the summer.
Misses Charlotte and Franco Bemiss
Miss Avis Grant and the NJ as Ball
will go to Kennebunkport FOR the
month of August.
Occupy Boxes at Horse Show.
Among those noted in boxes at the
Orange Horse show last week were:
William Dupont and family OF Mont
pener. Va: John e. Dcitrick and
party. OF Manassas. Va: DIR. George
b. Young and wife OF Chicago, Ill;
Miss Katherine EIkins. Of wes1 vtr-
ginia. Colonel Fl. r. Golsan and wife.
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