The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-04
Society

| Miss Mary Boyd. the debutante
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. James N.
| Boyd will entertain at dinner dance
at the Country Club mex Monday eve
nin~ when her guests Will include
thirty-two debutantes and younger
society men. Miss Boyd is one of
the most prominent girls coming out
| in hiCnuonu TINS winner. ana her
dinner viii be a charming affair.
| viii Give Tea.
/ Mrs. Malvern &. Patterson Will give
| a tea rIuay afternoon 1T 4 O'CLOCK
at "itll Crest ner beautiful SUBURBAN
J home, in honor OF Mrs. Jonn I. Trout.
OF Roanoke. Mrs. Trout viii ASSIST
Maude Powell in the CITY Auditorium
this evening. 1t Is hoped that Maaame
Powell VIII also be able to remain
| for the tea on Friday.
To Visit at Dundee"
Mrs Villa mMinor Lie and Miss
I Eleanor Lie, of the University OF
| Virginia, will be the guests next week
1 OF MIR. and Mrs. Preston Carson at
Dundee" Miss Lille. who makes her
debut this winter. is a charming young
girl, and will be much entertained
during her stay in Richmond.
Cards Issued.
Mrs. Minnie Drewry Bertrand has
issued invitations for a dance at the
Country Club on Tuesday evening.
January =, when she will introduce
her daughter, Miss Austin Bertrand,
to Richmond society. Though Mrs.
Bertrand and her daughter have made
their home in Richmond, only for the
past few years. having formerly lived
in New Orleans, they have become
prominently identified in this time
with the social life here. where they
have a large and prominent family
connection.
| Interesting Musical.
/ Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Nelson Page
began their social programme for this
! winter on Tuesday evening with
/ brilliant musical at their home in
/ Washington. The programme was
given by Miss Isioisr Baylor. who is
4 we'll reInem bered in Richmond. where
sh.. sang at the annual concert OF
Mrs. NJ. &, Patterson Circle of Kings
Daughters two years ago. Roses.
! palms and Christmas greens were the
decorations for the musical. and the
guests numbered between five and six
hundred.
I Concert Tonight.
A fashionable audience will hear
/ Maude Powell, the famed violinist, this
| evening. when she will give a con-
/ cert for the benefit of the Sheitering
/ AT1IiN tIOSpltAl. tldAGHoUie EO@ IFS VAL
be worn by the women, and the long
list OF prominent natronesses insures
= a social success. Madame Powell
4 Will be assisted by Mrs. John r. Trout,
T soprano, and Waldermar Liachowshy.
pianist. An unusually attractive pro-
I gram has been arranged. and Ma
dame Powell Mill supplement this
with the finale movement from Mem
deIssohns T.. Minor Concerto. which
q nnpsilaraA n tag N al
and interpretative standpoint the
greatest test Of a yiolinist's skill.
i--s Wedding announcements.
The following from New York
exchange Is OF interest to many Rich
mond people who recall Mr.. Naftzger
and Mr.. darkness. who assisted in
| the Chapman-Alex meetings
some time since In this city:
When the Rev. DIR. J. Wilbur Chap
man begins his evangeiistic year cam
pagn in Australia on March he
will have among his assistants two
brides. Or. Chapman has Just re-
tLrned from Great Britain. For
| weeks he was In Belfast. Ireland.
Ernest w. Nafxger was his solo sin
ger and Robert Hardness his pianist.
Soon after the meetings started thera
Mr.. Naftzger fell in love with Miss
Ruth Mclaughlin, daughter of Mr..
w. Hs Mclaughlin. . leading bust
ness man OF Belfast.
When the evangelistic party dis
banded for Christmas Mr. NaftzgeE
would not hear of returning home. He
had other plans. Now there are in
vitations out for the wedding. which
will take place in Belfast February
~. The couple will come TO America
on their honeymoon trip and join
DIR. and Mrs Chapman. all depart
inging January "a for Naples. From
there they Will go to Australia.
Mr.. Hardness meanwhile has gone
to Australia About two years
he announced his engagement to Miss
Ruth Langsford, of Adelaide. When
asked for a vacation to 20 home. He
was born in Australia. On February
IL he will be welded. He and his
bride will proceed to Join uthe Chap
man party. Mr. darkness said he
always carries ENVELOPES stamped
with the address Of his fiance. a,
though he has been around the world
several times, he never missed writing
to her every day.
Postpone Reception.
MIR. and Mrs. Charles Rose. OF
Highland Park. have postponed the
celebration Of their fifteenth anniver-
/
IL. on account OF the sudden illness
of Mrs Rose. The reception was
originally planned to take place to-
morrow evening.
Miss fuckers Debut.
In honor OF their debutante daugh-
ter. Miss Laura Tucker. and other
debutantes Of the season, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry st. George Tucker gave
a beautiful dance at the Client Club
In Norfolk Tuesday night. The debu-
tantes making their bows to secief,
Il were Miss Laura Tucker. Miss
Eleanor Hamfin. of Boston; Mis-.
Emile Hughes. of Old Point. and
Miss Rosa sharpe, OF Wilkes Barre
Pa. .as..z...s4.s ...s.. a-.
j - Mira Tucker was assisted In re.
ceiving by Mrs. Barton Myers, Mr..
Robert Baldwin and Miss Elizabeth
Starke. The favor table was pre-
sided over by Mrs Henry Little and
Mrs. Jett Mccormick. The ball
room WAS beautifully decorated with
red poinsettias and palms. The
guests were from Norfolk. Ports.
mouth, -oid--Peint and navy