The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-07
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Mr.. Seurnus McManus, the Irish
poet. will lecture Mt the Woman
club Thursday afternoon at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. John s Munce Is chairman of
the afternoon. and this occasion will
he the closing of the formal lecture
course Of tho 1sI2-i9l3 season,
which has been a, brilliant one. Mr..
McManus has been heard at the club
before, and those who were fortunate
enough to hear him before Will make
a special effort to he there on Thurs
dsy afternoon.
A reception will follow the lecture,
and these presiding vi the tea room
will be Mrs. Julia Grant Moore, Mrs.
Charles Robins. Mrs John Coke, and
Mrs. Preston Cooke. and coffee will
be served by Mrs. T. Cateshy Jones,
Mrs william G. Stanard, Mrs, a. S.
Morton. assisted by number of
young girls OF the club.
Mr.. NcEaus IL here attending the
recreation congress. and is the house
guest Of Mr.. and Mrs. John S. Munce.
Interesting Meeting.
The Association for the Preserva-
tion of Virginia Antiquities held
very interesting meeting yesterday
morning at il o'clock in the John
Marshall house. with Mrs Taylor Ell
tyson. president, In the chair. The.
regular reports we're read. and the
committee on the Jamestown excur-
sion reported that everything was
ready for the excursion which the
association viii give on MAY 18th, and
that a number n tickets had already
been sold. The occasion promises
To he one of the largest and most in
teresting ever given in the history OF
the association. because Of the, fact
that the party viii stop at "BraRdon,"
as the guests of Mrs. Harrison.
Two life members and FIVE annual
members were reported, and a check
was received through Mrs. EIlyson
for $500 from MIR John Branch for
the John Marshall house. Another
check for 500 was sent in by MI I'D
ward Craig, as gift from tho South
Carolina Bar association Mrs. S. H.
Hames was made chairman of the
John Marshall yard committee. and
a gifs tof SIS was reported from
Miss Annie Stewart to buy roses and
shruhhery 70 rthe yard. The assoc
citation made a motion that IN the
event of the city of Richmond build
Ing new bridge. it should be called
the "Maury Bridge" Silhouette
photographs Of Chief Justice Mar
shall and bishop Moore were received
as a gift from HOMER & C1ark
through Mrs. Mann g Valentine. be-
Ing copies Of the originals belonging
10 Miss Maria NJ Marshall, OF Orange.
Va Hon. William II White. presi-
dent of the Richmond, Fredericks-
burg and Potomac railroad, also gave
picture of the Mary Washington
house.
There have been a number Of visi-
tors 1.-THE John Marshall house this
week. and the association wishes to
say that the house Is now open to
the public
Entertain Wednesday Club Artists.
mir. and Msr. j. g. Coriey enter
<ained last evening at the jefferson.
following the final performance of the
MAY festival given by the Wednesday
ciAb. in honor Of the solo artists who
sang al the concerts and their friends
IN Richmond. Invitations had been
extended to about seventy Among
the oat-of-town guests were Mrs
samuel Kendall. Mrs. Joseph Loose
AIRS. Frank II. Dufore and Mrs
Charles 7. Corby all of Washington.
Marriage of International Interest.
An international marriage OF much
interest in diplomatic circles and to
soeiety here and in Washington and
New York took place at II o'clock
Monday morning at the Cathedral In
Baltimore when Baroness AK Mon
cheur, daughter of Baron Ludovic
Moncheur the Belgian Minister to
Turkey was married to Mr.. Robert r
Loree, son Of Mr. and Mrs l.. F.
i-oree, Of New York. Cardinal Glib
bons performed the ceremony at II
O'Clock. and the nuptial mass was cei.=
hrated hy Rev Louis O'Donoyan in
the presence of distinguished gath
ering on account Of the Balkan
war the brides father was unable to
leave his post CT duty. and the bride
was given in marriage by her uncle.
MIR Edward Iadelford, of New York
and Washington. The bride wore
gown of white brocade satin combined
with rose point lace and a tnlle Veil
fastened with orange blossoms, and
carried shower Of lilies OF the valley
and orange blossoms. Her only orna-
fnent was a diamond horseshoe. the
gift of her father The attendants In
Guided Baroness Marguerite Mon
eheur. sister Of the bride, who wore
and-enbroidered gown Of cham
payne ~colofcd chaTmeuse and "a black
hat with pink plumes. and carried Il
nMY TO match her costume. and the
brides two young cousins, Miss