The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-02

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Robins entertained her card club ana
a few extra guests on Tuesday after
moan. three tables being engaged.
Yesterday the two big receptions at
the Country Club and the Hermitage
col, Club occupied the attention OF
fashionable society. Both clubs were
hung With garlands Of running cedar.
red berries and great branches d
nistletoe. and hundreds OF guests were
entertained at both places, orchesIas
playing during receiving hours Al
entertaining done yesterday was IN
formal. and the spirit OF good cheer
and happy greetings pervaded the
whole At the Country Club, which
| has membership OF something like
100 the clubhouse was crowded FOR
| hours with guests. The men return
ing from the hunt in their pink coats
late In the afternoon gave charming
| touch Of color 20 the scene. and the
dining-roorn was decorated entirely in
the colors OF the hunt club.
Interesting Marriage
OF special interest TO her many
Richmond frineds is the marriage o.
Miss Edith Campbell Crane, OF Balu-
more and Samuel Tucker Lanham. or
| Spartanburg. ;. C. The ceremony was
/ reformed on Friday. December p, at
mon AT Robin Wood" the residence
/ II the brides uncle. Henry G. Merry
! man. in Baltimore County. near Timon-
ium Md The bride was attended by
! two of her sisters. Miss Claris / Crane
and Miss Helen Bond Crane. and the
groom by DR.. Samuel Marion Tucker
( - Nv, York. No formal invitations
, va-e issued and there was only
small number Of relatives and init
/ mate friends present at the ceremony
Miss Crane was formerly secretary
I of the Woman's Missionary Union
! auxiliary to the Southern baptis.
! Convention. and has host Of friends
.bronpbout the South. She is a sister
! = Mrs George II. Whitfield. OF Ginter
. Park. Richmond.
A. the Woman's Club.
! An interesting lecture VIII be given
AZ tho Womans Club tomorrow eve
ming By Dr.. J. c. Metcalf on the SUB
/ Ter of Ruskin. The lecture will begin
| nror,ntIr at haif-past 8 o'clock. and
! N~s CHRISTOPHER Tompkins is chair
man of the evening. Members Of the
club are privileged - Invite gentle
| men escorts.
Luncheon Mt Country Ciup.
. Miss Emily Rogerson entertained a.
a beautiful luncheon at the country
Club Of Virginia or Tuesday IN hohof
of
& a student at Stuart Hall, IN StaUn-
ton mis- session. has been spending
the holidays at her home IN 'his cry
! Dance In Barton Heights
N4tss Clara Long of Barton Heights.
cave her dancing class a masquerade
oartv in the assembly hall Tuesday
nirht- The costumes were novel and
attractive. In the donkey party con-
| tsst the first prize for the girls was
| vron h., Mildred Ragland, and the boys
| n-iza nv Howard whitlock. The
| boob- prizes were awarded 10 Maggie
/ Nfc%eelev and James Collins SANTA
! Claus distributed favors from A oeau-
| tifully decorated tree 10 all the Class
! and they presented their teacher, Mss
| Tonr with a handsome la valliere.
' The dance was concluded oy sern'si,
| agurs led by Miss Ora Austin and
| Frank Grove.
| rrnose nresent were Misses Eta
No,aenfeId as a trained nurse. Reata
| Flanagan. Spanish girl; Louise Var
trough Grecian girl; Margaret Leach,
| America. Bertha Bascom, colonial
costume. ora Austin. night; Laida
I YoueIle. morning: Maggie McNeeiey'
| fovxe- girl. Katie Holleran. Western
girl: Mary Strother, japanese; virginia
long Martha washington; James Col
lirs. Buster Brown; Page Branch
minstrel: McKim Marriott. clown
Howard whitlock, Mexican; FRANK
Grove. Buster Brown
Important Meetings.
The Woman's Missionary Society OF
the First Baptist Church will mold i's
o,ru,l meeting this afternoon at
o'clock N the chuTeh pariors-
| ,ronnpt and full attendance OF members
4 D.
| much importance.
| Mrs ". Z. Harris viii preside TINS
| venting AZ 3 O'Clock az headquarters
/ hail of the Equal Suffrage League OF
| VIRGINIA. when a public address viii
bc given nv John O. Pollard on the
/ sn,5ect Are virginia Laws Just to
49,, On Friday evening at
/ o.croct a suffrage meeting will be
I rc1d n Rar;on Heights Hall. and the
/ s,,,l.rs on this occasion Will he Mrs.
| " Y. Valentine. DIT. and Mrs Roy X
| Flanagan and Miss Adele CLARKE
! The regular monthly meeting OF the
| board Of managers OF the Nirginia
I Home for Incursbies VIII ne heid TINS
/ morning a. II o'clock AZ t"c nome
. All members are urged to be present at
! this meeting
Quiet weddine.
] Tn, marriage Of Miss Julia ADELE
4 Riankenship. daughter % Mr.. and Mrs.
| charles Radford BiankenshiP. 10 James
| ponohuc. IT.. Of New York, took
plaoe on the afternoon Of December .
AZ balf-past ? O'Clock. The ceremony
was A very quiet one and took piscs
in the residence Of the brides parents.
900 Park Avenue. In this city. the
| rev. Father Nagri. Of the sacred Heart
| Cathedral. officiating only the mem
bers q the immediate farnihes were
present. owing TO rcccnt mourning IN
the brides family.
! Hf,er the ceremony. Mr.. and Mrs.
/ r,,,,chuc hi for. an extended wedding
tour that will include visit 10 the
| formers parents In New York. They
4 viii laser make their home IN Rich
1 rnond