The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-27

At this time Of the year when 30
ciety is paving off the debts OF the
season with informal parties. and is
entertaining the occasional visitors,
the concerts given by the Wednesday
club occupy prominent sheet on
the social calendar. The beauty Of
the music ia in itself a sufficient eN-
cuse for the wide interest IN the May
festival and. when the fact that May
Is rather a month of transition with
few entertainments and still fewer
society weddings the reason for the
absorbing interest In Richmond $
grand opera week" r. easily under
stood It fills the longing for music
Of the highest order. ard It ia :. de-
lghtful inspiration for much informal
entertaining Visitors will be here
from all parts Of the state and their
presence and the resultant galeties in
the form Of teas and supper parties
at the-cJubs and hotels add greatly 70
the interest in the three concerts.
Miss Betty Bouker. Il former Rich
rnond girl who has won many laurels
as "a member Of the C0Nent Garden
Opera company in London. will sing
at the May festival Richmond peo-
pie have heard and read much Of
Miss Booker's triumphs. and are Gag
erly awaiting the opportunity to hear
her lovely voice She is the guest Of
her mother at the University Of Viz
ginia while in this country. and will
60 TO stanton this week to give a
concert there.
Country homes are the favored re-
sorts Of society these sprtrg days and
many week end parties are~heing en-
tertained by the hostesses of Cnu0~
try estates near Richmond and else
where in Virginia This week viii
sec the end OF most OF the formal
parties and then the very small af-
fairs, often too small to he termed
IAN affair" will be the order of the
day until the summer exodus.
Prominent Wedding.
The most important event Of this
week will he the marriage Of Miss
Conway Christian Fleming. daughter
~ Mrs. Warner Lewis Fleming, to
Mr.. Leslie Albert Weary. OF Chicago
The wedding will he celebrated on
Wednesday evening AT $40 o'clock in
the Church of the Covenant, and will
he preceded by a round Of entertain
ments for the bride-elect, who has
been, very popular in Richmond So
clety since her debut winter before
last Miss Mary SCARBOROUGH gave
dinner last evening at her homo in
Monument avenue in honor of Miss
Eeming. who will again he the honor
Ruest on Monday evening when Miss
Elsie Parrish will he hostess at an
informal dance at the Country club
Mr. Weary will give his bachelor din
rer at the Commonwealth club on
Monday evening and the bridal party
will be entertained at luncheon at
thp p4rxr ~ Tn.SEaU
Miss Fleming's attendants will he
her sister, Miss Maysie Fleming, maid
of honor, and Misses Frances Wheat
Katherine Gum. Elsie Parrish, Mary
SCARBOROUGH, and Mary McFaden, of
Richmond; Miss Dorothy Waterfall
of Philadelphia; Miss Margaret Gilke-
son. of Clarkshurg. w. Va, and Miss
Jane Quinn, of Lynchhurg, brides
maids Mr.. Rollin Pelou Weary, Of
Chicago, will he best man, and the
groomsmen include Messrs. John r..
Morrill,, Of Gold Hill. Oregon; Ben
jamin F. Bernard, Jr.. of Atlanta;
Josef F. A. Comstedt, of New York
Relyidere Brooks. Jr., OF New York;
Oscar M. Weston. of East Orange, n.
J.; William Roy Carney. of Chicago;
William Alden Smith, Jr.. of Wash
ington y. c., and Peyton Fleming, of
Richmond
Dinner mt Country Club.
Miss Helen Stevens gave a beauti-
full dinner at the Country club last
evening in honor of her guest, Mrs.
Harper, OF Philadelphia. The table
was set with lilacs and other spring