The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-02-16
SOCIETY.

will be gratefully received by the
board of managers.
Cast for "The Mikado."
1t Is quite the thing among the
younger set to attend rehearsals
for "The Mikado," which ia to be
given by the Girls Auxiliary of the
Belle Bryan Day Nursery and Free
Kindergarten at the Academy in Eas-
ter week. The initial rehearsal was
held last week, and, from now until
Easter. the carefully selected cast win
be busy learning their gay, melodious
parts. Miss Ella Buck is president
Of the auxiliary, and some of the most
prominent girls In the city are MEM
bers. "The Mikado" furnishes a rich
field for artistic effects In stage set
ting and costumes. The cast is as
The Mikado of Japan. Mr.. Charles
Harris.
Nanki-Poo, Mr. Ludwig.
Ko-Ko, Mr.. Otis Alfriend.
Pooh Bah, Mr.. Herbert Featherstone.
Pish-Tush, Mr.. Norman Call.
Yum Yum. Mrs Norman Call.
Petti-SinE, Miss Emily Wade.
Peep 30, Miss Mary Covington Evans.
Katisha, Mr.. Goodwin Boykin.
Those In the chorus will be:
Misses Helen Adams, Mildred Le-
few. Virginia Whitley, Jellis Scott,
Emma Gray White, Charlotte Jones,
Kathleen Munford. Elizabeth Jones.
Virginia Grice. Mildred Grice, Resale
Harwood. Eliza Christian, Lucy Ford
workman, Elizabeth Cooke. Martha
Robinson. Elsie Harrison. Mrs. Doug
las vanderhoof. Helen Rose, Garlic
Minor, Dallas Lee. Lora Crump and
Elsie Smith: Messrs- Canepa, Fenton
Jacobs, Chiidrey Scott. James Wheat.
Mills Neal. James Hutchinson, Ed
ward Harrison, Catesby Jones, Robert
Augustine. James Gwathkins. James
Augustine, Clifford Morse. Holt Page.
Carter Grundy, James Patton, Joseph
Montgomery. Mr.. Harold Burrows and
Mr. Richard Osterloh.
To Go Abroad.
The Assistant Secretary OF state
and Mrs. Huntington Wilson viii
leave Washington Immediately after
the inauguration for a trip abroad
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson. whe have many
friends here. have entertained num-
Der of Richmond people at their
home In Washington during the Taft
administration.
Miss Strange Engaged.
Says a Wilmington. n. c.. paper:
Miss Florence Kidder entertained
at luncheon Friday In honor of Miss
Helen Strange. whose engagement
was announced to Mr.. Burke Hay
wood Bridgers The guests Included
the bride-elect and the. following yho
will be bridesmaids. disses Kate
Smith. Sue Prince and Florence Kid
der The announcement will interest
large number of people here and
in other parts OF the state. Miss
Strange liz a daughter OF Bishop and
Mrs. Robert Strange. and Mr.. Bridgers
liz a well known young lawyer and
business man of the city. The we'd
ding will take place in April"
Miss Strange Is well known In SO
cfety here. having lived In Richmond
when her father was rector OF St
paui's church.
ID. A. r. Delegates.
Old Dominion Chapter, Daughters
OF the American Revolution, Will be
represented at the continental con-
gress. which meets In April in Wash
ington. by Mrs. Sidney Johnston Dud-
ley, delegate, and Miss Anne Reddy.
Mrs. e. c. Pelouxe. Mrs. William
Laxelle Phillips. Miss Ella Mayo, Miss
Rose Meredith, Mrs. Knox Crutchfield.
Mrs. Junius Morris. and Mrs Edward
Barney. The congress this year is
especially interesting because OF the
close candidacy of Mrs. Miller Hor-
ton and Mrs William Cummings
SIOEJ lot tHG OifiNE Qk VI N0A4CAks ~GShN
erai The vote of the Old Dominion
chapter win be cast for Mrs Story.
Following a custom of many years
standing. the chapter will celebrate
waxhington's birthday by placing
wreath of American Beauty roses on
the Houdon statue of Washington In
the rotunda Of the State capitol. The
wreath will be placed on Saturday at
noon by a committee composed of
Mrs II Poe
and Miss Rose Meredith. At the
February meeting Mrs. NJ A. Haugh-5
won't. OF Meadeville. Pa. and Miss
Mary Bragg were elected members OF
the chapter.
story TcIlcrs' League
The regular monthly meeting OF
the Story Teliers' league Of Rich
mond will be held on "wednesday.
February 18th, at o'clock In tho
auditorium Of the Virginia Mechanics
institute, The league is just enter
Ing upon its second year Of work.
and shows most Interesting pro-
gresa II has extended it's efforts into
the field OF philanthropy, and Is
sending out well equipped story teilers
who by their art. and charm will
brighten the lives of the children In
all parts of the city. under the wing
OF the various missions, nefghborhood
and settlement works and the wards
In the hospitals. No better way can
be conceived to stimulate interest In
good literature and history than
through the simple art OF the story
teller. This league and all their 1t
stands for must make a strong APP
peal to all who are interested in the
movement towards the hoped-for liz
brary in Richmond. the clearing house
of all educational interests.
Daffodil LuncheoA.
Mrs H. M. Workman. who has re-
Gently returned to Macon. Ca. after
spending. month in Richmond with
her sister. Mrs Ashton Starke, enter
tained at very pretty luncheon last
week at her home in Macon. The
luncheon table was OF special inter-
est, ON account of the decoration
and service A luncheon set Of
French bisque. brought by Mrs.
Wortham from Paris last summer,
and a white and gold monn9rammed
luncheon set in Dresden china, also
from abroad, were used. The lunch
con set is in several pieces--a CEN
terpiece made OF snow white French
bisdue is made of an urn placed on
pedestal around which are grouped
four figures, two women md two.
men OF the empire period. This urn
was filled with daffodils. Two urns in
smaller sizes for each end of the
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