The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-08

ard. Mira. a. g. Morton, Mrs. Charles
Robins, Mrs. julia Grant Moore, Mrs
John A Coke and Mrs. T. Catesby
Jones. who will preside at the coffee
and tea tables. They will be assisted
by number Of the young girls Of tho
| club. Mrs. John $. Munce Is chairman
of the afternoon.
| Reception for Miss Booker.
| Mr.. and Mrs. Il. Il. Valentine gave
an informal reception last night at
their home on Monument Avenue for
Miss Bette Burwell Booker. who sang
here yesterday at the May Festival
| matinee The guests included mostly
old friends of Miss Booker Mrs
ginia, and Mrs. Desha Breckinridge
of kentucky, who are also guests Of
MIR. and Mrs. Valentine. received with
them.
Country Club Entertainment.
The board of the Country Club of
Virginia has arranged with the Frank
Lee Short Company, Of New York. to
produce Rostand's comedy. THE Ro-
nancers," on the lawn of the club this
evening at $3.50 L. NJ. In the event of
rain, the play will be given in the club
/ house. Owing to the large member
ship. the members are requested not to
bring any but out-of-town guests. The
management has arranged to serve
table d-hote dinner and have dancing
before and after the play. Special car
I ScTNlCe mas also Dcen arranged.
/ This will be the most important
/ society event of to-day. and large and
fashionable gathering will 20 to tho
club house for the play. Decorations
Will be in wild flowers and palms, and
an orchestra Will play FOR the dancing
aud during dinner.
! Miss KcIier's Lecture.
( The marvellous experience OF hearing
| Miss Helen Keller. deaf, dumb and blind
from infancy, speak to an audience of
people will be presented In the Masonic
Temple on Saturday evening at half
| past o'clock. when she will make an
address here under the auspices OF the
! Virginia Randolph Elicit Alumnae AS
ISOLATION. for the purpose of establish
ing scholarship at Bryn Mawr. Mrs.
| Macy. who has charge of the training
and education OF Miss Keller since she
| was nearly seven years of age will
accompany Miss Keller TO Richmond.
| Miss Virginia Randolph Elicit will
give reception for Miss Keller at "a
1 North Laurel Street Invitations have
been limited to the alumnae associa
ton. All former students of the school
are expected to be present
Attractive House Party.
MIR. and Mrs. Murray Boocock, OF
"Castalia." Keswick. expect to enter
tain large house party on Friday to
| the keswicS Horse Show, on May IA
Many affairs have been planned. and
con and dance on May 21 The guests
will all be from New York, and include
| Mr.. and Mrs Durant Cheever, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Demorest. Mr.. and Mrs.
! Frederick billiard. MIR. and Mrs. Frank
! lin Warner. Herbert Dillon and Con
| Eressman Levy.
Atkfnson--JOnes.
The marriage OF Miss Susie EldridCe
Jones, daughter OF Mrs. Nora A. Jones.
or Buckingham County. to Aubrey Ed
| gar Atkinson, of FarmvilIe, tooR place
In this city at Ill East Franklin Street
80, at p. NJ. The ceremony was per-
formed by tho Rev. Frank l.. wells,
| pastor OF Broad Street Methodist
Church, and Miss Bessie Plowman
played the wedding music. The parlors
were decorated in palms. evergrcens
were shaded In green and white The
bride wore gown of silver gray mes
saline, and carried bouquet of Bride
roses and carnations. She entered the
parlor with her maid of honor, Miss
Nellie Atkinson, of this city, sister of
'.m,. groom. MISS Atkinson wore a white
SILK gown trimmed in pearls and car
| REQ Il bouquet of enchantress carna
/ Irons. Ihey were met at the improvised
aitaV oy tho groom and his best man.
Ashiehd Stone Atkinson, and little lisa
pelic Atkinson. wearing a frock of
4
of white rose.
MIR; and Mrs. Atkinson left imme-
uiateiy after the ceremony for Farm
| vie, where they expect to make their
| home. ''e'i
Annual Pilgrimage.
Inc annual pilgrimage of tho Asso
ciation for the Preservation OF Vir-
gina Antiquities to Jamestown will
DC held this year on Saturday. MAY II,
ana an unusually large party of Rich
mona people will go with the assocla-
tion on that date The steamer Poca-
hontas will carry tho party down the
tlvcr ana the. principal event OF the
Trip VIII be the stop at "Brandon,' "a
courtesy extended by Mrs. Harrison TO
the association. and since this Is the
fifst time In several years that the ex-
cursionlsts have been permitted to
seop at ms historic old place a great
oeai OF interest has been aroused.
n committee of well-known Ricb
niond women will serve REFRESHMENTS
On route The boat will leave the
Wharf at o'clock in the morning of
the date set for the outing.
Returned to Richmond, i.
Mrs. Lawrence &c. Davis has returned
10 her home here. after a trip of ten
| days 10 washington, Baltimore, Phila-
deiphia and New York. Mrs. Davis
was accompanied by her cousins.
Misses Eta and Bessie Davis and Mrs.
Mason, of Washington.
I'm Washing ton.
| Mrs Andrew Jackson Montae que. wife
of Congressman Montague, of this city.
| Is spending some time in Washinpton
Mrs. Montague assisted Mrs &c. H An
drews at her home I'm that city on yes
terdRy afternoon at o'clock In re-