The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-22
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There are a number of prominent
Fisitors in Richmond for the Easter
season. ard several informal dinner
PARTIES will be given In their honor at
he Country club this evening. FOL
kwing the dinner there will De the
regular dance. which will be. largely
attended One of the surest evil
sences OF the end of Lent Is the clos
ng of the tea rooms, and society will
rather around the tables at the Girls
Rub tea room at tho Jefferson this
afternoon for the last time this sea-
ton. Miss Ella Buck win be the
aostess at the tea room this AFTER
aeon.
Wedding Plans.
Interesting plans are being made
Tor the wedding of Baroness AK
aoucheur, daughter Of Baron Mon
sheur, the Belgian ambassador TO
Turkey, who will be married TO Mr.,
Robert r. Loree. son of Mr.. and Mrs
teonor f. Loree, of New York. at
he Cathedral in Baltimore on Mon
lay, May 5th. The cerenao ny viii be
performed at il o'clock by Cardinal
Gibbons, and will be followed by
rery small breakfast at the home of
The brides great~aunt, Mrs. William
III, Blaekfor9.- 1910 Entaw Place, for
HE members Of the two families only.
Inc B6TDfSS3 Will E3sSAi iiA maj
riage by her uncle. Mr. Edward Pa
seiford, of New York and Washing
Jon. as because 1T the Balkan war her
father will not be able 10 leave
Turkey. The brides mother. who
was Baron Moncheur's first wife, died
some years ago. She was Miss Daisy
Holman, daughter OF Mrs. George #.
Holman. of Baltimore, and half
sister of Mr. Edward PadeiforG, and
T. lat ut ERHaffAF6 r.
Ter her death her daughters stayed
with their grandmother, Mrs. Hol-
man. and attened school at Notre
Dame. The young baroness has
many friends here. where she recently
risited Mrs. Preston Belvin, Jr., and
IN Washington. where her father was
formerly the ambassador from Bel
sium. Mr.. Loree's family also iE well
known: his father, who Is now presi-
Gent 4 the Delaware and Hudson rail-
road. having formerly been president
sf the Baltimore and Ohio railroad.
Breakfast to Mrs. Wilson.
A committee composed of women
prominent in congressional and club
life are making plans to give break
last on April 6fh at Rauscher's In
honor Of Mrs. Woodrow Wilson. wife
Vt the president, Mrs. Thomas Mar
shall. wife OF the vice-presidenti Mira
rhamp Clark, wife of the speaker
and the wives of the cabinet officials
Mrs. John w. Kern will be the
boast mistress at the breakfast. which
NIL be served at 1890 O'Clock. IT
Nil be followed by an illustrated lee
mre on the Historic White House"
A reception win follow. when Mrs.
Wilson and the other guests Of honor
Mill be introduced 10 those invited to
Meet them.
Mrs Steven h. Ayres, wife OF form
Pr Representative Ayres, is chairman
IF the committee on arrangements
and Miss Mamie Randolph Heth IL
also taking prominent part in max
ing the event a success.
vitations Issued.
MFs. George Il. King has Issued in
Titations for the marriage Of her
daughter. Blanche TAYLOR, 70 Mr.. !
William James Gilman Jr. The we'd
ding will be celebrated on Wednesday,
Monumental Episcopal church. this +
tity.
Celebrated Golden Wedding.
Says the Washington Herald OF yes
serday:
"A delightful event took place on
Monday last when Col. and Mrs.
simon La Fayette Sommers celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary at
he Melwood apartments. Both Col
md Mrs, Sommers are descendants OF
he oldest Virginia families. and were
born In Alexandria county. Col. Som
naers was county surveyor for many
Fears, and served I'm the engineer
corps of General Lees army until the
siose of the war. He then went 10
daconb. I'LL. in charge of the South
.rn and Western properties 81 the
ate wv. w Corcoran, Of this city, and
managed this estate for some thirty
sve years when he retired and re-
urned shortly afterward to his old
aonae, Alexandria county.
The position Or county surveyor was