The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-23
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Though the mercury has scared UNI
usually high the past week, there has
bsen no cessation Of gayeties at the
summer resorts. Al usual. the last
sWu weeks ~ Auxast finds the town
desersed Aaa echoes coming fast Of
cease.ess roands u card parties,
iuncheons dinners and dances at
OF September Will mark tho return OF
many prominent society mAtrons and
maids and soon the autumn wedding
and the seasons debutantss will! be
heraldsd.
Two cotiuons were given a. the
Rockbridge Alum Springs last week
OF. Thursday and Friday evenings.
that OF Thursday being given by the
ladies Of the Alum. while at Fridays
dance the members Of the Virginia,
Military institute summer school were
the hosts These dances. held in the
bathrooms of the Central. which were.
for this occasion. especially decorated
and festooned in the Virginia Military
institute colors, were led by c. c.
Garrison, Of Chicago. ILL.,, dancing
with Mrs James Branch Cabell. of
Dumbarton. Supper was served at
midnight in the dining room of the
Central which was decorated for the
evening In the Rockbridge Alum
colors--red and green. But in each
instance several private supper par
ties followed the dances formal con-
ciusion, which prolonged festivities
we'll into the small hours Of the morn
ing.
The dancers Included Miss Eliza
beth Earnest, OF Portsmouth. with :.
W. Anderson of Portsmouth; Miss
Rosa Trant, of Richmond. with 7. K.
Parkinson, OF Danviile; Miss Lucille
Cullingsworth, of Richmond. with
James J. lizard. OF Roanoke; Miss
Grace g. Shepherd. OF Dumbarton,
with Samuel NJ. Lunt, Of Alexandria;
Miss Julia Boswell. OF Alexandra,
with Thomas ID. Amory, OF Whining
ton. Del. Miss Margaret Foege. OF
Richmond. with James G. Miller. or
Richmond; Miss Christine Gaertner
OF Louisville, Ky. with V. L. Somers.
OF Bloxom; Miss Margaret Freeman
OF Richmond. with Thomas Il scott.
Jr., OF Richmond; Miss Pauline Pfld-
die, of Beaumont. Tex. with a v
Kibler OF Staunton: Miss Louise kel-
Iogg. OF Richmond. with s. H. Cole
OF Washington. d. c.: Miss Marjorie
Keith. of Beaumont Tex. with Fl. II.
Hutch.son, OF Fairmont. w. Va. Miss
Alice Boardman. of Baltimore, Md,
with r. F. Welton. Jr.. Of Portsmouth;
Miss Louise Priddie. of Beaumont,
Tex. with X. NJ. Batten. Of Smith
field; Miss Beuna Wslton. Of Ports
mouth, with w. r. Tynes. Of Birming-
ham. Ala; Miss Nell Sutton. OF Rich
mond. with Murray whittle, Of Mar
t,nsville: Miss Marie Maloney. or
I4ynchburg, with j. c. Nelson, Jr-,
OF Norfolk; Miss Bessie French. OF
Richmond. with a. L. Field, Of
Charleston, w. Va; Mrs Andrew u.
Packer, OF New York city, with y. II,
DeGraY. of Kinston. y. Y. Mrs. J
Austin Kelly. OF Ashland, KY. with
o, II. Beasley, of Washington, d. c..
Mrs Frederick NJ, Thrower, OF
Tampa Fla, with a. II. Rich. Of
Lynchburg: Mrs. W Moultrie Gour-
din, of Charleston. S. C.. with j. A.
Anderson, OF Linden; Mrs Montgom-
cry Il. Corse, of Lexington, with b. f
Crowsan. OF Lexington, Mrs. II. G.
Grubbs, of Richmond with George K
Brooks. of Fairmont, W Va; Mrs. W.
II. Mardaugh, OF Lexington, with c, T.
Geyer. Of Ancon, Canal Zone. and
Mrs Luthef Dawson. Of Richmond,
with j. D. Mclean. Of Alexandria