The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-09-06
WILL OPEN TOWN HOUSES
BEFORE CLOSE OF MONTH
While Discussing Drbutantcs, Society
- Preparing for Gny Winter

Is Preparing for Gny Winter
Season.
September is the month of moves and
the great covered wagons and trucks
&c about the streets packed with the
belongings of people who are chang
ing their habitations. y number Of
prominent society women have been
in town all this week supervising the
transportation of their goods and chat
tells from one house to another and n
great many fashionable folk are
changing their residences for the com
boarded up windows and doors will
opened, and by the middle Of the
month Franklin Street homes will
have assumed its usual appearance for
the coming winter months. Many have
rented their homes to transient guests
FOR a few months and will occupy coy
apartments uptown. und still others
have planned to spend the winter
months in the far South
Dehutantcs for tho season arc as yet
. matter undiscussed. and tho list for
this year will probably not DO COM
plcted until early III october. Some or
the prettiest girls who are 10 make
their bow 10 Richmond have been trav-
cling abroad during the recent out
break OF war, ana VIII have many
thrilling experiences to relate upon
their return to town. The continued
city yet. and only very few
houses have been opened up pcrma-
nently. September is month CT visit
ing, and Your friends will visit YOU
and you in your turn will I've their
guest for the golden, autumn days
with which the calendar or this month
is marked.
Clcmmitt--Hoopcr.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Davis an
tl,r
ing marriage of their sister. Miss
Sophie Boshcr Hooper. to Edward Park
Clemmitt The wedding will be celc-
brated some time in October
Visiting In Maryland.
Miss Helen McDopough. OF 270l Han
over Avenue, who has been spending
the month Of August in the mountains
of West Maryland. is now the guest
of friends at Mt. Savage. Md. Miss Nc
Donough will attend the centennial
in Baltimore this week. and Will also
spend some time An Washington. be-
fore returning to Richmond the latter
part OF September.
Engagement Announced.
Mr.. and Mrs Charles Godfrey Petit
announce the engagement and ap-
proachinr marriage 81 their daurh-
ter. Edith Pelham. to Robert Mere
dith Jennings. also OF this city. The
wedding will lac celebrated some time
in the latter part of October
In London.
Miss Ella Binford, VINO has been in
Europe all summer. is now in London
where she is studying dancing un,lc,
Professor Charles dAlhcrt. Last week
Miss Binfcrd left London to he the
guest of Sir George Green nj his es-
tate. near Glasgow, Scotland. She ex-
poets 10 sail this week from Liverpool
for this country, and will come at
once to Richmond to resume her classes
on October Is. Miss Binfortl's studio
Is ut Madison and Grace Streets. and
number OF charming functions have
been given there during the past sea-
son.
NJ the Art Club.
Lectures and classes viii be re-
sunied at the Art Club Of Richmond the
last OF this month. and society here is
looking forward with interest and en-
thusia SIN TO it. The weekly lccturcs
ana teas at the clubhouse. sol West
Grace street have become very charm
ing features of the social season in
Richmond and draw interested gather
ings of well-known people The Of
ficers Of the club are us follows: Pres
ident. James II. Doolcy; vice president,
Admiral iIarric Webster; recording sec
rotary, Mrs. G. Irvine Clark: cores
pondins secretary, Miss Sallie Ta@c-
well Fitzgerald: treasurer. Miss Helen
l.. Lorraine, manager, Mrs. Josephine
iiOGStpI!s t4lsill lisNll 81 committee on
instruction, Miss May Davis. and the
board Of directors includes Miss Mary
Barney Baugham. Rt. Rev II. j.
O'Connell. u. H.. Mrs f. r. Mofitt.
Miss Adele Clark. Miss Elizabeth Dav-
EXPORT Miss May Davis. Il. S. Goodman,
George Bryan, Miss Edith Anne Pom
berton EaEiand. Miss julia Woodbridge.
Il. y. Lancaster. Jr, and S. w. Neck
Mrs. Heuurmbourg nj Home.
Mrs. +. -. Hequembourg will be at
home to her friends and pupils on Mon
day afternoon At o'clock in her new
lson Street IL
Prominent Fall Wedding. -
Mrs. Charles Lowndes has issued in
N!tat!ons 10 the marriage of her daugh-
ter Miss Elise Gamble Lowndes. and
Pleasonton Laws Conquest. Jr. Of Rich
mond. on Saturday evening. October 3.
nj 6 o'clock. 1T Grace Protestant Episco-
pal Church. ElkridEe, Md. The cere-
mony VIII be performed by ut Rev A.
NJ Randolph, bishop Of Virginia, for
merly rector of Emmanuel Protestant
Episcopal Church. Of Baltimore. as
sisted ~ Rev. Rohcr, n Castlcman,
rector OF Grace Church. The maid of
honor viii be Miss Lctitin Lowndes,
sister OF the bride-clcct, and the brides
maids Viii u" Mrs. Francis H. Durham.
or Relay; Miss Frencis Key Murray
Bowdoin, daughter OF MIR and Mrs
Eduardo Gamble, the young daughter
Of Or. and Mrs. Cary Il. Gamble, Jr..
OF Baltimore. n cousin OF the bride;
Miss Eleanor Barton Hopkins and her
sister. Miss Elise Latrobe Hopkins. ana
Miss Lctitia l.. McKim, all of Phila-
delphia, ana cousins Of the bride elect.
and Miss Emma Parker Conquest. Of
Richmond, a sister OF the groom elect
The best man VIII be Edwin c. Con-
quest, OF Richmond Il brother of the
groom elect. and the ushers. numbering
seven, VIII include Thomas Pinkney
Bryan Of Richmond brother Of Dr
Robert G. Bryan. the fiance OF Miss
Grace Hamilton; Charles j.. Grattan
!.ownoes and Robert Giynn Lowndcs.
orotnera Of tbs bride-clect.
Following the ceremony there viii
De small reception al CANDLES hin,
me country seat @: the brides mother,
for the two families and their intimate
friends, Including fashionable assem-
blage OF Baltimore. Philadelphia, Rich
mond and Howard County society
Approaching Marriage.
Says the baltimore sun Of recent
issue
"Mr and Mrs Harry o. whitternore
announce the approaching marriage Of
their daughter, Miss Florence white
more, 10 Harry q. Hammonds, Of Ir-
x-ip s.