The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-12-31
Engagement Of Note
Announced Today
BRILLIANT WEDDING LAST EVEN
ING IN ST, PAUBS CHURCH.
HUNT CLUB DATES.

engagement and approaching mar
rage OF his daughter. Martha HiH.
to Frederick Lyme Keen. formerly oil
Phila deiphIa, now Of New YORK city
The wedding will be solemnized quiet
Nv on the evening of wednesday. jan
atary -. at the homo or me bIld"
aunt. Miss Celeste Berry, Slt west
Franklin Street.
Miss Minor Wces-
In the presence oF a brilliant asse M
blage Of guests in s.. Paurs Episcopal
Churc.,. yesterday evening. Miss Caro-
line Minor, daughter of Mrs. Kate
TleasautQ Minor and the late Judge
Edmund Christian Minor. became the
bride OF Richard Sterling Ely, son OF
Professor Richard T. Ely. Of the inl-
versity Of Wisconsin, and Mrs. Ely
who was. before her marriage, MISS
Anna Anderson, Of Richmond, he
ceremony took place at 6:30 O'Clock
the Rev Walter Russell Bowie oiticl-
atins. The church was deliberately
d decorated in Christmas green and tai
wicker stands filed with polnsettaS,
and Professor Jacob Reinhardt played
the wedding music.
The bride entered the church with
her mother, by whom she was given
in marriage Her wedding gown was
an exquisite affair Of llistrous ivory
satin. witt a bodice and trimmings or
point lace. and her Veil WAS Of illu-
sion, caught with orange blossoms.
she carried a shower bouquet OF
Brides roses.
Miss Martha webb Purcell. who
was her cousins maid Of honor. wore
a gown Of Nile green satin with an
overdress Of tulie. and held an arm
bouquet Of poinsettias Misses Susie
Mcclure Ophelia Minor. Julia Moore
and Francis Howard Of Baltimore.
were the bridesmaids. and wore SINH
lar froCks of ivory colored satin, yelled
in silk tulle with wide girdles of sil-
Yer tissue They also had bouquets Of
poinsettias and asparagus fern. Joseph
Reid Anderson was the grooms best
man, and the ushcrs included A. I.
Archer. M # Peasants, Robert
Dashiell Maxwell Wallace. Grayson
Dashiell and George Fitzhugh.
After the ceremony there was a
small reception at the home Of tina
brides mother. SOS East Franklin
Street to which only the bridal party.
members Of the family and a few init
mate friends were invited, Among the
out-of-town guests here for the we'd
ding were Or Richard r Ely. OF
Madison Wis. Mrs q. a. CrenshaW,
Miss Frances Howard, OF Baltimore.
Hunt Club Meets.
During the month Of January there
will be several meets of the Deep Kun
Hunt Club. which are being looked
forward 10 with great deal Of pleas
ure by the members The following is
the schedule for the month: Friday,
1anuafy l. at Eiaduct; Saturday, Jan
nary e at kennels; Saturday, January
q. at st Johns Church; Saturday,
January IS, at kennels; Saturday.
January 20, at Kennels Saturday, Jan
uary 30. az Lakeside Gate The meets
will be AZ 3:fS =. NJ, If a bright day,
or nj F. NJ. If cloudy,
This club. which is one Of the old
est social organizations In Richmond,
numbers among its members the most
exclusive people in the city. The OFF,
GERS include Or Joseph White, presi-
dent George Cole Scott. vice. presi-
dent: K, ID. Harris. secretary; Archer
Anderson. Jr. treasurer, and Fred
srick Scott Campbell. NJ. +. Fl.
Attractive Tea.
Miss Beth Palmer. of 4l0 Yves,
Franklin Street, was hostess at
beautiful tea yesterday afternoon
from S to $50 O'Clock Christmas
decorations were used throughout the
lower floor. At s.30 the boys were
asked in for dancing. The young
hostess wore "A charming frock OF
shadow lace and she carried a bou-
IuP1 OF ppsii&Pitias III kttpihS win ''.N
yuletide season. She was assisted in
receiving by her mother, Mrs f. A.
Palmer. who was gowned in black lace
with a bouquet of orchids. Those in
me receiving line were Misses Isabel
and Elizabeth Scott, Marian and Alice
Meredith. Jane Strudwick. Margaret
Johns, Ellen Wallace, Bland cox,
Elizabeth Cecil. Rose Caperton and
Elizabeth Witt Others assisting were
~ Mrs WILL
liam H Palmer Jr. The Christmas
idea was carried out in the dining
room and the individual ices repre-
serted Santa Clauses. Christmas bells
and stockings. About seventy-five of
the younger set called during the ar
lernoon
In Henor of Visitors.
At strawberry HIN" the attractive
country place of Mrs. Charles N. Will
hams, AN interesting the dansant" was
given Yesterday afternoon In honor
Of Mrs Williams granddaughter,
Misses Alice and Elsie Atkinson. who
are students at Fassfern. Henderson
VILE. N C. About nifty of the younger
set were invited and n special train
was chartered to carry them out TO the
williams home The house WAS made
gay with elaborate Christmas decora"
tions. and many crimson flowers were
music for the dancing Mrs. Williams
and Mrs Charles q. Williams, Jr., re-
ceived, with the guests of honor MISS
Alice Atkinson wore pretty dress
of white net over silk, while Miss Elsie
Atkinson had on apricot satin and each
carried rosegay of flowers. During
tine afternoon punch was served by
Mrs. Brydon Tenant.
House Banc~s.
Captain ana Mrs. John Archer Coke,
of : West Franklin street. were hosts
last evening at n beautiful house dance
In honor Of their granddaug liter, Miss
Enpsie Coke Flanagan. who is visit
ing them for ihs holidays. Palms,
ferns holly. mistietoe and numbers OF
ponisettIas made a lovely setting for
the eighty five guests who were In
GUIDED in the Invitations. stringed
orchestra played for the dancing and
buffe; supper Was served at ! ! O'Clock.
Miss Emma Lawson Adams enter
tanned some of the members of the
Younger set last evening at an In
formal dance Ia her home. 1897 Monu-
ment Avenue. II was quite an attrac-
tive party in evsr& detail the decora-
tions and refreshrSents carrying out
the Christmas idea Miss Adams wore
q frock OF pink accordion plated ra-
dium silk and she was assisted In vel