The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-06-05
MANY IN ATTENDANCE
AT ANNUAL LAWN FETE
Hundreds of Handsomely Gowned wo
men 1'hronE Country Club
of Virginia.
CARNIVAL TODAY Ar GINTER PARK
Entertainment for Pine Camp Is lex.
pectcd to Attract Lnrge Number OF
Richmond People.

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and her daughter Will be at tho Ches-
terrified, where they hnvo occupied an
apartment ever since their arrival from
abroad, until Monday. They will then
move into their home, 1lG North Nor
ris Street.
At the Country Club.
Hundreds OF handsomely gowned
women throngcd tho corridors and ter
races Of the Country Club Of Virginia,
yesterday afternoon and evening for
the annual lawn fctc that takes place
tho FIRST week In June. The clubh ouse
was beautifully decorated everywhere
In garden flowers and palms and the
long tables in the dining-room, from
which buffet supper was served.
were arranged with great stands OF
flowers festooned with ribbon. This
affair Is always given In honor Of the
Visiting players here for tho Old Do
ininion Tennis Tournament. and pric-
tfcally the entire membership OF the
club attends II. Interested galleries
OF spectators have been at the club
each afternoon this week to witness
the tournament. and many pretty gum
mer gowns and hats have been in evil
dence. An orchestra played for tho In
formal dancing last evening, and punch
was served In the paImroom.
Sailed Yesterday.
Wyndham Blanton, OF this city.
sailed yesterday from New York on
board the steamship Grafwaldcr3ee. OF
tho Hamburg American Line. TO spend
tho summer In Europe. Mr.. Blanton
was accompanied b. Perrin Nicholson.
of Atlanta. Ga. and they will go at
once to Berlin. where they Will spend
several months in the study of mcdi-
cine.
Summer Carnival.
The Summer Carnival" TO be held
Mt the home OF Mrs. Edwin Sampson
Seminary Avenue. t,intgr IburE This
afternoon and evening from to 10
o'clock under the auspices OF the Gin
ter Park Womans club. will he one OF
tho leading charity events of the week.
The affair is for the benefit of Pine
Camp. and has become annual en-
tertainmcnt to which numbers OF
Richmond people 20 every year. All
sorts Of attractive features have been
arranged for the entertainment to-day,
and all Interested are invited 10 at
tend. The grounds OF the Sampson
home VIII be hung with summer flow
crs, bright-colorcd lights and lanterns.
and rustic tables and chairs will be
scattered about everywhere TO accom-
modate those in attendance.
l,on Air Functions.
This evening at tho Bon Air Club
Will be given the first OF series ot
weekly dances to be held there
throughout the summer. y good many
people, II is expected. VIII motor out
friends Of the patronesscs are invited
TO he present The floor committee in
clude Mcssrs. i. Nice. Burlington. Carl
Jfoschcn. J.. S. Glvnn, Douglas Whcrry,
Keith Jones and j. l.. Vassar.
The patroncsscs are as follows: Mrs.
y X. Nice. Bulling:on, Mrs. William f.
Cooke. Mrs. Carl Eoschcn. Mrs. r. Nj.
Il. Talcott, Airs. John Armistead, Mrs.
u s. Glynn. Mrs. r. VI. Kennerly. Mrs.
Robert S. Christian. Mrs. I. :. Winston.
Mrs. w. r. Rcade. Mrs. Il. c. laird.
Mrs. Coleman Workman. Mrs. Douglas
Wher~y, Mrs y. Il. IIoldcrby. Mrs. J..
l.. Vassar. Mrs. NJ. L. Rudd.
Tho Cherokee Tea Garden is another
Interesting feature OF the social life
OF Eon Air for this summer. and this
attractive little place, which Is also
to be opened under the auspices of the
Bon AIR club, will he opened from >
to o'clock. The tea garden will be
opened this afternoon.
Observation-Disclosures
Mrs. Mollic Williamson. OF Tobacco
VILE, and w. 7. Banks. Of Beauvoir.
Cumberland County. were married or
Tuesday afternoon at o'clock. the
ceremony took place at the home OF
the brides sister. Mrs. William Neither
land. on a large Colonial porch. when
WAS prettily decorated for the occa-
Engagement Announced.
Mrs. Mary Martin. OF Belona, an
nounces the engagement and approach
ing marriage Of her daughter, blanche.
10 Robert Anderson. OF Amelia. The
ceremony will take place at the Pro-
violence Presbyterian Church on
Thursday afternoon, Juno II. at 3
o'clock
Entertained I'm Portsmouth.
Misses Elizabeth and Jane Nicely en-
tcrtained on Tuesday morning at Il
luncheon given at their home in Ports
In IF
liams. whose wedding to William
Condit. Of this city, Will take place
on Saturday evening. The rooms were
decorated with a profusion of flowers
and the color scheme of the table APP
pointmcnts was pink and white. The
ccntrcpiecc was an arrangement OF
jessamine and pink rambler roses, and
overhanginS was a basket of tho same
flowers. The place cards were sug-
gestive OF the occasion, and bore quo
tations appropriate to the guests and
to the guest of honor was given The
Brides Book" Auction followed the
luncheon, and punches OF flowers were
given to the winners OF the highest
score. and 10 Miss Williams was given
monogram card table cover.
The guests included Miss Williams.
Mrs. Eugene Davis. OF Aberdeen. Miss;
Miss Irma Fulgham, Mrs George r.
Parrish. Mrs. r. Ross Nicholson, Mrs
Fanny Capps, Miss Florence Smith, and
Miss Adelaide Schockey, of Wheeling.
w. Va.
Benslcy-JOnes
Eugene y. Beaslcy and Miss BEETLE
l.. Jones. OF this city, were married
yesterday afternoon in Washington.
The couple left for short wedding
trip, and Will return about June Is to
Richmond. where they will mako their
home.
liolmcs-Ncu.
Miss Harrictte Martin New and Hen
ry Ashley Holmes were married at the
residence OF tho brides sister, Mrs
Charles NJ. Shields. yesterday evening
at 1880 o'clock. Only the imme(Iat\
family and n few intimate friends were
present. Mr.. and Mrs. Holmes left
immediately for Il Northern trip, after
which they will reside in Washing
Ton. whore Mr.. Holmes holds n respon-
siDle government position. The cere-
mony was performed by Row. T. G
Darst. rector of st. Johns Episcopal