Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-25
Household
Interests
CHRISTMAS FESTIVAL
GENERALLY OBSERVED
open House md Small Family Parties
Arc Noted In All Sections
OF the City.


Arc Noted In All Sections
OF the City.
Christmas Day Is u festival of tho
nome and society will celebrate tho oc-
Easion In fitting and most informal
nanner. Numerous Interesting, but
Pmall functions are to be given, and
Family dinners and eggnog parties Will
pc tho order of the day. Christmas trees
for tho younger members of tho family
the afternoon will BIO given in many
pr the big fashionable residences Of
he West End. and several "at-homes'
And informal dances will be held in the
evenings.
The clubs will be thronged with gay
companies of guests all day. and all of
he luncheonB and dinners given will
pc most Informal and congenial.
Dinner Party for Miss Reed.
Invitations arc out for the dinner
hat Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis G. La.us arc
giving on January 2, In honor Of Miss
Alice Burwell Reed, the debutante
laughter Of Mr.. and Mrs. William 4.
Reed. Tho dinner, which is to be given
.or tho debutantes of tho season. will
lake place at tho Country Club of Vir-
zlnia, and covers will be laid for
thirty guests. The Christmas idea will
20 carried out In all of tho decorations.
and favors and the affair will be a
very handsome one. .
luncheon for Miss Munford.
Mrs. Thomas Burton Snead, gave a
oYely luncheon yesterday at her resi-
lence 321 North Harrison Street, I'm
aoror or her cousin. Miss Mary Stafford
Munford, who is ut home from Bryn
Nawr College. for Christmas. a bou-
luct marked the places OF the eight
suests entertained. and the decorations
were entirely in red and green. A CEN
repiece OF red roses with shaded candles
decorated the table. and those present
were. Miss Munford, Miss Doreen Fitz-
ii
|oeth Gwathmey. Miss Ethel Alston Ca
hell. Miss Miriam Grundy and Miss
Priscilla Shepherd.
Visiting Here.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Taylor Garnett, H.,
land their small son. 6. T. Garrett. Ill,
Of Washington, have arrived In Ginter
Park and are spending the holiday sea
Hson with MIR. Garnetts mother. Mrs. G.
7. Garrett.
Miss Nellie Browne, who has been
3visiting Mrs. G. 7. Garnett in Ginter
3Pnrk, has returned to Norfolk
Affair Of To-day.
One OF the most interesting Christ
mas parties OF the week will be the
Rdance at tho Westmoreland Club to-
might from $3.50 to 1870 o'clock. The
Entertainment is to be Il most unique
and attractive event In every detail,
and the decorations Will be In keeping
with the celebration Of the day. This
10 the usual Friday evening dance, and
members are asked to note the change
In tho hour.
Miss Martha Robinson has sent out
Invitations for u Christmas party TO be
given at her home West Franklin
Street.
Invitations Out.
The usual invitations TO the members
of the Westmoreland Club have been
issued Inviting them to the Christmas
Entertainment at the clubhouse, which
will take place on December 81, from
8 TO IL o'clock. Owing to the largely
increased membership. no invitation
card for additional guests will be is
sued TO the membern, as has been the
usual custom.
Mrs. st. George Cooke has issued
invitations for a Christmas tree party
In honor OF her daughter little Miss
Louise Withers. The affair will take
place on the afternoon Of Wednesday,
December 80.
Univernity Wedding.
DR. George Lefevre. professor OF
biology at the University of Michigan.
and Miss Julia Faris, daughter of the
late John Far!s. OF Red Hill. Albcmarle
county. were married AT $50 o'clock
"Wednesday afternoon at the home OF
r Dr. and Mrs. Theodore Hough. at the
University Of Virginia. The ceremony
WAS performed by Rev. Beverly u.
Tucker. Jr.. rector of st. Paul's Church.
. at the university. Dr. and Mrs.
uiSSIcNTc lcll dllcT inc
ceremony for an extended trip South.
Finley Will he at home at the University
OF Michigan after January 4.
Marriage Announced,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Schaefer an
nounce the marriage of their daughter,
Edith Lyle McConnal. to Edward T.
IGloyer. at Portsmouth. The wedding
I took place in Washington Wednesday,
! December %.
Miss Hecht Entertained.
In honor OF her guest, Miss Yetta
lIecht. OF Bristol. Tenn. Mrs. Jeanne
lIisenman, of 2034-A West Grace Street.
entertained very attractively Wednes-
|day evening. a musical and literary
program was rendered for the amuse-
lmcnt of the guests, and informal dane
ling followed the serving of supper.
The parlors were decorated everywhere
lin Christmas greens and bright red
flowers, and hollX and mistletoe banked
1.-The mantels. Miss Hecht Is a student
lin the East Tennessee State Normal
School. Johnson City. and is spending
|her holiday season in Richmond. \
humber of interesting affairs will be
| given for her during her visit to this
lefty.
Among those present Wednesday
7evening were Misses Hecht. Lucille
IWallerstein, of Washington: Ruth
|Thalhlmer. Elsa Wallerstein, Isabelle
IPrag. Ruth Wallerstein, Louise Salo- |
Imonsky. Leah Binswanser. Hcnriette
|Susman. Viola Ullman, Edith Lindeman,
IIisle Eisman, of Columbus Ohio; Doro- |