The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-12
PROMINENT PEOPLE HERE
FOR MAY MUSIC FESTIVAL
Reservations Made for Parties Com.
Ing From All Sections
of State.
BRIDGE rAuTY GIVEN MRS. SUTTON
Several Meetings oil Special Interest to
Women Set for TO-Duy-EnGnEc
mcnts AnnOuncci--rersona Mention.


Miss Rose Peabody. of Groton. Mass.
who has been the guest of Miss Isa-
belle Carter mt 2o5 West Franklin
stree. since Friday. Is leaving to-
morrow for tho North. Miss Peabody
accompanied Miss Carter home from
New York. where they had been, spend
Ing a week.
At the Won,nn's club.
Pcouies ana iris In tall slender vases
decorated the pariors and tea tables at
the WoUan's Club yesterday afternoon
for n charming Informal tea. at which
the new members were guests OF honor.
Mig. John upshur assisted hy Misses
l,enn and Iiawsic Gla2ebrook. poured
the tea. Irs Thomas Cary Johnson
stood at tn head Of the rec,iying line
to greet the callers. and others receiv-
Ing were Mrs John 3. Munce, Mrs
Chilcs NJ Terrell Mrs william y.
Crenshaw, Miss Peasants. Mrs. Caskic
CabeM. Mrs John southaii. Mrs. chris
TOPPER Torpkins. Mrs. William
Stanara. Mrs. Lewis Il. Ayiett. Mrs. j.
Allison Hodges and Mise Matte Harris
The tea was "A very delightful affai,
end n great many members and gucsts
dropped In during the afternoon.
Luncheon Yesterday.
George W. Stevens was host at =
pretty luncheon rlVcu yesterday at tit.
Commonwealth club. In honor #
Madnin Alma GiucS one OF the artists
her. for tho May Festival OF tho Wed
Ecsday Club. y number of functions
are 10 be given for this wcil-known
SINCE; during her etay in Richmond.
Leaving for Fnrmytic.
Mrs Thomas Cary Johnson is lclvi1g
own on Thursday for Farrnviilc where
sho viii spend fc,v duSs a. tn" guest
ot her son. I. G. johnson. Jr., who & Il
student a: Hampton sidney COLLEGE
Mr.. johnson VIII be nnal orator t'-
Juno.
Mrs John L. Price. of Seattle. Wash.
S. visiting her cousin, Mrs William =.
Crenshaw. AT 200 East Franklin street
Mrs Price who Is president of the
has Just been IN Washington TO attend
the council OF the Danes In that place.
Attending Mny Festival
y number Of promncn; guests from
NIL over tho state are In Richmond
for the May Festival OF the Wcdncs-
day club. Among those tor whom
reservations have been made being
Mr. and Mrs. Luclan Starkc. Mr.. md
Mrs. Arthur Stansbury, Mr and Mrs.
James lreden Jenkins. Mrs. w II. 7.
Loyal. OF Norfolk. Judse and Mrs
8 G. Graham. OF TnZcwcll; Mr.. and
Mrs. w IIutson Snllcy. NJ and Mrs.
". < Copeland, Mrs. y - Powell,
Mirs. Aaron jeffrey, Miss Virginia
Jnncry. OF Newport News. and many
others.
Mrs. Loyan Loft Norfolk las, week
nnI visited her sister, Mrs icghert
Leigh. In Petersburg, prior to hcr ar
rival iri Richmond
I'ni Mrs. sutton.
Mrs Frederick Sanford was hostess
q, - charming bridge party Saturday
afternoon at her home. zoos west
Avenue. Newport News. compliment
tary TO her house guest. Irs. Howard
Sutton. OF Richmond. and Mrs. Joseph
J. GAYLE and Mrs. Paul pcNoe sleeper.
Of that place. The house was very
springllke in It's decorations. Butter
cups and snowballs were used In the
reccption-rooln and library, where the
game was played. and pink by
drangcas IN the d!ning-room, where.
after tho game. the guests were served
tea which was poured by Mrs. II. Il.
Bailey. Mrs. sutton is spending some
time In Ncwpor, News, and IA number
OF entertainments have been given In
her honor.
Leaving shortly.
Miss Mabel =. Fletcher. OF Tho
been the guest OF relatives here for
ten Gays. Is leaving this week for
alexandria. Miss Fletcher will visit
Mr.. and Mrs Arthur Bryant IN Alex
andria for several days. before re-
turning TO The Naples"
Interesting Announcement.
An engagement OF great interest
recently announced is that OF Miss
Edith Montgomery, daughter or Mr..
and Mrs. Bruce MONTGOMERY. OF
Lynchburg, to William Ludwcll Har-
rison. OF Annapolis, Md. son OF the
late Or. and Mrs. J. rrosscr Harrison.
OF Richmond
M!ss Montgomery Is we'll known
throughout tie state, and is very
popular In social circles in Irnchburg
ID 1t
ser Harrison, OF Newport News. and
at one time made his home there.
Back from Lynchhmrg.
Mrs. Frank T.. Stacy, who has been
visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
George e. watkins. NJ their home In
Lynchburg. has returned TO Rich
moud. Mrs. Stacy went To Lynchhurg
to bid farewell TO her sisters. Mrs.
W. NJ. Black and Miss Putnam Wat
kins. who are sailing next month FOR
an extended stay abroad Mrs. BLACK
and Miss Watkins expect To sail from
Baltimore on June s, having engaged
passage on the steamship Queen
Louisa, and viii not return to this
country until after October l.
In New York.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Slingsbv Vain
man are registered at tho Waldorf
Astoria In New York this week. and
will also stop In Atlantic city. before
returning to their home Mrs. VAIN
man was before her marriage Miss
Julia ophclia Goode, of this city.
Al the Art Club.
There will be no lecture this az
ternOon at the Art Club of Richmond,
owing to the matinee of the Wednes-
day club, but an informal tea Will
be held, and all members and friends
of the club are Invited to drop in for
a visit between the hours OF and
o'clock. Decorations Will no In dog
wood and pink honcysuckle. and the
house committee will act ms hostesscs
An exhibition OF paintings by Miss
L. ~ Whitfield. Instructor In art at
the Woman's College. opens this morn
ing In the club rooms. and Will be
continued there for week.
Guests of MIR. aud Mrs. f.nird.