The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-10-19
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office. Mad. 1924.
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mond number OF times and has a
great many friends here.
Misses Emily and Ruth Brown nj the
Woman's Club.
The first entertainment of The fall
season was given at the Woman's
Club yesterday afternoon. when the
Misses Emily and Ruth Brown gave
charming program for the pleasure
of the members OF the club. Mrs. J.
Arthur I.efroy. president of the club,
made an opening address or welcome.
The Misses Brown are graduates of
celebrated schools In Boston and the
people Of Richmond are mucn
pleased that they have selected this
city in which to make their home.
They are very talented, Miss Emily
Brown being reader and her sister
an accomplished pianist. The fol-
lowing program, which was arranged
by Mrs. Guigon. chairman of the af-
ternoon. was presented A large num-
Der of well known ladies were there
TO enjoy the afternoon.
Les Sylvains .... G. Chaminade
Ruth Brown.
IN Reflected Glory go. Myrtle Reed
Emily Brown
Sketch -............. T.. Is. Hlli
Ruth Brown.
The Court Scene. from The Merchant
OF Venice.
Emily Brown.
Aux Ttaliens .. owen Meredith
Set to Music OF Giuseppe Verdi,
Emily and Ruth Brown.
:. e.. acknowledgement.
Mr. and Mrs John Thompson have
Issued cards announcing the mar
Rage Of their daughter, Eliza beth. TO
DIR, William Gillian kennon, the eere-
mony having taken place on Tues
day. october IL. at Glen Leven, Nash
Vile. Tenn. Or, Kenuon is a son of
the late william u. Kennon. Of Pow
hatan County. and is brother of
Mrs. Julien Binford. Of this city. lie
belongs to one OF the oldest and best
known families IN the State, and his
marriage is OF much interest to So
cieyt here.
Observation-Disclosures
Mr.. and Mrs. George r. Bianken-
ship. Of Boulevard. New Kent County.
announce the engagement and APP
preaching marriage Of their daughter.
Alma Wells. to Walter Cornwall Her
ring. formerly of Newark. N. J., now
Of Hampton, The marriage will take
place tho latter part of December.
The announcement OF the engage
ment OF Miss Isabella Hagner and Mr..
Norman James, of Baltimore, Is most
recent ard interesting news IN social
circle. No definite date has been
set for the wedding, which Will prob
ably take place in November in the
presence OF the Immediate families
only.
Miss Haener belongs TO one Of the
,,1A ru Co 4n 81 rs
possessed OF n rare charm aud social
distinction. Her fiance Is well known
In Baltimore society; Is 81 graduate
of Yale and belongs 20 a number OF
prominent clubs in Baltimore and
New York.
Concerning Miss TAFT
Miss Helen Taft. daughter Of the
former President. is the lasest mem
her of the Taft family to become con-
nccted with Yale University She has
announced her Intention OF taking a
Doctors degree and has Joined the
first year students in tho Yale grad
nate school Miss Taft received her
! H. A, from Bryn Mawr last June.
| During her college course she dis-
played talent for writing and she
probably will take her degree" from
Yale in literature or history
According 10 the rule esta blished
IiatIe several years ago no student fH
granted the degree OF Phi. p. from the
Yale graduate school until he or she
has completed three years of grad
uate work or It's equivalent so Miss
Taft Will have TO wait for her de-
gree until June, 1918 the same year
her younger brother, Charles Phelps
TAFT. I'd, hopes 70 get his B. A. from
| Yale.
Miss Taft spent part of the Summer
with her family in Canada. going
there after her graduation During
| August she went with her father to
the Pacific coast. They remained in
tho West until October !. when they
returned TO New Haven, and Miss
Taft at once made application for
admlttance to the Yale graduate
school
The Taft family Is noted for It's al
leeiance to Yale. Miss T'aft's grand
father was one of the founders of the
leading Yale senior society, to which
other members Of the family have
since belonged. Her father was grad
uated from Yale in 1878 and num-
orous uncles and other relatives have
been identified with the university,
Her brother, Mr., Robert A. Taft, was
gra duated from Yale In 1910.
In and Out OF Town.
number of Richmond boys who
are students at the University of Vir-
ginia spent the week end with their
parents and friends In this city,
Among them were Buford Scott, AL
len Morton, BraNton Valentine, John
Gordon Wallace. Churchill Young
John and Lyons Pemberton and
others.
Mr.. william Hannewincke Is tn the
city for the TriEg- White wedding.
Miss Emily Hannewinckel. who has
been spending the summer in the
North. has returned to the city and
is at Mrs. Burbanks on West Frank
lin Street.