The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-16
NJ AUPTIAL EVENT
N NEWPORT NEWS
11r. and Mrs. Richard Hall Slater En-.
trrtain at Reception In Honor OF
Their Daughter. Miss Mabel
Caughc. Slater.
POTTS. DRosTE ENGAGEMENT
Announcement Made of Forthcoming
Marriage OF Miss Virginia Ioomis
Potts 40 Theodore Herman Drostc.
Nunsesous Other Fan Wedding Days
Arc Fixed.

Mr.. and Mrs, Richard Hall Slater
entertained ~ reception Tuesday
evening. nj their home In Newport
3 News. sn honor 81 their daughter Miss
! MATE c-auEt1ey S..HJgT, whose marriage
! to Barton l3alion Cooke. Is OF interest
in this city 1'he entire lower floor OF
4 the home was bower Of goldenrod
and autumn leaves. Receiving in the
s drawing room with Mr. and Mrs.
Slater we're the bride and groom elect
Mss Wfuntfred Mann of Petersburg.
Miss Eiia Mac kea, ~ Smithfield.
served punch in the han.
i In the dining room the brides cake
I formed tsie cehterpiece of the table.
Sesrenaed from the chandelier was an
fnrserSe wedding bell made Of autumn
lcaves ard golden rod. Ribbons Of the
Earne oolors we're brought to ihe
corners of tire table. which was lighted
hy waxen candles in silver candelahra.
+ .Aaasher affair given for Miss Slater
was a hose and handkerchief shower
which was rendered her by Miss Vir-
Einia naher and Miss Edna Lowder
on Tuesday afternoon. 4 color scheme
OF yellow and green Was carried out in
every detail of the decorations, and
during ne afternoon five hundred was
pinveSf Ices bonbons and sandwiches
were served at the close Of the game,
Tvaose Invited were Misses Roberta
Gresham, Of Richmond: Katharine
Browning If Tslnefeid " Va; Edna
and Ellen. Cooke, of Philadelphia
Ella Kea. Of Smithffeli Kathryn
Fnaua. of Tennessee; Matte pitman.
~ SnnithAeld Winnifrei Mann. Of
resAH+s4s4rs Sadie Wade, Hazel and
: Virginia Wade, Gladys and Ethe'
Vim. Mary Petzold. Ceciie Traylor
Enaraa Hall, Cap;oiia Johnson. Myrtle
Esenneft Gladys Phillips, Louise Gar
row. Ruth Edwards F,tlalia veIlines
Hura fsidsaings. Helen Williams. Flor
I RE and frankie Slater. Mrs. r. L.
Spain, ~ Petersburg Mrs w. G. Bin
ford. Mrs r = Allen and Mrs. Ruhuf
Stevens.
Engagements Announced.
Mrs Charles Edward Potts Of Ash
land. announces the engagement oi
her daughter. Virginia Loomis. tc
Theodore Herman Droste. Miss Potts
who lis a niece of Mrs. A Langstaf
: -Ipsssssf4-4ss-e IsiahtTaaaav -ls -daughfeI
u Mrs ASnie Macon Potts and the
( late Charles Edward Potts, and Mr.
4 prosfe Is tae son Of MIR. and Mrs
Il christian l.. Drostc. The wedding will
N DfTejF IN AtNgHfDtfffs ana on account q
mourning In the brides family, viii b.
cuietly celebrated in the home.
NJ Mr. and Mrs r II. Foreman. o
!. wayneshoro, have announced the en-
+ GaEement' OF their daughter, Mis-
Adele Brotherton foreman. IN Rober
Srottswood Payne, Jr.. Of Staunton
Va. Tsae occasion of the announce
faef.f was Il handsomely appointed en-
rt4.S.x Of h..p II
Il Naynesboro.
Mr. Payne Is son of Mr. and Mrs
n r. s f'ny7rr7 If Stauntur7 and August;
County.
DIR. and Mrs. Albert A. Cannaday. o
" Roanoke announce the engagement %
3 their daughter Erma, to MIR. Harr,
Oliver Nichols. of Norfolk Va. TIL
wedding will take place in october,
To Make Debut In Washington.
Mrs. Robert W Williams, of Rich
11aond. will spend the winter in Wash
4 inKtnn. ana MAS leased residence
there. She win present her youn'
u daughter. Miss Lena Williams, Z
II Washington society.
y. W. &. 4. Notes
Miss Amy Smith executive OF tn
4 eoutl Atlantic Field Committee vii
Il Dc an RRcNYHpHd n.Si week, anu VA
presto al the opening OF the Traininl
Center, or three months trainini
school, which will he conducted il
B Richmond this fan for the youn.
women Of the Soath who wish to TAX
this training preparatory to makini
& f4ae association work profession.
Crown--IAp~cOmb.
81 Cards have been received in thi
sc3ty announcing the approaching mar
Ssr1age ~ Miss Martha Elizabeth Lip
4 Scognb daughter of Mr. and Mrs. vii
]; liam stapteton idpscorlb, " Washing
i Ton. to John Randolph Crown. TIL
1 wedding Viii he solernnized Septembe
#s17, in the s1ofne OF the bride. This an