The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-09

crowding the auditorium a nominal
admission fee will be asked.
Gard Party.
1 The women of Monte Casino Circle
/ of st. Benedicts Chapel will give a
euchre party Monday afternoon at
3:20 o'clock in the assembly hall of
| the Benedictine College. Mrs. +. c.
! Hoffman, and Mrs. ]. A. De Corr will
act as hostesses, and all interested are
/ cordially invited TO be present.
To Repeat Opcretta.
"A Nautical Knot, or the Belle of
Barnstapoole," the operetta given by
the pupils OF the John Marshall High
/ School on Friday night, was such
decided success that it has been de-
! cided to repeat it on this Tuesday
night. Each actor scored private
triumph. and the whole production
was given with a smoothness and fin
/ ish worthy of professionals. The cast
/ of characters included: Julia, the
naughty belle of Barnstapoole. Kate
/ Roper; Nance her friend, Rosa Thorn
as; Barnabas Lee, wandering artist
4 Coleman Andrews; Joe Stout. mate of
the Bounding Bi4iow. Earle Pum-
phrey: Bill Salt. an ancient mariner,
boatswafn of the Bounding Billow,"
Arnaid Weinberg; Jim Spray. sailor.
Norvell: Jack Brace. sailor. Morris
Marley: Della. Mary Wagner: Daisy.
Winnie Tucker; Dora. Rose Fisher:
dancing girls Lois Martin, Birdie Gil
bert. lille Harris. Barrie Thompson:
Barnstapoole girls, sailors. artists,
townspeople.
! Others assisting were: Musical di-
rector, Walter c. Mercer; aceompan-
list, Leslie F. Watson; stage manager.
T. ]. Stubs; properties, ]. Taylor
Robinson; costumes, Miss Jean Nc
Graw.
Il Mrs Cooper Returns to City.
Mrs. Henry C. Cooper, who has been
spending the past six weeks as the
guest OF relatives and friends in st.
Louis. has returned 10 her apartment
at the Shenandoah. Mrs. Cooper was
much entertained during her isit IN
= the West, being the guest of honor
at a number of handsome functions.
Benefit Performance.
: Under the auspices of In the Service
of the King Circle of the Kings
Daughters the Arlington Ministries
will give n benefit show in the audi
forum OF the Bellevue School, at
i Twenty-tffrd and Grace Streets, on
, the evening of May 18th, for the
Sheltering Arms Free Hospital.
These minstrels judging from past
est offerings ever seen in this city out
side of professionals. In the ranks of
the Arlington Ministries is represented
II the pick OF the seIniSproF taacnt of
Richmond, including such we'll known
entertainers as Conway tBilly) Burke,
!, Thomas f. Bickers, John Ingersoll. G..
Kenneth Goode, Taylor Goode, Eugene
I McDonough, Robert Short and
Messrs. Dahn. oDonnell, O'Grady,
H Ford, Gillian. Helfert. Lamb, Mills.
Murray, Vaughan and Corbett.
! Norfolk Wedding.
1 A wedding of unusual interest to
society throughout Virginia took
I place Wednesday evening at 1890
o. clock at Trinity p. e. Church, Nor
folk, when Miss Florida Coston Hope.
daughter of Mrs. Leslie c. Hail by a
former marriage, became the bride
of Lieutenant John Franklin Swift
beautifully decorated with spring
flowers and the altar was decorated
4 with lilies and cathedral candles. The
ceremony was performed by Rev. A.
c. Thomson, rector of the church.
and the wedding march was played by
/ Mrs. CASTOR Foote.
The bride, who was given In mar
riage By her uncle, DIR. Frank s. Hope.
wore a gown of white duchess satin
"a
old lace, AN heirloom in the family.
Her veil of tulle was caught with q
i coronet OF pearls, which was worn by
her great-gra ndmother when she was
presented at the French court to- Eu-
4 genie Napoleon, and her bouquet was
a shower OF lilies of the valley and
white sweet peas.
i Mrs. William S. Brodrick. cousin
OF the bride, was her matron Of honor
and she wore gown OF white satin
i and bodice of lace and carried a
shower bouquet OF white sweatpeas.
Il Miss Margaret 4svenycott was the maid
Of honor and her gown was Of pink
chiffon taffeta and her flowers were
q shower OF pink sweetpeas.
The bridesmaids were Misses Res-
i sic Nicholson.s. Of Newport " News:
Laura Davis Sarah Watts, Lila Wouy-
4 colt and Hortense Hodges. !, Their
gowns were of white chiffon, made
/ empire with sasnes of pale pink satin
and they carried hats filled with pink
sweetpeas The groomsmen. who. ifke
he other naval entsirars present were
in fun dress uniform, and were Isru-
tenant b. G. Murchis0n. Y, s. M. C.:
4 lieutenant s. I. Howard. u. s. III. c.
4 lieutenant Louis +. Pagan. q. 8. NJ
II - i lieutenant a. III. Turnage. III. 8.