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

Slaughter. Dorothy Cabell. Annie
Warren, Frances Laird, Mary Guest
Elizabeth Hobson and Messrs. Jack
Brown. Thomas Potts. G har e 8
Gwatkins. Reid williams. Berkeley
Cooke, John Gordon Wallace. Thomas
Preston, Spottswood Hunt. Beirne
Blair. Edgar I-afferty. Oscar swine
ford. Braxton Valentine, Carlton
Saunders Richard II. Meade. Jr., and
Stewart Shield.
Cotillion Club Organized.
The Sans Souci Cotillion Club has
been organized for the season with
the following members: Joseph b.
Baker, Heath Brumble, John Cottrell.
John Doyle. William Dunn, Thomas G,
Fletcher, Roy Grubbs, Herbert RI.
Harrison, Robert Hickerson. Hunter
f. Hughes. James Hughes. Harmon E.
Lambeth, Amos Morris. J. Thomas
Priddy, f Ray Richardson. Lynn
Richard son, Perry Seay, Allen Shack
Ieford, Willie Shelton, Morgan r.
Strother, Charles Tomlinson. Taylor
Wilson and z. v. Woodward
E. Ray Richardson has been elected
president, Joseph b. Baker. secre-
tary and Thomas c. Fletcher. treas
urer.
The opening dance OF the club will
take place October /.
Lawn Party.
A very attractive lawn party will
be held Thursday. September 3. at
the home of Mrs. imogin Austin. 7l9
North Twenty-third Street. This en-
tertainment is for the benefit of the
W F. L. A., and ali friends OF the
prohibition cause are urged to at
tend.
Engagement Announced.
Announcement has been made of
the engagemnt Of Miss Erma Slaugh-
ter Batkins. daughter of Councilman
and Mrs. Claude L. Batkins. of 2026
Nest Grace -Stfeess-t.,- AZ r. Sidney
Sutherland. son of Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Leroy Sutherland, OF This city. The
ceremony will be performed In the
early fail
Lawn Fcte At valley Home
one Of tho most delightful affairs
Of the season was an attractive lawn
fete given at Valley Home" Hall
fax County, Va. on Thursday evening.
by Miss Rohhie Tuck, In honor of her
house guests, Mics Ruth Jenkins. of
South Boston; Mrs. Annie Hatcher. of
nanviIle, aud Miss jeanette Quaries.
OF Richmond.
The lawn was artisticaliy decorated
will I4 Haneae lanterns. Games, sfa-ie
and dancing were INDUCED IN until a
late hour, after which delicious re-
freshments were served
About seventy-five friends enjoyed
the hospitality of Miss Tuck. Among
the out-of-town guests we're Misses
So mrlie and Lee Brooks. Harris Ma
son, Elaine and Giles Wilkinson, of
Buffalo Lithia Springs. Messrs. Frank
n Ya{f n
ney Law. Ellis Register and DR.. Har-
vey Farmer, OF South Boston: Misses
Carrie shelton and Nellie Breeder.
Of Richmond. and Miss Matte Rob
erts. OF Crystal Hill, Va.
Faisson-F1txhugh.
Mrs George Washington Peace. Of
Watha. Y c.. has announced the en-
gagement Of her niece, Miss Lucy
Fitzhugh. Of Virginia, TO Mr.. Hay
wood F'aisson. formerly OF Charleston.
S. c. The wedding will take place at
Watha. on Wednesday. October 81,
Miss Fitzhugh. who Is charming and
talented young girl. has recently re-
turned from abroad. Twhere she spent
the pas, few years. The announce
n~nt IF her engagement Is OF 'he
greatest interest in Richmond the
bride-elct being the granddaughter OF
ham. OF this city. She was born at
Bocobel, the estate near Freder!cks-
burg. Va, recently occupied by MIR.
and Mrs Charles Hurkamp, the lat
ter a sister Of Mrs. Shirley Carter. Mr..
Faisson is civil engineer Of note.
and has just returned from Mexico
where he has been living for some
time.
Mcadt--Coulbe.
+ One of the prettie=t weddings e the
past week was solemnized at Esther
Memorial Church. Castlewood, Va.
when Miss Anna Ruth Meade became
the bride of Mr.. Arthur Randolph
Combs. of Greendaie, Va.
The church was artisticaily decor
ated in goldenrod, field daisies and
ferns. the chancel and windows being
banked. and standards OF daisies
marked the pews.
Mrs Walter +. Martin had charge
Of the music, rendering the bridal
chorus from "Lohengrin." for the en-
try Of the bridal party, and Mendel-
ssohus wedding march as a recess
sional. Just before the ceremony. Mr..
Martin sang, Il Love You Truly"
Miss Viola Gilner was the brides
maid of honor. She wore a hand
some imported gown of hand-em-
hroidered organdy, worn with a short
veil of bridal net caught with tiny
punches of blue forget-me-nots, She
carried a bouquet of white lilies and
orchids.
Miss Lillian Counts, OF Coeburn, Va,
and Miss Thelma Van Kirk Hyatt.
of Washington. ID, c.. acted as brides
maids The former wore an attrac-
tive dress of yellow messaline with
corn colored tulle overdress, and a
short white tulle veil finished with
yellow rosebuds
Miss Hyatts gown was OF white
embroidered wolfe over a foundation
of yellow satin.
Little Misses Nora Madge Meade
and Mary Frances Martin daintily
clad in white organdy frocks. were
the flower girls. strewing petals in
the brides pathway. Master Edward
Hansen Gilmer carried the ring in a
white lily.
The bride entered with her
father Or. Emmett Wood Meade. by
whom she was given in marriage
She wore an exquisite robe of i'm
ported white chiffon, built over satin,
her tulle veil being fastened with
sprays of lilies of the valley She
carried a shower bouquet OF lilies OF
the valley. Her only ornament was
diamond --Gracelt. gift OF the