The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-03

guests including Misses Anne Myers,
Chambers. Roberta Peasants, Janet
Jones, Ellen Wise. Maud Ainslie,
Alice Reed. Ethel Aston Cabell. Mary
Lyon Tyler. Lewis Warren: Messrs
Harry Frazier. John Cary. E. c. Har-
irison, John r. Lea, M. G. Traylor.
John Cutchins. Erskine Buford, VIII
liam Lawton. Ben Smith, John Aiken
i3ranch. Stuart Christian and Charles
/ Watkins
Reception for Guests.
! An interesting affair Of yesterday
afternoon was the reception which
Mrs. William Russell Jones, of 3 West
Grace Street gave In honor Of her
house guests. Mrs James Macauley
Higginson. ~ Ivy Depot. Va. and Mrs
Frederick Taylor Sherman. of Brook
.lyn. \. Y. The entire lower floor Of
the house was beautifully decorated IN
red and green. the table in the dining
room being set with poinsettas and
( the same color scheme was carried out
in the refreshments. Mrs. Jones and
her honor guests were assisted In do
ing the honors by Mrs. Elmslie G.
Higginbotham. Mrs. Alexander Brown
Mrs Charles X Robins, Mrs William
Campbell and Miss Marie Tabb Light
foot. Mrs. Victor Shefbourne poured
tea. i
Dinner mt "Elersiie."
Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Wallace. of
Elerslie," or the Cary-Street Road,
gave a dinner at their residence last
evening in honor OF their son, John
Gordon Wallace, and some Of his
friends. who are students with him
at Woodbury. Forrest. The table was
7 >et-~ with # basket ef P"insettiss and
narcissi, and each guest received A
souvenir Of a dainty water color Of
tango dancers.
/ Among those Invited were Miss
Quincy Landstreet, Miss Mary Tom
lin Anderson, Miss Sally Gordon. Miss
Alice Jones. Miss katherine Nalen-
tine, Miss Nellie pavne, Miss Maria n
Brand, Of Texas; Miss Lonise Wilmer,
Wymond Cahell Churchill Young,
Braxton Valentine. Curry Thomas.
osborne Jones, Lockart Bemlss and
Harry Becxert.
4 Informal Lunch.
Colonel and Mrs. Ben Owen James
of the Westchester, gave an informal
luncheon yeats rday at their apartment
recently taken an apartment In Mon
roe Terrace tor the winter season. The
rooms were decorated In pine and
holly and running cedar and q bowl
of poinsettias made an effective center
| for the luncheon table. Covers were
talu Tor eight guests
Weddings This Week.
Miss Eugene Selden Taylor. laugh-
ter Of the late william q Taylor
and Minnie Richardson Taylor. OF
"Fonticello." and sister OF Mds. Edgar
f-afferty. of this city, will be married
to Slator Clay Blackiston. son oil
Mrs. Sara Blackiston. OF Chestertown
Md. on Saturday January, 3. at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs, Edgar Rives
Rev. W. Russell Bowie viii perform
the ceremony. and only the immediate
families will be present. After their
/ wedding trip. MIR. and Mrs Blackiston
will make their home in New York
The wedding OF Miss Dorothy Gret-
chen Hyde, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Henry Hovcy Hyde, of Deadwood, s
u. to Lieutenant Augustine Warner
Robins, t. s. A, viii be celebrated on
Wednesday, January 6. in St Johns
Episcopal Church. Deadwood Lieu
tenant Robins is the son of Mrs. Sally
Nelson Robins and the late Colonel
William Todd Robins Of Richmond.
The Rev. and Mrs Alfred William,
Arson have issued Invitations to the
marriage Of their daughter, Grace
Evelyn, To MIR. John Cary Johnson, OF
day. the sixth OF January. AT q O'Clock
Christ Church, Martinsville. Va.
At the Woman's Club,
On Monday afternoon at half-afte'
o'clock there viii! be n musical al
the Woman's Club. Miss Mary Sheri
or. Of Washington. y. e. who has &
high soprano voice, ard MIR. Bangs, z
young tenor of New York. Will be the
artists Of the occasion.
They will be accompanied by Mrs
Ward and Mrs. "A. 3. Guigon Is chair.
man for the day.
At the Art Club
There will be an interesting after
noon at the Art Club on Tuesday wher
Mr.. =. Ii. Valentine s-rsess IN author,
aiding of some of his poems The
Right Reverend u. j. OConneli, Bish
up OF Richmond, Will be chairman for
. tho afternoon, and tea viii be SERVED
after the reading. All friends of TIL,
club are cordially invited.
Box Party.
Mrs p p. Taliaferro was hostess
on Friday, of IA charming luncheon
and box party in honor OF Miss Elsie
Giffen, daughter of Mrs. Grayce Scott
Ciiffen, who is here for the holidays
The luncheon table was decorated with
basket OF yellow chrysanthemums
tied with yellow tulle and each plate
Was market by miniature basket Of
yellow candles. Those present AS the
luncheon were Misses Elsie Citizen
Edith Rowe. Annie Benson, Avis
Young, Louise Taliferro and Eliza
beth Nelson. These were Joined by
Edward Benson. Miss Louise Nelson
Charles Nelson and Kinlow Nelson 70:
the box party after luncheon.
An interesting box party OF Fri.
day evening was that given by Mr.
and Mrs. Archer Jones in honor OF
Miss Alice Jones and Osborne Jones
who are at home from school for
the holidays. The party inc,udei
| Misses Alice Jones Helen and Nichettl
Johnson, Emma Sampson. Annie and
Katherine Valentine Curry Thomas
Carlton Psrson u Petersburg: Lock-
arr Bemiss, Braxton Valentine. Thorn
az Preston. John Gordon Wallace,
Wymond Cabe,l and Osborne Jones
After the play the party went up d
the Jefferson Hotel for supper, an i
danced afterward
Vt GintfT Park WoInan's Club
For Wednesday. January G, at p
NJ the members of the Womans Clut
Of Ginter Park are anticipating ii mos
! enjoyable lecture, to be given then
h by Mr. William ] Crane, of New York
His subject is 10 be The Educationa
Value of the Interpretation of Liter
ature."
r Crane .ba.yi,g fear y,t,tlIf