The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-12
Society to Attend
MayF festival Tonight
BISHOP O'CONNElAL TO LECIJ RI
AT WOMAN's CLUB THIS Al
TERNOON~-RICHM
COLLEGE GOTTIIs-
LION.

Many prominent guests from ali
over the State as well as the fash
ionshle set in Richmond viii be pres
ent al the City Auditorium tonight
Tor the first concert Of the MAY fCs-
.iyal of the Wednesday club Famous
artists. who Rave won renown the
world over. Will be- heard tonight and
hey will he assisted as usual by the
chorus OF the Wednesday Club, which
Includes some of the best voices IL
the city. The Philadelphia Orches
ira, com posed of aeveuty-tiVe. under
he direction ~ Leopold StokoNski,
will be one Of the features of the fes~
tival ard It is ~ great interest to
society in Virginia that Miss Florence
LAraeee. formerly OF Petersburg. Will
be one of the artists playing with the
Philadelphia Orchestra Last year
she was with the Boston symphony
Orchestra. which - the largest in the
world
The list Of subscribing mem bers or
the wednesday Club Includes some of
the most exclusive people In Rich
mond society, and the audience tonight
for the first concert will he a large
and brilliant one.
Al the Woman's Club.
The Right Rev. ID. i. OCorneN,
bishop Of Richmond. will be the lee
turer at the Womans Club this af-
ternoon al o'clock Recent EAca-
vations on the Paiattne Hill" wifi lac
the subject Of his discourse, which
will be Of unusual interest. Ne the
bishop Is n speaker Of the greatest
charm and magnetism. Mrs Frank
hin Agnew is chairman OF the after
noon.
At o'clock, before The lecture at
5 O'Clock. there Will toe an important
business meeting Of all mem bers OF
the club. and a fun attendance Is
urged This meeting II called 10 dis
cuss plans for the erection OF an au-
ditorium In the rear of the club. ana
all who attend are requested TO be
present on the hour
Richmond College Cotillion.
The Richmond College Cotilhun
Club viii given another Of The series
of dance this evening At the Her
mitage Golf club, from q to ! O'Clock.
Potted plants and pink and White
flowers Will decorate the club aud
a strinsed orchestra will play through
out the evening for the dancing a
buffet supper will be served at IL
O'Clock and the whole affair Will be
a one of the most charming given Tor
the younger set during The early
sprins
House Party in Bon Air.
Mir and Mrs. James Gordon. who
have been vintering at the Bon All
Inn opened their bungalow in Bon
Air last week They had al their
guests recently Mr.. and Mrs, Howard
Gordon. of Forest Hill. Miss Mary
Sharp. of Richmond Mise Luck
Meade. Miss Grace Terry. 81 Big Ben.
Va. the Misses Austin, of New York;
Miss Marie Lightfoot, Miss Ellen
Meade ard John Caske, OF this city.
society ut Country Club.
The Country club. OF Virginia. WAS
the rendezvous on Saturday for large
contingent OF society. and the tea
tables in the afternoon and dinner
tables Ia the evening were thronged
with gay and interesting sroups,
spring flowers were used to decorate
The CLUB. and an orchestra played
throughout the evening some OF
those noted were Miss lsobel Carter.
Elsie Harrison. Martha Purcell Ethel
Aston Cabell. Martha Martin. Ma
.Ainsiee Annie c. Cone julia Gone,
Anne Myers Mary Wright. OF Gooch-
land County, Tatsy Jones. Annie War
rem, Charlotte Jones. Dorothy Har-
rsson. Virginia Chesterman, Mary
Meek, Mr. and Mrs Charlie Whitlock
ir., Mr.. and Mrs. Pope Nash. MIR,
and Mrs. Archer Jones Mir. and Mrs,
Leslie Reed, Nj. and Mrs. George
Warren. Mr., and Mrs Adolphus Blstr.
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ Miller Ill.
Mrs. Ferguson, Mrs William pizzini,
Messrs. Palmer Leigh. Charlie Wor-
iham, William L.awton Anton Adams
Francis Johnson, Eddie Harrison +.
r. Sydnor, Carl and Peyton Fleming
r. D. Adamson. Henry Miller. Bruce
Ferguson. Trevillian Turner. Morris
i.anghorne. Jenifer sutton, Albert
Tanner. George Hodgson, William and
Aired Smith c. Coutbourn. William
sitterding, DR., Vaughan and many
others
DR.. Rudd Entertains STUDENT
DIR A. r. Rudd, formerly OF Porto
GAnts Of the Medical College Of Vir-
Rico, entertained the Porto Rico stu-
ginja at his home on Virginia Avenue.