Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-12
SOCIETY
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VI MI anu NIIS. iHotliS =. JtI-
ircss, near Kichmond. this week. In
noh"r Of her sister. Mrs. Thompson
NihRSford. Of Oswcgo. " y. who is
.is'tlng here Covers were laid for
Twelve, and the guests Included
number of Mrs Eingsford's friends
from i;ichmond
10 spend Holidays In Itlchmond.
MISS Elizabeth Bridges Iiobson. who
Is attending school at Garrison For
est near Baltimore, this session. Will
spend tn" Christmas holidays in Rich
mona as the guest OF her grandmpth-
or. Mrs. T. L.. IIobson. 1T West
Franklin Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Graham Il. ITobson have
been for a portion Of the winter with
Air. and Mrs G. q. bridges In Ashland.
ana they Will not return 10 Richmond
until the middle Of January.
At the Art Club.
Mrs. George J. Eull, Of Paris, Will
speak At the Ar, Club Tuesday after
noon on "Elizabcth Noursc. Painter
and Woman" Elizabeth Noursc is one
of the very few. If not the only. Amori-
can woman painter to have won rccog-
milton from the French government
and the Socictc dcS BcauX Arts. some
OF her work has been bought by the
French government and several Of her
paintings are owned by the Chicago
Art Institute.
1t Will be remembered with plcasur"
by art lovers in Richmond who had
the good fortune to near Miss Anna
Scion Schmidt when she spoke At the
Woman's Club two years ago. or Mrs.
Stafford Phillips. when she talked be-
fore the Art Club on the Chicago Art
INSTITUTE" last year. that they botn had
charming reproductions of the work
Of this painter Miss Noursc !s an old
friend Of Mrs. Bulls. and has kept her
in touch with the work she is doing
for the wounded in her studio over
looking the Luxembourg Gardens
owing to her friends
The artists and students In i'alis. Mrs.
Bull hlls the old Art Club parIors for
q little while with the atmos piicr. OF
the quarter. and the students return
10 their work with renewed determine
ton to max" themselves AMI Virginia
famous In the world of art.
After the lecture tea VIII hc served.
Nil friends OF art in Richmond are in
vited TO attend
Golden Wedding CrIelratIon.
Mr.. and Mrs William H. Erauer. OF
The Farm" ienrico County viii eel
cbrat. the hfticth anniversary OF their
marriage on Monday evening. Deem
ber 90. wIth an informal at home. No
Invitations have been Issued on account
of mourning. but Mr.. and Mrs. Braucr
VIII receive their friends informally.
This Will be the occasion for a general
family reunion from many parts OF the
West and abroad.
Leave for the south.
Judge and Mrs. ;. {. Graham have
closed their home iiI Tazewcil and
opened their winter residence at city
Point. Fla. wher. they w!!l no joined
hy Mr ana Mrs. Robert SPOTS Graham
and Miss Kate Graham for the holiday
season. Miss Jessie Graham will also
he a, the Playhouse for the winter.
Judge and Mrs Graham We're in
Richmond ,his ta!l when they spen,
short time at tn" Jefferson Hotel
Approaching Wedding.
The % Miss Clare
strong Shafcr. daughter OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Gillespie Shafcr. TO John
Tyler. III, son OF John Tyler, Jr, and
the late Mrs sue Morris Tyler. Will BE-.
celebrated ~ il:30 o'clock q, the
Church OF tho Ascension. Highland
Park. on Saturday morning. Miss Alice
Maihcr Shafcr VIII attend her sister
rs maid OF honor, and Robert Morris,
Of rhtiadelphia. cousin OF The groom,
will be best man. Mrs. Rudolph \.
Sierel, Il sister OF the bride. and Mrs.
William Gibbs Kablc. OF stanton, viii
lie 'natrons Of honor. The ushers in
"iude Rudolph ). Si"gel. Alexander H.
Shafer. PHILIP Clayton FToilGday and
Thomas i:calc sale. Mr. &nufer will
give his daughter away.
y reception viii b. held on the even
Ing previous 10 the ceremony at the
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander II.
Shafer. A wedding breakfas. Will he
given Immediately after the marriage
at the home OF Mr.. and Mrs. Rudolph
\. SieEel. g 3 West Grace Street
Charity Concert in Ginter Pnrk.
An interesting event OF this week
will be the concer, on Tuesday even
ing at S:l5 o'clock in the Ciinter Park
Assembly Hall. under the auspices and
direction Of the Gintcr Park Woman's
club \ charming program has been
arranged and a number OF well-known
Richmond artists will take part. The
concert Is for the benefit OF the Asso.
ciated Charities OF Richmond, and a
number OF Richmond guests will be
present.
Luncheon for Miss John1ton.
Mrs. Malvern c. Patterson gave
luncheon Wednesday at hill Crest"
her residence on the Cary Street Road.
The affair was in honor OF Miss Ann
Roy Johnston and Miss Mary James
Massie. Of the University OF Virginia.
niece OF the hostess. Decorations were
IN pink. ana the table was arranged
for twelve. including. besides the honor
guests, Miss Mary IIaskins. Miss Mar
rha Valentine. Miss Alice Blair. Miss
i'rederica Campbell. Miss Mary Stafford
Munford, Miss Mary Minor Morris. Miss
Alice Munson. Miss Ellen Beirne Scott,
Miss Martha Purcell and Miss Mary
Meek. OF Philadelphia. who is the guest
of Miss Martha Valentine.
Reception Tonight.
An informal reception for Miss Ger
trude Fanny Bowman and Arthur l. W.
Cohen. Of Philadelphia, whose engage
ment was recently announced, will be
held this evening from 8 to II o'clock
Mt the home of Miss Bowman. 2235 West
Grace Street.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reuben Cohen. Misses
Minnie and Violet Cohen and Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Rosenblatt, of Phlladel-
phia. Will he guests at the reception.
NtiEs Grcshnm'S Lectures.
Miss Hattie Relic Gresham will re-
sumo her course of lectures in story
telling. hild-study and the intcrpreta-
ton of lectures after Christmas. Miss
Gresham Is Story-teller Of great charm
and magnetism. and her classes are
among the most interesting social
events of each season.
Luncheon Thursdny.