The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-20
Prominent Wedding
axes Place 7 oday
MRS. LEILA BooToN TO MARRY
MIX JAMES HIrdJ--GARDEN
FETE IN wESTHAMPTON.

OF great interest 10 society in Rich
mond is the wedding to-day of Mrs.
Leila Tatum Booton, of Orange. to Mr..
james Hill, of Madison County. The
wedding, which will be quietly cele-
hrated. win be Witnessed by only the
Immediate families Mrs. Booton spent
her girihood in Richmond, and is
pleasantly remembered here as Miss
Leila Tatum. Both the bride and
groom are prominently and widely re-
lated throughout the State. and their
wedding today IS one OF the most
Interesting events of the spring sea-
suu.
Garden Fete In wcsthampton.
Society will be out in full force this
afternoon TO attend the annual lawn
party and garden fete given by the
Women's Guild OF st. stephens
Church. which will he held from 4;so
70 o'clock at "whitcomb." the coun-
try place of DIR. Hugh Taylor, Stop rs,
on the west hampton line. All sorts
OF novel and interesting features have
been planned for the entertainment,
which will be one Of the most attrac-
tive affairs of the spring
The officers of s.. Stephens Guild,
who are in charge OF the party, are:
Mrs. Conway Knox. president: Mrs
Fhomas Purcell. second vice president;
AIRS. j. Randolph Tucker, treasurer;
Mrs. Robert Talley. recording secre-
fAry: Mrs. Thomas l. Moore. CORE
spending secretary; and the chairmen
or the various committees are: Mrs.
1t George Anderson. flowers. Mrs.
Malvern Patterson and Mrs. Edward
J. Willis, ice cream; Mrs. william
Habliston. tea and sandwiches; Mrs
~.
IAlley. candy. Miss Annie Ball. cake,
and Mrs. Thomas L. Moore, straw
berries.
The Junior Guild of st stephens
Church will also have part in the fete
The president of this organization Is
Mrs. Charles whitiock. Jr.. vice presi-
dent. Mrs Frank Hobson. and the
girls assisting are Misses May Robert
son, Mary Stonenan. Edmonia Beat
Tie, Mary Lett. Rose Caperton, Ellen
Wallace, Bland Cox and Quincy Land
btrees.
number of young girls who will
assist in serving are: Miss Mary
Taylor. Miss Isabel Scott. Miss Eliza
beth Scott, Miss Jane Strudwick. Miss
Alice Meredith. Miss Marion Mere
aith and Miss Beth Palmer.
To Entertain for Guests.
Mrs. Edmund waddill. Jr.. OF ga
Park Avenue. will he hostess THIS
evening at $50 o'clock at an auction
bridge party. Mrs. Waddiil lie enter
fairi. AZ in honor of her guests. Mrs.
william Painter. OF Baltimore, and
Mrs, r.. p. Thorp. of Newport, who ar
rived on Monday for brief visit here.
Concerning Miss Whitciey's Wedding.
The wedding of Miss Virginia Rod
dey whitley, daughter OF the late MI
and Mira Calvin Whitley, TO Mr.. Ciai-
borne Randolph watkins, also OF
Richmond. will take place very quietly
on June at the horne OF the bride
elects cousin Mrs A. S. Buford. s22
Wrnaf Franklin Street. The ceremony
VIII be performed by the Rev w
Russell Bowie, reeter--ef St Paul
Protestant Episcopal Church, only
tte members OF the two families will
be present. Miss Mabel Wilson
I Whiteley. of Catonsville. Nd, win be
her cousins maid of honor, and Mr..
WATKINS will have as bis best man
Mr. G4lmer Craddock. OF Lynchourg'
After a wedding journey they Will I'VE
IN Gnuth Carolina
Party Goes to Mt. Vernon.
An interesting party consisting of
members OF the board of visitors of
MI Vernon and their guests spent
the day yesterday at Mt. Vernon, 60
ing there in the private car of Mr..
William H. White. They were enter
I tafned at luncheon by the ladies OF the
Mount Vernon Association and re-
turned to Richmond last evening. In
the party were Governor Henry c.
4 stuart, Mr. and Mrs. William II.
4 White. Mrs. Thomas S. Winston, Mr..
and Mrs Frank williams, Miss Emma
Gray White and others.
Gard Party at Club,
The Catholic Woman's Club will
4 give a euchre party this afternoon at
I O'Clock in the clubrooms, 205 East
y Franklin Street These weekly card
parties which have proved most in
terssting affairs. will be given on each
Thursday al the club throughout the
apring season. All members and their
friends are invited 10 attend.
L Confederate Memorial Literary society
Meeting.
At the monthly meeting of the Con-
federate Memorial Literary Society
yesterday morning business relative
! 70 the reunion sngrossed the society,
bur time was allowed for the recep-
a zion nf the muster roll Of Company A.
q Fifteenth Tennessee Volunteers, for
the months Of July and August. 1858.
4 This roll was taken by n Federal from
4 4 wounded Confederate soldier on a
Battlefield near Richmond in The