The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-26
SOCIETY


in the Blues Armory on Thursday
evening. June 9. from TO o'clock,
and over a thousand guests have oeen
included in the invitations.
Reunion Visitors.
Mrs. A. II Milstead. OF Athens, ia
and Mrs George Y. Brown. OF Ger
inantown. Pa, will arrive this week
to be the guests Of Mrs. Daliam Barks-
dale during the reunion. Mrs. MIL
stead was formerly Miss Lottie Banks
dale. OF this city. and has great
many friends and relatives mere
Miss Crump To We'd.
Invitations have been issued by
Judge and Mrs. Beverley Tucker
Crump for the wedding reception of
their daughter, Mary pabb. and Mr..
Dabney Stewart Lancaster. youngest
son OF Mrs. Robert Alexander Lam
caster. of sO4 Park Avenue. and the
late MIR. r. A. Lancaster. The cere-
mony is to be quietly soiemnized by
the Rev. w Russell Bowie, ID D.,
rector OF st. Pauls Episcopal Church.
in the presence of only the family
and few intimate friends at $40
clock on the evening of Saturday.
June IL. and the reception is to follow
at ? O'Clock After a wedding journey
Mr. Lancaster and his bride will make
their home in Blacksburg, where the
former is a professor in the Virginia
Polytechnic Institute.
Reception at the Art Club.
The quarterly meeting of the Art
Club Of Richmond will be held this
evening at SIS O'Clock at the club
house Following the meeting re-
ceptiou will be given in honor of the
recently elected president of the club.
the Rt. Rev. ID. J. O'Connell bishop
of Richmond. An interesting pro-
gram has been arranged, including
short talk by Bishop O'Connell, and
the whole affair will be a charming
one. The receiving committee includes
the officers and directors Of the club,
who are Major James II. Dooley. Ad-
miral I1arrie Webster. Mrs, c, Irving
Clarke. Miss Sallie r. Fitzgerald, Miss
Adele Clarke. George Bryan. Miss
Elizabeth Davenport Miss MAY Davis,
Miss Edith Ragland Miss Mary b.
Baughman. n A. Lancaster. Jr., S.
W Meek. Mrs. r. +. MofFitt, Miss
Julia Woodbridge, Mrs. Stafford Phil
lips. Miss Nora Stratton Mrs. j. d.
Clothier. Mrs Henry Gibson Houston,
Mrs. Ware Il. Gay. Miss Day Long
head and Miss Nora Houston.
Affairs Today.
one Of the most charming charity
affairs of the spring viii he "Ye Old
Time Nav Queen" which will take
place this afternoon and tomorrow
night at the Mechanics institute for
he benefit of the Retreat for the
sick II will he one of the prettiest
entertainments Of the season. The
pretty girls in their dainty dresses of
tariatan in all colors. will be a sight
like fairyisnd and the May Queen.
May Pole dance. fancy dancing and
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worth seeing
Society viii be well represented to-
night at the mid -weekly hop at the
Country Club. These affairs are prov
ing popular events of each week, and
many guests will go out 10 dine at
the club previous to the dance.
Miss Annie Louise Rcinhardt will
he at home" this afternoon from to
6 o clock at her studio. 2 East Grace
Street. The rooms will be prettily
decorated for the occasion and the
affair will be a most interesting aud
unique one
This evening, from san to II
o clock, the members Of the Daughters
Of the King OF Virginia VIII be given
an informal reception at the home or
MT and Mrs. r. r.. Valentine. 233s
Monument avenue. This affair is
given IN honor of the clergymen and
their wives IN Richmond.
Interesting Affairs.
The faculty and graduating class of
the Woman's College have sent out
invitations TO their commencement ex-
ercises beginning on Friday, May IS.
and ending on Monday. May 81.
The kindergarten game festival Of
ali the kindcrgartens in the Richmond
public schools Will take place on Fri
day afternoon at 4 o'clock. at Byrd
Park. Games. folk dancing and other
interesting features have been ar
ranged. and the public Is cordially in
vitcd to attend.
ANNUAL Meeting mt Masonic Home.
The Alumni Association of the
Masonic Home of Virginia. held their
annual meeting and Love Feast" on
Saturday, May 90. from 2:3o until 10
o'clock. The program for the after
noon consisted Of a baseball game be-
tween the old home boys and boys
now at the home, after which supper
was served on the lawn.
Later business session was held
and the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: Allen c. Me-
Ga be- president, Elder r Raynolds