The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-09

cital win be given in the assembly
hall in Ginter Park. Following the
| musicale an informal reception will
be given the artists by the club.
Birthday Dinner.
A very charming affair of Friday
night was tho birthday dinner given
by Master George Gibson in the home
OF his parents. Mr.. and Mrs. George
Gibson. of 500 West Franklin Street.
The table was decorated with big
bowl of spring flowers, and all sor,s
| OF quaint favors and surprises were
arranged at each plat After dinner
the guests were taken to movie
party" Ten or twelve guests were
included in the invitations.
AT the Woman's Club.
Dr. III. ID. c. Maclachian, of the
Seventh-Street Christian Church, will
be the speaker at the Woman's Club
on Monday afternoon at O'Clock.
Mrs. Sally Nelson Robins is chairman
OF the afternoon and will present DIR.
Maciachian. who Is a speaker of great
| magnetism and depth.
This Is the last formal program that
VIII be given at the club this year, and
IL will be the occasion for a large
outpourfng OF the members and their
guests From now on until the club
closes for the summer informal teas
VIII be given on Monday afternoons,
During the coming reunion the cour-
tesies of the club will be extended to
all wishing women--sponsors, maids.
chaperones and visitors for the re-
union Tea will be served at the club
each afternoon during the reunion
from 20 o'clock, and a cordial
invitation liz extended to the visitors
10 De present on these occasions.
Cofonial Danes to Unvefi Tablets.
invitations have been issued by the
Colonial Danes of America In the
State OF Virginia for the unwilling of
the tablets which mark the beginning
Iof the old Braddock Road at Alex
IaHdria and the end of the same q,
| winchester. The ceremonies are tc
take place on Wednesday and Thurs
day. May rs and 81. and the Dame.
from various parts OF Virginia are ex.
pected to arrive in Alexandra on the
morning OF the former date. wher
they will be entertained at luncheon
by the Alexandria Danes The tab.
let at this place Is to be unveiled or
the afternoon of the same day, wher
Mrs Benjamin l. Purcell of 'sTus
/ cawiila," will make an address, givins
an account of the Richmond societ,
and OF the work which 1t has recent,
accomplished. The entire monumeu
Is to be comprised OF cannon, which In
1850 was abandoned by General Brad.
Vdock. OF the British army. and whicf
many years later was exhumed from
THE ground in which 1t had become
imbedded and presented to the Noun
] Vernon Chapter. Daughters of tho
American Revolution. This organfxa'
ton will on May rs present II to the
+ Colonial Danes. the presentation be-
ing made by Miss Rose Mcdonald, O,
the Mount Vernon Chapter The
| Danes will. in turn, through their act,
ing president. Mrs. James Lyon, Oh
this city. present this ancient gun Il
the city of Alexandria. It IL TO b
placed on a mount made from the
original cobblestones used In the
streets OF the city named. and which
have been cemented together, the
whole being in size six cubic feet: and
liz is upon each side OF this mount
THAT the tablets are to be placed. the
/ inscription being on one OF these tab
let's: This monument marks the trail
taken by the army OF General Brad
Ldoclx. which left in April. 1755. to de-
lfend the western frontier against the
/ French and Indians: erected by the
! Society OF Colonial Danes in Virginia
May rs, 1915" Upon the other tablet
il inscribed the following: The can
/ non used here was abandoned by Gen
\ eral Braddock at old Alexandria. April
la755. The cobblestones composing the
amount were taken from the streets Of
/ old Alexandra. where they were
4 placed IN HAS Nv Act Of the Virginia
hHouse OF Rurgesses." Al the con.
Eclusion Of the unveiling ceremony the
| guests win be entertained BY Mrs
Towelt and her daughter. Mrs. Scott
They will spend the night in Alex.