The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-05
Informal Reception
Event Of Yesterday
INVITATIONS ISSUED FOR OPEN
AIR PLAY--BIsHoP o'ooNNEIL
TO LECTURE TO-DAY.

Mrs. Henry Evans Atchford enter
tained yesterday afternoon from TO
$50 O'clock at n beautiful reception
in honor OF MiSs LAtchford and Mrs,
James LLtchfcrd. Of Raleigh. N c. The
affair took place In the Ltchford
residence, SIS Park Avenue, which
was decorated IN a PROPULSION of fra
grant spring flowers Great branches
Of 6ogwocd. anI white and purple
iilacs were arranged In tall Jars and
Rustic baskets about the drawing
rooms. and pink blossoms were used
in the dining room. The center Tor
: the table was a Zig basket of Kill
barney roses and pink snap dragons
ard all the lights were shaded in rose
color.
Mrs IAtchfori received with the
honor guests and she wore 9 gown or
lace over pink satin, with a bouquet
of lilies of the valley. Miss Itch
ford's costume was lace robe over
blue charmeuse. and her flowers were
orchids Mrs. James IAtchford wore
a gown of lace and white silk. with
corsaFe bouquet OF lilies of the valley
Mrs Thomas W. Purcell and Mrs.
william Merritt Hnhliston presided at
the punch bowl. and Mrs Edmund
waddifI and Mrs. Fred Hodges as
sssed In doing the honors in the
dining room. Little Misses Anne and
Martha IAtchford received the guests
~ the door. and number of young
giras not yet out. served the guests'
About one hundred and fifty guests
called during the receiving hours
Ben Greet Players at Cub.
Cards have been sent out by the
Country Club of Virginia for the open
afr play, she Stoors TO Conquer.
which the Ben Greet Players win
give on Wednesday evening, May ~,
a. $3.50 o'clock. The performance Will
take place on the beautiful wooded
slope below the clubhouse. and the
play will be- one of the Iost inter-
estfng and attractive events OF the
spring season at the club.
Owing 20 the large membership or
the Country Club, the play will De
given exclusively for the members
and no additional guests can be IN
vtted. A special feature of this oc"
CASTOR will be the informal entertain
ing at dinner before the play out-of-
doors. and arrangements are being
completed for those who will give
PARTIES. There will also be dancing IN
fhe clubhouse before and after the
English players come on.
HtslyuD OsConneii 10 Lecture To-Day
.sThe Madonna of the Chair Is the
subject OF lecture that VIII pc eiNsh
by the Rt Rev, d. J. OConnell. Bish-
OBJ OF Richmond. before the Woman's
Club OF Ginter Park this afternoon
Al o'clock in the Ginter Park AS
sembiy Hall. Mrs. John Garland Fol
lard In chairman OF the afternoon,
and Miss Addie Clarke will introduce
the speaker This is the regular
nonthly meeting of the club. and
members are looking forward to the
lecture with great interest, since II Ia
the first on art that has been given
there this season.
At the Art Club.
The Rev. Earnest Earle Osgood.
rector OF Emmanuel Episcopal
Church was the speaker at the Art
Club of Richmond yesterday after
moon. and II was a most interesting
occasion Mr. Osgood was introduced
by Miss Adele Clark. and he discussed
and read selections from the poems
of Kabir, an Indian poet of the fif-
taenth century. translated by Tasore.
q modern Indian poet.
He spoke first of the translator, Ia
gore, who is a Nobel prize-winner,
and OF the similarity OF his poem to
those OF the Jewish and Christian