Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-02
Household
Interests
MANY INFORMAL NEW YEAR
ENTERTAINMENTS GIVEN
Buffet luncheon In Honor OF Miss
Reed-- Judge Keith Receives
mt His Home.

O'Clock, given by Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie
Reed. Decorations were In Christmas
GREENS and crimson flowers and ne
4 luncheon table in the dining-room Was
\ set with centrepiece of poinset tias.
Only the debutantes OF this season and
some Of the younger men were invited
to meet Miss Reed.
Another gathering OF prominent
guests went to the home of Judge
James Keith on Cathedral Place yes
terday. when the distinguished 1urist
and his daughter. Mrs. Juliet Chiffon
\ Keith, kept open house In honor of
Mrs. Ben Huger. of Lexington.
Quantities OF bright red flowers.
holly and running cedar decorated the
Country Club of Virginia for the an
nual New Years reception held there
yesterday. Little red bells and branches
or mistletoe. caught up with streamcrs
OF scarlet ribbon were strung from
one side OF the room to the other and
the long tables In the dining room,
from which buffet supper was served,
/ was arranged with red flowers and a
\ huge central decoration OF posnsettias
and roses. Several hundred members
attended the affair and an orchestra
played for the dancing. Mrs. Thomas
Branch McAdams. Mrs. Thomas Pinck-
ney Bryan, Mrs. Horace S. Halves, Mrs.
Granville Gray and Mrs Robert @. Ca
bell were at the punch bowl.
\ There was another Interesting re-
II ceptlon largely attended yesterday aft
|, ernoon and, that was the annual New
II Years entertainment at the Hermit
age Golf Club. For many years past
1 the club has given this affair. and the
pretty rooms of the picturesque club
Il house have been throngcd on each &C.
casion with delightful company of
II members and their guests Decora
\ lions yesterday afternoon carried out
n the holiday idea and refreshments
| were served. An orchestra played
|, throughout receiving hours
Informal Luncheon.
Colonel and Mrs. Ben owen. James
Iof the Westchcstcr, are giving an in
4 formal luncheon Of eight covers to-
|lday at their apartment in honor of Mrs
/ w. w. Sale who has recently taken
II an apartment I'm Monroe Terrace for
the winter season. The rooms will be
II decorated I'm pine and holly and run
ming cedar and a bowl of red flowers
VIII form an effective centrepiece fer
| the luncheon table
i Informal Card Pnrty.
Mrs J. Turner Greene. of 40 Yves,
| Grace Street, will entertain Informally
at cards Saturday afternoon at 1
r O'Clock In honor Of Misses Adair skip
with and Lillian jennings. students Of
stuart Hall. who are guests OF Miss
y Margaret Heindl.
I Mrs. SWANSON As.ists.
/ Says the Washington Post OF yester-
4 day:
Miss Mary Graham. daughter of AS
sistant Acknowledgement and Mrs
Samuel Jordan Graham. was introduced
at large reception with dancing
given by Mrs Graham Mt Rauschcr.s
from TIL O'Clock. The ballroom suite
was handsomely decorated with palms
and Killarney roses, and an interesting
fyl I.r ttN,, til
cicty greeted this latest addition to
the seasons dchuiantes. who Is already
I among the winters bellies
She wore Il charming gown Of white
tulle adorned with pink roses. and car
ried Colonial bouquet Of violets gar
dcnias and pink roses. Mrs. Graham
wore gown Of black velvet with
trimming of Jet ind duchess lace. Mrs
Thomas Watt Gregory and Mrs Jose
plus Daniels presided ~ the tea table.
Among theirs assisting were Mrs.
Thomas II. Hutchinson. Mrs. Carl Vroo-
man. Mrs. Andreas Jones. Mrs Benja-
min Micou. Mrs. John Lindsay More
head Mrs WicklT Rose. Mrs John
Osborne. Mrs. Key Pittman, Mrs. Claude
( y. Swanson, Mrs. Charles Il Howry,
! Mrs. James Pryor Tarvin. Mrs. Cane
hart, Mrs. Henry u. Flood. Mrs. Rags
/ dale. OF South Carolina, and Miss Doyle
The young people assisting were
1 Miss Jane Gregory. the Misses Burleson.
Miss Maxwell Church. Miss Margaret
McChord, Miss Sallie Williams and Miss
u Lillian Hcndrick Mrs. Hutchinson en-
I tcrtaincd the receiving party ut dinner
later at the Chevy Chase Club. Mrs
I Graham and Miss Graham will receive
the last Saturday in the month through
out the season at 1867 Columbia Road"
Lewts-Wiiliamson.
A pretty wedding took place on
Thursday ternoon at 2:30 o'clock in
the home G. Mr.. and Mrs. j. b. Will
hanson. of Nottoway County. when
their daughter. Norvellc. became the
bride OF Everett f.. Lewis, Of Roanoke
Rev. s. J. Bntten. of Crcwe performed
the ceremony. with only the two fami-
lies and n few intimate friends present
The parlors We're decorated with
Christmas greens. and lighted candles
shaded in red. The bride wore a travel
ne costume OF dark green cloth with
HAT to match, and carried n large bou-
quct OF roses. She entered the parlors
with her maid of honor Miss Otis
Williamson. and they were met Mt tho
inrrovised altar by the groom and his
best man. j. ID. Jervis, of Roanoke b.
H. Sydnor. OF Crewe. was master of
ceremonies. Mr.. md Mrs. Lewis left
Immediately after the ceremony for
Florida. After January IL thew will
be at home to their friends in Roanoke.
Holiday House Party.
Judge and Mrs. Samuel Cecil Graham
PidSc DGeH family party
fat their home in Tazewell during tho
holidays. They will open their Florida
home early in January.
Informal Dance.
An informal dance was given by the
Bellefonte Club in the hall at Black
stone on Tuesday evening. Music was
furnished by stringed orchestra. and
the hall was decorated with pennants
and palms. delightful supper was
prepared by the seven sponsors of tho
club. and WIS served at IL O'Clock.
There were many out-of-town guests
present.
Those dancing were w. w. Cobb,
Miss Lucille Barrow; Archie L. Cobb,
Miss Ruth Barrow: B. e. Cobb. Jr., Miss
Philetus Linnell; W. r. Jones, Miss
Annie OVERLY; Robert c. Scott, Miss
Lena OVERLY: Harry J. Love, OF Ken
bridge, Miss Lunette Harris: Joseph NJ.
Hurt, Jr, of University OF Virginia,
Miss Louise Hurt; ]. NJ. II. Fitzgeralds.
Miss Jennie Hurt; j. VI. Harris, Jr, Miss
Elizabeth Kennedy. OF Richmond; S. S.
Harris, Miss Kate Cramer, of Fred
I'll. NJ