The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17
MANY ENGAGEMENTS
ARE Being AhAl UNCED
While Society Is In a State OF sus-
pended Animation Cupid Is More
Than Ordinarily Busy.
INTERESTED IN PAGEANT.
Society Taking Active Interest In
Shakeepearcan Event--~Iohn @,
walker 60 Entertain Society of
Colonial Wars, Following Meeting.

0eans announced each day. one Of
particular prominence recently an
bounced In that OF Miss Evelyn GIBBS.
daughter OF the late Henry Nj Gibbs.
and MIRA Gibbs, OF Baltimore, to
Robert Kerr Hodgson. OF Toronto,
Can. The wedding will be an I'm
portant social event OF early June.
For several years Mrs. GIBBS and her
daughter have been living In PhiIa-
GAiphia where fhSy occupied a house
On South Tenth Street.
Aaron c. Shapiro announces the
engagenent and approaching mar
rsage of his daughter. Henrietta Helen,
to Or Maurice Herbert Weiss. OF
Bridgeport, Conn. Miss 6ha pAro is
widely known throughout this part
of the country for her interest In so
ciai work and activities In various
ciuee DR.. Weiss Is graduate OF
the Royal Gymnasium and Rabbinical
College, OF Presshurg Hungary and
the Theological Seminary OF New
York. The wedding will be an i'm
portant social event and g large
amount OF entertaining Is being done
in honor OF the couple.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. 8. Duncan. Of
.Bosson Hill" near Cartersvills an
nounces the engagement OF their
daughter. vivian Claire, 10 r, Rochelle
Bandy, OF K!ngsport. Term, formerly
OF Salem The wedding will take
place In the late spring
-CpsssElittee In Charge Of Tea Recon-.
The committee in charge OF the tea
room this afternoon in the Jefrer-
son Hotel will be Mrs. I. Newton
Vaughan and Mrs. Thomas @. Armi-
stead Spring flowers will be used
TO decorate the tables. and the affair
IL sure 20 he most attractive.
Mr. william II. JefTery, Jr.. former
~ of this city, now residing at New
port News. and Miss Allen Gaskins. Of
Portsmouth. Va. will be married At
Norfolk on Monday After the wed
ding they Will go North through the
States OF New York and Connecticut.
GIickman~-Leyfn-
Hyman Giickman and Miss Goldie
Levin were married on Tuesday night
in the home OF the brides parents
ais North Twentieth Street. Mr.,
Glickman is from Chicago.
For Miss Watkins.
The Jefferson Park Circle was on
tertained ON Friday afternoon by Mrs
Ernest w, wiltshire and Mrs. J. }.
Wicker. Jr.. at their home. 1928 JEFF
ferson Park Music and games enter
tanned the members, after which re-
freshments were served. The dining
room was decorated In yellow jonquils
and yellow candles The centerpiere
for the table was q brood of. little
chickens encircied by growing jon
quils representing the awakening OF
spring. Lovely basket favors were at
tached TO the center by ribbons. Miss
Retha watkins was the guest Of hon
or. Those present were; Mrs.
Charles McEwen. Mrs r. ID. watkins.
Mrs, John Gordon, Mrs r.. Fl. Hard
: extv, MEx+Caxa- Maddox. M#s -WeFtiey
Dfckie. Mrs w. H. Cottrell. Mrs ]. j.
Wicker. Jr., Mrs. Ernest w. Wiltshire
and Mrs. August II. Nolde.
j Concerning Shakespeare Pageant
The DIRK OF selecting and training
the large cast. together with secur-
ing of correct costumes for the
Shakespeare pageant In well under
way. Most OF the committees have
been formed and smart society Is
much interested In this enterprise.
One of the most important commit
tees Is that on dances and assign
ments OF roles, the chairman of which
is Mrs Thomas Christian Gordon.
Those assisting her are Mrs. Stew
art NJ. Woodward Mrs, Egbert
Leigh. Mrs, Charles r. Robins, Mrs.
Herbert Mann. Mrs. F. w. Agnew.
<sAfS CiAAuifl RtaAhAb1ds W. o. w ttt4sNAAs
r. Jones. Mrs. Archer Jones, Mrs
Jordan Leake, Mrs Ernest Mead,
Mrs william G. stanard, Mrs saliie
Nelson Robins Mrs. George Bryan.
Mrs. Parker Dashiel Mrs Edwin
Ryiea. Mrs. Preston Haskell. Mrs. b.
o. James. Mrs. Arthur scrivenor, Mrs.
Hugh skipwith, Mrs St. George
Bryan and Miss Lacy Walden.
Another very important group is
the dramatic committee, which is
comprised Of one representative from
the larger schools and colleges of
Richmond with the exception Of
three mernb This list includes
Professor Speedy Handy, Richmond
College Mr. Thomas J. Stuhhs, Rich
mond High school: Miss Rachel Van
Wort, Richmond High School. Miss
Mary E. Good, Dramatic Art, Wo-
mans College. Professor Hunter.
wonlan's College. Dean keilar. West
hampton College; Miss Mary Day
VIM. Miss EBett's school; Miss
Mary Carter Anderson. Collegiate
School For Girls; Mrs William X.
Trsgg, Jr.. Miss r. Emily Brown and
Miss lone c. MAY.
John G. Walker TO Entertain Virginia
Society of Colonial Wars.
Following the meeting Of the Viz
gina Society Of Colonial Wars which
will take place at the home 81 John
O. Walker, 201 West Franklin Street
MIR. Walker viii entertain at a hand
some supper IN honor of the mem
bers
To be eligible 10 mem bership In
this society one must be descended
{ from an ancestor who fought in bat
tie under colonial authority. o. who
served ar governor deputy COVER
nor, lieutenant governor. or member
OF the kings council or as military,
naval. or marine officer, soldier,
sailor in the wars in which the said
colonies participated or enrolled men
or descended from men who rendered
ccrspicuou- civil service in a period
OF warfare.
The officers of the Virginia society
are. J. Aston Caben governor; Judge
r. T, w. Duke deputy governor. A.
i Reirre Blair. l4eutena nt~governor; A.
Randolph Holiday, secretary: John
81. Walker registrar. and Decatur AK
4 tell. A. Beirne Blair. j. Aston Cabeil.
r. T. w. Duke, John @. Walker, A.
1 Randolph Holiday and Herbert w.