The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-13
.DA MEREDITH DIFTZ. Editor.
Telephone Madison 1929.

eral of the Woman's Auxiliary of tn
southern Commercial Congress; Mis-
Mamie kensett, chairman of the Wo
mans Auxiliary: Mrs. G. =. Odend
heimer, president general of the Wo
mans Auxiliary Of South Carolina
Miss Nell Preston. Mrs. Taylor ELY
son, Mrs william Ruffin Cox, presi
dent Of the Colonial Danes OF Vir
gina: Mrs. James y. Leigh, honorar,
president OF the Pickett Buchanan
Chapter: Mrs. J. r.. h. Stuart. Mrs
Walter Mclean and Mrs. Josephu
! Daniels Those serving were the OF
ficers ot the two chapters, who in
Clude Mrs. w. w. Little. Mrs. J, u
Hank, Mrs. e. l.. Foster, Mrs, r. G
! Baxter. Mrs. A. /. Fairer, Mrs. vii
son White, Mrs. n. Triplett. Misses
! Liza Lee and Harriet Hunter
/ Entertained i'm Navy Yard.
About 500 guests were present Mon.
! day afternoon AT the home of Mrs
! Waiter Mclean in the navy yard. Nor
folk, when she entertained a brilliant
reception in honor OF the Woman's
Auxiliary OF the Southern Commercial
Congress and the distinguished visi
tors Of the congress. The hours for
( calling were from to $40 o'clock
and the music during the afternoon
was furnished by the Naval Post band
baskets and vases of pink carnations
narcissus. palms and ferns. The
guests were received by Mrs Mclean
who wore a gown Of black satin and
tulle. with trimmings OF jet: her house
guest. Mrs, |. r. Mann. of Washingto
u. c. who wore a gown of pink chif-
fon velvet, embroidered with silver
and hrilliants, Miss Louise Lindsey
OF Nashville Tom Mrs. j. Taylor
II y
trie Mordecai. of Charleston. s. c..
Miss Mamie d. Keusett. Mrs. c. p.
Odendheimer. of Washington, d. {. ;
Miss Leta Serpeil. Mrs. Hugh Nelson
Page. Mrs r NJ. Watt, Mrs +. S.
Royster, Mrs. Barton Myers. Mrs. +.
A. Wake, Mrs, Il, r. Thorp, Mrs. Ma
thaniel Beaman.
Coffee was poured by Mrs. John II.
Virginia Club Reception.
Last evening from to II o'clock
the president and governors of tho
Virginia Club entertained at recep-
ton given at the clubhouse in Free
mason ST, Norfolk. in compliment to
Womans Auxiliary OF the Southern
Commercial Congress and the dis
tinEuished men and women who are
attending the congress. The guests
were received by Miss Mamie d.
kensett. chairman OF the Woman 5
Auxiliary Miss Louise Lindsey, pres
ident- general of the Worsans Auxil-
larry of the Southern Commercial Con
gress; Mrs. Frank Sheppard Royster.
Mrs. T. Moultrie MordeCai, State
president OF the Woman's Auxiliary
OF the Southern Commercial Con-
gress; Mrs Taylor Ellyson. Mrs.
Charles Henderson. wife OF Governor
Henderson. Of Alabama; Mrs. Walter
Mclean. Mr. Richard McTlwaine
president of the Virginia Club: Major
Clinton Wright. Mr.. F.. NJ Graham
and Mr.. A. g. Burrow. and those as
sisttng were Mrs. Percy s. Stephen
son. Mira Charles r.. Grandy and Miss
Cornelia Lee Johns.
| Miss Sc,pcn Luncheon Hostess.
Miss feta Serpell was hostess yes
| terday at her home In Westover Ave.
| nue., Norfolk. at a handsomely ar
! ranged luncheon given in compliment
10 a number of the distinguished
guests who are attending the South
ern Commercial Congress The table
was arranged with centerpiece OF
} narcissus and red sweet peas. anC
! covers were laid for twelve
| Philadelphia Girl Arrives.
! Miss Agnes Allen. OF Philadelphia
last seasons debutante, daughter o.
! Perry Allen. arrives today to be tn,
! guest Of Mr.. and Mrs Snead. Mis-,
Allen is well-known at the Whit,
sulphur Springs. where she spends
her summers
Personals
Mrs. J. ]. Sutton is the guest o
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Broken
| hrough. IN Charlotte, n c.. where sh,
will remain for the Christmas sea
| son.
Miss Margare c. Crismond return
ed to her home in Fredericksburt
| Sunday, after having been under
I treatment at the Memorial Hospita
for the past two months
Mrs A. J. Grey is the guest of hel
father, ], A. Springer, Mt the Orto,
Hotel. Wilmington. N. c,
r. r. Anderson spent the week
end nj the Gladys Inn, Clifton Forge
Va.
! Mrs. George F., Stone and littl'
daughter are guests OF J. A. stone
and family, In Norfolk.
Cadets Samuel witt OF Richmond
Peyton Marshall, OF Winchester. and
James Hammond. OF Danville. stu
| dents AZ the Virginia Military Insti-
| tute. are the guests OF Cade. Fielding
! Rob1hson's mother, Mrs. Warren
Robinson, and his aunt. Mrs w F
! b, Slaughter. in Norfolk
| Mrs, Albert Doyle Brockett Of
| Alexandria. Va, and Miss Dorothy
| Robins. of Houston. Texas, arrived In
Richmond yesterday They leave to-
! day for Old Point
Paul Peace who visited in. Rich
mond last week, has returned TO his
home in Clifton Forge,
Miss Sallie Nelson Robins. who has
been appointed on the committee 10
! look into the preservation OF the
birthplace OF Robert T.. Lee IL the
same Miss Robins. who wrote
! 'Scuffles." e. popular novel published
some years ago.
Mrs. William Rufiin Cox went TO
Norfolk Monday night'to attend the
southern Commercial Congress as
delegate from the Colonial DANES Of
America in Virginia. Mrs. Cox IL
president OF this order