Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-01-01
MANY AFFAIRS MARK
COMING OF NEW YEAR
Open House Is Kept In Many Rich
mond Homes and in the
Clubs.
YOUNGER SET ENTERTAINED
Reception at Hermitage Golf Club Is
Event of This 1fternoOn-Watch
Parties See Old Year Out in Many
Parts of City.

delphia, formerly Of Richmond. an
nouncc the engagement OF their dauRh-
ter, Miss Irma Valentine Lewis. TO Har-
wood Watkins Owings. of Howard
County, Maryland. IIr. Owings is
nephew OF Ex-Governor Warfield. of
Ny yland, and Miss Lewis is Il cousin
of ngressman Andrew jackson Mon
tagt " former Governor OF Virginia.
ATni... of Yesterday.
New Years eve was celebrated here
with all sorts Of novel and Interesting
affairs. Mrs. Juliet Chiffon Keith and
Judge james Keith were informally
at home yesterday afternoon at their
residence on Cathedral Place, as is
their custom each year The drawing
rooms were arranged with holly and
red flowers and about fifty friends call
cd during the Afternoon.
Miss Louise Branch. daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. John Kerr Branch, who is at
home for the holidays. gave IA small
luncheon OF ten covers yesterday at
her residence. 1851 Monument Avenue.
Miss Branchs guests were Misses lso-
bel Scott. Elisabeth Strothcr scott,
Elizabeth Gwathmey. Mary Taylor,
Beth Palmer. Jane Strudwick Anne
Halves and Eleanor Parrish.
Christmas greens and red blossoms
decorated the home OF Miss Lucy Bev-
afternoon for the card party given in
honor OF her guest. Miss Anna Gr!f-
nth, of Louisa. Six tables played and
tea was served at the card tables after
the game was concluded.
william Dodson Mcclellan was host
to about ffty members OF the younger
set last evening at an old fashioned
New Years party. given AT tho apart
ment OF his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. y. l..
Mcclellan, In Monroe Terrace The
decorations were in keeping with the
holiday season and cvcrgrecnS. holly
and poinsetti;,s were used everywhere.
There were all sorts of favors suSgcs-
tive OF Christmas which We're distri-
butcd among the dancers and Il buffet
supper was served at II o'clock. Mr..
and Mrs. Mcclellan received with their
son and daughter ana the guests re-
manned to watch The old year out and
the New Year in
Luncheon For Wis. Gibson.
Miss Helen Christian entertained at
a luncheon Thursday IN her West
Franklin street residence in honor Of
Miss Irene i.anghorrc Gibson, the
debu,antc daughter 81 MIR and Mrs
Charles Dana Gibson. Covers were laid
for twelve. aud those asked 10 meet
Miss Gibson we're Misses Alice Munscn.
NDAy Perkins. Ellen Bcrne Scott,
MY Stafford Muuford. Martha vnlcn-
tine. ELLEN Wright Wise. Ann Myers
Frederick Campbell Virginia chris
tian aud t:ugcna Fairfax.
Miss CnhrIi II iiridrsmmid.
MSS Ethel Aston Cabcll has lcf, for
Charleston, :. c., v'hcr. she will act as
Bridesmaid Toy Miss Elizabeth Slulonds
on January D. when She wcds Felix
Chisholm. Miss SiIuonds mother was a
Miss Branch and hcr marriage next
week rs % much Interest To society
here.
deception ut the Hermitage
The hermitage COL! Clnb Viii hold
It's usual New Years reception this az
ternoon at o'clock The following
Will act as reception committee:
Mesdames W. : Rhoads -. Il. Kin, "
G. Locker. Peter Winston, Guruett T.
Wall, Hunsdcn Cary Allen Bclvin and
Jean S. Jones and Misses Caroline
Preston. Daisy winston, Margaret
Word. Mary Tompkins Margai"i Coils
ton, Adde and Mary Arwin. Marvin
Spicer Ruth Boil .U.iuc AudeJ son.
Katherin lihoads Alice hugel. : L
Fin, Lynda lioiner and cammie Cary.
Married In Richmond.
\. Hector Mcfeachy and Miss Kate
McArthur, Uth OF Fayetteville. y g.
were married in the pnrlols of the
Richmond Hotel on Wednesday, after
noon at 2.3o O'Clock. Rev Russell
Cecil. b. d., pastor Of the Second Pres
byterian church, officiating Air. and
honeymoon in The North. and will be
mt home on their return in Faycttcvi!lr
Observation-Disclosures
Mrs. Alfred W. Marshal. of l.cXinr-
ton, Ky, has announced the engage
'nent of her daughter, Miss Sarah n
Marshall 20 Thomas j. Wertcnhakcr.
of Princeton Univcra!tv
Mrs. McNeigh Entcrtninx.
Mrs Newton McVcigh entertained in
for at tea yesterday afternoon
a
l. " est Franklin street the affair being
given in honor OF Miss Louise Wilmer.
The rooms We're decorated most eff
fectively in color scheme of white
and green. Mr.. and Mrs Charles :.
McNcigh. of New York. who were to
have received with Mrs. McVeish. were
detained in New York on account Of
Mrs. McNeigh's illness with tonslitis.
Cnrs! rnrt! for Miss Doggctt
Miss Lille i.assiier was hostess at
cards Oh Thursday afternoon in honor
OF her guest, Miss i.enorc Doggctt
formerly OF Richmond. hut now of
Hartford, Conn. Christmas decorations
were used throughout. and those as
sisting in doing the honors were Mrs
James Christian Lamb and Mrs. Hugh
McCurdy. About thirty guests were in
vited to meet Miss Doggett
IiclIy-Cnrtcr.
Mr.. and Mrs. James r. Carter. of
Warrenton. announce the marriage of
their daughter, Martha Eelle. to Harry
Payne Kelly. on Thursday, December
30. The ceremony was performed
quietly 1T the brides home "Bclmont"
iBnck From Wedding Trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. II. Wins Wilkinson have
returned from their bridal trip. and are
now at home in Barton Heights. Mrs
Wilkinson was formerly Miss Lizzie
Foley. Of Richmond
IN AND OUT OF TOWN.