The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-23


The James River Garden Club viii
meet on Tuesday afternoon al
| o'clock at Paxton" the home OF
Mrs. John SHELTON Williams on the
Cary Street Road. The meeting will
take place on Tuesday instead Of the
regular day on account of Holy Week
and the Easter holiday. Each mem
| Der is asked 10 bring a specimen of
everything in bloom in her garden,
correctly labeled with its botanical
| name.
Annual Tea of tie A. r. Y. a.
| The Association for the Preserva-
ton Of Virginia Antiquities VIII be
vat home informally at the John Mar
shall House on Thursday, April 81.
| from to Z o'clock. All members
of the association are cordially in
vted and no cards have been tssued.
| The officers receiving will be- Mrs.
H. Taylor Ellyson, Mrs. ]. Enders
Robinson. Mrs. william c. Bentley
| Mrs. William G. Stanard. Mrs. Will
/ liam Ruffin Cox, Mrs. S. II. Halves
] and Mrs. John r. Lghtfoot. Tho
! honorary vice presidents invited TO re-
ceive are: Mrs. George w Bagby,
Mrs. e. p. Terlume. Mrs. James Ly-
ons, and Mrs Emma r. Ball. The
members who are invited to receive
are: Mrs. j. Caskie CabeII, Mrs. John
Blanton, Mrs Walter Christian. Mrs,
Hunsden Cary, Mrs. !. Aston Cabell.
i Mrs. Beverly r. Crump, Mrs Jeffrey
g. A. Montague. Miss Sallie Archer
Anderson. Mrs. f. E, Thomson, Mrs.
: T.. f. Moffitt Mrs. Preston W no
/ land, Mrs. W S. Mcneil. Mrs, w. T.
Robins, Mrs. ". r. Savage, Miss Fran
ces 3. Scott, Mrs. Henry Taylor. Jr..
( Mrs j. Christopher Tompkins. Mrs.
2 - Ecto Wilmer.
4 Mrs. s. H. Yonge Mrs. George Aims
/ lie. Mrs John X. Mason, Mrs. Il. West
Tabb, and Mrs. ]. Arthur Jeffrey.
/ The reception committee in charge OF
arrangements are: Mrs. John II.
Southall. Mrs f. Randolph Williams,
/ Mrs. p. St. George Bryan Miss Matte
Harris and Miss Mamie Jones
large number OF gentlemen are mem
hers of the association, many of whom
attend this annual gathering. II l.
regretted that absence from tho city
and mourning in the family will pre-
vent some OF the most prominent ofH-
GERS and members Of the association
from being present. The girls of
younger society VINO have been in
vited TO assist in entertaining the
guests are: Miss Mary Greenhow
Johnston, Miss Lul!t Johnston. Miss
Margaret Freeman and Miss Phoebe
Charity Affairs.
Florence Nightingale Circle of
Kings Daughters will give 4 silver
tea at the home OF Mrs. Harry Wayt.
22l South Third Street. on Tuesday
afternoon from to o'clock. The
affair is fof the benefit of the Shell
tering Arms Free Hospital and all
interested in the hospital are invited
to attend.
There will be an all day picnic to-
morrow at Joseph Bryan Park for
| the benefit of ST. Peters Church.
Admission is free and sandwiches and
refreshments Will be served at city
prices Those attending will take No.
I. Lakeside line, stop 43.
The steamship Pocahontas has been
secured by the Association for the
Preservation of Virginia Antiquities
! for their annual excursion to James
town Island. The date has been set
for Saturday, May 90. and the boat
Will make stop at City Point and
those going will have a good oppor-
tunfty 70 see HopeweH. Mrs. >. T..
Wilmer and Mrs. b. o. James are
lin charge of the affair and Miss Betty
Ellyson is chairman of the refresh
ment committee.
Miss Lynch to wed.
Mrs Mary Elizabeth Lillis an
nounces the engagement and APP
preaching marriage of her niece. Miss
Irene Elma Lynch. TO Louie r. Phelps.
The wedding will take place on We'd
nesday morning. April Is.
knopton- Dibble.
On Thursday evening at the home
OF Mr and Mrs John Henderson, OF
24i South Linden Street Miss MIL
dred Mable Dibble became the bride
Of John c. Knopton, OF Farmvtlle,
Va James H. Hendrick acted as
best man and a number of friends
were present at the ceremony. Among
them were: Miss Viola Henderson
Mr. and Mrs. Henderson, Miss Edith
Scott. Miss Lizzie Brooks, Miss Ethel
Brethren. Bert Ferguson. Fred Frank,
Miss Margaret Brooks, Miss Mary Ell
hot, Deane Wade and Herbert Par
rish. Mr.. Carlo and Mr., Holland rem
dered the wedding music
! Concerning Colonial Danes.
Mrs. william Ruffin Cox, president
OF the Colonial DANES of America, in
the State of Virginia. and honorary
national president, has appointed del
egates 10 the biennial council of the
National Society OF Colonial Danes
Of America, which meets in Washing
ton on the Sd of May. Mrs. Joseph
Rucker Lamar, of Georgia. IL prest-
dent of the council. and Will be in
the chair at this meeting. Those
| whom Mrs. Cox mas appointed 10 rep
resent the Virginia Danes are: Dele
sates-Mrs Reginald Gilham and
Mrs. Henry Darlington Rely, of Rich
mond: Mrs. Archibald A. Campbell,
of wytheville: Mrs. Arthur Kyle Da-
Wis, Of Petersburg. and Miss Helen
Norris Cummings Of Alexandra.
Alternates-Mrs. George Bryan and
Mrs Andrew Jackson Montague. of
Richmond; Mrs. ]. II, Oliver. of Shir-
ley, Va: Mrs. Leigh Robinson and
Mrs. Harry Lee Rust, OF Washington,
n. c. Mrs. Cox was for twelve terms
national president OF the Danes and
national vice president for two years
previous to her election to the higher
Office. on Tuesday May 2, Mrs. Cox
will go TO Washington to attend n
meeting of the national executive com
mittee. which takes place on that
date at the Shoreham previous to the
assembly of the council.
Recent Entertainment
Miss Eloise Pinchbeck entertained
a large number of the younger set at
her home, 5l4 West Twenty eixth
Street, Woodland Heights. on Friday
The rooms were tastefully decorated
in yellow and purple, and the young
people INDUCED in games and con-
tests until a late hour
Among those present were: Misses