The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-17
SOCIETY

OF interest in the South today II
: the wedding In Nashville, Tenn. OF
!. Miss Leland Rankin. daughter of MI
: and Mrs. Leland Rankin, to Captain
!, Bruce Douglas The ceremony will be
! seiemnized at Z O'Clock this evening
I in Christ Episcopal church. Nash.
I Vile. Mrs. Rankin is prominent as
= the editor of the Southern woman's
= Magazine and both she and Miss
Y Rankin have frequently visited in this
city.
Observation-Disclosures.
al Cards have been issued by Mr.. and
Mrs Villa. n Thomasson Rankin
! formerly of Chicago, now of Keswick,
Va, announcing the wedding of their
; daughter, Edith, to DR.. Hugh r. Nell
son. Jr,. of Charlottesville. The cere-
mony was quietly celebrated, Octo-
Der IL
Seven Entertainments.
OF interest in the state was the
marriage of Miss Barbara Allen Spen-
Ger, daughter of Mrs. John D. Spen-
Ger, Of Danville. and Lieutenant John
II. Carson. u. s. NJ. the son OF Mr.
and Mrs. r. X. Carson. of Spartan
burg. $. c. The ceremony took place
at o'clock, Saturday evening in the
Church of the Epiphany Danville.
She was one of the most popular
brides of the season, having been en-
tertained at seven different parties
the week of her wedding.
On Monday afternoon, October s.
Miss Marv Ivy was hostess In honor
OF Miss Spencer at knitting party
at the Country club. The favors were
all suggestive of the navy.
Tuesday morning following, Miss
) Emma Leigh was hostess at breakfast
ri the Country club in honor of Miss
Spencer. Covers were laid for twelve
The same afternoon, Miss Spencer
was entertained at bridge by Mrs.
; Allen Herman in her apartment in
the Stonewali. Five tables were en-
gagged and the guest of honor was
presented with pair of ebmr oidered
slippers.
Mrs. John overly entertained at
luncheon nj the club on Wednesday
her guests including Miss Barbara
!, Allen Spencer. Miss Lucille Neal, of
Richmond; Miss Juliet Robinson OF
Baltimore Miss MAY Adam Lincoln.
OF Louisville. Ky: Miss Lucille Mel
son. of Culpeper; Miss Mary Spencer
and Miss Anne Spencer.
Wednesday evening the hosts at
dinner at the Country club in honor
of Miss Spencer and Lieutenant Car
son were DR.. c. Bruce Williams,
Albert Patton and Thomas w Ed
munds. After dinner the party at
tended the Danville fair. -
Navy colors were used in decorat-
ing the Tuscarora club last Friday
afternoon for the luncheon given by
: Mrs J. f, Parkinson in honor of Miss
: Spencer. The guests were presented
with colonial bouquets of yellow flow
ers tied with dark blue ribbon.
= Rray--Owins.
A pretty wedding celebrated In
| Portsmouth on Saturday was that OF
Miss Catherine Behecca OWNS. daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles OWNS
to Harry Clarke BRAY. son of Mr. and
Mrs G. Gratiot Bray. of Newport
News. Mrs. C. r. Booth was dame
Of honor and Miss Virginia Sadder
was maid of honor. Randolph Moore
Gillian. OF the University Of Virginia
acted as Mr.. Brav's best man. The
: ushers were Ralph Walls. Of Mary
: land -EsIliet + arite~-of- Newport
News and Reed Hudson. of Ports.
mouth,
Y Mr.. and Mrs. BRAY were entertained
e 1T a reception last evening hv the
= groom's mother. Mrs. G. Cratiot Bray
; a while at the home of the groom's
/. parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Bray will make
|. their home in Ashyille.
Military Ball.
q Many of the younger set in The city
r are looking forward to the military
4 ball Saturday evening in the GRAY
8 armorv at which Maj Genera
e Cronkhite and the officers of Camp
d Lee will he guests The ball is for
g the benefit Of cantonment libraries
8 and will be held from until IL
o o'clock. large orchestra will play
: for dancing throughout the evening
t3g'nd saFper will he served IRE most
. prominent women in the city are act
L ing as patronesses and a large mum
g her of dancers are expected Major
h General Cronkhite will grant leave tc
= thirty per cent of his men In order
e that thew may attend the ball
= Soldiers Friends Meet.
All friends interested In the Howit-
GERS, the headquarters detachment or
the Rockbridge battery. now station
| ed at Fort ogiethorpe Georgia arc
} invited to meet the Woman's Auxiil-
} | airy Just formed to provide for the
!. comfort OF these soldiers. this after.
= noon at O'Clock in the Seventh street
e Christian church annex Another
g meeting of Importance will be held
q Monday evening at S:i5 o'clock al
I the same place. The women wish tc
. get together Immediately to pleu for
= the soldiers comforts during their
winter encam pment. Miss Kate Myers
g has been elected president OF the
q auxiliary.
II Entertains Friends.
q Miss Margaret Marin entertained a
4 number of her friends at her home
/ last Saturday evening
q Thosa present were: Major Barnett
i Me.ior McCoy. Captain Cassidy. Cap
tain Mcdonald. Lieutenant Riley. Lieu
q tenant McNamanara, Sergeant Nook
q UNI. Sergeant Jack" Lewis, Mr.
Thomas Auuines J. Keaveney. Sar-
q geant Thom1inson, Mr.. and Mrs. John
!. Teefey Mr. and Mrs. Herman Nc
: Farland.' Miss Katherine Keaveney
/, Miss Ruth Henderson, Miss Lille
: Henderson, Miss Mary Oddeno. Miss
n Rose Reardon. Miss Louise McFar-
land. Miss Virginia Harton. Miss
Bluma Thompson. Miss Katherine
Grandy. Mr. ard Mrs John Tucker
r Mr.. and Mrs, M. P. Marin.
Sergeant John Lewis has returned
;. to Norfolk after a pleasant visit with
friends.
Sergeant Edward Marin has re-