The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-14
"A MEREDITH DIETz, Editor.
Telephone Madison 1923.


|. Mrs H. p. Lefebvre In Baltimore. She
will not return to Paxton until late
| in the fall.
| Approaching Marriage.
Mr.. and Mrs, r. 3. whttlock. Of To-
baccovilie. announce the engagement
| and approaching wedding OF their
daughter. Virginia Blair, to Richard
| Hugh Goode. of Chase City. The mar
| riage will be celebrated this fall.
Engagement of Miss Gtlien.
| Mrs. Mary N. Giilen. OF this city. an
| nounces the engagement and approach
| ing marriage of her daughter. Marion
| Haear. to william Author Short son
! OF MFR. and Mrs. @. w. Short. of Pc
| tersburg.
shower For Bride.
| Miss Ruth Octavia Bates was guest
OF honor at a shower yesterday after
noon given by Miss Louise Goode. of
| Chimhorazo park. Miss Bates wedding
! to william Barksdaie Wiltshire Will
! take place this month.
Golden rod was issued in decorating
for the shower and the gifts were mis-
cellaneous. The guests were: Misses
Blanche Harter. Nellie Phaup. Roberta
| Currie, GusEie Kersey. June kersey.
| Elise FrayBer, Mary Ch!ldrey. Lucy
Blunt. Mary Louise HARDWOOD. Mary
Williams. Edyth Christian, Marguerite
Parrish. Rubie Brauer. Flora strader,
mary h&uQ. A&FF IeHkFyB SAnt@ LASAos
| Gertrude Gentry, Ellen Bates; Mes
danes c. S. Dowdy. Thomas Jackson.
| Florence Crump. George n. Fox F. T.
Bates. Jr.. Mamie Davis 8. Garland
Burnett, We'd Griffith. Harry whitmore.
Edgar Heitgel, William Ryland. Earl
! Tyler. Charles Glenn. Edward kersey.
G. II Bates Joseph Redd and G. r.
blanchard
Reception at Jefferson.
a reception will he rendered DR. WILL
liam G. woodward. president OF the
American Association for the Proven
tion OF Infant r'-~+~'t-- on Monday
night In the jefferson hotel. Among
those receiving 81 the reception wifi
be Mrs St George Cooke president of
the Social Workers of the Nurses Set
| temenL chairman: MesdAmes Paul
Howle, Roy X Flanagan. Thomas W.
Murreli. Gordon Smith. Pierce Rucker.
Lowndes Peple. Garrett Nelson. James
Allison Hodges. Wallace Gill. Miss As-
mes Randolph.
Book Reception.
Az the womnn's club tomorrow after
noon AT O'Clock the annual book re-
ception will he held TO which all mem
hers are invited 10 come and present a
book to the library. Mrs. J. Allison
Hodges, the president OF the club, will
receive In the drawing-roou1s with the
board OF governors. sleedames Thomas
Cary Johnson, 4. III. Halves, Charles
Farrell, Arthur Scriwenor, Moses ID,
Hoge. william a. Crenshaw, L. l.
Lewis, Ben Q, James. Alexander
Guioon. John Hunter: Misses Caroline
Holiday, Mary Greehhow Johnston.
May Moore and Adele Williams.
Mrs. Herbert Worth Jackson, chair
man OF the library committee, Will re-
ceive in the hall assisted by Mrs, T.
Moffits, Mrs. Decatur Axeil and Miss
Margaret weddeh
Miss Adrianna Knyk. one of Rich
.syegse's rrana.men* young. singers. Will
rerder a program, accompanied on the
piano by Professor J. l. Galbrsith.
Mrs. s. w. TrAvers and Mrs Scrivenor
will pour coffee and Mrs. Fred Hodges
and alrs Fred Lttchaeid will serve tea
First Card Tournament.
The hrst card tournament at the Wo-
mans club this season will take place
Friday evening at $40 O'Clock. Ad-
nirai Harris Webster is In charge. To-
eles must be reserved before 10 o'clock
Friday morning. supper will be served
AS usual after the games.
Every Monday Club
The Every Monday club will have Its
frst meeting of the season tomorrow
afternoon in the home OF the president.
Miss Ruth sublett. lis South Third
street. The subject Of the talks and
papers will be Leaves From Summer
Diaries" Russian and American art
are the subjects to BE- stCdled tnroQEA
the coming season.
At e. ID. @. Convention.
Prominent among the guests at the
convention of the United Daughters Of
the Confederacy held IN Roanoke this
week were the following from Rich
mond: Mrs. Andrew Jackson Montague,
Mrs. Norman Randolph. Mrs. c. A. Rose.
Mrs. Eugere CowIes. Mrs. Walter Allen.
Miss Bette Ellyson. Miss Nellie Smith.
Mrs. W. B. Newell. Mrs. L, T. Monitt.
Mrs, D. a Brown and Mrs J. @. Corley.
Important Meeting.
The woman's board OF the Methodist
institute will hold its regular meeting
ct the institute, Nineteenth and Grace
streets. on Wednesday. october IT. at
IL o'clock Full attendance urged
silver Cross Circle.
The silver Cross circle OF Kings
Daughters holds It's regular meeting
Friday afternoon. October 10. at 4
o'clock. with Mrs. G. e. Blanton. a2os
Grove avenue. All members are SIX
pected TO be present.
Red Cross work I'm Church.
The missionary society. OF the Park
Place Methodist Episcopal church. will
do various kinds of Red Cross work.
at the church. beginning Tuesday. at
1890 A. NJ. All church members are
requested to lend a helping hand. and
those not members OF the church will
be cordially received. The study class
viii have tho nrst meeting Tuesday
afternoon at 3:ao o'clock. at the church.
Those wishing to help in the Red Cross
work will bring luncheon and stay
to attend the study class. The book to
be studied is AN African Trait" which
can be bought at the Southern Publish
ing House.