The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-26
SOCIETY
engagement Of Miss Thomas.

Engagement OF Miss Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs Julian p. Thomas an
nounce the enga cement and approach
ing marriage of their daughter. Ruby
Thomas Storrs, tic DIR. Alexander En-
NETT thurman, of this city. The wed
ding will be celebrated December s.
Miss Haskcr VIII Wed.
Mr.. and, Mrs. Irwin Hardwood Has
ker announce the engagement and
approaching wedding OF their daugh-
ter, Elizabeth, to william Henry Metz
ger. December the first has been set
as the wedding date.
| Ayers--F1ippen.
| An interesting wedding of last We'd
| nesday, November 2. was that of Miss
Jessie Pearce Frlippen and Louis Fin
ney Ayers, the ceremony being cele-
hrated at 1880 o'clock in tbs First
Presbyterian church. Richmond The
| bride entered the church with her
maid OF honor, Miss Clara Mitchell.
| and was met at tho altar by the groom
! and his best man, Thomas j. O'Con-
nell, of Baltimore. The bride wore a
blue velour suit trimmed in moleskin
with hat to match and she carried
Brides roses. Miss MitcheIrs gown
was OF Nile green satin and chiffon
touched with silver lace. Her flow
ers were a shower of pink roses. The
| ushers were Robert Lawrence. Will
| liam Gapzert, Seymour List, and J.
Wilcox. Immediately after the cere-
mony Mr.. and Mrs. Ayers left for a
Northern trip. After Decen1 Der they
will be at home at 2325 Floyd ave-
nue..
At the woman's Cfub
Al the Wornan's club this afternoon
at $3.50 o'clock, Miss Hattie Belle
Gresha m will speak on THE Brown
ings as Lovers" and a large audience
will be present to hear her. Miss
Gresham had special classes In Brown
ing last winter In Richmond. and
ses son here. The usual informal tea
will follow the program Friday
| morning at 1850 o'clock Miss Mabel
Brown, of Norfolk. will continue her
current events cisls in the auditorium
OF the club. and these lectures are
open to all won en-, whether members
Of the Wonnaf,s club or not.
Hostesses for this afternoon will
be Mrs, w. A. wftherspoon. Mrs.
Thomas Cary Johnson, Mrs. Thomas
A. sn1yth. Mrs g. r. Morgan. Jr,. Mrs.
Robert G. Cat ell. Mrs. William c.
Bentley, the Misses Wallace. Mrs.
John Grant Armistead. Mrs + Am
bier Johnston. Mrs James Cheek, Mrs.
Lewis Ell. Machen, Mrs. Chfles NJ Fer
rail-, Mrs. Morris Warren.
Thanksgiving Concert.
Society is very much interested In
the concert to be given Thursday
evening at O'Clock in the City Audi
forum by the sfSth regiment Of Camp
Lee. Whispers concerning the affair
indicate the prominent artists from
distance have promised to come to
surprise the audience. Lieutenant c.
r. Courtrfght is in charge and plans
have been under way for over
month. The proceeds will go toward
the athletic fund of the regiment.
The following prominent women
have consented to act as patronesses:
Mas Nell r. Lee Murphy is chair
rnan: Mrs st GeorTs Bryan, Mrs q:
r W. Kern. Mr.. Granville Gray. Mrs.
Truston Draper. OF Youngstown. Ohio;
Mrs. Garrett Wall. Mrs. w w Sale.
Mrs Desoto Fftx Gerald, Mrs. Hatton
, valentine, Mr. William Beverly Dab
ney, Mrs. Henry Grafton Fitzpatrick.
| Mrs. Otto Theodore Hess. Miss Brent
| Witt. Mrs. David Leake. Miss Vera
! Palmer, Mrs. w. f. Grant, Miss Maria
| Moseiey. Mrs, Edgar English, Miss
Caroline Martin. Mrs. l. l. Lewis.
Mrs, p. l.. Conquest, Mrs. Melvin
Hersman, Mrs. Malvern Patterson.
Charles Terrell. Mrs. w. s. Mcneil.
Mrs Granville Valentine. Mrs. A. v.
| McGeorge. Mrs. ]. r. 7 aschall. Mrs.
r.. P Lpheart Mrs r, F. Rawlings.
Mrs Frederic w Scott, Mrs, T. J.
Serey, Mrs Joseph .Palderston, Miss
Jene FriedpufT. Mrs, Marie Murphy
Garrett Miss Margaret Manning. Mrs.
Knox Crutchfield, Mrs. Howard Wood
An. Mrs. Alvin Nj. Smith, Miss Ffr-
GINA Elicit, Mrs. George Payton, Mrs.
r. F. Hudson. Mrs. Newton Mcveigh.
Mrs Hequemhourg. Mrs. Charming Nj.
ward Mrs. william r. Massie, Mrs.
Ellis Talbot. Mrs. Henry Field, Mrs.
Thomas b McAdems. Mrs, .Tohn Muir
ply. Mrs. n V. Randolph, Mrs John
stewart Bryan, Mrs. Geors. Warren.
Mrs W. A. Cheatwood. Ms. c. w.
Massie. Mrs. John Ryan. Mrs. Clyde
W Saunders Mrs. William Moore.
Mrs Claire Chamberlain. Mrs. John
Goode Mrs p J. White, Mrs. James
J. Pollard, Mrs. G. Reginald Elan,
Mrs. Joseph Watts, Mrs, &, Bachrach.
Mrs Leroy Brown. Mrs Christian
| Clark. Miss Heller stevens, Mrs. Reid
| Morris Mrs, E.,en Kidd. Mrs George
! Harrison and others
Musicians Concert
| The Musicians club will have their
morning recital Wednesday at IL
o'clock in the Woman's club audi
/ forum. All of the music will be
! from Frenth and Belgian composers.
I fhe following local artists will be
! heard by the members: Miss Flor
ence Dansey. pianist: Miss Katharine
Thurstor, vfolinist: Mrs, Richard Car
| r4ngton. soprano: Miss Belle Johnson
t pianist; Mrs. Hamilton Smith, con-
! tralto. and Mrs. cha inning NJ. Ward
pianist.
Thanksgiving Dance.
1 Among the dances scheduled for
Thanksgiving niG-f't Is the subscription
dance In the woman's club audi
/ forum to be given by Kent Wade and
/ Robert Brown. An orchestra will
/ play and dancing viii start at 8
o'clock.
Leaves for New York.
/ ,Miss Gene GRAY Heck leaves today
for New York TO spend the Thanks
giving season.
To Visit IN Delaware.
[, Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett Buckner Wall
and Miss Martha Wall. OF Monument