The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-24
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The affair that will claim the So
Ic.al attention of Richmond tonight is
1.-The military ball in the Blues armory.
given by this Godmothers league OF
Richmond. of which Mrs. q. t. w.
Kern Is president. Mrs. c. W. Mass'e
Is chairman of the ball tonight. whose
proceeds will go toward Christmas
/ box for the First squadron, FIRST VIZ
gjnia cavalry Richmond Blues In camp
; AT Admission Ala. and to help buy UNI
forms for the newly organized hicn-
mond Light Infantry Blues. The lat
tar will attend the ball and VIII be dis
tinguished by blue and white oaoges.
Guests of honor at the ball tonignt
wifi be Governor Stuart and his stan,
Lieutenant Governor and Mrs. j. ray
Tor Ellyson, General and Mrs. W. w.
Sale. Major Adelbert Cronkhite ana
his staff from Camp Lee; Colonel 10
Lane Stern, and Major Clavsnce wyatt.
A number of Confederate soldiers VIII
also be among the honored guests.
feature OF the ball will be VIZ
GINA reel danced by the following
young girls with officers from Camp
Lee: Misses Martha Leo Stevenson
Hazel Lancaster MAY Bradley, Helen
Williams. Ida Bailey, Elsie Anderson
Emily Hancock, Dora Horner. Ellz-
abeth Buchanan, Edith Dalton, Lucille
Thompkins, Ruby BraVer. Ethel Prit-
ty. Louise stanfleld, Gladys Tyler, Ma
boil Barlow, Avis Hillsman. Elizabeth
Wall, May Woods, Erma Veilch, llu-
ellie Palmatory. May Massie, Mary sa-
VILE, Keith S,ville. The young girls
will wear the costume of 1S60-65.
/ The reception committee is COM
posed of the following:
= Mesdames Norman V. Randolph,
George Warren G. B. Peasley, c. Sui
ton, Arthur Mai n, Francis Dean Will
lianas, ST. GeorEe Bryan. J. Taylor Ei-
Tyson, E. Randolph Williams. s. q. +.
Dew. Fred Pleasants, James HARDWOOD
NJ H Asker, Frederick w. Scott, Sam
uel REGISTER. Charles Boiling, Gorcon
Wright,A Andrew Christian. A. ]. Mon
tague, B1eny e. Baskerville, J. A. G
Chandler. Arthur w. Wilson, ". w.
Foster. James Dooly. James sorg,
Charles Mason, Lucy r. Murray. j. Fl.
Capers, Arthur Grasswith. J., D. Spen-
Ger. J. c. Robertson, Howard Nuckols'
! Roscher Miller. Clyde Saunders, F..
H Boisseau. Thomas Cary Johnson.
James e. Donahue, Thomas 1nse,
James Buchanan. w. j. Carter. /. @.
Loving. Raymond Garcine, J. K Bow
man, Rene de Milhau, Addison Lewis.
! w. A. Jackson. II. Julien Myers, Sam
{ ISFnIluTNp II. L. conquest FL. Ii. AoItAANNs
Percy Diggs, Christian Clark, o. J.
Sands, V. G. Blankenship. John Shelton
Williams, George Ainslie, William Ruff
fin Cox, B. A. Blenner, Robert W. Vaw-
ter. John Stewart Bryan. John Hirsch-
berg, James Patton, w. A. Cheatwood.
w H. Adams Charles Billups, W. B.
/ bradley. George B. King, James @.
Bradley Clifton Schick, Newton Nc
Weigh saliie Anderson, Edwin c,
Sheafer. w. w. Sale, p. ]. White, New
ton Ancarrow. J. G.. Corley, Eppa Hun
ton, Stafford Parker. Austin Broken
boueh. Woodson Waddey, Bridgeforth,
l.. B. Hancock; Misses Georgia Blank
enship, Nell Lee Murphy. Bette Ely
son and Kate Myers,
! Fletcher-Broa
Announcement has bsen made ov
/ Mr., and Mrs. owen Raymond Brown,
of Battery Court. OF tn. marriage of
/ their daughter. Mary lie wis. to Thorn
as Cousins Fletcher. the ceremony
having been performed on Wednesday
of this week by the Rev. T. Clagett
| Skinner.
/ Creery--Miles.
Miss Helen Pratt Miles became the
bride of Henry Clarence Creery
Thursday evening at 1880 o'clock. the
ceremony being performed in the
brides home. 1I1s North Twenty first
street, Paramount. by the Rev, L. T.
Hit. pastor OF Paramount Methodist
church. Only the imm ediate families
and few intimate friends witnessed
the ceremony.
Palms, white ribbons and candles
were used in decorating for the occa-
sion. The bride wore a handsome
taupe suit with hat, gloves and shoes
to match. Her flowers were a cor
sage bouquet of pink rosebuds- Miss
Mabel Miles, her sister. was maid of
honor After November z6> Mf. and
Mrs. Creery will be at home AT 3z2T
Chafffn street,
!, Engagement OF Interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Fairfax Gray,
of surry, have announced the engage
ment and approaching marriage of
their daughter. Rosa Argyle. to Au-
gustus Henry Drewry. son of the late
Major and Mrs. Clay Drewry, of this
. city. The wedding will be celebrated
, In st. PauTs Episcopal church. Surry,
December IS.
Hostess at Luncheon Dinner.
, Miss Maria Adkins, the daughter of
, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ADKINS. will be
, hostess at small informal dinner
this evening at o'clock Several
University OF Virginia students and a
few of Miss Adkins girl friends have
been invited. Covers will be laid for
twelve.
Informal Dinner Party.
An informal dinner party will be
F4ven by Mr.. and Mrs. George War
= rem and Miss Anne Warren this even
! ing in their home at Westhampton in
: honor of Miss Margaret Powers, the
: daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. ". Frank
Powers, of westhampton. Twenty
I'VE guests have been invited and the
party will later go to the Blues ball.
Mrs W. c. Ffournoy at Meeting.
Mrs. William CabelI Flournoy, re-
Gently elected president of the Yir-
ginia division, United Daughters of
. the Confederacy. was present at the
meeting Of the Richmond chapter
, Wednesday morning in Lee Camp hall
. Var the first time acting in her official
. capacity The members OF the Rich
, mond chapter were very much pleased
, at this honor
Wedding of Prominence.
! fashionable wedding of great in
:. terest in Virginia took place Wednes-
day evening at o'clock at St. Pauls
r p. f. church, Norfolk. when Miss