The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-01-06

b lion Club last night at the Jefferson
Hotel The ballroom Of the hotel was
"a banked in palms and ferns and a
screen OF palms hid Jacobinis or
3 chestra on the stage Small tables
were arranged around the room.
where centerpieces were fancy wicker
baskets of carnations. roses, snap
dragon and sweet peas. the color
scheme being carried out in pink and
white. At 1880 O'Clock supper was
served al the tables, About ninety
guests were present.
Receiving for the club were Mrs
Walter S. Mcneil, Mrs. Henry Landon
Caben. Mrs 81. George Bryan and
Mrs Charles CraddoCk Barksdale-
Southern Society in New York,
Southern charity bah viii take
place in the grand ballroom OF the
Hotel Aston next Thursday evening.
Special attention Is being devoted by
2 the officers and committees OF the
Southern Society to this entertainment
and the prospect is that II viii be
even a greater success than the chart
ty bali Of a wear ago Three orches-
tras are to perform In alienation,
One Marimba or GuatemaIan, two,
Neapolitan. three African or Dixie.
This means that the musicians VIII
not have a chance to get weary or
faded Ry the time their turn comes,
in the rotation. they Will have had a
good rest--a nap, II the rival stra ms
have not annoyed thsm-and each
time Their task viii have the zest OF
novelty Pink VIII prevail ia the
color scheme OF the decorations.
Ia the-roaIn Is Ia lac a pond III the
mids, of a Japanese garden. Last
year the garden was designed 10y NJ.
Miya of Namanaka a Company. and
no doubt this years VIII also be his
creation In the garden VIII be
hot -
Surfing dances, II there happen TO be
sitters-out who care to see the whirl
p from the center rather than the peri
phery
Charity funds Of The society are the
means of bringing soroly needed a}d
s TO Southerners who have met bad
fortune BY the most painetakinr Of
forts the members OF the coWmittc"
that administers The funds ascertain
The true condition Of the applicants
for relief, and money rarely goes TO
the wrong place.
Correction In Address.
In an announcements Yesterday
morning Of the marriage Of MI and
Mrs Newton Lee Porter. we enron
eously stated that they wouid make
their home at STA North Fourth
street At the request OF Mr. Porter
we state that their number is 5t3
North seventh street. our apologies
for the error
ltnfcrtains for Granddaughter.
Mrs T. H. Elicit. Of S07 West
Franklin Street. entertained in honor
of her young granddaughter. NJ -
Anne Benson Yesterday afternoon
from 1 to O'Clock The occasion
was an attractive lea. The parlor
81 Of Mrs Elects home VAS beautiful in
white and green southern smilaX
festooned tho chandeliers and win
dows and palms and white roses
banked the SIDES Of the room In tho
library color scheme Of red aud
green was effectively carried out with
palms and poinsettia and the dining
room vas attractive with pink roses
and smiiax About 1870 Young people
called during the afternoon Mrs
Elicit received with her granddaugh-
ter in a handsome dress or black
fieorgette crepe trimmed with bands
oi jet and cut steel. Her coTsage
bouquet was OF Eardenias and lilies
Of the valley. Miss Anne BENSON was
dainty in frpck Of pink chiffon
trimmed with pink and blue rosebuds
she carried an aid fashioned nose
gay.
From see 20 - o'clock Mrs. Elicit
entertained the younger set at an in
formal dance u was one ofsthe most
young people Miss Anne Benson re-
-eived with her grandmother. Unique
fayors were distributed among the
guest and the festivlty OF the evening
WAS increased by the throwing ol
confetti and ribbons among the
dancers. AT 10 O'Clock 3 delightful
buffet supper was served.
OF Interest Here.
The Baltimore Sun publishes the
o. I'll
Richmond society:
- Miss Eleanor O'Donovan. the debu-
tante daughter OF DR.. and Mrs
Charles @ Donovan, was the guest Of
honor at a theater party given last
evening by DR., and Mrs Henry J.
Berkeley and their daughter, Miss Mar
garet II s. Berkeley at the Academy
~ Music, TO see Betty" The guests
occupied the four lower boxes and
i were entertained at supper after the
play by Or and Mrs, Berkeley at their
residence on Park Avenue.
The party included Mr. and Mrs
John r. Hurst Miss sophie McHenry
Stewart. Miss Harriet W. d Penni-
man. Miss Margaret oliver Dunn Miss
Katherine Taylor. Miss Ellen Dlckin-
son Thomas. Miss Louise Symlngton
q Miss Louise Dawson. Miss Frederick
r. Lesser, Miss Eleanor G. D. Carter
g. NILES Leslie II FITCH hiFs fdelfD
Buchanan Gatchel Miss Elizabeth
Tinges, Miss Eta Darlington Brown
and Miss Priscilla r. Dawson, Messrs
Wallis Giffen. Chas Il. X, Gillet, Geo
b. Redwood, J. Wallace Bryan. james
Foster. Hiram Woods Woodward
Barnes Compton, a. Dana IodRdon
John NJ. T Finney. Jr,. Edward Don
OHIO. Murray Donoho Charles s. Rob
erts, Paul Hughes T. Douglas Clai-
borne formerly OF Richmond, Va; r
Carey Baily. Martin Gllet George
Ross Neazey. r. McGil MackaI DR..
Richard sylvester. Or. ENelcth Bridg-
man and DR.. G. r G. BuCkner.
Wilnis,r--ts rant
An engagement of wide social in
terest in the East and South recently
announced ts that Of Miss Margaret
Il Van Dyke. Grant. Of Atlanta. +daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs John william
N Grant, To Richard Hooker Wilmer.
OF Washington. The bride-elect has
been a great social favorite since her
debut not only in Atlanta but in New
y York, Washington and other Eastern
cities. whore she has frequently us
tied. and, with her parents. has been