The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-22
SOCIETY
Frieda Meredith Dietz
Editor.

One Of the most interesting events
OF the day in this city Is the eignth
annual session Of the National So
ciety. United Daughters Of 1912 OF
Virginia. to open in the Jefferson
hotel auditorium this morning.
Prominent leaders in the society from
all over the state have come to Rich
mond for today and will be enter
tained by the Dorothea Payne Madf-
son chapter. of which Mrs. Christian
II. Clarke is regent. Mrs. w. Samuel
Goodwin has come from her home In
Emporia to preside over the council
as the president This morning she
will deliver the annual address and
will give her report on the work OF
the past year The interest in this
report will be greater than ever as 1t
deals with much war work in which
the chapters and members have been
engaged during the past year. The
program Is in charge Of Mrs. Clarke,
Mrs. Warner Moore and Mrs. Benja-
min L. Purcell. of "Tuscawiila."
Visiting in Fredericksburg.
, Mrs. II. d. Armstrong, of 1oS-B
Monteiro avenue. Barton Heights. Is
visiting relatives in Fredericksburg.
Engagement OF Interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Stuart Ogden.
of New York announce the engage
ment Of their daughter, Miss Marga-
ret Armitage Ogden, to Lieutenant
Arthur j. Markham. of the Eighth
engineers, l.. S. A. Lieutenant Mark
ham is now stationed at Camp
Humphreys, Va. No date has been
set for the wedding.
Victory Ball Tomorrow,
Society Is looking forward to the
Victory ball in the jefferson hotel
ballroom tomorrow evening from 8
to 10 O'Clock. The ball will be given
for the benefit of the city open air
schools and promises to be brilliant
event in benefit affairs Mrs. Carrot
B. Wall is general chairman. Tables
are being reserved for guests and
many novel features have been
planned. There will be a large
orchestra to play for the dancing and
young girls viii have charge of flower
and candy tables. This is the ball
which is usually held later in The
winter season.
Dance for Orphans Benefit.
a dance for the benefit OF the
Orphans of ST. Joseph's will be given
tomorrow evening in the auditorium
of Murphy's hotel by a committee
composed OF Miss Helen McDonough.
Miss Mayme Wright and Miss Ann
Murphy and Miss Margaret Wright
Dancing will begin at $3.50 o'clock
ana All oltItSGd "tii ihASif VI V
music There will be number of
interesting features. Among the
patronesses of the affair are Mrs
p McDonough. Mrs. j. Fl. Wright.
Mrs c. r. Blankenship. Mrs. Frank
Ferrandini Mrs. John Ryan. Mrs. Jo-
seph Farley, Miss E. Dolan. Mrs. w.
p. Leaman, Mrs Kathryn O'Gorman.
Mrs P. j. Ryan. Mrs. Kathryn Bahen.
Mrs Carmody. Mrs John Black and
T y,hn will
act as patrons are Messrs. Ben
Leigers, Oscar Oliver, Carroll Lamb
and Columbus Canepa-
Gilee--Taylor.
Announcement is made by Mr. and
Mrs. p. A. Taylor. of Richmond and
Hanover county. of the marriage of
their daughter, Dorothy Darracotte.
to Thomas DeShields Giles. of Nachez,
Miss. the ceremony having been
celebrated Tuesday evening in the
brides home in the presence of t/e
Immediate families only. The Rev.
w. f. Cox, of the Church of the Holy
Comforter, performed the ceremony.
after which Mr.. and Mrs. Giles left
for Pittsburg. Pa. where they will
! make their home. Mr.. Giles is sn-
gagged in government work there
+ Al the Woman's Club.
! On Monday afternoon at o'clock
: in the Woman's club there will be an
illustrated lecture on Spain by Arthur
Stanley Riggs. F. r. G. s. Miss Julia
Sully is chairman of the afternoon
and will present the speaker. There
have been number of interestin =
/ illustrated lectures on foreign coun-
t tries at the club during the past
seasons, hut this Isl the first one, on
Spain and 1t is expected hata large
assent Iage of club members will be
present for il.
Harris-Myers
or interest In Virginia is the an
nouncement OF the wedding of Miss
Edith Florence Myers, of Lock Haven,
Pa, and Robert B. Harris, OF
! "Azalea," near Charlottesville, Va.
the ceremony having been celebrated