Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-15

Ono of the most interesting features
OF each social season in Richmond Is
the annual program at the Womans
Club. The club has for it's home tho
old Haxall house. and. with the hand
some new auditorium which was added
year before last. has been tho scene
Of some brilliant gatherings OF the
year. 1t numbers among it's member:
most OF the gifted ,nd literary womer
OF the city, and H.. Ulcers and board
Of managers have Included the best.
known women OF Richmond. Brilliant
and gifted speakers have lccturcd there
and the club had the honor Of enter
tanning lecturer some years age
PRESIDENT Wilson, who was at tha'
time head OF Princeton University.
Last spring closed an unusually good
program for the club. Prominent lee
turers and artists from all over the
country were heard there. and members
have been looking forward with en-
,husiasm 10 the coming season. Like
all other similar organizations. the
| Woman's Club is being run on war
. basis. It's members engaged In
all sorts and Kinds of war work One
committee, under Miss Frances Scott
has been doing splendid work in on'
Of the wards at the Camp Lee hos
pital right straight through the sum
mer. The board has also put the ban
on refreshments until after the
and from now on feast OF reason and
now OF soul" will be the order OF tho
day.
Mrs. James Scott chairman OF the
lecture committee has arranged "a num-
be. OF lectures for the coming year.
Some of these speakers will be John
kcndrick Bangs, Arthur Stanley RIGGS,
Mrs Maria Rolling. Professor s. II.
Clarke, OF the University OF Chcaro:
Miss Amy Lowell. the free-verse po-
etess, and President George r. Vim
cent. OF the Rockefeller Foundation
The prospect is certainly Il most pleas
Ing one. John Kendrick .BanGs viii
be the nrst in October. and his sub
!ect will be "I.iGh, and Shade From
the Field of Vnlor."
Mr.. Riggs will give an illustrated
lecture on >nsin. aud Mrs. HohliaS,
who is a Russian woman. will ,,ll Of
the part the Russian women have play
ed in the rf''.u''cn in that -oIrtry.
Dr. Clarke will read and interpret p
modern play. and Miss Lowell will give
lecture-rccital OF her own poems.
Dr.. Vincent will lecture on some of
the work of the Rockefeller Founda-
ton.
There will be other lectures and mu-
sical entertainments at the club dur
ins tho winter. and all things point
% most charming and delightful sea-
son.
War weddings still continue to hold
he center OF the stage SO far as So
iety Is concerned. and with veterans
'eturning from France for duty at
aHpS and forts in this country the
pciif calendar has been filled with
iastily arranged nuptial events. y
able. a conference with ones dress
lakcr. thus il is arranged with all
ossible dispatch and all the romance
q the world 10 make background
or ones happiness. September Is half
one. it's wonderful blue days are told
ke colored beads upon faxen string
nd the glory Of summer is nearly
one. Society will be back In town
cry shortly, and YOU are tremendous
interested TO know socicty's plans
Or the winter. In some very few cities
,ey openly speak OF debutantcs and
alls: in others 1t is only furt.vely
hispcred behind the fan. bu; in Rich
ond there isn't even a rumor on the
,bject BRENT WITT.
Engagement of Interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bernard Light
,ot announce the engagement and
)pEOaCnlnS marriage OIL tncir QauRn
r. Marie Tabb. TO Thomas Brown.
b. the wedding to take place Wednes
~. October 2. at hiGn noon in ST.
,mes Episcopal Church. No carus
80 i'll be issued in town.
Mr. Brown is son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
homas Brown. OF wes,moreiano
ewnrt- Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. Archel Hughes Will
ans announce th- engagement and
preaching marriage OF their daush-
r. Elizabeth Pocahontas. To Perry
,ylie Stewart. of City Point. Tn.
,dding will take place in wytne-
lie at the home OF the bride on Ocio-
ointment wedding.
Richard Lewis ", Gaines. son Of James
d Miss Suzanne Eocne Watkins.
lighter Of MFR. and Mrs; John Ben
w at 6 O'clock EXT in 'i Bethel me Baptst
urch. al Midlothian. The Rev. X.
Winfree was the officiating pinis-
and Miss Virginia pugh rendered
wedding music. i'aims and white
1lias formed the decorations and the
de was given In marriage by ner
her. She wore real iacc and white
in, trimmed with pearls and ncr
was caught with orange blossoms.
carried :; shower bouquet OF
de roses. Miss Virginia Watkins,
ger, of the bride. was maid OF honor.
bridesmaids were Misses Leila
bier Alice Watkins and Sarah
mes. Little Alice Michaux Watkins
Virginia Watkins, nicces OF the
He. were flower Eir;s ;jrucc Jack
OF Charlotte County. attended the
ON as best man, and the grooms-
were Tom Leigh, cameron Dun
Hillary Hutchinson ana John Wat
IS. Following the wedding there
reception ut the nome of the
lie. the decorations being carried
in white and pink dahlias. MIR.
Mrs. Gaines will spend their
eymoon in the Catskill Mountains.
sent at the wedding from n dis
re were: Miss Saran Gaines New
X: Misses Matte and Bessie Gaines,
rlotte County Mrs. Lyttieton WOOD.
irlottesvillc; Miss Leila kabler
Ichburg: Miss Virginia Pugh, Madi-
fille; Mrs. William Bullock. Phila-
thia,' Ia; Mr.. and Mrs. William
haux, Powhatan: Mr.. and Mrs
lkins Hobson, Belona; Mrs G.. II.
Gburner and Misaes Corn and I'm