The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-01-02
S O c. ( E r Y
rrteda Meredith Dietz. Editor.

A brilliant event Of yesterday was
the annual New Years reception given
by Mr.. and Mrs. Eppa Hunton. Jr..
in their home, $40 West Franklin
street. Several hundred CHESTS were
entertained from TO 8 c'cio&k. and
many prominent society people were
included.
The entire lower floor of the Hun
ton home was decorated in palms
and pink roses and the DINING room
table was arranged with silver vases
Of pink roses
Mrs. Hunton received her guests In
handsome gown of embroidered
cream colored net over cream coioreo
satin. she was assisted oy MIS-
Westmoreland Davis, wife OF the gov
ernor Of virginia; Mrs. John Stewart
BRYAN. Mrs. Edward J. Willis. Mrs.
Henry Landon Cabeil Miss Margaret
Morson. Mrs. Egbert Leigh. Jr.. Mrs.
Henry Baskerville. Mrs. Douglass
Wander Hoof Mrs. Preston No1and,
Miss sadie Payne and Mrs. Herbert
TIFFANY, Of Baltimore.
In the dining room the following
vouns girls served: Misses Richie
Mcf;uire. Agnes Montague Bull. Mary
Mason williams, Elizabeth Witt, Ida
Nassie. Alice Hege. Margaret Johns
and Mary Dadc Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Cooke and
their little daughter. Miss Lucille
Cooka, who spent Christmas week
with Mrs Cookies mother. Mrs
Emile Kobe Of Hanover avenue, left
yesterday for their home in Waynes-
boro. Va.
Mr. Eanm.e Binns wingfeld. OF
tho University of Virginia. has been
visiting friends in this city for Christ
mas and New Year. She vas present
MONDAY afternoon at the meeting or
the Every Monday club. of which she
LIS an active member.
Miss. Louise Bolton. of this city, is
spending the week as tn" guest OF
Miss Alice Bolton in Norfolk.
Lieutenant Joseph A. Leslie, Jr.,
who recently received his honorable
discharge from the army, has return
ed 10 Richmond to make his nome
here
Luncheon Invitations.
Invitations have been issued by
Mrs Edmund Strudwick and. Aiss
Jane Strudwick for luncheon on
Friday afternoon at O'Clock: IN the
Commonwealth club, The dehutante
$50; and a number of school girls
home for the holidays will be among
the guests
WIN Entertain at Dance.
This evening in the Country club
Captain and Mrs. John A. Coke, jr.,
will enterta n at a dance IN honor OF
Miss E.mpsie Coke Flanagan who rs
The guest oil her grandfather. captain
Coke for the season Inc younger
dancing set IL included in the invita-
tons.
jar Orchestra Dance.
The Richmond Jazz orchestra Will
give a dance for the benefit of ~ IN
strurnent fund Friday in Tile raleo'
school on i4nm hardy street between
Grove and Hanover avenues rms
orchestra has been playing every sat
urliay for the wounded men AT west
hampton,
IN Honor OF Bridc-E 1ect.
Miss Madeline Guvernator, of New
nart News whose wedding 10 Kay
Ynond C'haiioner. of Baltimore. VIII
be celebrated this month. was guest
of honor at n shower given by MISS
f'eart Harding in her home in Barton
Heights last Saturday afternoon inc
gifts Brought by her many trisnds
here mere isceiianeous. Among the
nator Margaret Guvernator and PAU
line Richardson. of Newport News.
Va: Misses Giady@ Barrow and Edna
May Harding. Of Washington ~ -
Louise Yarhrough, Mary browning,
Rae. Rean,&. Essfts fssH, HE Len sslFspr
Josephine Patterson, Trina Nelteh,
Florence Jones, Coriane Treece' Flora
sangster. Frances Gregory. fissy'
Bertha and Marjorie Harding; Mr..
ana Mrs j. f. Harding, Ray. Mes
DANES Gideon Hagood. J. a, "hEin-
.on Duncnt Msrtenstein, Robert At
water and Forrest NorveH
New Years Eve Dance.
oakie Mitchell. OF 20i1 Stuart ase-
nue. YEAS host on TUESDAY evening a.
. delightful dance In his come, the
xuests dancing the old yeat oul ana
the new year in. Christmas green's
were used in decorating for the occa-
sion. Among those ENJOYING ue
nartv were Misses Betty Bruhey-
fa,Iie Metzger. Margaret Nelson.
KATHERINE Mcclure. Bertha Mcclure.
Helen Pettway, Lydia Fox, Rene
norman and Ermine Watkins: Will
liam Gordon. Reeves Mcdonald, Pres-
ton Jervin, George Nelson. Run Hon.
man. Eugene Ferguson. Gordon ana
Oakie Mitchell.
The marriage OF MI MARY t1rr-
Gunter. daughter of Sir. and Mrs
r. ". Gunter. of Franktown, ana
clifford stanley Jester. son OF Mr.. ana
Mrs. !. II. Jester, OF Williamsburg
took place at Central Methodist par
sonagc, Portsmouth, Saturday aiter-
noon at o'clock. DR.. W. T. Anar-
nathy performed" the ceremony. the
bride wore a travelling sui, of navy
blue broadcloth with seal trimmings
gray hat, gloves and shoes She car
ried bouquet of Brides roses. I'M
mediatsly after the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Jester left for Washington ana
Baltimore, and on their return they
will reside at Wardtown, Va.
Hnmiltoss--Watson.
A very beautiful church wedding
took place at the Spring Greek Bap-
tist church, Prince Edward county
Ma y,