The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-02-23
Fr.ed~ Meredith Diets. Editor.

washingtons birthday was ceie.
hratad yesterday with oeauu!u'
luncheon given In the Commonwealth
club By the Commonwealth cnApter'
Daughters Of the American Revoiu-
lion. at 1880 o'clock. The long tan's
At which seventy guests were tataA
vas attractiveiy decorated in NINA
enre cherry trees, with souvenir
hatrhets marking the places Ins
chair OF the toastmistress was drapeo
IN the daEs OF the allies MIS- hA.e
Waller Barrett. OF Alexandria stA1o
regent. was the guest Of honor. Mra.
Euesell Cecil opened the iunchron
with prayer. Mrs James Lyons was
toaxtrn istress. and the beautftuL pa
trtottr toast she gave was responded
10 nv Mrs. westrno reiand Davis, Tor
Virginia. and Mrs. Thomas Cary Jonn-
scu for America Others Responding
n the toast were Mrs. W j. Payne' on
Mary. the Mother OF washington
Mrs Bessie Berry Grabowskeu, on
Martha. the wife of Washington
Mrs, BENJAMIN Purcell. on The ma
tinnaI Society of the LeanRhters OF .ns
American Revolution; Miss Madeline
r, y ~ ~pnr,noutas "A
Daughter Of the American Fevoin-
ton. Rhcda rerrand.'' WIS responded
10 BY her great, great granddangnrer'
Mise Eliza. Quincy, regent Of the VIII
liam Byrd chapter; our Ancestors
war the response given by BITS
wnddy; THE Women Of 1919 was
by Mrs w. A Stanard; "onr Succes-
sov. Children of the American rev. rev
olution." hy Miss Brent Witt. Our
sisters IN France ny Mrs. 4 X
Munford. and Patriotism ny MISS
r-ise Clark. The program closed
with the singing OF America
I, has been The custom since the
organization OF the Commonwealth
chapter to celebrate Washington
birthday In come way common
wealth chaufe~ la the oldest chapter
a. tho daughters 81 the American
Revolution and IL The largest "rS'
NJ A. Chambers If regent
Visiting in City.
Miss Erfza Rroadnax ingram ana
her brother lieutenant Lft'epaE~ IN
gram, are in New York city VISITING
Colonel and Mrs J. Austin Yates. tns
latter formerly Miss Mamie Broahnas'
q, Srotsvivania. Va Lieutenant hi
gram has Just returned from overseas
service
Arw~oachinc Wedding.
Ore Of the most interesting events
NJ the week will be the wedding on
Saturday at high noon In the Ghent
Methodist church. in NorfoiK. ri Mics
Snsan Ann Zoiitcoffer daughter cf MT
- II. Yaliicoffer, of Weldon, N e, 10
DIT William Alexander simpson. heu-
tenant In the United States navy. now
stationed In tn. naval hospital IN
Portsmouth. Or. Fsnp~on Is the son
Of Mr., aud Mrs David Simpson, o.
this city. r,r. r. Men sim pson VIII
rert,yrr The ceremony The bride ~
~ he attended hw her sisters MES
Margaret G. SIMPSON, Mrs W. =
rit,hugh and MrS--I r. 1ottroref' ~
weldon. NJ c.. Mrs. II. r. kyser ~
rho,naxvtIie. ~. c. George X s'nP-
As his best man. Several guests from
richmond will probably attend the
ceremony.
George waAfringtor Party.
Kenneth Moninrer was hoSf hast
evrntrr tr A number or Young people
At George Washington hirthdsP
dance In his home in the Dakota apart
rrertn His mother assisted him IN
vecetvsnx. The colonial idea was car
-s.d or. IN decorations Guests IN
rluded Misses r.rnestyne Hatcher
ye.rne<te Schsaf, ALICE Mitchell and
Norma Die.z: Mes~rs, Harry Nuckofs
r-h.rlje Hou1grave, Phil Monfnger.
(,tlchrtrt Borrows. Edward Mitchell
And Kenneth Moningcr.
Dinner Party To-day.
=" Mr. and Mrs Eugene H. Beer, IN
RsYtfmore. are entertaining A. dinncr
S,,,- evening In honor Of their guess
~ ara Mrs Robert n. Rrander and
MA r. w. StevenA of Richmond.
M. BAeY has 3uSt concluded stay
Win friends In this city.
A tho Womar's Cub
musical viii be given at the "o-
r,aH.s club Monday afternoon ~
e,cIock. the local artists being MISC
Amorstts Barker. soprano solots'' ann
NJ Mary Lakeland. violinist- 1t ~
49, initial appearances Of both at the
sfrh nnd much interest IL being man
ncEteA IN the entertainment Miss
Jeen Trigr is chairman and VIII play
Ire accomplishments
4 card party for members only ~
n ~ given In the Wornans ciun
rnursday afternoon at o'clock. IN
dsr the chatrrnanship Of Mrs. rhinp
p~vUrs. Auction bridge VIII DC
rnysd. Refreshments win be served
z $50. Members not playing Thurs
.ftrrnoon are requested not to use
rr1day morning at 1850 O'Clock. at
- vvovnan's club, MlM wshel Brown.
~ Norfolk. In ito meet her current
.-~,%s rlaxs. This class n op~n to the
sxs,;71ss m addition. tn cAafhs racznneT-
Il b given every Fortnight
Masuurradc RaN.
~ = Roman emperor or Turkish ma
,s,n xtrl 70 a Bolsheviki representa-
1--WE or an American aviatrix. 200
wonnr men, with thrce-fourths rs
many girls from all over the south
and ea.t celebrated Thursday evening
.ha annual fancy aftttss 'sssls ss.1 ~ ns q,
tngyon and, Zee university The bail
nasuue marked the cu'mina.ion OF
me winter festivities at The Nrfg.n ia
snst,tution. which lasted three GAYS
ana are the most important social
events OF the year.
The king and queen ~ the. 'ar,es'
80 led the dance, were John A. VIII.
!. Iynchburg. and Miss Cotton I'm
ncrlake. OF Raleigh, n. g the open,
ne ngure presented a picturesque ana
attractive woodland fairy taoieau.
WITH Robin Hoods and Peter Pans ana
f.,r,es Of all descriptions
Returns From North.
william A. Green win return to the
,s,y today after an extended trip 10
xew York and atlantic City.
victory Dinner Echoes
v,chces from the wcnnen's victory
a,rrer ana conference recently held
- washington will be brought to suf-
Y,.re headquarters. Fourth and Frank
ruesday afternoon by Mrs