Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-12-16
SOCII.. r Y

Miss Beverley Armistcad I.eako.
daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. william r..
1e"ke. or birmingham. Ala, arrived
IN richmond yesterday and will be
mo guest OF Sir. and Mrs. John Grant
Nrmistead ut their homo in West
nannton until after tho Christmas
hoiidays. Miss Lealtc. who Is IL charm
ing SRI. frequently visits relatives in
'Ichmond and number OF informal
.Hairs VIII DC given in her honor
durinS her stay here.
Inviintiona Out.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Dabney Stuart
nave Issued invitations for the mar
finRS OF their daughter, Mary Cecilia,
to Winston Payne Gwathmey, the
ceremony to take place oil wednes-
"hy evening. December IS. at G
o'clock. In tho First Baptist Church.
MT. Gwathincy is tho son of the late
~. Fylard Gwathmey and Mrs. Hattie
"inston Gwathmcy. OF this city.
Miss Scales Honorcd.
Another smart affair OF yesterday
EiYen for the debutante yet was the
,hcatcr party last evening in honor
or Miss Jane Scales. at which Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Harris Moon were
hosts Tho gucstg. who included ten
or the dcbutantcs and their escorts,
occupied n box ut tho Academy OF
Music to witness the performance Of
The Right Girl" the party going
later To the Commonwealth Club for
suppcr. Holiday decorations were
nscd ut the club, Christmas trees be-
ing set up In the corners of tho sup
per room ana scarlet flowers and rcd
shaded lights were used on the table.
FIFTY additional guests were invited
10 the club. but invitations were
limited to members Of the dcbutn&tc
set.
aIisa Scales has been much enter
taiued this season and the affair last
evening was one OF tho most uttrac-
Two Of the winter. The place cards
also carried out the holiday idea.
Mrs. Dnbney Hostess.
Chrstmas greens, holly and red
flowers were used to decorate tho
home OF Mrs. Hugh *. Dabucy. 1925
Park Avenue, yesterday afternoon.
when she entertained Mt tea In honor
Of her sister-in-law, Mrs. Walter
Maxwell Stoncr. OF walthain, Mass,
and Mrs. Joseph Godfrey DecrinE, H.,
OF Saco, Me. The mantcls were
banked In green, and IL large oliver
basket hlicd with poinsct,ias and
white .ysanthcmums was used on
tho tea table. About eighty guests
were present.
Mrs. Dabncy received with the
guests OF honor. assisted by Mrs. W.
w. Gill and Mlss Margaret East. Of
Norfolk. Mrs. Thomas Cogan. MR..
Dabney's mother. and Mrs. Edgar
Gum poured tea.
Ucncnt Christmas hall.
For moro than half Il century
Stuart Hall alumnae have taken
prominent interest in tho affairs OF
fashionable society. y decade before
the War Between the States the
names OF Anne Carter and Agnes Lee.
daughters OF General Lee, appear
among the eighty bonrders In the
school, including among their school
mates and later Miss Parke Cham
bcrlayne. now Mrs. George w. Bagby.
and many other names Of rare charm
and distinction.
The hostcssea at the Christmas
dance on next Friday evening will
lie the members of the present Stuart
Hall Alumnac Association. Many at
tractivc parties will be entertained
IN the brilliantly decorated ballroom
OF the Jefferson that evening for one
of the largest and most important
balls OF tho year.
Mrs. Stafford Parker, of 1924 West
Franklin Street, is chairman Of the
tickets committee.
Marriage Announced.
Hugh Meredith Woods. formerly OF
Fortress Monroe, hut now OF Rich
rnond. has announced the marriage of
his daughter, Mrs. Marguerite Woes
Jackson, TO Martin Braislin. son OF
Mrs. John Gibbs Braislin, OF New
York City and Cresswicks, y. j. The
wedding took place on Saturday. De-
Gembcr 10, in the home of Major and
Mrs Levin Hicks Campbell ut .Aber-
a. a
The bride was attended by her
niece. little Miss Virginia Rollyday
Campbell, as flower girl, and Richard
lvhital. OF Baltimore, was tho
groom's best man. During the war