Patricia Hass, Leezee Porter, Paul Nitzeand Fred Hitz threw a party at theMetropolitan Club on November 30th tocelebrate the publication of “Never AskPermission—Elisabeth Bocock ofRichmond” by author Mary Buford Hitz.Published by the University Press ofVirginia, the book is a candid memoir ofthe author’s mother, a woman who workedtirelessly to improve the cultural landscapeof her native city of Richmond, Virginia.