Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1884-02-22
A Complete Leap Year Party.
Reported Tor the srAuNToN v1ND1cAroR. ]

Reported Tor the STAUNToN vINDIcATeR.]
The Leap-year party given by the young
ladies of Greenville last Friday night at
the residence of VIM. F. Smith. Esq. was
without exception the best ever attempted
in Augusta Your reporter left Staunton
on Friday evening by the Valley train,
ard at the depot here found sixteen young
ladies with invited gentlemen friends
bound for the party. The change of ETH
qnette was put in force from the begin
ming, the ladies paying the gentlemen s
railroad fare. taking care Of their tickets.
informing them what stations they were
passing and. on arriving at GreenYile
having conveyances ready waiting to take
them TO the oarty. By O'Clock the bril-
liam ly lighted residence of Mr. smith,
contained more than one hundred invited
guests. The programme of etiquette was
to say, often with much more attentive
thoughtfulness than the male sex gener-
ally shows. You see when young man
invites lady anywhere it is to help him.
self to have pleasure; when a leap-year
young lady invites gentleman it is an
unselfish desire to give him pleasure how
ever much she may be bored by his dull
ness. The girls we're very kind, and there
was not style male wall flower" who
wasn't SO by choice. The following is
list of those of the ladies present whose
names and residences your reporter was
able to get:
Grfenville Misses Carrie Mcclure,
Madge Tate. Laura Smith, Sue Smith,
Mollie Palmer, Lena Bell. Committee;
Sadie McGilvery, Lula Lightner, Julia
Gilkeson, Alice Smith, Jones, and
Minnie Tate.
Fshersrille-Mlsses Mary b. and Josie
Watson. and Lucy Davis.
i'Jield-Misses Lizzie and Ella Nc
Chung
Raphine-Miss Lizzie McChesney.
Stanton Misses NJ. Stuart Mcclure,
Bell Gllkeson, Mary Anderson, and Emma
Thorn.
Middlebrook Misses Page Nelson, Alma
Jordan. Earl K-see, Jennie Jordan, and
Mary Belle Callison.
Mint Spring. Misses. Maggie, Sallie
and Ella Wilson, and Nanpie Towber-
man.
Arbor Hul-Miss BERTHE Palmer.
Among the married ladies who were
kind enough to cha perone the gay party
were our hostess, Mrs. W. F. Smith. Mrs,
Col. j D. I4illey, Mrs. j. Ran. Smith
Mrs Geo. Shields, Mrs. Mary Randolph
and Mrs. DR.. Ballard Smith
The night was delightfully."- spent in
conversation and music; we say the night
because the party did not break up until
6 o'clock Saturday morning. The ladies
had borne with their invited guests until
that hour, when the patience of some of
then was exhausted and they suggested
TO the beaux that it was time to start for
home. 1t was indeed time, for the wills.
tie of the morning train on the Valley
road for Staunton was blowing. The sup
per came off from O'clock until mid
night for meat supper, and from o'clock
| to A M. for the sweets. Both were
| splendidly gotten up and received the
highest praise, being fully conceded to
excel anything the bachelors have given
Col. John D. Liliey and j. Ran. Smith,
Ed, superintended the attendance at the
tables wi b true military precision and
everything went off smoothly and with.
out crowding.
The names of the committee to whom
so much of the success of this. the best
affair ever gotten NJ in Augusta, is due,
| are Misses Carrie Mcclure, Madge Tate
Laura Smith, Sue Smith, Mollie Palmer
and Lena Bell.
THE THREE REPORTERS.