Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1889-12-15

Guire-Misses Annie Moss md Fannie
Baldwin Mcclure gave delightful party
on Friday evening to celebrate their four
teenth birthday The spacious hall was
scene Of beauty. Handsome growing
plants, lamps, baskets. and vases of roses,
and tables with bowls and glasses for
lemonade made dazzling sight for the
young people. Professor II. r. Baube had
charge OF the music and dancing and the
young people made merry until IL o'clock.
The supper was very handsome and tho
table decorations, red and white. consist
cd of handsome mounds of red and white
bdcardisre and geraniums, the centre piece
was silver candelabra with red and white
candles. with shades of the same colors,
and the top was of proiuse branches OF the
bright Christmas plant.
The young ladies prescnt we're: Misses
Park Ragby, Roy Flicrson, Nellie Perrin.
Ellie Fisher, Salle Wexford. Mary Hayes,
Adele Archer, Mary Maury Hill, Abby Car
rington. Kate Harris, Eva Talcott, AMMO
Maury, Carrie Coleman, Mary Gillian, An
ME Guy, Fannie Guy, Virginia Donaghe.
Susie Noting. Sarah Bruce, Nellie llar-
man, Mary Binford, Evelyn Gordon. Bes-
sic Hunter. Susie Haase. Nellie Mayo.
Judith Deane. Iyell Tyler Mary Coles
Darlington. Evie Blankcnship, Marion
Meade, Mamie Saunders, Alice Tnsley,
Maude Kent. Emily Cary, Emily Addison,
Gabrielle Page. Adele Tyler, Elvira kean,
Helen .ea. Aletta Warwick Maude Mcken-
ney. SalleStokes. Margaret j. stokes, Mary
DonnaD. Leila Hill, Leila Gray, Ella Mon;
cure. Sue Crenshaw, Virginia HAYES, and
Misses Mary. Fannie. Annie, Gussie, Get
tie. and Margaret Mcclure.
The Young gentlemen were Messrs. Ben
iamn Alsop Albert Alsop, Murray McGuire,
Adolphus Blair, Maurice Hunter, Wood
bridge Edmond, Leo Edmond, Carroll Mill
Ter. Clifton Miller, Allen Jenkins. Samuel
Tyler, Richard Nelson, Tyler Brock, ko-
bert Nelson, Charley Mcclure, George
Mayo, Alexander Cameron, Jr., Barton
Cameron. William Cameron, j. II: White
head. Alfred Cary, Albert August. Elmer
Ecker. Page Newton, WilOuchby Newton,
Philip Powers Edward Robertson. Frede-
rickKinc. Richard Gwathmey. Joe Fauntle-
roy, Frederick Noting, Frederick Lam
bert, Gilmour Patton. Miles Seldom, ST.
George Bridges, Hunter Mcclure, and Guy
Davis.
LITERARY,
The Richmond Literary Club met ut the
residence of Miss Mary Cooke Branch on
Friday evening, and the meeting was one
of unusual interest and profit. The ques-
ton for debate was, Whether the spirit
of Poscv has advanced with civilization Z"
Rev. Mr. Carmichael. on tho affirmative
side, made a very clever. straightforward,
and able defence. Mr. Aston Cabeil, on
the negative. gave q learned ana lhstruc-
tive presentation OF the subject, and Mr..
Roosevelt Page made bright and witty
conclusion of the whole. Mr.. Wyndham
Meredith presided for the evening, and ms
rulings were graceful end satisfactory.
Hiss Branch sang very charmingly the ut
tie song. "Oh, Nv Laddie," written by
Mrs. Amclie Rives-Chandler and set to mu-
sic by Professor llarrh.
The next meeting will be at the resi-
donco Of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Crump. Sci
lections from the writings of James Russell
Lowell will lie read by Miss Branch and
Mrs. Arthur Seldom. and Mr. Beverly Nun
ford will cOntrb ute an essay upon the au-
thOr's life and writings.
The guests for the evening were Miss
Condit-Smith and Miss Williams.
STOP cLUR.
The Stop Club met at the residence of
Mr.. Alexander Cameron on Saturday eve
ming. The members of the club are Mrs.
John Dunlop, Mrs. Gray Skpwith, Mrs: [.
d. Ianghorne, Mrs. John Is. Palmer, Mrs.
w. III, Perkins. Mrs Noncure Perkins, Mrs
LEROY. NJ. Adar Peasants. and Mrs.
Alexander Cameron.
The guests of the occasion were Mrs. n.
NJ. Wilson. Mrs. Harry Tabb, and Mrs. A.
b. Cnm1n. Each lady has the privilege of
inviting two or three friends at her own
meeting. The evening passed as brightly
as possible, and the fortunate winners of
the prizes desire their names withheld,
chiefly through consideration for the
"booby." Suffice 20 say the first was
par Of silver candle-stlcks and the last a
handsome Japanese basket.
pcpsONArs
Miss Katherine Parsons, of the Natural
Bridge, will spend the winter at the Mt.
HISS Mary Connally is tho guest of Mrs.
James Thomas, Second and Grace streets,
Miss Condit-Sinith. of Washington. IS the
guest Of the Misses Anderson, west Frank
lin.
Miss Addison has issued invitationsfor a
german supper on Tuesday evening.
Miss Wake, of Norfolk, Is the guest OF
Miss Meme Myers.
One of our popular bachelors will be
married on tine I'd OF January.
Mr.. G. Is. helms. of Baltimore, is IN the
city.
Miss Beauregard Page. who has made SO
many friends in Richmond, Will return TO
her home in Brooklyn in few days.
Cards out for the marriage of Miss Eva
Summerfeld Putney and Mr.. Richard
Crewdson WorthingtOn on the evening OF
the 18th at $50 O'Clock at the Broad-Strcet
| Methodist church.
General Francis H. Smith. of the Virginia
Military Institute, WAS IN the city few
I days ago.
Miss Mary Mayo is visiting her uncle, Mr..
| John :. Wise. III New York.
| Miss Gertrude Rlves is at Mrs. DuvaPs,
| Third and Franklin streets,
| Miss Pollard. the guest Of Miss Page
Booker VIII return TO New York on Tues
day. accompanied by Miss Booker.
/ Miss Naida Brown. OF Florence. Ala, is
/ the guest Of Miss Lizzie Putney, Marshall
and Ninth streets.
! Mrs. Fitzhugh Leo is in Lexington, Va.
The marriage of Miss Estelle Marguerite
| Burthe and Mr.. George Wayne Anderson is
announced to take place on saturday De-
cember DIST, at half-past II, at Christ
church, Charlottesville, Va. CHLOE.