Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1890-10-05

most pleasant evening was spent. Miss
Moore who was looking exceedingly
pretty was assisted In the discharge
Of the duties of hostess by Miss Sallie
Talbot.
Morton. Alico Burwell, Ashley Miller,
Kate Wallace, Bertha Peasants, Well
fort,s (9). Mary Alfr.cnd. Matthews. Ellie
Williams, Pencie Weddell, Bette Cooke,
Mary Mayo. Mercer Cooke, Louise Meade.
Nellie Atkins. Sallie Deane, Kate Harrison,
Lulie Harrison, and EVE Walker:
Among the gentlemen who added merri-
ment. il not grace, TO the occasion were
Messrs. Allan Talbot, Preston holland.
Robert Carter, Stanley Tyler, falrleigh
Cooke. Churchill Young, .ormond Young.
Aubrey Young, James Valentine. Jock
Plcasants, Robert Pegram. George Pc
gram, Willie Pickrell, Robert Harrison.
Emmett Meade, Robert Grafton, Waller
Morton, Ran. Tucker, Willie walker,
George Gibson, Scott Parrish, Willie Par
rish, Clifton Miller. and Gilmer Patton.
SUPPER FOR HuSTsMEN.
A delightful supper was given Thursday
night by Mr.. James K. Sheppard at MS re-
sidcnce. No. 502lS north Fifth street, to
tho members of the East-End Gun Quo.
Mr.. Sheppard is one II the Oldest mem
bers of the club and quite skilled marks
man with the shotgun.
The evening was in every way an ENJOY
ioyable one. and, rs IA natural with hunts
men. many interesting stories OF Their ex-
plots were told. The gunners had an ex,
ceedinply pleasant time. and delightful
supper. including all tho viands and
drinkables of the season, added much TO
their pleasure.
THE COLLEGE BOYS HAVE PUN.
On Friday night at 10 o'clock A. X.
Cbanter of the Beta Theta ri Fraternity
of Richmond College opened their ses-
sion's work with the initiation OF Messrs.
J.. b. Samuels, of Bardstown, KY; Talbot
q. Bateman. of Fort Worth, Tex; y. j.;
lcGarity. OF Atlanta, Ca. and ii. virgil
Ichards, of Birmingham, Ala. several
of the alumni were present and added
much TO the pleasure and success OF the
occasion. The different degrees were most
interesting 10 the old members at the ex-
pense of the candidates. who showed e1-
ceptional courage.
Tie rooms of the fraternity were artisti-
cally decorated with the most beautlfui
floral designs, and the BANQUET cohsisIlng
of eight courses served by three skilled
caterers in PiZzini's best style, tempted
O most unusual appetite.
This fraternity ~ one OF the largest IN
the United States. being represented ID
about sixty-fve colleges.
RANDOLPH LITERARY SOCIETY.
One of the leading literary organizations
Of This city is the Randolph Literary So
cietv. Which meets in the commlttee-room
of the Young Mems Christian Association
every Saturday evening at o:l1 O'CLOCK.
This society has membership OF thlrty
vouno gentlemen, among whom are Messrs.
| Gordon. Dawson, Wallace. Rich. London,
Justice, Young, Freeman, Wagner, and
The Randolph Literary Society has won
an epyiable reputation for proves and
fearlesspess in competitive debate, having
cropped the budding honors from the
crests of number of other puissant socie-
ties. In fact this society is the pioneer IN
the field OF competitive debate and If it con-
tinues TO be animated by Its present spirit
will be the last TO quit The field.
It's mem bership is not composed or mere
bows with dreams of immortality IN their
heads, but young men of culture ana good
standing in the community. The society
even goes to the extreme length, In order
TO repress all adolescsnt eXuberance, OF
imposing considerable fine on any speak
or who makes mention Of either Greece or
|
me liberty or give me death"
PERSONALS.
Misses Elise Strother. Callie Ry land, Bes-
sic Addison, and Kate Buford, who have
been IN Europe for several months, VIII
Gail for home on the UmbTia October 18th.
Misses Lucy Blair and Leila Myers have
returned TO the city from Tallwood, Abe
marie county, where they have been
visiting. =,
Miss Jennie McPhail has returned to the
city from Easton, Nd, where she has been
visiting her uncle. Congressman Gibson.
Cards have been issued to the marriage
Mt Duncap-M Memorial church. in Ashland,
on Wednesday evening, the 18TH, at $50
o'clock. of Miss Alice Z. Jackson TO MIR.
james +. Howison.
Misses Fannie f. and Alice Cox, of 400
north Second street. are visiting relatives
and friends in Norfolk, Va, and Washing
ton, ID. G. They will return on or about
the sth instant.
Hon. w. X. Holloway and wife, of Penn
sylyania, are visiting their daughter, Mrs.
vi, S. Rboads, rs east Franklin street.
Mrs. James Hartley and niece, Miss Nell
Clancy. who have been on an extended
northern trip, returned homo on Monday
after pleasant stay of two months. =,
Mr.. jefferson Wallace, editor OF the
Critic. left Yesterday afternoon for brief
trip ND the James-River Valley.
Miss Ruth Fuller, of No. 300 west Main
street, Is visiting the Misses Budd, OF
Blackstone.
Miss Lucy Fuller. of 800 west Main
street, Is visiting relatives in King William
county.
Mrs. Thomas II. Gum has returned to
the city, and will spend the winter at the
| Nit. Vernon.
Mrs. V. N. Lett, of Mecklenburg county,
is visiting her daughter, Mrs. II. }. Chill
| dress, of north Twenty-fourth street
| Miss Maud Pollard, of Blacksburg. Va,
| is the guest of Miss Berta Parsley, lib west
Marshall street.
| MIR. and Mrs Thomas f. Pollard and
| Mss Margaret Pollard are the guests of
| Mr.. Richard l.. Brown, No. 1905 Franklin