Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-12-31
TO T0BEANOVELDANCE
GENERAL MEETING AND COMMITTEES
NAME D FOR ASSOCIATION BALL.
Fifteen Couples VIII Participate-Bril-
liant Christmas German Last Night
OF the Junior Club.

/ event have as vet been arranged the hhHlI
promises in every way 10 achieve, If not
surpass. the success which il has attained
! in former years.
A called meeting Of ladies interested in
the work of the association was held yes
tsrday afternoon at the Academy for the
purpose OF arranging for the ball.
MANY LADIES PREsxNT.
Mrs. Joseph Bryan. the president Of the
organization, presided. and the following
| ladies were present: Mesda1nes p. W. Nc
| Kinney. Charles Whitlock. Charles IL.
Read, Z. L. Norris, Thomas n. Carter, w.
| o. English. George Wayne Anderson, X.
/. Bosher, F. II. Mcclure. J. b. Pace, w.
w. Henry. Fred, K. Scott, hugh 1ayl3r'
| W. l.. Royal, TaZewell Ellett, r. q. Leigh,
Jr.. james n. Dooley, A l.. Wexford, l.. L..
Hobson, Meredith Montague, Thomas
| Boiling, Raleigh Colston, b. II. Nash,
/ James Peasants. judith Darlington,
| George n. Woodbridge, James Lyons, VIII
| liam y. Bentley. W. r. Meredith, Arthur
| seldom, Gray Skipwitb. G. ID. Iangnorne,
| Charles Talbot, Alexander Archer, Il. G.
| Cabell. A. B. Camm, o. A. Crenshaw.
James Tyler. John Dunlop. Frank Chris
| tian. Charles Lathrop. Alfred L. Harms,
| Barton Grundy. Allan Donnan, A. IL. Chris-
| tiap. Jr.. LEVIN Joynes. Seymour Cadot,
| William Talbot, James Branch. and
| Misses Camilla Scott, Annie Williams. and
| SymingtOn.
Nrs. BRYAN stated the object Of the
meeting and gave a brief account OF the
/ work % DO accomplished. Much interest,"
was manifested. and those present ali prof.
| fered their assistance. The ladies IL at
! tendance we're ell asked to serve upon the
Reception Committee, and signihed their
willingness to do this. They VIII choose
their chairman Ia few DAYS.
SEVERAL COMMITTEES SELECTED.
The Floor Committee will consist Of the
| followlnq gentlemen: Messrs. Thomas y.
| Garter (chairnan), Thomas Boiling, Jr.,
| LEVIN Joynes. John Rutherford. Roosevelt
| Page. + T. d. Myers, Jr., W. X. Meredith,
| Arthur SoddOn. Il. A. Davenport. a. Is.
! Guigon. +. c. Mayo, Thomas Atkinson, +.
| W. Atkinson. q,
Mrs. Randolph /. Norris was requested
10 serve as chairman OF the Committee on
| Decorations for the supper-roOIn. She mas
| not as yet selected her assistants.
The Central Committee Of the sssocla-
/ ton will issue the invitations, which are
now being engraved. and will be assisted
! in This work by MesdaI1es Cadot, Wood
| bridge. and Camm.
Mrs. j. b. Pace and two assistants
| were appointed committee 70 arrange
| for the supper. Several other ladies' VIII
be associated with them in this work.
| TO BE BEAUTIFUL AND NOVEL
The spectacular features Of the coming
| ball viii be both beautiful and novel, ana
| while entirely different from those OF for
| mer occasions will be equally as lovely.
! The ladies have not yet arranged all the
| details in this matter. and for the present
! they prefer not TO reveal the nature OF
| their plans Mr.. ". J.. Sheppard, the
artist. has kindly consented TO lend his aid
/ 81 IN fhA artistic de-
| tails Of the decorations and arrangements,
| while Mrs. W. l.. Royal will have charge
| of the dancing. Fifteen of Rlchmond's
| most beautiful deJtdR's and like number
| OF her most popular beaux Will take part
| in the dance. II Is always considered an
| honor to be selected for this purpose, and
! though none OF the number have as yet
| been chosen, the announcements OF tAS
| names of the fortunate ones Is awaited
/ with eager interest IN social circles.
FRIESDs OF The REPoBTERs.
The Publication Committee, which IN
! former seasons has accomplished such
| rood work. will consist Of Mrs. George
| W, BaCby as chairman and Mrs. A. B.
| Camm and Misses Annie Williams, judith
| Darlington, and Martha Bagby.
| 4 complete list of the various commit
| tees has not as yet been made, but Will
| soon be completed AMI then all the minor
| details for the ball can be arranged.
The chairmen OF the various committees
are asked TO meet with the Central Com
mittee hereafter every Tuesday evening
| at No. l07 east Grace street at 4:5O o'clock.
The Junior Clubs Christmas German.
The Juniors" danced their Christmas
! german at Belvidere Hall last night, and
| although the membership of the organiza-
ton is composed Of younger society boys,
a. - NfraC q HVTI Irarn
one.
The usual leader, Mr.. Dolph Blair, was
absent. and his place was taken oy Mr..
| hogue Gillian. who conducted the terp-
sichoreaus through several novel ana n
| trieate figures IN way which showed that
he was thoroughly qualified tor the re-
sponsible position he assumed.
MANY sTRASGEBs PRESENT.
The main feature Of the dance-it pretty
rlrls are 10 be taken as minor considera-
! tion-was the unusually large number OF
strangers present. Many college students,
who are spending their holidays II this
city. were IN attendance, while among the
| ladies were new faces from nearly all parts
of the country. Several members OF the
| Princeton Glee Club were in attendance.
| Tho beaux. II must be admitted, were
decidedly IN the majority, and there were
many stags,n but somehow the gentle
men who were lucky enough TO have part
ners cheerfully allowed their less fortu-
nate friends to have the pleasure OF an
| occasional waltz.
CHAPERoSs AND DANCERS.
The chaperons Of the evening were Mes
| danes Willie Talbot. Allan Talbot, James
! Patterson, and +. A. Saunders.
Among the young ladies present were
Misses RANKIN and Lonsdsle, OF Washing
ton; Miss Buerthe. University OF Virgil
MIA Miss LomaX, Of Blacksburg Misses
Olive Ross, Kate Ayres. Ssllie Desne, Nir-
gle Drewry, Mary Moore, Mary Saunders,
Sallie Alfriend. Carrie Moore, Jeannette
Bradley, Fredericksburg; Misses Maud
Stokes. Alice Iinsley, Maggie Stokes. Sal
lie Bailey. Addie Johnson, Bessie Venable,
of Peters burg Miss Leila Davis, of Pc
tersburg: Misses Oteha Johnson, Louise
Brander. Mary Hayes, Stuart Bradley, Ii
Lucille Fuller. OF Washington; Miss -
Harrison. of Leesburg; MISS Maud Ran
kin, OF Brooklyn; Miss Lila lsaacs, OF
Ashland.
TEE GENTLEMEN.
The gentlemen present were: Messrs.
Hoeue Gillian. Alexander Cameron, Gra-
ham Hobson, Greer Baughman, Edmond
Woodbridge, Murray DIll, Albert Alsop,
Phllip Powers, B. and j. Stringfellow.
Murray Mcclure. George. Warren. Lee
Bragg, Paul Roper, Tony Tanner, John A.
Green, James Mann. David Dunlop, ). C..
BeckWith, Ernest Griffin, w. Y. Barclay,
and John Emory. of Petersburg: William
Venable, Of Farmville; Eddie Christian,
Edward Robertson, Russell Pember-
ton, - Potts, Richard Gwsthmey.
Thomas Brander. Clay Drewry, Jr;,
Ir. Sommers, Of Winston, n. c.; Ed
win and Douglas Turnbull, OF Baltimore; /;
Brokaw, Of New York; Willoughby New
ton. Jr.. and Palmer Harding. OF Prince
ton; Hunston Cary. Virginia Military In.
stitute; St. George Anderson, Stuart and
John BRYAN. Frank Blankenship; John
Blankenship; United States navy; Barton
Mise. Williams, George Anslie, Alton Mil
ler. Chiffon Miller, Willie Weisiger, Clem.
shater, Walker, Alfred S. Cary, Il. W.
Croxton.
Deaths and Fanerais-
Mrs. Ellen Boiling died at the Little
Sisters OF the Poor yesterday az the age Of