Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1891-01-13
NOT TO INVITE THEM,
HARRISON AND BLAINE NOT 10
BE ASKED TO TIE BALL.
Only Our Friends wanted-Name Of ths
Dance ChanGed-Mecting Of the
Committees.

BENJAMIN Harrison. President OK the
United States. and james G. Blaine. Secre-
tary of State, will not be among the guests
invited to attend the Assembly ball to be
held in this city on January S0th.
The propriety of sending invitations to
these two well-known Republicans was dis
cussed yesterday evening at conference
between the chairmen of the ball commit
tees and the Central Committee Of the As
sociation for the Preservation OF virginia
Antiquities. -
There was n marked unanimity OF .opin-
ion that neither of the two should be
honored with any notice whatever IN re-
gard TO the ball. Every lady present
agreed that men who have MANIFESTED
their hatred for Virginia as Harrison and
Blaine have done deserve no courtesies az
our hands.
The Central Committee had never en-
terta;ned the thought of extending invita-
tions TO either Of them and they were sur
prised to learn that there was popular
impression that "little Benny" and the
"Plumed Knight" would be among the
invited guests.
THOSE WHO WILL BE INVITED.
In regard TO the invited guests, however.
il may be stated that invitations VIII oe
extended to Mr.. and Mrs. Cleveland ana
other distinguished persons. outside the
State who are known to be friends Oh 'ne
South and lovers of Virginia.
The invitations are now being engraved.
They will be very handsome. They are de-
signed by Mr.. Stuart Barney.
The meeting yesterday afternoon was
held at the residence of Mrs. Park Y:
Bagby, No. 205 west Grace street, at 4:3O
O'Clock. There were presents;
Mrs. John Z. Branch. Mrs. William 4. noyaii'
Mrs. George N. Woodbridge Mrs. J. q. Mcintyre
Mrs. John :. wellsori, Mrs. wyndham X. Mere
dith, Mrs. Arthur Seddo1, Miss Camilla ecott,
| Mrs c. C. McPhail, Mrs. X. r. Ball, Mrs. Marths
| Bsgby. and Mr. Thomas Boiling.
BY special request Mrs. Bagby presided.
TIE FLOOR COMMITTEE.
The following gentlemen have been Sc.
| lected as the Floor Committee:
Thomas Boiling (chsirmaD). 7. NJ. Rather
| foord, Il. I. Crump. kdgerton Rogers, u. ~
Boykin, 10. Lano storm. w. IL Trigg, n. IL
| Christian, I'd. Hannewinckel, Thomas Atkinson
| Levin Joynes.
Mrs. Bsgby, chairman Of the Committee OF
Publication, announced that she had selec,e1 4:
| her associates on this committee Mrs. henry
| Taylor, Jr, Mrs. A. b. Csmm, snd Misses Annit
| Williams and Martha Bagby.
NOTES ABOUT THE DANCE.
Baseler's band, consisting of twenty
pieces, will furnish music for the ball. Al
| has been stated previously, several musl
clans attired in antique dresswill be seated
upon the stage
The plans for the decorations at tn,
] Theatre on the night of the ball have not
yet been fully decided upon. but they VII
be very handsome. The motto of the as
sociation-Dd GrGtia Virginia Co'Sdtd-
will probably be placed over the stage.
| l...l,k h1A
upon tho dance, and the scene promises u
be one of surprising loveliness.
THE ASSOCIATION BALL"
1t has been decided that the dance shal
be called 1.-THE Association Ball" instead
of the Assembly Ball.
A customer from New York Will be IN TN
city to-day for the purpose of consulting
gentlemen who desire to have costume
made for the occasion.
Mrs. William i. Royal, chairman OF tn
Committee on Dancing, is in receipt OF
letter from Mr.. J. Z. Cooper, OF London
giving full details as to how the " 81
Roger de Coverley" is danced.
The prices of admission to the ball vii
be the same as those charged at the Colo
NAL bail. Persons who appear on the firs
floor and in the first gallery Will be re
auired to wear evening dress, while thos
in the upper galleries will not have tines
restrictions imposed upon them.
Tho meeting Yesterday evening az
iourned subject to the call of the chairman
MR.. ooRDoS's LECTURE.
On the 10th Of Jenuary public meetin
of the Society tor the Preseryation OF VII
cInia Antiquities will be held at the Youn
Mems Christian Association. Hon. jaime
Lindsay Gordon, of Charlottesville, wi
deliver an address upon the " Colonial Hi
tory of the Commonwealth" The Virgini
Historical, Southern Historical. and Holly
wood Memorial societies will be invited
be present.