The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1894-12-16

L. s. A.: Miss Garnet daughter Of
Henry Wise Garnett. and granddaughter
of Governor Henry A. Wise, of Virginia.
Norwood has always had many friends
on the Supreme Bench and has educated
the daughters or wards Of the Chief JUS
tice. and Justices Field. Harlan, Brewer.
Miller. Shiras. one OF the most popular
and attractive Of the pupils of Norwood
Institute Miss Mary Phelps, of Missis-
sippi. married Count Caselli. OF the Ital-
ian army. and is now living in Rome.
CHARITIES.
On this coming Tuesday the circle OF
Kings Daughters of which Miss Anna
Boykin is Secretary will give silver
tea for the benefit of local charity.
IL will be given at No. II west Frank
lin street from o'clock throughout the
evening. From 10 s. especial atten-
ton will be paid to the small people.
and the attractions during that time
will be of a character calculated to give
pleasure to attendant juveniles. Each
child will be charged ten cents for ad-
mission. and to each will be given
little present by Santa Claus, who Is to
be in attendance, and TO preside over a
big Christmas tree, from which the SOU.
venirs are to be taken. Could wisdom Oh
the part OF managers further go? a
Christmas tree and Santa Claus Is
combination calculated to bring the small
people out in fine style. The silver tea
proper will occupy the hours after six.
and there will be many novel and IN
terestng features in the evenings enter
tainment
ON Tuesday. December 18th. donation
Day). a reception will be rendered the
nf hot
Home for Incurables," at its bulldlnS'
1915 Ross street. The public are cordial
~ invited to attend. and doubtless many
will respond, for the character or the
institution must insure II place In the
interest of all to whom decrepit and I'M
poverished age is an object or pity.
On December odd, at go p. NJ. the
Richmond Theatre, Seventh and Broad.
will be the scene of a distinctly small
folks entertainment for the benefit OF
other and less comfortably circumstanc-
ed small folks-those of the Male Orphan
Asylum and Free Kindergarten.
The entertainment has been gotten IN
by Mrs. George Lane Marshall with the
assistance OF Miss Stevenson, of Belyi-
dere School, and the following pupils at
Belvidere Kindergarten will participate
i'm IL:
Misses Page Royal. Carrie Stegar. Emma
Brown. Miriam Garcin, Alma Lefew, MC-
riel Smith. Mary Logan. Rosna logan,
Mary Day VIM, Helen Cranz. Alice
Doyle, Elise Landrum, Katie Staples.
Leila Wies, Nan West, Mary Ramos.
Irene Galeski; Masters Alex Guigon, Per
cy Grant, Robert Smith, Richard Saun-
ders, Charles Workman, Rarrie Wood.
Baylor Landrum Walter Young, Ar
thur Jennings, Haxall Grundy. John
Munce, Robert Jeffress, Howard Lewis,
Albert Bruce, Walter Cans, Jack Gordon,
and Fred Garcin.
From a Christmas tree twenty feet
high. and beautifully decorated. eacn
one in the audience. which will. presum
ably, consist mainly of very young
America, indeed. will be given a pretty
reminder OF the occasion. Tickets
which are % cts. each, can be secured
from Mr.. Polk Miller's Drug Store. NJ,
Ashby Miller the w c. A., or Mrs
Marshal 100 west Main. Five cents ex-
ira for reserved seats.
The program is as follows:
In Five Acts.
1. Drill by the orphan boys.
2. Exercises and Rotations by the
children OF the Belvidere kindergarten.
3. The Night Before Xmas, and LH.-
laby by Mrs. Knowles.
t. Snow scene and the arrival OF Santa
Claus In a sleigh drawn by ponies.
S. Xmas tree and distribution OF pres
ents.
The children Of st. Pauls Orphanase
will enjoy the merry day through toe
generosity OF Mr.. John Pope; those OF
the Day Nursery through that OF the
Belvidere Kindergarten; the w G. q,
will send ne pupils Of its sewing schc0
taught BY Mrs. Gervas Storrs. a benevo-
lent friend sends the proteges OF the
Male Orphan Asylum, Seventh and Leigh
streets.
Christmas Is essentially the childrens
happy time. and this entertainment
whose object Is to widen the circle Of
those to whom 1t is joyful season must
commend itself to all to whom the sea-
son signifies the worship of the worldly
wise and the presentation OF their gifts
at the cradle of little child-a divire
one-with the bright and steady radl-
ance of an Eastern Star to guide them.
Eighteen hundred years ago childhood
became sacred TO us. infancy too. not
delicately clad and Graded. but clad N
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