Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-03

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cussion. Among the guests who added
| To the occasion were Mrs. Anne
rutherford and Miss Heth, guests OF
| Mrs George Ben. Johnston; Mrs. Rich
| mond Pearson. Mrs. Robert Ranlet. Miss
| Page. the guest Of Mrs. T. N. Carter:
| Miss Margaret Smith. the guest OF Miss
| Biankenship. and Misses Tyson and Zim-
norman. the guests OF MRS. ihomas
| Moore. A.
Mr.. snd3Mrs John Howard gave very
delsxhtf5 dance on Friday evening TO
| their n fghters, Misses Anastatia and
| MARY Mcleod Howard. in honor Of their
! guest. Miss Day, OF 81. Paul. MINI. The
hours. from . 10 ~. were filled by music
and dancing and complete and elegant
supper. The tabie-decorations were
American Beauties. In great profusion.
Mrs. Howard. her two daughters. and
their guest received the guests without
other assistants.
Among the invited were Misses May
Handy, Alys Conally. EAie Branch. Berta
Wexford. Carrie and Flossie Talbot;
Anne Snodgrass. Harrisonburg Pa:
Adele Archer. Sophie Harrison. Chicago.
H.: Louise Mayo. Ella Cooke Lucy
Wormley. Mary lewis: Fannie Harri-
son. Staunton, Va; Mary Scott. War
renton. Va: Fannie ard Annie MCGUIRE;
Maize Scott. Warrenton, Va; Ellen Hob
son, Ellen Bruce. Irene Peasants, Mary
NJ. Hll. Nellie Boykin. and Annie Leigh
Camm. Messrs Cabell. rutherford. Tai
bott. Campbell. Akers. Page. Hobson,
Atkinson, Willis, Currie, Gray. Breesee.
I.eake. Baskervil, Anderson. Grant. Hol-
laday. Townes. Stern. Valentine, Robert
son. Mitchell. Peasants. Price. Mcclure.
Massie. Davenport. Darlington, Wick
ham. Middleton, and Thon.
One OF the most elegant entertainments
Of the season was the matinee card
party given by Mrs Junius A. Morris
on Saturday afternoon. when almost
thirty-eight Of her lady friends were
charmingly diverted for an hour or two
at cards. the game being followed by
handsome collation. of bouiloa, oysters
salads. lobster a la Newburg. pates.
ices. champagne. sherry. liqueurs. etc.
served I'm courses upon the card-tables
The rooms were tastefully decorated In
white Roman hyacnths and white roses.
and green in every available space.
Among the invited guests were Mrs
O'Ferrall, Mesdames Richmond Pearson
Thomas Rutherford, c. +. Smith, Harry
Fraysier. B. II. Nash Alice Cameron,
r. n. Carter. Beneham Cameron, Egoert
6. Leigh. James Caskie, w. Il. remnant,
James Peasants, John a. Coke, Benla-
min Palmer. G. II. Wortham, William
Thomas. f. T. Crump, Virginius New
ton. G. T. Buck. y. NJ. Wilson. John w.
Harrison James a. Wech, c. g. Nc
Phail, James w. Allison. c. OBJ. CO.
wardin. James T. Patterson. ]. A. White.
Alex. Archer A. Beirns Blair, Edward
Mayo. William NJ. Taliaferro. James j.
Branch. Jr.. W. Waller Morton James
H. DOoley, II. c. Morton. and others.
The Woman's Suffrage Convention met
in Atlanta last week. That city is more
advanced in its ideas thar our own. The
Wcman's Club of Richmond has been
twice solicited TO invite the delegates
10 this convention 10 lecture before their
club. The proposition was each time
emphntlcally rejected by the Board OF
Governors on the ground that the club
as a body did not wish to be Identified
with the movement in any way.
Mrs. John w. Harrison entertained a
small number Of young ladies' on Satur-
day al luncheon in honor Of Misses Sophie
Harrison, Of Chicago. and Fannie Keat
Harrison. Of Staunton, Va. Among
those present were Misses Harrison, MISS
Adele Archer. Miss Ella Cooke. Miss
Mamie Hi. Miss Annie Mcclure. Miss
Berta Wexford. and Miss Fannie Guy.
Miss Annie Lee Alfriend gave lovely
luncheon on Friday in honor OF MISS Bes-
sic Baker, the guest OF Miss Mclntire.
The table was exquisitely adorned In the
centre by a shower of La Belle roses, and
at either end Dresden candelabra under
pink shades. Handsome souvenir-ribbons
Of pink moire had the name or each
guest and the date thrown across II in
olive tlnts-and the fees In pink rose
mouds, bonbons. and all details were In
rose.
Baker. Miss McIntire. Miss Elise VIII
liams. Miss Annie Leigh Camm. Miss FL
lie Bosher, Miss Leila Gray, Miss Lucy
Worrnley. Mas Helen Lea, Miss Mary
McCaw, Miss Lulie Powers. and Miss Al
friend.
The concert by the Beethoven Terrace
Orchestra of Baltimore. under the dlrec-
ton of Mr. Edwin l.. Turnbull, assisted
hy Miss Nellie Rogers and chorus OF
Richmond young ladies. will be an event
Of great pleasure and interest to the
music-lovers of the city The benefit rs
for the Sheltering Arms Hospital, and the
object. as well as the merit, of the per
formance should ensure a crowded and
select audience. Mr.. Frank G. Taylor
is the baritone: Mr.. Philip G. Ward.
basso cantats: Mr.. Thomas Stockham
Baker. basso profundo; DR.. Harold T.
Prentiss, flute. and Mr.. Edwin L. Turn
bull. violin.
The patronesses are Mesdames c. T.
O'Ferrall. Fred. r. Scott. +. II. Boykin,
John Addison, John Claiborne, Joseph
r. Anderson. Archer Anderson, James
Thomas. #. Sedden Bruce. John b. New
ton. Joseph Bryan, Charles Il. Wortham.
John Stewart. John p. Branch. T. c.
Williams, Charles Il. Smith, Alfred I.
Harris. George W. Anderson, James B.
Pace. Harry Lee Valentine. Mann Val
entine Richard Meade, Fred. Nalen-
tine J. W. johnson. ". I. Meloney,
p II. Mayo. +. r. Robinson, and Misses
Shields and Landerkin.
Mrs. Ed. T. Robinson has been the
originator and promoter Of the enterprise.
and has been indefatigable in her interest
in behalf of this noble charity, and or the
success Of a musical entertainment or
high order and great merit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Randolph Norris have
issued invitations to card party on
Wednesday evening in honor of Miss
Mrs. Frederick Laiferty returned to her
home In Roanoke, Va. on Saturday.
Mrs. William y. Page, Of Ansted, W.
Va, is the guest of her mother Mrs.
Giham, west Franklin street
Mrs. OFerrall is convalescent after
quite a serious Illness.
Mrs Sallie Foote Waller is the guest
of Mrs. Adair Peasants.
Mrs. William H. Talbot Is visiting
friends In New York.
Mrs Henry w. Flournoy Is visiting
relatives in Clarkesvllle, Mecklenburg
county, Va.
Mrs. Ashton Starke has issued invita-
items for a progressive-euchre party on
the evening of February 9Th
Miss Baker is the guest OF Miss Nc
Intire, 5OS east Grace street
Miss Mary l.. Miller. OF Staunton, Va,
and Miss Lucy Il. Hopkins, of Balti-
more. have returned to their homes.
Miss Eliza w. Braxton will still be the
guest OF Mrs. Henry Lee Valentine for
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