Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1895-02-24

kihs, Mrs fetcy Mon'efuc, mIs. Daii'c
LEROY, Mrs. Harry Frazier, Mrs. John
Enders, and Mrs. w. A. Jones.
The reception given by Mrs. Warner
Moore on Thursday evening. in honor OF
her sister, Mrs. William w. Wight. OF
Baltimore county, Md. was very hand
come. The decorations were green and
white, Roman hyacinths and ferns The
ladies receiving were Mrs. Warner Moore.
Mrs. Wight. the Misses Moore. and Mrs.
Dunlop. Petersburg. Misses Tenant and
Darlington presided at the punch-howl,
tea. and chocolate were served by Mrs.
Noting and Mrs. Morton. Others as
sisting were Mrs G.. l.. Todd, Mrs.
Mathew Giimer. Mrs. Allison Hodges. and
Miss Boykin. The dinng-room was IN
charge of Mrs. Thomas 5. Moore ana
Mrs. Rddlck. assisted by Misses Anne
Tonnant. Bette Reifsnlder. BALTIMORE
Lu,ic Powers. Thomas. Evans Chamber
laync. Berney. Boykin. Mayo. and Am
mermann. OF Missouri
There was an elaborate supper served
to the receiving party later. TO which a
number OF gentlemen were invited
among them Messrs. Stern, Dunlop.
Friend. Dunn. Wight, Hodges. WORKMAN,
Allison. Cabill. Myers. Noting. McCaoe,
Morton, Lewis. Moore. Johnston, Mon
cure. Riddick. Shervin. Gilmour. Pate
son. Williams. Todd. Hodges. Anderson,
Besseli, and Massie.
Mr. and Mrs Charles l.. Todd enter
tanned Mrs. Wight on Wednesday eve
ming at a very elegant progroSsIve-euchrc
party. The rooms were tastefully deco
rated with growing plants ana cut
flowers, and punch was served through
out the game. A delightful collation. was
served from table beautifully decorated
with yellow tulips. yellow lamps, ana
gold ribbons. A few choice rotations
followed, before the guests reluctantly
separated The prizes were very nand-
some. and were awarded first gold
bonbon-spoon. 10 Miss Precious Moore;
second a pair of silver scissors, MISS
Lulie williams; consola ton. cut-glas5'
silver-mounted vlnaigrette. Miss thinner
man; gentlemen's hrst, silver-mountea
card-case. Mr.. McAdams. second, an
eraser. set In silver. Mr.. Thomas ).
Moore: consolation, Or. Massie, a silver
key-ring. Among the guests were Mr..
and Mrs. Warner Moore. the Misses
Moore, Dr. and Mrs Charles Shields, MT
and Mrs. 4. s. Moore Mr.. and Mrs. G'
r. McAdams. Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. RiddicK,
Miss Powers, Miss Lule Williams, Miss
/ Woodruff. Miss Zimmerman, Mrs. VII
son, Captain Allison, Drs. Massie ana
Hoge. and Messrs Boisseau, Lewis, Mon
tague, Williams and others.
Mr.. and Mrs J. S. Il. Thompson enter
| tanned a number OF their friends on FRI
| day evening at very elegant card party
and reception. The early hours were de-
| voted TO the popular game OF hearts.
| The young ladies' to whom the party
! was specially given we're Misses Ruth
| Thompson OF Culpeper county, and MISS
/ M ffTtNe al
! pink roses carnations. lamps, and CAM
/ dies. The score-cards had clever little
| etchings of George Washington, the I'D
/ of February being the date Of the enter
! tainment The prizes were very hand
! some and tasteful, the first chocolate
/ pitcher: second. a bouillon cup; consola>
| ton. a silver pen. The young ladies' IN
v!ted TO play were Misses Thompson ana
! Rarksdale. and Mrs John Lyons Mrs
| George Ben Johnston, Mrs. THOMAS D
! Martin. Misses Marion Robbins. Annis
! Howard. May Howard. Flossie and Carrie
| Talbot Mary Anderson. Julia Morton.
Mary and Gertrude Howard. Fannie and
! Hattie Ross. Alice Day Mamie Saunders
| BESSIE Martin, Annie Rose Walker Cal
/ lie Rylsnd. Maize Scott, Gertrude ana
| Annie Leigh Camm. Maggie Ferguson.
| Mary Scott Jeanne Berney Bessie wight.
! Josie Knox, Courtney Norton. Eugie ana
Anne remnant, susie MoliiS' an" -"''
( Tayloe.
! At 10 o'clock the party was Joined by
Misses Martin. Deane Patterson. Douthat,
Bryan. Harrison. Archer Miller, st. John.
Lyons. Coles, Norton. Quarles Munford,
Wexford. Drewry, Boykin. Gregory, Nor
rls Davis: Mr. and Mrs Thomas Boiling,
r. G.. Rennold Charles Boiling, Adolph
Osterloh. Warren Taylor. Moncure Per-
kins. Thomas Rutherford, T.. c. Crump,
v. g. Munford. Henry Taylor, Jr., c. -.
Langhorne Ashton Starke, John Hunter
W Waller Morton, G. =. Lathrop, Rich
mond Pearson, Randolph Norris. NJ. A.
Patterson. Thomas Scott. w. s. Travers,
Frank Male. John Jackson, w. c. Pres
ton. J. y. Taylor. G. V. Darlington. Mrs
y. n. Wilson. Or. Sherrard Tabb. Messrs
rutherford. Ferguson. Hohson. Myers.
Talbot, Walker. Anderson, Wight. Cabell
Williams. Bidgood. Stern. Halves. Potts,
Thomason. Leake. Peasants, Wortham
Mitchell. Antrim, Holiday, Curry, Johns.
Addison. Palmer, Christian. Reed. Cooke,
Lyons, Johnston. and Martin.
The literary tea" for the benefit OF
the Home for Incurables, which took place
on Saturday afternoon, was very fully
attended, and refuted most creditably not
only on the young ladies', who carried 1t
out so well in point of costumes and cha
racter representations, but particularly
upon Mrs. Mann Valentine. the able presi-
dent OF the AUXILIARY. who Is interchangeable
In her effoiNs to make everything under
taken for "the Home a social and finan-
cial success. Among the young ladies
who took part and assisted in serving
the dainties were Misses Nellie Boykin.
Annie and Leila Gray. Mary McCaw,
Claudia Palmer. Ellen Clarke, Mary Rog-
ers. Maud and Della Stringfellow, Helen
| Lea, Emily Cary. Susie Wexford, Florence
and Maud Mckinney, Mary Coles Car
rington, Ella Cooke, Meade Burwell. Julia
! Morton. Marianne Meade, Louise Mayo
A~7e Mcclure. Virgia Drewry, judith
I.>ne, Leila Tatum. Pence and Maggie
l Woddeil, Marian Robbins. Robin Minor,
/ He~mine Moore Nina Smith. Ruby
! Bodeker. Nellie Rog rs. Mary Greenhow
| Mrs. Ed. Smith. Mrs. 4. Il. Frayser Mrs
| Willie Reed. and Mrs. Peyton Caring
| ton.
| A very handsome dinner was gwen on
| Tuesday evening by Mr.. and Mrs. John
| l.. Branch in honor Of Mrs. Robert Ran
| let. The decorations were exquisite pink
roses ana mlsnonette. Those present
| were Mrs. Rsnlet, MIR. Thomas Potts,
! Miss Fidelity. New York; Miss Cameron,
/ Paris; Miss Berta Wexford. Miss Mary
/
/ Il. b. Munford, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander
| Cameron, Mr. Roosevelt Page. Mr. VIII
/ ham Strange. Mir. Blythe Branch. Mr..
and Mrs. John T. Branch, DIR. John Kerr
! Branch.
MIR. and Mrs. a. Beirne Blair enter
| tanned a small number OF friends at din
ner on Friday evening in honor OF Miss
/ Giles. of HaSerstown, the CUES! Of Miss
! Ryiand.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. w. Scott, Jr.. enter
tanned a few friends at dinner on Tues
I day evening in honor OF Mrs. Raniet.
! Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs.
I Thomas Scott MIR. and Mrs. A. b. Blair,
| Miss Elise Williams. Mr.. and Mrs. Jonn
Lyons, Mr.. John Atkinson.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Scott Parrish gave
dinner on Thursday in honor of Miss
Winch, OF Boston. at which the pretty
/ decorations were yellow Those present
! were Mr.. and Mrs. Parrish. Miss Winch.
/ Miss Claudia Palmer, Miss Mary e.
! Howard; Messrs. Il. Holiday, James
/ Valentine, George rwombley. Harvard
1 University, and DIR. Clifton Miller.
The giving Pictures" entertainment FOR
the Associated Hospitals by about forty
children under charge Of an efficient com
mittee OF ladies will take place on Nom
| day evening at the Academy OF Music