The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1895-12-17
BOSTON TEA PARITY
AUyTQUE EyTERTAINMENTB BIZ THE
OLD DOMINION, ID. Ar.
A Comsnemoration ofthe Historical Event
In Boston Harbor-The Programme
and Some of Those Present.


Dominion Chapter, Daughters of the
American Revolution. at the Jefferson
Hotel last evening. 70 their friends. was
a brilliant event IL was the anniversary
date OF the Boston Tea Party" and the
celebration In recognition OF this his
torical event was original and unique.
Promptly at o'clock the guests COM
menced to arrive, and were received IN
the arcade parlors by the reception COM
mlttee, which consisted OF Mrs. James
Lyons. Miss NJ. ". +. Newton Miss Mary
Belle Perkins, Mrs. h. II. Wise. and Mrs.
Edmund Strudwick. After the guests had
assembled the evenings pleasure was
delightfully."- preluded by Mrs. Decatur
Axtell who sang with charming effect
The Star-Spangicd Banner" She Was
accompanied by Professor Jacob Rein
hardt
Az INTERESTING PAPER.
The company then adjourned to the
rotunda surrounding the jefferson cour..
and Miss Mary Belle Perkins read her
historical paper entitled "A Boston Tea
Party # was listened to with great
interest. The paper WAS prepared most
carefully and showed great research. u
was descriptive of the attack on the good
ship Dartmouth, I'm the Boston harbor.
when she was robbed or her cargo OF
tea. which was thrown overheard. Miss
Perkins was introduced in a pretty
speech By Mrs. James Lyons who also
introduced Miss Marion West OF Boston,
who followed Miss Perkins. and VINO read
a poem of Oliver Wendell Holmes appro-
pirate 10 the occasion. Miss West read
in charming style. and was loudly APP
plsuded when she concluded
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ladies' cafe, where the banquet was
served A unique feature OF the banquet
was the distribution OF the tea souNe-
Mrs In the centre OF the room a lac
smile of the good ship Dartmouth, load
ed with chests OF tea, rested gracetully
upon table. and rode the waves with
quiet dignity. Misses Katherine HaWes,
Salhe Marshall. Ellen Glasgow, Nesile
ROvkfn and MarN Lewis went aDoarn me
ship and threw the tea oyorpoafdIth.a a,
l. 10 saw thew most gracefully distributed
the miniature chests among the suestaii
Al the conclusion of the banquet 'oioiiel
W. Gordon McCabe proposed toast we
sentiment OF which was hiSH .L I'm
TO the ladies' present. and Il was nearby
drunk Last evening was an oec"H,o'i
that will long remain green IN the ine'ilo-
res of ali who were present
SOME OF THOSE PRESE3T.
Among those who were present are the
following persons. I,-,o-
Mrs. James II. Dooley. Mrs Charles
Davenport. Mrs b. l.; purcei, M ME-, b. " *.
Mayo. Mrs Hunter Mcclure MISS h''vn
Glasgow. Mrs Decatur A1tell. MIS- a.
raheI Mrs. Mat Branch. MISS Leile
Perkins. Miss Mary Lewis. Mr.. ana MIS-
Rem Valentine, Miss NJ. NJ. =. Newton,
Miss Annie Rose walker. MIS- Sle!neH
putney. Miss Madge Friedley. Mrs. Her
bert Weisiger. Mrs. John Munce, MIS-
Lafferty Mrs. LEROY, MISS heleh MOI
tsgue Miss Nellie Boykir. Mrs. ". a.
Thomas. Mrs. Alfriend Mrs. IT, q
claiborne. Miss Sallie Marshall, Mrs a.
A Brock. Miss Reva Stearns, Mrs. Ear
ton Wise Mrs. William Dudley, Miss At
kinson. Mrs. J. r. V. Daniel. Miss Naden'
of Manchester. Mrs Allan Talbot, MISS
SNYDER. Miss Marion West, Mrs. Moncure
snyder. Miss Marion West Mrs. Moncur'
Perkins Mrs William I. ROBINS Ms
FERGUSON the Misses Tenant MISS
MAYO: Messrs. W. d. Stanard. Or Robert
Williams. Samuel II. Pulllam, r.. g
NIayo. Charles t. Williams, Thomas Bol-
ling Jr.. Major Lewis Ginter, NeG5tei
(of Webster 4. Alnsliel. u. n. Wise MOI
Mrs. r. $ Thomas. Smithteld: Edward
I Willis. j. X. V. Daniel, ". Mcfarlaho
Jones a; a Walker. Philip Bruce, !
Aston Cabell. Lancaster Williams, Johf
SHELTON Williams. Willis Il. Smith, Kan
dolph Holiday Horace HAYES, klchar,
Gaines. James Lyons, Edmynq Sttuo" 81,
DR. J. A. White, y " NaIentihe ~,
burn Myers. W j. Walker. y. C. Smith
r. < Carter. Judge r. T. ". Duke, al
charlottesville: Roosevelt Page, II. -
cabell. Levin Joynes. Ran Tucker. W. w
Iandruu. J. W Phillips, X. II. NJ. Har'
rison. John r. Mcclure. y. b. Minor, y
II. Clarke. J. ". Powell. Milton Ian
dolph. NJ. r Phillips. Miss Nellie Tree
; Hon. W. W. Henry and wife, and Mrs
j. Aston Cabell.