The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1896-04-12
John Taylor, Mrs. Henry Williams, ana
Mrs. Frank Powers.

! cav. JUDITH INdLes Maullc CAAHIci ~
| Lucy Pegram, Meade Burwell; Virginia
Mcleod, Emice Pegram. Anna Lee Al
/ fnond, and guest. Mary Dimmock, Ma
| rian Meade Florence Wilson. Miss Good
WIN. OF Wythevlle. Misses Hayes Of
! Baltimore. Misses Drewry, Misses Ste
| ger. Miss Henderson, OF New York; FLOR
enoe Mckinney. Messrs. Frank Potts.
Blankenship, Williams; Siringfellow,
| Blair; Ivy. Arlington. Blair Alfrend,
Wheat. Rose; boswell; Harvey; >. =. +.
| Pattesop, Mayo. Davis. Young, Reed;
Douglas; RUM; Powers; Riddie or Pc
tersburg. and others.
Interest in that worthy charity the
| "Home for Incurables." found express
| sion on Friday evening In very largo
! attendance upon the Box Party at the
] handsome home OF Mrs. DIT. Thomas.
| Scores came TO return the dollar Box
es." which were sent out 10 nearly all
actively interested IN the Home. 10 Miss
| Mary Thomas. About four hundred boxes
were distributed by Miss thomas ana
her efficient assistants. and TO facilitate
matters a unique system Of distribution
| was devised. The year was divided into
quarters. Four young ladies' took boxes
for three months: kept one 10 repre-
sent the quarter. and succeeded IN Undue
Ing three friends to accept boxes foi
one month each. They, I'm turn. kept
q box 10 represent the month. and dis
tributed boxes 70 four others Tor the
weeks: who. Oh the same principle, Kept
box TO represent their week. and gave
out the remaining boxes for the seven
days in the week on Friday the result
of this clever IDEA was apparent. Those
who had boxes were admitted free; TO
others. Zee Of % cents was charged.
a delightful musical programme was
given By Miss Nellie Rogers, Misses
Meade. Miss Bessie Pace. Mrs. Thomas,
and Miss Williams. Refreshments were
served Later in the evening, when the
boxes were opened. prizes were awarded
10 the ones whose quarterly, monthly.
weekly. and daily boxes contained the
largest amounts OF money
The prizes were without exception hand
some and OF solid silver. Miss Mary
Thomas was assisted in receiving by Mrs.
Thomas Mrs. Mann Valentine. Mrs. Wor-
than, Misses Margaret Stringfeliow. Lily
Wilson. Fannie Workman. and others.
Many Of the members OF the Junior Aux
niary were present and assisted in serv-
ing the refreshments.
The Bicycle Carnival, under the aus
pices Of the Daughters Of the American
Revolution is tho number on the spring
social programme looked TO with most
interest. IL viii be given at the Base
Ban Park about May 1st for the benefit
Of the Virginia Historical Society
one hundred and twenty society lead
ers $50 announce the notes. viii take
part in an intricate dria lea by our
beauty par excellence, Miss May Handy.
Among the other lady riders viii be
Mrs. James Armstrong WEIGH, Mrs. Levin
J0ynes. hrs. BrydOn Tenant. Mrs Mon
cure Perkins. Mrs C. i. Smith. Misses
Callie Ryland. Bessie and Mary Pace.
Claudia Palmer. Kathleen Anderson
Mary Lyons Mayo, Nellie Mayo, Lillian
Yarbrough, Mary and Elsie Cannon.
Hattie and Fannie Ross. and Mary
Rogers
A tournament by the Lakeside Club
men will be another attraction, and still
third will be furnished by one hun
dred small people of society in gay
dresses and flying ribbons. Among them
viii be little Misses Anne Talbot, Car
RE Armistead, Julia Joynes, Sadie Sut-
ton, Mary Stegar, Helen Lathrop, Gladys
and Bessie Frazier Flora and Jean Came
ron, Mary Deaked. Sophie White. Messrs.
Taze Elett Charles Cowardin. OFerrall.
Frank Christian, CroXton, Cone, and
Gordon.
Is the guest Of Miss Anna Lee Alfriend
for the Daster holidays. has been the re-
cipient Of many cOurtesies during her
visit, including a delightful card party
Hearts by her hostess, Mrs Nfriend.
on Thursday evening The decorations
were mainly Of roses. both cut and grow
ing, and an elaborate menu was served
after the game upon the card tables.
The tally cards. in harmony with the
q of
painted heart upon IL. A handsome
cluster Of La France roses. long-stemned
and fragrant was the only souvenir
given. and this was won by Miss Maude
Stokes
The others Of the gay party were Misses
Mary McCaw, Judith Deane Leila Gray.
Helen Lea, Halle Cooke Flossie Talbot.
Maude Stokes, Virginia Hayes. Marie
Saunders. Nirgie DTewry; Messrs. Dolph
Blair George Reid. Granville Gray.
Charles Antrim, Otis Alfrend. Charles
Wi:hams. IT., Frank Blankenshlp. Wi
liam Mayo, Edward Harrison, George
Gibson and James Rutherford.
A meeting Of ALL members OF the Art
Club VIII be held in the club-rooms.
Franklin and Third streets, on this COM
ing Thursday. the 18th. at s.gQ J.. NJ. A
FULL ATTENDANCE is urged as impor-
tant business is TO be transacted.
Preparations. 1t is pleasant 70 know.
are progressing steadily for an exhibit
ton TO bo held from May 18th 10 10Th, in
elusive. in which all members are asked
10 take an active interest. Miss Adele
Williams VIII post full particulars IN tns
club-rooms next week.
Little Miss Mamie Cooke IS now. 10 the
real joy OF her many friends. ana tie
fHnds OF her sweet sisters. convalescing
steadily, at south Third.
Your correspondent had the pleasure Of
a visit TO the sewing school a. Ola Mar
ket Hall on Saturday. The oic building.
"a is well known focuses variety or
good work inaugurated years ago, By
that stalwart veteran in a kingly service.
Rev. Dr.. Moses ID. Hoge. But the sew
Ing school. which meets once d weeF IS
q non-sectariau affair. 10 has now seven
" members and twcniy-thres teachers,
with Miss Celeste Berry rs supernten-
dent. Tho teachers are Miss Berry.
Misses Louise and Ellen Claiborne,
Carrie and r!ossie Talbot, Harriet Field
Lightfoot Wrltst May Woodward, Kate
Harris, sarah Meisiger. Lilly and Mar
earet Cannon, MIS-. Frazier Miss Roberta
pabney Minor. Chalmers, Dodson. ana
Parrish.
The work f. sustained by the young
ladies Of the Second Presbyterian church
and Mrs. John y. Lisht.oots Circle Oh
Kings Daugh.ers. With such contuou-
lions as tho kindly interest OF the pub
lie may suggest from time 10 TINE.