Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-12-29
A SUCCESSFUL GERMAN.
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Celebrations.

Celebrations.
STAUNTON. VA, December 2S.--tSpe-
cial)-Probably the handsomest german
OF the season was the regular annual
Christmas cotillon OF the Stanton Ger
man Club, which was brought on last
night at Crowle's Hall. The lovely girls
never looked so pretty. and they adueu
grace and beauty TO the splendid gowns
they wore. A large crowd or gallan's-
the town talent, supplemented Dy ye
college swell--vied one with another IN
effort TO win smiles from the fair. Inc
evening went off with beaming briillancy
and the decided dash which always IN
sure the successful german.
Mr.. James H. Woodward led the cou-
niles through maze and manoeuVre OF
many military-Iike figures, and the
Italian Orchestra made the music. me
Committee OF Arrangements-Mr. D. w.
Laird and Mr.. William b. Walker-had
done It's preparatory work well. adding
much to the success OF the evening.
Mrs Joseph a. Glasgow, Mrs Kenneth
Mccoy. Mrs. William S. Burke, Mrs. X
Kennon Clack. and Mrs. Frank l.. Sub
lett were the chaperons. Among lnose
present were Miss Sue Hamilton. MISS
Minnie Mccoy. Miss Minnie Grafton MISS
Lucy Cooke, Miss Fannie Hogshend, MISS
Jessie Bowling, Miss Lucille hlipy ol
Roanoke, Miss Sallie Fauntieroy, MISS
charlotte Ransom. Miss Daisy Yarbrough
of Richmond. Miss Adele Valz. Miss
olivia Trout. Miss Matte Wayt, Miss
Hereford of Dallas. Tex, Miss Eugenia
Bumgardner Miss Janet Bell, MISS Bes-
sic Mccoy. Miss Maude Cooke. and MT
Frank Bell Mr. Charles Blackboard, MI
Thomas Bowling Mr. William Trout. MT
Hampton Wayt. Mr.. John Young OF Bal
timore Mr.. John Gilkeson, Mr.. william
n. Walker. Mr.. Kent Harrison. Mr.. j.
w Laird. Mr.. Frank Tannehill, Mr..
George Hutchinson, Mr.. Harry Hogs
bend Mr.. Horace Peck of PROVIDENCE
r.. l.. Mr.. James II. Woodward, Mir. Johh
Il. Cochran, Mr.. John Baldwin HANSON
Mr. William Karnes, Mr.. L. Peytoh
Brown Mr.. John ID. Crowle. Jr., Mr.
Fitzhugh Elder, Mr.. J. Lewis Bumgaru-
ner. MIR. Joseph Denny, Mr.. Rudolph
Bumgardner. Mr.. Robert ~ Blackford,
Mr.. Lacy Robinson. Mr.. Alexander w.
Blackley. Mr.. Taylor Weller, and MI
Garrett Gooch.
Santa Claus is on his rounds again to-
night. and is unpacking his store of good
things at the entertainments and Christ
mas trees at the Methodist church, at
the Lutheran church, and at TRINITY
Episcopal church. where the Sunday
school children are having great tlme
AT the Second Presbyterian church the
school recited 1.-THE Shepherds and Dr.
Fraser pastor of the First Presbyterian
church. in the absence of Rev. Mr. Welis,
the Junior church's minister, who Is at
Jackson, Miss, delivered an interesting
address. A collection was taken up 1or
the benefit of the Fredericksburg Home
Mr.. O. c. Huffman, former private sec
retarv TO ex-Congressman H. st. George
Thicker. is spending the holidays at his
home here. Mr.. Huffman is now secre-
tarv to the Hon. Charles n. Fowler. a
Republican congressman from New Jer-
sey.
Congressman Jacob Yost is spending
the holidays at his residence, in this city.
Cupid is cutting high capers In Augusta
this week Yesterday County-Court-
Clerk William A. Burnett issued mar
riage-licenses for seven white couples
and several for negroes.
For the ensuing year Valley Lodge NO.
1s Knights of Pythias, last night elected
this roster OF officers: Chancellor COM
mander, ]. L. Sheppard; Vice-Chancelior'
n. II. lands; Prelate, w. A. Pratt
NIaster-at-Work, c. S. w. Barnes; Mas
ter-at-Arms. j. A. Singer; Master OF
Finance. j. N Mcfarland Master OF
Excheouer, j. T. Wayman; Keeper OF
Records and Seal. Albert Shultz; inner
Guard, George A. Blakemore; outer
Guard. A. w Graves; Collector, w. X.
Newman: Representative to the GRAM
Lodge. G.. A. NEWMAN; and j. L. way
man, alternate.