The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-12-03
Mrs. J. Smith Brockenhrough, east
Grace street. 10 be the hostess.

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Much interest is felt in the outcome or
a meeting TO be held at the Jenerson
Hotel this evening. OF the gentlemen IN
terested In the reorganization or the
Tuesday German Club. one OF these
states that final action will be taken AT
this meeting. and the younger society
set are cordially hoping that their dcci-
sion may be to rcorganze. The Tuesday
germans have become leading part OF
the winters gayety. too delightful pare
TO be sacrificed with indincrences.
Miss Hattie Ross has returned from
Baltimore. having had a delightful visit.
Miss Mary Saunders is visiting friends
in North Carolina, with whom she will
remain through the Christmas holidays.
Miss Mary Hayes has returned from
Nashville.
Miss Emma Hume Is visiting Miss Liz
zie Boyd and a number Of delightful en-
tertainments have. IL Is said, already
been planned in her honor
A New York friend sends 10 The Times
an interesting account Of the very brill
liant reception given last Saturday after
noon by the Board Of Governors or the
Wednesday Cotillon 20 the patronesses
for this winters season. The reception
was held I'm the Aston Gallery Of the Wal
dorf-Astoria from until o'clock.
Quite n large number OF the more
prominent Southern families IN New YORK
social life are members OF the Wednes-
day Cotilion. and for this reason has
been frequently confused with some dane
ing classes that were formed a few years
ago entirely by Southern people. bur
which are no longer in existence. The
Wednesday Cotllion Is managed by
Board OF Governors who are elected eich
year. and an Advisory Board. also elect
ed each year. The women are guests OF
the Cotllion. and pay no dues. The Board
Of Governors for this season consists on
Mr. George RI. Sullivan Mr.. Henry VIII
son Hodge. Mr. Francis T. A. Junkin.
Dr. Russell Bellamy, Mr. Minturn Post
Collins. Mr.. Archie u. Quarter, MI.
Henry G.. Adams. Mr.. Gano ;. Dunn, MI
L. A. Brinckerhofi Jr, Mr.. James l..
Johnson. Mr.. Franklin Edison, Jr., ana
Mr. Heth Lorton.
The first assembly OF the wednesday
Cotillion for this season takes pace a'
Sherry's on December Sth. and the three
remaining dances on January oLh ana
26th and February 9th.
The dances are noted for the number
Of exceedingly pretty young girls ana
beautiful women participating, so much
so. indeed, as TO be remarked upon. For
the reception last Saturday, the Astor
gallery was deliberately decorated with
palms and eyergreens 4 string orchestra,
hid In a thicket Of green. furnished the
music. The patronesses receiving were
EvI
liam l.. Trenholm. Mrs. BENJAMIN ;.
Church. Mrs. Samuel Spencer, Ms.
Robert Nicol. Mrs Oliver Livingston Jones
and Mrs John Burling Lawrence. a large
number Of young ladies received with
them. Among them were Miss Mary
Newbold Lawrence, Miss Matte Belle
Quarter. Miss Josephine Roe. Miss Anna
Mott, Miss Edith Edison, Miss Pauline
Munroe Cary, Miss Josephine Atterbury
Miss Catherine Clark, Miss Edith l..
Black Miss Ida Du Mond. Miss Angelica
Schuyler Church Miss Louise Gordon
Peck. Miss Marietta Ludington. Miss
Grace Kidder. Miss Edith Gould. Miss
Winnie Davis. Miss Ellen Douglas Bruce.
Miss Aurclie De Mauriac, Miss Florence
COppell, Miss Louise Green Frceland. Miss
Caskin, Miss Baylissa Nfyles. Miss Eliza
beth l.. Mccullough. Miss Ella s. McCol-
.lngton Johnson. Miss Ella Frances john
son, Miss Ruth J.. Hoe. Miss Mamie Van
Nostrand Marvin, Miss Lee Van Nostrand
Marvin Miss jeanne Rumsey. Miss
Blanche Rumsey. Miss l.. Lentilhon. Miss
Katherine c. Squier. Miss Anne g. John
stOn, Miss Julie Parsons, Miss Florence
Sullivan, Miss Marie w. Perkins Miss
Resale Starr. Miss Elena Hartshorne,
Miss Adele Gardiner. Miss Marie Louise
Vernon Brown Miss Katherine II. Earle,
Miss Mary $. Bowers. Miss Mary Hope
ton Drake Mrs. T. \. Brnckerhof, Jr.,
Miss Juanita Hewett. Miss Marie HeWett,
Miss Caroline Seward Green. Miss Alice
Ham. Miss Lois Bigelow. Miss Christine
NJ Fairchild Miss Constance Trenholm
Miss Helen Trenholm, Miss Cora Van
Norden. Miss Frances s. Van Norden
Miss Caroline Thompson, Miss Eva Doug
las Wise Miss Anna Tracy Turner Miss
| Florence Ward, Miss Leila b. Harrison,
and Miss Alice G.. Winthrop.
The lists Of guests is a long one. and
| includes the names Of Mrs. John S. Wise
| General and Mrs. r. VI. Logan. Misses
Lille and Lena Logan. Mrs. Jefferson
| Davis. Miss Winnie Davis, and Miss Eva
| Douglas Wise.
The Emma H. Andrews Whist Club met
| at II o'clock yesterday morning at the
residence OF Mrs. Gideon Davenport, west
| Franklin street There was q spirited
game ana a congenial party Of friends TO
| play 10.
Those Valuable Documents.
| Editor of The Times:
| Sir-The statement in the Governor
message with the correspondence APP
pended concerning the reservation OF GER
| tain very valuable documents, seems 10
carry the inference that the suit for re-
covery Of the papers was abandoned by
| the officials who instituted ii.
The Governor estimation Of the doc
uments as exceedingly valuable viii
! be amply sustained on inspection or even
the meagre description i'm the list given
| with the correspondence Their intrinsic
historic value can hardly be overstated'
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