The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-01-14
SOCIETY AND CHARITY.
ONE DAYS NEWS IN EASHIONA-
BE RICHMUND.
The Tuesday German Private Entertain.
menis-turrent Events Class.
Personal Mention.

invariabls hsSES result. Mrs. AUSTIN
| Brockenbrough and Mrs. Graham Hob
son were the ehaperons. Among those
present were Misses Helena Trench Lee
troy. wh1 wore white French embroidery
over apple green, Annie Lee Alfriend,
black, with pink roses; Ella Jackson,
white satin, with blue trimmings; john
ston, of Macon, cream silk, Della Iomp-
kins, white orSaadie and Niolets; Alice
Carpenter. white silk, bridesmaids roses;
Maud Stokes, black silk, old lace, Flor
ence Wilson, white organdies McLeod
yellow satin and blue chiffon; Nir-inia
Hayes. Dresden silk Wcrih. white SILK.
Kathleen Anderson, white SILK; Madeline
English, orgando over green, Niolets
Leary. point d'esprit over pink; Emcie
Pegram, Halle and Rachel Cooke. Gray.
Claudia Palmer. Bessie Ship, Of Lex
ington; Mary McCaw, Alling. Mary
Rogers. Marian Robins, Marianne
Meade Mary Hill. Rebe Glasgow, Messrs.
g. A. BrauX, Armstead, Edward Grant,
OF England. John Curre, Joel Perrin.
Cham. Peasants, Otis Alfrlend. victor
williams. George LathrOp, Randolph
Darlington, George Reed, and Harrison,
Spotswood. Benson. St. George Ander-
son. Young, Granville Gray Bid-ood.
McKenney. Adair, Baughman, ard
Cooke.
After the german a small party be-
came the guests OF Miss Emcie Pegram
az supper lt was Miss Pegram's grace
ful courtesy to that charming guest OF
hers-Miss Garnett, of Norfolk. Among
those present were Misses Della Temp
klns. Johnston, OF Macon, McCaw,
Meade, Judith Deane, Alice Carpenter
Mcleod. Mary Saunders, Mabel ana
Lule Walker. Kathleen Anderson. Al
friend. Rebe Glasgow, Ella Jackson, and
Messrs. Edward Robertson. Bragg, James
Rutherford. Vaughn, McKenney, Frank
Potts HUNT. Otis Alfriend. Frank
Blankenship. Edward Grant. Cotesworth
Pinckney. Bidgood. Harrison. j. \.
Wheat. Ivy, Arlington. and Pegram.
The regular meeting Of the Associated
Hospitals took place M the Retreat foe
the Sick Wednesday al II o'clock Each
hospital was well represented. Commit
tees reporting important work already
accomplished. The enthusiasm mani
Tested iustihes brilliantly the general hope
Tor success.
Mrs Junius A. Morris and her nieces.
Misses Alys Tinsley and Maude Kent
Will receive informally on January 2Oth
and 9th from TO +. NJ
Mrs Joseph A. White entertained q
party or twenty at cards ON Monday even
ing. She Invariably CONSTITUTES hospitality
charminsly. and certainly did so on this
occasion. There were two prizes. Both
were exceedingly handsome. one. sill
yer shoe horn was won by Mrs. Dawson.
the other "a pair Of silver scissors, won
by Mrs. keim, OF Philadelphia
.afl .taf.a
James -. Patton Mrs. William Royal.
Mrs. Doyle. Mrs. Christopher Tompkins.
Mrs. George w stephens Mrs. T.. ID.
IIotchkiss. Mrs. G.. T. Brock. Mrs. JuniuS
Morris Mrs. Ben. Palmer. Mrs. Thomas.
Of Philadelphia Mrs. 4. a. Brander and
Mrs. Hugh Taylor
Mrs. Ashton Starke entertained q party
Of fourteen al cards on Friday evening.
Tho prizes were exceptionally handsome.
one. a glass cream Jug was won by
Mrs. Isaac Davenport; the other cut
glass perfume bottle. BY Miss Hattie Ross.
Mrs. starke's other guests were Mrs
Harry FrasLer Mrs. Charles Evelyn
Smith. Mrs. John Iottier Mrs. John Har-
rison. Mrs Junius Morris. Mrs. Edgar
TAYLOR. Mrs. Dawson. Mrs. Ben. Palmer-
Mrs. james -. Patton Mrs. Charles f.
Boiling. Mrs. Moncure Perkins and Mrs.
Joseph White.
Miss Anna Powers IL still. to the regret
OF many friends. AN invalid.
Mrs. George A. Barksdale spent the
Christmas holidays with her brother Rev.
W. II. H. Powers. at Towson, Ma.
Miss Ruby Bodeker Is. as large circle
will regret TO know. confined 20 tho
house By tia prevalent grippe.
DR. Charles Edwards is also suffering
from the grippe. and s quite ill.,
Miss Preston. of Chesterfield county, is
the guest OF the Misses Elicit.
Tile Events Class goes along al
delightful pace. Yesterday the class
room was closely filed there We're about
nity-hye persons present including Mrs.
Junius Morris Mrs ). W. Traver5 Mr..
II. William Pemberton. Mrs. j.. A. Saun-
der5 (Sr and JrD. Mrs. John Enders.
MTs. Thomas Boiling Misses Mamie
Stoger. Grant Christian. Meredith Cooke,
Mrs Brecdon. Mrs. Thomas Rutherford.
Mrs W. y. Thomas. John Hunter. Chas.
Davenport, Mrs Palmer. Mrs. II. 4.
Claiborne Miss Morgan and Mrs. Anne
rutherford, As the result Of q general
request Binswanger's beautiful pictures
were again introduced I'm illustration OF
the Art Note of the lecture. They were
passed round and won. of course, en-
thusiastic admiration Mrs Cabell had,
as usual a variety OF interesting rews
to present and the presentation was as
graceful and happy as possible. The in
PRODUCTION consisted OF comment upon
the general business outlook. and the gem
cral opinion among hnanciers that while
there had been no sudden improvement,
there had been a gradual one Among
other topics touched upon were the tariff
hearings before the Ways and Means
Committee. Senator PrOctors advocacy
OF "a constitutional amendment limiting
presidential service 10 4 term of six years.
the arbitration treaty between England
and the United States. called by the Lon
don Chronicle "the event OF the nineteenth
century" the fact that the treaty is the
result OF the Venezuelan controversy.
Chamberlain, Cecil Rhodes and the
Transvaal matter. the growing trouble
i'm Abyssinia, the excitement In Europe
over the Austro- Hungarian foreign
policy: The emphatic denial of the re-
port that Archbishop Martineli had been
directed by the Pope TO offer his SER
vices 20 the United States on behalf OF
Spain in regard 20 settlement OF the
war in cuba. the denial. also OF the ru-
mOred massacre OF Christians at Trebi
zond. England and the Indian famine.
affairs I'm Cuba; the recent success of