The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-03-07
SOCIETY IN PETERSBURG.
FULFILLED THE BONDS OF ANTE.
LENTEN PLEASURES.
Mrs. George Cameron, Jr., Opens the Hos
pitable Doors Of Her Elegant Ne"
Home to Two Card Parties in One Day.

PETERSBURG. VA. March Especial.
Monday and Tuesday were busy days in
Petersburg society, for there were stili
some social debts 70 be paid before the
arrival Of Ash Wednesday.
The Assembly Club gave its last ger
man before Lent two weeks ago, so the
closing gaietles Of the season were limi-
ted to card parties.
on Monday afternoon Mrs. Robert Wat
son. Of Union street entertained the
Ladies' Progressive Euchre Club or
which Mrs. Watson IS 4 member. l. was
a very enjoyable entertainment.
Among those present were Mesdames
william Venable, Campbell Pryor, Robert
II. Meade, Walter Jarratt, James Nc
Clevy. Richard styll. Chapman, J. Her
bert Claiborne, r. o. Epes, - mcon
Wright. Orlando Hinton, Clarence Kent
All of these ladies' are members Of the
Club.
Among those present, outside OF club
members were Mesdames william NC
Kenny. Archibald Campbell, Edwin Good
wvn. Thomas Scott. OF Richmond, MI
liam II. Wright Of Baltlmore' george
Cameron. Jr., Charles Lassiter; MISSES
Eugene Patteson, Augusta Jones, @. Sei-
ma Ala. Alice Campbell, Of England;
Mrs. Archibald CampDeh won tno "'SS
prize-a Dresden vase.
Mrs Thomas Scott, OF Richmond. won
the second prize-an embroidered photo
After the distribution OF prizes refresh
uents were served.
CARD CLUBS ENTERTAINED.
Mrs. George Cameron. Jr., on Tuesday
nroved that she had solved the difficult
rroblem. OF how 10 give the largest
amount OF pleasure in limited period
q, time for she entertained two card
clubs the same day at different times.
ON Tuesday afternoon at half past 1
o'clock Mrs. Cameron gave compliment
tarv entertainment 10 tho Ladies Progress
sive Fuchre Club. Mrs. Cameron, not
being n member Of that club, was priyi-
Iage5 10 invite as many outside OF tho
ctnh as she wished. The regular CLUB
members. however, are always limited In
the number OF outside guests. Inc pretty
r,oms OF Mrs. Cameron's handsome new
house on the Heights, were seen 70 great
advantage on that occasion WIN their
artistic furnishing and decorations ana
the uioasing effect or the WnOte WAS Hvl
a little heightened by the fair and AMI
mated faces OF the guests IN their hand-
soma costumes. Progressive euchre was
the game played there. too, and the first
nrize-a Delft vial case, mounted with
sslver was won by Mrs. John Townes.
History repeated itself with Mrs. Thos.
scott OF Richmond who won the second
nrize AT Mrs. Cameron's. as well as at
Mrs. Watsons card party AT Mrs.
Cameron's. the second prize was silver
book mark
The regular club members before
mentioned wero present and among
the additional guests were Mrs.
LYMAN Gilbert, OF Harrisburg. Pa.
Mrs. Harrison Waite, Miss Bessie
Waite. Mrs. Richard Scott. Mrs.
Thomas Scott, OF Richmond; Mrs. John
Townes Mrs. Robert Boykln, Mrs. VIII
liam Wight, OF Baltimore: Mrs James
Mason. Miss Eugene Patteson. Mrs. Hall
Miss Mamie Scott. Miss Lucy Watson.
Miss Mary thinner. Miss Lucy Chamber
layne. Miss Mary Feline Johnston. Miss
Matte Morton. Miss Alice Campbell. OF
England; Mrs. Archibald Compbell
The entertainment ended with refresh
ments OF sweets.
NUMBER TWO.
Mrs. Camerons second entertainment
on Tuesday was ak-nisht--andf 'ncluds<'