Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-24


s.t-4 bat for steady perseverance and
,..-y they may Wen put the men Of
....v tp blush In their various organi-
-...-s t1cy seem TO manage With pru-
..--e foresight and tact. and succeed
. --amrUshius much good as well as
s-at deal Of pleasure. Who are such
..-. meutarians as the members Of the
.rt hereditary societies. Who such
.....rs as the charitable workers?
... surely no one will deny the diplo-
.... To give a most incomplete list
.. various State and city organiza-
.. . which women are active. there
.. .o Society % Colonial Danes. the
r.t.rs ot The American Revolution,
... .uIbtcrs 81 the COnfederacy, the
ASSOCIATION for the Preservation of Nir-
Antiquities. the Art Club. the Golf
. .. Woman's Christian AssUci. tion
...v Mission. the Hollywood. Oak
. md Hebrew Memorial associations,
... Wednesday club. the Womans club.
f.wa Tor luCurables and other hos
boards. the summer Rest. the
r. clubs. the Confederate Memorial
....... society. and too many others
.." think about in this enervating
.-.- weather.
... st-mcnuoued Of these has been
-.. r'ar,y active during the past week,
owns ro the conference of regents from
o.. southern states. These ladies and a
.- number of others were graciously
..-l'aiued at a reception on Monday az
."a by Mrs. }. Taylor Ellyson. Her
.u. home on west Franklin. was
..-H'y adorned with Madame Testout
poses. carnations. and palms \ large
I...I assisted Mrs Ellyson IN receiving
fr- whom were Mrs. V jefferson
...- and her granddaughter. Miss Lucy
.. Miss Mildred Lee; Miss Wheeler,
..e.tcr OF General Wheeler. member
c. congress from Alabama; Miss Gibbs.
20 nth Carolina. Mrs. y. G. Gray. of
-vue: Mrs. Alfred Williams. of Raj
.. Mrs Dammanu. OF Maryland; Miss
H,m8u. daughter OF Senator Spark
H Of Florida, and Mesdames Camm
.- Putney, ANtell. EllysOn, Price,
Randolph Crump. Whtchurst. Cowardin.
ud Wilson; Misses EllysOn
.hNss. Wexford. Cowardin. Williams
Gray served in the dining-room
. Tuesday the visitors were charming
'. entertained az afternoon tea by Mrs
jan. Stewart at her lovely home. Brook
Tho tea was especially i'm honor of
- Davis and Miss Lee The grounds
about 'ho place were refreshingly green
.! blooming in their spring array. while
.. ORA wing-roOms and halls were fra
-n- with spring blossoms There was
confederate flag formed Of red carna-
Mss duets. and suOwdrOps Mrs. Stew
and her daughters were assisted in
r1 tho honors by Mrs. Davis. Miss
Doc. Mrs. Minor Mrs Ellyson. Mrs.
Brooke. and Miss Bentley Mrs. Hume and
1r-s Wheeler served the guests in the
CIus-rOom.
O- Tuesday evening at o'clock the
Crrfederdte Memorial Literary Society
save "A grand reception at the Jefferson.
.- honor Of their guests. The ballroom
was wonderfully attractive when the
many guests had assembled. and bright
ned the already superb hostelry by their
PERSONAL beauty and gay costumes. A.
-r an hour or two Of pleasant converse.
le strangers were served with q bOJnte-
Is supper special table being reserved
lr Mrs Davis. Miss Lee. Miss Hayes.
'fs. Buckner Mrs. Minor Mrs. Putney.
Iycrnor and Mrs. Tyler. Mr.. Joseph
'ryan. and Miss Annie Stewart The
.eltral decoration was "a Confederate
.se formed OF red carnations, duets,
.li snowdrops.
Thirty Colonial Danes from other
States have notified the Virginia Chapter
Chat hoy will bee present next Tuesday
evening az their reception. Among these
Mrs. 81 Julian Ravenel, president Of
pill. South Carolina Society, who. with
Der daughters. Mrs Louis McLain and
Misses Watson and Elizabeth McLain.
Washington. will visit Mrs. NJ. r.
.sauts Mrs Hugh Nelson Page. OF
Norfolk. Will be the guest of Mrs. Philip
Ir.re Miss Speer OF Kentucky. viii
VISIT Mrs Reginald Gillian Mrs Simon
Bolivar Buckner. OF Kentucky; Mrs. W.
Norwood Mitchell of Atlanta; Mrs. Elijah
u.s. Hubbard. Mrs. George Kiddcr, OF
-.uh Carolina; Mrs. Jackson and Mrs.
Wright. Of Baltimore; Mrs. Frances c.
Hr1p OF New Jersey; Mrs. Clayton
Giles and Mrs. John Bradford. OF North
Carolina. Mrs. William ID. Gale. of Ten
Sec. Mrs. Peter }. Otey. OF Lynchburg,
OIL. 1.r-. j. b. Spencer. of williamsburg,
'. ALSO Doe present.
Among the ladies who attended the
t.rI Council Colonial Danes. OF
.....l. which was held i'm Washington
week. were Mrs. Herbert Claiborne,
l.ut of the Virginia Chapter, and
.. William Thomas and Mrs. Regi-
l.. Gillian They returned last night,
..uran.ed by Mrs. Howard Townsend,
Dent Of the national society, who
81 Do. the guest Of the Virginia Danes
..rrl t1e week, at the Jefferson.
I.. Calendar Social at the home OF |
ir and Mrs. Taber on Tuesday eve
,.e was beautiful and thoroughly |
....-mI entertainment. The decora- |
.r. " the house were most artistic; |
n 1852 flowers and palms were arranged |
+. f.. reccDtiOn-roOms, these being given |
Ir vs.. 4. Hammond The refresh
.rt table was decorated with pink |
pink ribbons, and crystal Candida
.r. and WAS "A view OF loveliness. The /
.-,able was also pretty picture |
.ru.raOd ass II was by palms. The
..mI.rs Of the Board Of Lady Managers
u.I iu the reception hall. Among
t... receiving were Miss Ruby Bode-
r .n white silk and diamonds Mrs
..e. a Taher. black satin. cerise SILK
. trimmings; Mrs. Ben. 7. Cfump'
u'a silk. chiffon trimmings MIS- -
Hunter black silk and carnations
'. stewart. black silk and white car
Mrs. Corey. pink silk and dla-
Mrs Bagby. black silk and dla-
..t. Mrs G.. ". Meredith. black silk'
.ne Dc sole; Mrs. Ellyson. black
velvet and point lace and diamonds; Mrs
p d. CoureU. hehotrope SILK Mrs Au-
ts black satin white mousseline de
$685.. Helen Bennett. brocade ashes
' ..s silk. diamonds; Mrs. J. l. swain
AIDED plum silk and diamonds.
I.. piano recital. by Mrs. III. d. Corey