Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-04-20
Hume and Miss Wheeler were serving 'he
guests In the diningroom.

ceSSarN variety OF unlS was @i'"" -
exquisite gowns worn by the iauies pros
ent.
The officers or the society are Mrs
Josoph BRYAN. president; Mrs. NJ ,.
Smith. treasurer: Mrs. l.. c. Minor, hrst
vice-president: Mrs. Raleigh Colston' Sc
cond vice-president. Mrs. James braht
third vice-president: Mrs. l.. {. DANIEL
corresponding secretary; Mrs. b. H. fu'
cell recording secretary. 1t was hopeu
that all the officers would receive puI
some were forced 10 decline. Those re-
ceiving were Mrs. V. jefferson Davis
Miss Lucy Hayes. Miss Mildred LOO
General and Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee, MIS-
simon Bolivar Buckner. Miss Wheeler
Miss Gibbs. Mrs. n. G.. Gray. Mrs. Al
fred williams. Miss Sparkman' MIS-
Hughs. Mrs Stephen Putney. MIS-. r. -
Minor. Mrs. T. u. Hotchkiss, Mrs n v
Randolph. Mrs. Thomas II. LeaIy, MITE
Decatur Axtell. Mrs. j. Taylor Eilysoh
Mrs c. Oh. Cowardin, Mrs. Nanhle -
Werth. Rev. Moses ID. Hoge. Also tne
members of the Advisory Board. Colonel
Iobr y Purcell. Messrs. Joseph Bryan.
Robert s. Rosher, ]. Taylor Eliyson, y.
| y NIunford. r. D. Hotchkiss, Gordon Nc
! Cabe Judge z. G. Minor. Judge George
I, christian. Colonel Cutshaw, Mr.. T..
| Y Valentine, and Major y. Y. Randolph
BRILLIANT SPECTACLE PRESENTED
When the guests gathered in the grand
| ballroom the scene was brilliant anu
| touching Old and young were eager 10
meet again or for the first time Mrs'
/ Davis. Miss Mildred Lee, and MISS Lucy
| Hayes. granddaughter OF MIS- laws
! Mrs Davis has always been beloved py
| the people OF Richmond and virginia
| but this visit has seemed to bring her
! closer to them than ever before.
ar
| chatting the guests went into the dining
! hall where one special table had been
arranged for Mrs Davis. Miss Mildred
! Lee Miss HAYES. General and Mrs. Fltz-
| hugh Lee. Mrs. Buckner, Mrs. Minor
! Mrs. Putney, Governor and Mrs. Iylei'
| Mr.. Joseph Bryan, Miss Annie stewart
and others
The central decoration was a Coniede
rate flag Of beautiful proportions forlheu
/ Of red carnations. Duets, ana "h'te
LADIES PRESENT.
Some Of the ladies who attended were
! Mrs. Henry Taylor, Miss May Cameron
Mrs. Alexander Cameron. Mrs. ). Hoge
TYLER. Senorita Cisneros. Mrs. Howard
Hoge Miss Lily Cayce. Mrs. George
| King. Miss Marian Robins, Mrs. William
~ Robins: Mrs. Ellen Meade Clarke OF
| Atlanta: Miss Sally Anderson. Miss Kath-
lcen Anderson Miss Slnglun, Miss Mary
| Barksdale Mrs Brooke, Miss Mary
Lyons Mayo, Mrs. George Ben johnston
Mrs. T.. II. Meade Miss Ruth KopinS'
Mrs John y. Hghtfoot MISS Louise
/ Cooke. Miss Elizabeth Cooke Miss Shtp-
herd. Mrs. Gilbert. Mrs. Steger. Mrs Jonn
| w. Harrison. Mrs Wnn, Mrs. u. w
Heard Mrs. Ben Palmer. Miss Champ
Wallace. Miss Annie Merrill Mrs. NJ. NJ.
/ Gillian. Mrs. Mamie -. Werth. Mrs. j..
! T. Valentine. Mrs John Upshur, MIS-.
l lanes II. Drake Mrs. John SHELTON WI
! liams Mrs. Thomas Boiling; Mrs. }. \.
| Elliott Newport News. MISS Betty
| clarke Mrs. J. r.. b. Stuart Miss Nor
/ decai. Miss Irene Trice, Miss Alice Slbert'
| Miss Bessie Walker Miss Belle Perkins
Mrs. George Lyon Mrs. Edmund strud-
wick. Misses Hughes, Miss Lima Mayo
/ Mrs Frank Male, Miss Lysle Tyler MIS-
John w. McLaren. Mrs. Abbott MIS-.
! Allan Talbot, Mrs. william l..
{ Rovau Miss Anne Tenant. Mrs.
Alfred Gray. Mrs. Thomas II. Leary'
/ Mrs. Jackson Guy. Mrs. Nellie Broad
max. Mrs. Hartley Carmichael, Mrs.
christopher Tompkirs, Miss y. T. Daniel
Miss Alice Loehr, Mrs. e. f. Chesley'
/ Miss Adair Minor, Mrs. DR.. Z. ". flnch'
Mrs. John Tyler. Miss Anna Patteson'
| Mrs. d. Gardiner Tyler. Mrs. carlton
| Jacksoa. Miss Pauline Powers MISS
I Mary Rogers, Mrs. Towns MISS
Towns, Mrs. +. ID. Hotchkiss' MIS- paw
son. Mrs. Gibson. Mrs. Knox. Mrs. Dab
new. Mrs. Z. H. Saunders, Mrs. Traylor.
Mrs. /. y. Jones Mrs. Robert Munford'
Mrs. r. ]. Brooke Miss Mamie Bentley
Mrs. John W. Gordon. Mrs. X. q. Scott
Miss Bowden. Mrs. Davie. Miss Ethel
Davie Miss Hal Lightfoot. Miss English.
Mrs Iandonil Dashiell, Mrs. >. Parker
DashicH. Mrs. George NJ. West Miss
Doolev Miss Turpin. Miss Routh Mrs.
r. =. Miller. Mrs. George W. Mayo, MISS
Louise Allen Mayo, and Mrs. Alyce Nor
gan.
THE GENTLEMEN.
Some of the gentlemen were Messrs'
Lancaster Williams, James K. Nertn'
Il. Il. Valentine, George NJ. West T.. y.
Valentine. Randolph Williams Or. james
b. McCaw. Arthur Wiley, John Skeltoh
Williams, Governor Tyler, MI. =. !. -
Myers. Judge +. G. Minor Chase Morton
| Alexander Cameron, William Graves D.
r. V Daniel. Richard II. Gaines. ). l..
= stuart Robert Munford, Monte Nor'
tbam NJ. NJ. Gillian, John II. Gordon
Colonel Archer Anderson. Mr.. Lyon, Ro-
bert Lancaster. Granville Valentine, Lyh-
wood Antrim Mr.. Jefferson, hdWatu
| Nrovo Major Brander, William LiShfoot
Edward Palmer, Decatur AxteH' FRANK
Davenport Or. Tudor. William Skeiton
lack Gregory. George Mayo Hooerl
Nunford. Sr, Dr. George Ross Genera
Charles j. Anderson, Pascal DAVE, III
George Ben Johnston, Frank Deane' Mt
Williams Mr.. Mitchell James l.. Amer
son. John W. Harrison, Mr. Hazard r.
1,rancis Deane. John w. McLaren, ste
nhen Putney Howard Hoge f. i. Brent
Stewart Bryan. Colone. George wayne
Anderson. Henry Taylor, Jr, and Ora
! hon, TJohSOu