The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-03-29
THE CONFERENCE
OF THE REGENTS.
The Responses Indicate a Large
Attendance.
LECTURE AT The WOMAN'S CLUB
The second Symposium Under the
Auspices of the Daughters ofthe
Rcvof0tion Chapter - Other
Ncctings-PcrSOnal Mention

For tho approaching conference OF re-
gents TO be held here on April 18th. 18th
and 10Th, Mrs. Edmund G.. Minor has
been appointed chairman. with Mrs. Ste
hhcp Putncy as her assistant. They
Pave now sent out letters TO tho regents
oi The Confederate Memorial Literary
Society in am the Southern states in
viting them 10 attend. and. indeed. urg-
ing them 20 DO so. There Is tho best rea-
son TO believe that response viii be gem
cral. and that those regents who find
It impossible to attend will send repre-
Scntatives. Mrs. Charles Marshall. regent
FOR Maryland. has already notified Mrs.
Charles OBJ. Cowardin. vice regent. that
ho will certainly attend. The pleasant
programme mapped out and already pub
lishod. will enable the regents and vice.
scecnts to meet each other. but the bril-
liam fun dress reception at the Jefferson
Hotel viii be tho one opportunity for
The society people Of the city to do SO.
1ho object OF the conference Is stimulus
TO the work of Tho society and interest
Az the Museum as a national one.
As soon as she IS sufficient. strong to
stand the journey. Mrs. CLIFFORD Capcr-
ton. accompanied by her mother. Mrs.
d. a. LEROY. viii leave for Denver. Col,
cpcctins 20 Doe absent about three
months.
on Friday. while out walking. Mrs.
Matt. Peasants had a fan which re-
suited iu injury TO- her foot and ankle
sufficiently pailful 20 have confined her
fo her couch since hat tima. a small
darkev trundllng "a baby carriage. push
cd 10 roughly. although not wilfully. d.
4cctly against her. when she lost her foot
lur and FELL. While no serious harm
was done. tho bruises 10 her foot were
exceedingly painful
Mrs. A.. b. Guigou was expected 20 re-
turn nom Washington. ID. O.. last night.
having had am extended and delightful
Visit Co friends there.
The Philadelphia Times of Sunday last
publishes in connection with her picture.
fho following regarding Mrs. Frank De-
ford. charmiugly remembered here as
Ai-s Ellen Swami Drewry.
Among the most popular recent oddi-
ti0us 10 Baltimore society Is Mr.. Frank
Ucf0rd. whose marriage 10 MI. Deford.
in Richmond. about four weeks ago was
one Of the leading social events Of the
rrDeont season IN shat city. She was
formerly Miss Ellen Swain Drewry. and
U.s. Cd granddaughter of Henry II. Drewry.
Of Fails Plantation. better known as
Urewry's Mansion. one OF the hncst speci-
mems OF colonial architecture now re-
.|I.iriuc ON the borders of the James
river. She is also descended ON the pa
-,rraI side from Rev. Samucl u. Davies.
tI, Father OF Prcsbyterianism' In Nir-
rIrfI ON her mothers side she Is "a
granddaughter of the late Dr. Charles
NacciU. formerly Of Maryland, but Tor a
number of years one Of Idchmond most
distinguished surgeons.
MI and Mrs. Deford are now spending
a short time at the Brighton. Atlantic
CITY,
among the treasures TO Doe offered for
-aI. at tho Confederate Bazaar to be
hold In Baltimore. is one secured 10y MIS-.
James Mercer Garnctt. president OF me
Grand Virginia Division OF lhe bdusnl-
OBJ. OF tho Ccufederacy. a large COPY OF
tho only photograph ever taken oil Gene
ral Robert T.. ice on his celebrated war
norsc Traveller"
Miss Mary T.. Miller. Of staunton. Va,
ani Miss Lucy B. Hopkins. of Baltimore
.-, lno guests of Mrs. Henry Lee Nalen-
t.r.. off south Third street.
,fr. Wilson g.. Lamb. of Williamson
N a.. is visiting her daughter MIS-
Howard j. Herrick at 2G west Grace
street,
meeting of the Jefferson Davis Me
,,.ri,l Window Committee will be held at
-.on ON Friday az the residence OF
... chairman. Mrs. George ross
..uthrast corner OF fIahhih aI"
l,irst streets. a prompt ana iuh allenu-
rure is desirable. as thc express pun pos
bf IN. meeting is discussion or de''lis
.4i.. tho solemn unwilling service at
=, pauls church ON Sunday. Aprl the
llth.
r,. second symposium of the series so
admirably introduced Dog Miss Mary mann
Page Newton. under the auspices OF CIo
Dominion Chapter. paukhleIs ol III.
..r,rican Revolution. is TO DE held az
ro,, ON Thursday in the daughters
,.,re of the Virginia Historical society
,ft.s Newton has chosen for her SUBJECT.
.Tbe Battles Of Princeon and trenton
.,T ,.ra,t Measure is expected by all VINO
v..rr nrcscnt ON the preceding occasion
uor prorramme on that occasion was a
novel and most happily planned one
ronn W Gordon had matters In
,n1ree Yesterday afternoon at the Wo-
MANS Cluh-the date for the usual tort
.trb0v tes-her assistants cling Mrs.
W,riaw Mitchell and Mrs. George W.
et.ycoe There was quite q large attend
NO members calling on the way nome
e,,- Inc Lcntcn services and enjoying a
r,tin pisasant Informal chat. The mem
t.rs ~ the club are. perhaps. moro on
.Atefsstic in connection with Professor
rfr,fre Relloc's lectures on Friday ana
saturday nights next at half past >
ociock than over anything IN the club
ufs thus Tar. Efforts are being made 10
sccY~e a larger room than the present
quarters Of the club afford. and INC nope
g.. rvnressod that the Commonwealth Gu
,r,v he available. However. the place
..ri -oonounced later. There will be
10 c.arre FOR admission. Each member
30 vToman's club will have the usual
,-t,lcoe Tor the night lecturcs-of in
,ifi,g one gentleman or ladies having
,isltors' cards. The latter must be pre-
eenfcd AZ the door. on Friday Mr Belize
mn ,ste AS his subject. The Origin Of
pit and on Saturday. 'Thei Siege,
th. Commune and Modern Paris. None
- bts series offere more that IS delight
I'm 20 mis- audiences. and both VIII be
mol, Illustrated with stereopticon. Mr..
u,iioc b. the son OF Madame Belize the
or.boress who was George thots close
friend His return 10 American VIII re-
r,u tho great success Of his lecture sea-
CON ln American "a year ago. when NJ de-
uvered one hundred lectures under the
.,,snlcee of the American Society for the
r-vteoqion Of University Teachi~s
c,t doubt he is the ablest lecturer who