The times., 1898-02-12
THE OLD VIRGINIA REEL
Brilliant Ball Given by the South
ern Relief Society.
Small and Early Dance nt RauscEerss
Miss Alice Rochestei's
Luncheon.

Fashionable interest was divided last
night between the reception at the Ex-
ecutiye Mansion, the dance of the Small
and Early class at Rauscher's and the
fifth annual ball of the Southern Relief
Society. which was, by all odds, the
most brilliantly successful function
given in the name'of charity which has
occurred in this city for years.
Southern smilaX transformed the Ma
tional Rifles Armory into an arbor of
sylvan beauty, the vivid green of the
foliage contrasting with the red drape-
ries and snow-white walls. Under the
! chandeliers swung huge red umbrella
| like disks, through which the light
! glowed with rosy brightness, and the
! platform was hedged with palms.
! AS the guests entered the hall they
were received by Mrs. Ralph Walsh.
! president of the Southern RELIEF So
ciety, together with a committee COM
posed of the wives of the Congressional
! representatives from the southern
States and ladies representing the Dis
trict of Columbia, as follows: Alabama,
Mrs Bankhead: Arkansas, Mrs. Jones;
California Mrs. Mcguire; Delaware,
Mrs. Kenney; Florida, Mrs. Sparkman,
Georgia, Mrs. Bartlett; Kentucky, Mrs.
Lindsay; Louisiana Mrs. Meyer; Mis-
sissippi. Mrs. CatchingS; Missouri, Mrs.
Bland; Maryland. Mrs. German; North
Carolina. Mrs Butler and Mrs More
head: South Carolina. Mrs Wilson and
Mrs. NJ. c. Butler: Texas, Mrs. Sayers;
Virginia, Mrs. Daniel and Mrs. Swan
son: Washington, Mrs Lewis. The ladies
OF the District were: Mrs. Forbes Beale,
Mrs. Chatard, Mrs. RObert l. Fleming,
Mrs. +. K Goldsborough, Mrs. Green
Clay Goodloe Mrs. Robert Hinckley,
Miss kibbey, Mrs. N. $. Lincoln, Mrs.
F. g. Loring, Miss Virginia Miller Mrs.
II, B. Vance, Mrs Joseph +. Washing
ton, Mrs f. Rust Smith, first vice
president of the Southern Relief So
ciety: Mrs Albert Akers, second: Mrs.
Archibald Young. third; Mrs. Edward
Ayres, fourth; Mrs :. Sprigg Belt,
chairman of executive committee; MIS-.
Robert n. Harper, Mrs. Magnus
Thompson. Mrs. w. d. Peachey, Mrs.
J. w. Drew. Miss Lena Richardson.
Mrs. i. NJ. Gadson and Mrs. Green
wood Stanley.
The committee on dancing who con-
tributed so effectively TO the success OF
the evening. consisted of Mr.. NJ ;.
Thompson, chairman; Mr.. Finley Har-
ris. Mr. w. d. Peachey. Mr.. T. W. Hun
! eerford, Mr.. j. II. Ingraham, and a CO.
terie of young Southern society men,
who performed their onerous duties
with all the gracious courtliness for
| which their fathers We're famed. Web
| er's band, stationed in the balcony
overlooking the ballroom, gave inspira-
/ ton to the dancers by their eNhilarat-
/ ing measures, and closed the evening
/ with that dance so dear to the South
/ ern heart-the old Virginia reel
The committee on dancing. who so
happily arranged the nights program,
D IArTff 4 ~is. 'f..4rl
Martin. DR.. Mason, Mr.. j. ID. Bradley
and MIR. Blunt.
The reception lasted from to TO- af
ter which the ladies of the receiving
party adjourned to the platform,
where they received informally those
who arrived later from the theaters
and the reception at the White House.
The badges worn by the floor managers
were of red, white and red ribbon,
with crossed Confederate flags in gilt,
while those worn by the ladies We're red
and white satin, the pointed ends or
namented with a gold tassel.
A few among the hundreds present
were Senator and Mrs. Chiffon, Senator
and Mrs. Money, Miss Money, Senator
and Mrs Martin, Mr.. and Mrs Freder-
lex Harper, DR.. and Mrs. Harper, Rep
resentatiye and Mrs. CoWherd, Mr.. and
Mrs. Luther Long Shaw, Miss Foster,
Mr.. and Mrs. Cyrus Mantz, Miss MdntZ.
Mrs. Golf, the Misses Atkinson, of
West Virginia: Miss Minnick, Mr.. and
Mrs. Page Couper, the Misses Platt,
Bayly, Drown. Baker, Geyer. Hynson.
Representative Hugh 4. Dinsmore, w.
Y. Sullivan, Benton j. McMillin, and
Messrs Steele, Webber, Yellott. Gle
phane. Hiden, Sullivan, Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry Horn and Mrs. Wallace. of New
York.