Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-27

craven are very popular.
| lacy Lillian, one Of the horses in the
,. i"s.n stable, is to take part again this
sST III the Deep Run Hunt club race II
So Do ieihembered that at the last race
",, was close contest between Lady
i, ana Pamunkey. Major otway Al
lens horse. At one OF the las, hmr5Ies
Famunkey fell, and Lady lillian won the
honors of the day. Pamunkey is a fine
morse, though, and has been regularly I'm
,"e hunts this reason. Accordingly. there
: great interest felt in the Challenge
Up race IN which both ne and Lady Lii
ra" are 10 take part This race will be
me feature OF the first days races in
Aprli The winner. besides gaining the
regular purse. is awarded the silver Chal-
lenge Cup, belonging TO the club. for a
years possession. And great is the honor
ana glory OF winning that prize. III the
same gentlemen should win the cup for
,hree years In succession 10 belongs to
MN and his heirs forever. The free-to-all
race with the Commonwealth purse OF
stVV is 10 draw TO the contest a number OF
me horses from distance On the goth
the PINK coats will come out in full force
LOT the Deep Run Hunt Club steeplechase
which is being looked forward to with
much eagerness.
The prospects of the Richmond dancing
class have been Frightening with the
passing days. The distinguished auspices
under which the class has been organized
has now attracted large number OF the
society people here. Those who do not
attend the meetings at the Jefferson
every week will probably feel as lonely on
those nights as the people who did not
attend the launching on Thursday. The
dance with which the class will open on
April the llth will be very brilliant
anair. Besides the prominent married
and unmarried people to be present. there
viii be large number Of people from
q distance-Mr. Robert Baldwin, Of Nor
folk; Senator Flood, Mr.. Button, Senator
Dubois. Senator and Mrs. Faulkner Mr..
Charles Gibson, and Messrs. helms, of
Newport News.
Richmond was a deserted-not village.
OF course, but city-on Thursday, when
the launching of the Kentucky and the
Kearsarge was taking place at Newport
News. Among the many members Of
Richmond society who went down TO the
Virginia seaport, were Mr.. and Mrs.
Decatur Axtell, Miss Amy Bay Of st.
Louis, Senator and Mrs. Martin, Miss
Louise Allan Mayo, Mrs. Moncure Per-
kins, Mrs. John Potts, Miss Elsie Came
ron. Miss Bessie Pace. Misses Beirne. Mr.,
and Mrs. Adolphus Blair Mrs. William
Taliaferro Of Richmond Mr.. James
Werth, Miss Ellie Werth, Miss Eleanor
Terry, Misses Maggie and Pencie Weddill,
Miss Cooke, Miss Mamie Hill, Miss Anna
Carr, Miss Robins, Mrs Brooke, Miss
Judith Deane, Miss Mamie Gillian Mrs.
Deane. Mrs. l.. ID. Hotchkiss Mr. and
Mrs. b. Wise, Mr.. Dabney Carr, General
Anderson. and Messrs. Jordan Leake,
Charles Antrim, Robert Croxton, Moon
and Mrs. Frank Christian, Mr.. Legh
Page. Mr.. William Palmer, Miss Claudia
Palmer. and Miss Fanny Ross. Mrs.
George w. Stevens carried down very
delightful and delighted party in her pri-
vate car The members of the party
were Mrs Charles Doyle. Mrs. Thomas
Boiling. Mrs. Charles f.. Boiling, Mrs
Holiday, Mrs w. s. Forbes. Mrs. VIII
liam l.. Royal, Miss Annie r. walker
Mrs. Joseph A. White, Mrs. Barton
Grundy, Mrs Charles Lathrop and MISS
Helen Stevens Another special car went
IN Newport News with Miss Susie Nolt-
ing. Miss Julia Harris, Miss Maria VIII
liams. Mrs Eugene c. Massie, ana MessrS'
70. Randolph Williams William G NO
land, and several others.
The Easter german of the junior CATH
lon class continues to gain In ATTRACTIVE
ness. Several new names have peen auu-
cd 10 the list of guests from Baltimore
and Washington, who will be on the moor
MIR Adolphus Blair will lead, and tho
Johns Hopkins boys will attend in fuli
force.
A delightful surprise party was given
an h
Friday 10 Miss Fannie Williams VINO haa
been spending the winter in Richmoha'
as q pupil I'm Miss Elizabeth ROBINSON
school. About o'clock n party or her
young friends, in evening dress, rang the
beu at Mrs. Lewis's home, on Park ave
nue.. where Miss williams is staying ana
announced that they had come to spend
the evening. Games and q delicious sup
per. fortunately prepared by Mrs. Lewis,
followed and when the UNLIMITED
guests" departed about midnight :hey
felt that they and their kind hostess had
erranped a very successful surprise party
The guests were Misses Clara Becker,
Harriet Norvell, Lucy Stone, Lily Becker;
Messrs. Hugh Lewis, Addison Lewis WIZ
liam Lambert Newton Snead, Beth
Lewis. John Wilson, John Lewis, Mitchell
Lewis, and others.
Mrs. Caskie Cabell on Wednesday gave
an account Of the worlds work for an
other week. Starting at home, she mem
toned that two new enterprises-a SILK
mandatory and plant which VIII be
the first in the United States TO use COM
pressed air for purposes or power-are 10
be started in Richmond we are aiso 10
have. she said, cold storage warehouse
IN the city market, which adds the com
fort Of the hucksters, and certainly 10
tho satisfaction Of the consumers FROM
Richmond Mrs. Cabell went on to Russia,
90 Give an intensely interesting sketch OF
oortoip sides of Russian life. News or
siberian cities, affairs in America, CUBA
France. and Germany followed, unul the
charming lecturer had fairly glrldled the
oortb IN her review Of current events.
The date for the conference or regents
~ the Confederate Memorial Literary So
ciotv has finally been decided on. Many
90 tba regents will assemble in the city
nv Sunday. the 18th, TO be present at tne
,,,,,,eilinp of the memorial window 10 JeI-
sareor Davis. in st. Paul's church. the
business of the conference, the reaulhs Ui
Tanars and discussions calculated 10 sun
Fnrtber stimulate the workers or the So
c,otv will commence with a business
meeting Monday morning.
on Monday evening Mrs. j. Taylor FL
leon will tender a reception 10 the VISIT
ors at her home. .,,.
ON Tuesday at II A. NJ, there VIII take
-. ,,rooontat ion OF a statuette or