Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-03-13


raising qualities. Mrs. Dashiell has writ
ten ana illustrated bright little poem
anu Mrs James Lyons has been induced
hersest to contribute a very pathetic
ssoIiette, connected with the old home
oi fatrick Henry, her grandfather. The
.auies VINO VIII have charge OF the unaes-
.ne'iV' put necessary. duty OF attend
ing 20 the refreshments will be Mrs. ].
''Vr hiiyson and Miss Bessie CatlIn.
Mrs. Caskie Cabelrs class. that met
at noon last Wednesday. was ga largely
attended that her audience overfowed
mo the hal Mrs Cabell, referring to
ne adjournment OF the Legislature. told
OF the most important laws enacted du-
ring the past session. The law recurring
railroads. TO carry wheels as baggage:
me Dill that authorizes the United States
government TO establish national parks
on the sites OF the battles OF Frederlcks-
burg and Petersburg; two laws TO pro-
'oSt the iaborers; the act requiring en-
ployers OF females in stores to provide
seats for them when not actively en-
ployed; the bin compelling street railway
companies TO put vestibules on their cars
10 protect the motormen, and the anti
uadlng stamp law. were among the
measures referred TO. Mrs. Cabell also
brought to the attention of her listeners
matters OF more national importance.
she gave the latest information concern
Ing the attitude OF the United States to-
ward Spain and of the trouble between
England and Russia. From Vienna. she
sald, there have come the reports Of
RUSSIAN ships slipping through the Oar
danelles at night; Of the movements OF
troops on the Armenian frontier and of
the smuggling into Macedonia OF immense
supplies of ammunition for use when the
snow melts. In the literature of the day.
with which Mrs Cabell keeps her class
posted, there is MIR. Anthony Hopes last
novel, Simon Dade," which is slightly
historical and very entertaining. Mr..
Watson's poems furnished several beauti-
ful selections for the conclusion Of Mrs.
CabelPs talks.
The young people of Beth Ahaba Sun
day school had glorious time at Belvi-
dere Hall Tuesday evening in celebrating
the Purim festival. About a hundred of
the scholars came I'm masquerade cos
tune with masked faces The DISCUSSES.
In most instances, were very effective.
Their best friends could not recognize
the girls and boys, dressed up as negroes,
turks, gypsies, Greek and every other
important people on the globe, with a
few nondescript characters in addition.
About IL o'clock the masks were thrown
aside and the dancers filed into supper.
After supper the dancing began again.
ne scene was very picturesque and
pretty throughout the evening, and espe-
cially so when the masks were laid aside
and the fresh, young faces Of the dancers
appeared.
Among those present were: Master
Edgar Kaufman. Soldier; Master Lewis
Kaufman, Soldier; Master Irving
Kaufman, Jester; Misses Lee Rindsberg,
Fairy; Ray Plate, Red Riding Hood;
Pearl Jacobus, Red Bird; Master Lewis
Held, irishman; Master Irving Goodman,
Politician Miss Lucille Stern, George
Washington; Miss Nita Cohen. Cuba; Miss
Morisa Cohen, Spain; Miss Belle Abrams.
Japanese; Miss Blanche Kaufman.
| Gypsy; Miss Carrie Kaufman. Flower
Girl; Miss Carry Stern, Flower Girl; Miss
| Gershon Heller Turkish Lady; Miss
| Brauer, Gypsy; Miss Theresa Heller,
| Fairy; Miss Ceresa Cohen, Spanish Lady;
| Miss Edna Heller, Harvest Girl; Master
/ Joseph Kirsh, Dude; Miss Edile Stern,
| Gypsy; Miss Sadie Helstern, Fairy; Miss
| Rosa Block, Fortune Teller; Miss Rosie
| Kirsh, Old Maid; Master Ernest Strause,
/ COlored Nurse; Master Arthur Lee
| Strause, Black Baby with milk bottle;
Master Louis Held Dutchman; Miss
| Cohen. New York Journal Girl; Master
| Walter Whitlock, Miss Helen Ezekiel,
| Miss Rosye Strause Miss Katie Bins
| wanger, Miss Hazel Strause, Miss
| Florence Myers, Miss Louise Kaufman,
/ Myra Zander, Charles Thalhimer, Inez
Hutler, and Rena Ullman. The gentle
men in charge were DR.. z. n. Calisch,
! Marx Gunst, Jacob Gunst, and Harold
| Bloomberg.
The tea TO be given by the Alumnae As
! ISOLATION Of the Womans College, at the
| residence Of Mrs. George Harvey Clarke,
| II east Grace street, on Thursday next,
! promises TO be one of the most attractive
/ events Of the week. The Alumnae Asso-
| citation has met with astonishing success
| since its beginning last spring, and there
I can be no doubt that its first public ven
ture will add new lustre TO its name.
! The alumnae are sparing no pains TO
make every feature Of the occasion at
! tractive, and the large number Of those
| interested already assures the success
/ of the occasion.
| The hours fo~ the reception are from
! 5 to Z p NJ, and from to IL p. NJ, and
! the programme offers many pleasant
! features, among the musical attractions
/ of which ere the Female Quartette, con-
| sisting of Misses Porter, Annie Mooman,
| and Cofer. and Mrs. Horace Sclater; also,
! Mrs. Durrett and Mr.. II. S. Watkins.
The Reception Committee. whose duty
| Il will be TO welcome the guests, are
| Mrs. Julian p. Thomas (chairman), Mrs
! BENJAMIN Il. Crump, Mrs. George Harvey
| Clarke, Mrs. Charles II. Ryland, Mrs
] Robert l.. Powers, Misses Bessie Mat
| thews. Bird Jones, French Shelton, Orie
Hatcher, and Mary Anderson.
( The young ladies' serving refreshments
| will be Misses Julia Ryland, Madge Lam
| drum. Elizabeth Hatcher, Lulie Mllhiser
/ Pattie and Lutte AIcGehee, Lula Will
| Uams, Wilson Shelton, and Minnie Hess
| burC.
Miss Irene Foster, assisted by Miss
! Corneille Wilingham, Miss lnez Barnes,
! and others. will offer the bonbons and
| Easter novelties.
The dining-room will be under the su-
pervision Of Mrs. 3. 3. Van Buren, as
| sisted by a committee Of ladies' ana Inc
/ entertainment under the direction OF MIS-
| Tucker and Mrs Shelburn.
| The tea is given by the association IN
pursuance Of its aim TO equip the library
| If the Woman's College. and the alum
/ nae will be glad 10 welcome all the
/ friends and well-wishers Of the college
! 80
! ouite a large number OF ladies attend
"a the private dancing class for Children
| mat meets every Wednesday afternoon
/ and Saturday morning at No. &y tIoyu
! avenue. All who came expressed theHn-
/ selves delighted with the dancing Ihose
nresent as guests were Mrs. George ROSS
/ Mrs William Perkins. Mrs. o. y. Saun-
| ders. Mrs Edward Mayo, and Misses Bes-
/ Gle Martin. Nenee Myers, Eleanor Boshei
! ,ot,or ond others Mrs. James A. welsh