Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-06-05
SOCIETY In SUMNER.
MEMORIAL CELEBRATIONS THE
( FEATURE OF THE PAST WEEK,
GERMAN GIVEN At LAKESIDE.
Young People spend Delightful
Evening, Mt That ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Hairs Recital and Lecture on
ausic-The Woman's Club.

Last week among Richmond people
was chiefly devoted TO honoring our
youthern soldiers and endeayoring to keep
cool. On Monday Memorial-Day) the
ladies Of the Hollywood Memorial Asso-
citation made their usual arrangements
40 commemorate the deeds Of the Con-
1ederate soldiers buried in Hollywood.
1The graves were beautifully decorated
with all the flowers that May brings in
her cornucopia.
On Friday these ladies celebrated JEFF
ferson Davis's birthday by tea at the
Soldiers Home. Mrs. James b. Pace was
she chairman Of the entertainment, and
with the assistance of her committee,
was very successful in providing for
The entertainment of the ladies and yourg
girls who gathered to the tea under the
paks, and afterwards participated in the
Informal dance in the soldiers long
Eining-hall.
on Thursday came another celebration.
Early in the morning the porches all along
Franklin street were filled with groups
Of Richmond women, gathered to cheer
the soldiers Of the Second Regiment as
they marched away TO the war.
The Misses Stewart. Of Brook HILL gave
n golf tea at their beautiful suburban
home on Tuesday afternoon Of this week.
The guests who drove out from Rich
mond were received on the lawn at Brook
Hill by Mrs. John Stuart, Miss Annie
Stuart Miss Lucy Stuart, and Miss Hope
Stuart, and with them were the young
people. forming the house party now at
Brook Hill Among these are Misses
elizabeth KEENAN,, Sally Randolph, and
Messrs. Palmer Gray, Of Richmond, and
Townsend, from Harvard.
Among the other guests were Misses
Amy Werth, Leila Gray, Mamie Dunlop,
Agnes Chamberlayne, Daisy Chamber
iayne. Rose Mordecai, Helen Christian,
Kate Harris, Rua Watkins. Clara and
LISA Bierne, Maud Stokes. Marian Robins,
i.ulie and Mabel Walker, and Messrs.
John rutherford. Norwood Bentley,
Stuart Bryan, John Bryan. Granville
Gray, DR.. Dunn, John Mordecai, Cham
berlayne, Leigh Page, DR.. Upshur, Aubrey
and John Young.
The german at Lakeside Friday night
was a grand success. The ballroom
foor was occupied by a large number OF
she loveHest young girls and the hand
Bomest gentlemen of Richmond, besides
several strangers from a distance. The
german figures were led and danced with
grace and precision. On the drive home
many thanks were given to Messrs. John
de Treville and Venable John, to whose
admirable management was due the sue
cess of the entertainment
Among the young ladies present were
Misses Shields; Moore. of Baltimore; Jen-
nings. Walker, Bragg, Parker, Mccarthy
Christian. Marlborough, Purcell; Booker
of old Point; Jackson, Lee Roberts; Sed-
don, of Baltimore; Moseley, Werth
Drewry, Weddell Spilman, Michaux,
Carmichael, Chamberlain, Hayes, Carr
Cooke, English; Harris, OF Louisville,
Ky; Urquhart; Lee, Of Hanover Roller,
of Portsmouth, Roberts, of Wilkesbarre;
Lay, Lewis. Chamberlain; Evans, OF
Florence. s. c.; Tayloe, Of Orange; Del
trick, and Robins.
The chaperons were Mesdames Leary
Patton, Mir. apd Mrs. Brockenbrough,
Cary, Cowardin, Gray. Palmer, Blank
enship. Montague. CABOT. Hobson, Cabell,
Young. Blair.
Among the gentlemen were Messrs.
leary, j. McKenny, G. McKenny, Tan
ner Adair, Wexford. Tucker, Burnett,
Quarles, Yarbrough. r. Workman, G.
WORKMAN, Young Weddell, A. Talbot G.
Talbot, Fitzgerald, w Lightfoot, j.
1.ghtfoot, c. NJ Williams, Jr, Noting.
Gregory, Grant. Harvie, Mccarthy,
Cooke. Bragg. Green, Lathrop, Bosher,
Uartwen. Cardoza, Stockdale, Boiling,
willis, Parker, Boyd. Forbes, Deitrick,
skipwth, Lambert, Marshall, Allen,
Bridges, Stringfellow, Potts, Carleton,
Pollard, Gatewood. McCabe, Halves, Lay,
Arlington. Mckinney, Jones, Holiday.
Morton, Tabb, Cochran, De Treville.
Watson, Harrison, Taylor, Robinson,
Snead, and others.
Friday evening Mr.. Frederick Hair
gave a most interesting piano recital and
illustrative talk before the Literary and
Social Club for young girls in the East
End OF the city. The club met at the new
home for the Day Nursery, and the re-
cital took place in a large, airy room on
the first floor, where ths children daily
assemble. Mr.. Hair began his talk In
the graceful conversational style, and
soon brought his audience fully in SYM
pathy with his own enthusiasm Mr..
Hair Is not only q musician in the usual
sense. but Is also gentleman OF rare
culture. and is ful OF interest IN the mu-
steal advancement OF Richmond. He told
them something OF the grea. composers
OF music, and noted the fact that one
nation has produced greatest composers
the German-speaking nation Music did
not originate In Germany, but I'm Italy
Ike the other arts; afterwards II has
developed In Germany 10 a higher point:
Italy still produces probably the most
beautiful voices Going back two centu-
fles, he mentioned the most celebrated
names, beginning with Bach and Handel
y Handel famous for his oratorios and
Tor the Messiah, the finest Of all orato-
rlos. Check, tho great opera composer;
HAYDN Mozart Beethoven. Schubert.