The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1898-01-26

no RE- DCLIVERED BY MR.. MERE
DTTH FRTDAT EVESING.
A Pleasant Evening ut the Art Club-The
Junior Oakwood Memorial Associa-
tIon-socisI Matters.

| IN former winters under the auspices or
the Association for the Preservation OF
| Virginia Antiquities are looking forward
! With pleasure to the opening lecture OF
| the lSis course 10 be delivered Friday
1 evening al so o'clock. by Mr.. Wyndnam
| Meredith. In the Assembly Han OF the
! Chamber OF Commerce Ills subject VIII
/ be Colonial Culture in Virginia" and
| his chief object viii be TO refute the idea
! prevailing among so many Americans
/ that our colonial ancestors were an igno-
| rant, uneducated people. MI Meredith
/ brings 10 his task an earnest interest IN
/ his suhject-the interest OF a cultivated
! and loyal Nirginian- thorough familiar
1 ity through conscientious research. with
| his facts. ard the pleasant facinty IN pre-
/ scnting them with clearness and interest
| which made the association eager 10 Sc
] cure his consent 20 lecture Last winter
| and the winter before that the lectures
| We're occasions Of notable gatherings OF
| representative people. Virginia history
| those audiences showed cOnclusively. IS
| most interesting subject 10 Nrginians,
| especially when presented BY entertain
| ing speakers IL j. 20 he hoped that the
! first Of this years lecture series will be
| heard by an equally large assemblage.
| However Mr. Meredith's name I'm this
! connection Is certain % have drawing
| power Attention Is called again 10 the
/ fact that the lectures are absolutely and
/ entirely free 20 the public. The attention
! Of members " the legislature is called
/ 10 this admirable opportunity FOR enjoying
lecture on Virginia history.
ON Monday afternoon the Misses Meade
! entertained q number of friends 90 70 de-
! lightful musicale.
last niaht being that OF the regular So
! ciaf netting az the Art Club. special
/ ana most pleasant pfoeramine waS ar
| ranged. Tho work OF many members on
/ the club was exhibited. much or N being
! OF n kind ln which the membership may
| take true pride Some OF the exhibitors
| among whom was Miss Louise Atkins
| ar. scarcely more than children.
| Others whose work was eNniDited were
| Mr.. and Mr.. Cornelius Hankins Mrs. J.
! p. Daehiell Mrs Kate Mlrshah. MI
/ Henry Bruce. Mr.. william Lancaster. 9t
/ Mac Jones. Mrs. James Lyons. Mis. Nal
| d. ffpreOn Miss Ellie Werth. Miss Mary
| Norwood Mrs Henry williams Mrs
/ Darlington Miss Biankenshp and MISS
/ Annie GRAY The special feature OF lhe
| meeting was the sfefeopucoh ptt-e .'a-
I ton OF old Virginia homes and chlrchts'
I with explanatory lectures by Mr. ". q.
| Sanard. whose kindness in iafoiins lne
/ club was cordially appreciated. surrey
/ Age-fOt-r Brandon. the Nelson House
| Christ church. 81 Peters, bruion anu
many others. had claimed me allentioh
0f Mr. Siauard's audience, lne sleltopli-
con. kindly loaned by Mt. Morton. being
au excellent one Those in charge Tor
th- evening We're Mis-. j. J. Dashlei.
AIRS vs.. o.. Bentley Miss LILY Lo-an alu
Nr rs. g. Stanard Aiisse7 Ellie Werin,
Ami. Alavo Louise Atkins and Mamie
Durlor served chocolate and light re-
freshrnents. During tho evening the
rooms were visited by many members
OF tho club owing 30 Mr. =. y Nuen-
tf,.-. irdieuoeitiou be was unable 90 DE
present and both De ana MIS-. Nalehllhs
were much missed
The Misses Boykn south Third street,
left last week Tor visit to friends ID
North Carolina
on Thursday evening the ladies' Of
Grace church viii give SILVER yea 70
which they cordially invite lAtf iilelus
for whom they have arranged "a mos,
pleasant programme. This includes NJ.al
music by some of the most popular sinii
ers i'm Richmond "a crapnopnone tAAlnl-
ton and other specially pl nneA uela,--.
The ladies' hone many will enjoy ihis
/ evening with them.
on Saturday the Misses stewart. Brook
Hin. entertained a few friends at very
elegant luncheon ln joint noneF or =. "
William IeBaron Johnson and Miss John-
SON. the decorations being mentioned as
especially effective.
4 meeting OF the Board or Managers
OF Inc old Dominion Hospital was 90 nave
heen hold at 4.s0 O'Clock Yesterday. but
I'M the absence Of q quorum no business
could Doe transacted.
Mrs. Francis Deane Williams enter
-ainment OF "a party ~ fifteen friends ~
honor OF Miss Virginia Cooper. mas con-
tributed 20 the week social one OF ITS en-
ioyable features.
Mrs. George N. West will be al home
Informally % friends this afternoon from
10 O'Clock. The affair viii be purely
| informal
At 4.3 o'clock yesterday meeting of
The Junior lakewood Memorial A--Jcld-
ton was held in the brick sohoo. mouse
81. Johns the president Mrs. : D.. fll1'
presiding Some days ago the secretary.
Miss Schermerhorn. received from the
president of the Senior Ass1cia alton an
invitation Tor al the Junior body 20 me
residence of Mrs ]. J.. Taiiaferro. ul-
der the auspices OF the former The M
vltatl0n requests The Juniors 10 attend
zoo body. and iu fun dress Yesterday
% present the invitation 90 me Juniors;
but. owing 20 Indictment weather. and
consequent small attendance. hl-. flll
wisely deemed 30 best 90 await an ov-
portunity to gather together large num-
Der Of members. and 10 then present the
invitation.
Miss Bessie Aylett is visiting friends
in Natchez, Miss.
Rev. James II Baron Johnson and his
sister Mss Anne Charity Johnson. ~
staten Island. y. y entertained a small
party o. friends az very elegant
luncheon on Monday no go O'Clock 10
honor or Mr.. and Mrs. Bryce stewart
Hume The affair was given 90 the Jei-
fars0n Hotel. and is mentioned most en-
Enthusiastically by ail Mr.. and Miss Jonn-
-0u's guests Wood Vioiets CONSTITUTED
the exquisite floral decoration oi me ia-
he. The uarfv consisted Of the TOUR
named with Dr and Mrs Charles Y.
Carrinct0n Ar and Mrs. Edgar ; free-
man tho II sses Walker. Mrs Phil =.
shield Professor John y. Minor. Mr. Au-
irey Young. and the Messrs. WALKER
on Monday neht Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Freeman entertained practically the same
nart,. al am elegant dinner given in the
beautiful Green dining-roOm Of The West
rnoraland clubhouse This was ln honor
% Mr. Edgar 8 Wilson Of Macon. Ga.
Rev Mr. Johnson. who. with his sister
has been Mr and Ms. Hume's guest I'm
Richmond left for New York Monday
night To the hearty regret or 9ll who met
him while in the city. Miss Johnson VIII
remain here 30 Is hoped. for some weeks
10 come
The tea % De given on Thursday. jan
nary 9th af Lee Camp Hall By Richmond
Chqpfer l. u c.. has every prospect or
being "a grand success. The reception
committee b. composed Of the officers OF
the society assisted by MS. FIJI. Ice.