Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-12-04


| Deane. Annie Guy, Mabel Walker, Nellie
| Boykin. Bette Carey, Maude Stringfel-
| low, Belle Taylor Frances Gibson, Mary
| and Lille Hill, Mary Donnan, Elizabeth
| Christian, Sue Skipwith, Maria Moseley,
Helen Moseley, Gabriena Page. and the
| Misses Tyler.
There were many interesting meetings
| last week On Monday at noon the Asso-
| citation for the Preservation or virginia
Antiquities met to complete its plans for
| the Midsummer Nights Dream" The
same day the Junior Auxiliary OF the
! Home for Incurables met and perfected
the arrangements for their beautiful tea
| at the Executive Mansion, which was
| such q success on Friday. On TUESDAY
| the United Daughters of the Confederacy
| held n most interesting meeting at Lee
! Camp Hall. the first after the return or
Mrs Norman Randolph, who was the del
| egate to the convention at the Hot
! Springs, Ark. On Thursday the Confeder-
| ate Memorial Literary Society met OF the
museum. At this meeting it vas report
ed that in a short time, two very inter-
esting relics will be given to this society.
| They are miniatures Of Winnie paws
| one when she was a little girl. 0nd the
! other when she was young lady.
The german given at the Masonic Tenn
! pie on Thursday evening by the members
of the old assembly Of last winter was a
brilliant success in every particular. Mr..
| Adolphus Blair was the leader for the
| first half of the german, ana Mr. w. ;.
| y. Mayo for the second, and May intri-
cate and beautiful figures were led. The
| chaperons were Mr.. and Mrs Robert
| 10 MI apd Mrs Henry VIII
| liams. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Il. Smith.
| Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Harrison, Mr.. and
| Mrs. Robert Powers, Mr.. and Mrs. Aus
! tin Brockenbrough Mr. and Mrs. w. NJ.
| Taliaferro, and Mr.. and Mrs. Garrett u.
Wall.
Those present were Misses Katie Mere
| dith, Anne Drewry, Florence Parker,
Ruth Robins, Grace Shields, Emma Hume;
and Sue Tunstall, CT Washington; Nc
Gerry. Elizabeth Brander, Katherine Nc
Intire. Mary and Lille Hin. Maude Nor
gan, Harry, Stronach; and Shisholn, OF
( North .~arOlina George Mary Binford,
Mamie and Halle Cooke. Heningham
| Spilman, Allen. Florence Wilson; Mar
! garet Old. Of Norfolk; Daisy Chamber
| layne. Judith Deane. Madeline English,
! and Messrs. George Bidgood. Henry Car
j rington, II. Robinson, Phil. Powers, FRANK
| Potts, Jack Gregory, Try Arlington
| Carleton Mckinney, Edgar VaughA. ,.
Weddell. Ben. Taliaferro, Jack de Ire
VILE. Tom Armistead. r. Harrison, Frank
! Blankenship. Frank Mccarthy. Beverly
Randolph. Graffin Hobson, Fairlie Cooke,
Ed. Benson Champe Peasants, George
| Read, William Mayo, A II. Drewry, Gus
Breaux. t. G. Higginbotham. Gessner
Harrison, Garnett Tabb, Victor Williams,
Guy Davis, Julian Hill, Julian Binford,
| and others
Miss May Jones gave a charming card
party to Miss Phyllis Langhorne on
Thursday evening. Those present were
Mesdames Robert Shaw, Allen Donnan,
Waller Morton, Blankenship, and Mon
| cure Perkins, and Misses Phyllis Lang
| horne Uobcombe OF Danville, Flossie
| Talbot. Sue Skipwith, Bessie Martin,
Louise Allen Mayo. Marion Harris, Berta
Wexford, Julia Morton, and Fannie Lang
| horne OF Lynchburg. The first prizes
were won by Mrs. Blankenship and Miss
Phyllis Langhorne. The BOBBY prize was
won by Miss Flossie Talbot. After the
game an elegant supper. that included
| all the delicacies Of the season, was
served.
A club Of little girls on Church Hill
have organized to work for charitable
| purposes. Their ages are from I TO Il
| years. This little band has been aid
ing the Ice Mission for several summers
past. having turned in as much as SIS TO
500 at a time. most commendable fea-
ture is that they conceived this idea them
selves, and banded together to assist
| charity Their first charity viii be IN the
interest of one Of Richmonds charitable
institutions. They propose in the near
future TO give an entertainment Tor TINS
| nf
take part in the Midsummer Nights
Dream" 10 be given by the Association
for the Preservation Of Virginia Antiqui-
ties The following are the officers Of
the club: President, Evelyn Prosser;
Vice-President, Lola Brown; Secretary,
Mary Curtis; Treasurer, Marie PTosser.
The Junior .~otillon, which bid farewell
TO Belvidere Hall at its last meeting on
| Thanksgiving-D will meet on next
| Tuesday. the 9th of December, at the JET
ferson Hotel. The members Of the class
| anticjpate the splendid floor and beautiful
ballroom at the jefferson, md the many
| nromenades through the corridors and
palm court will be greatly enjoyed. The
| other meetings of this class in December
will be the 10th and the 18th. Tickets can
be secured from Miss Robins, al No. 400
east Main street.
|
Mrs. Robert Carter, of Shirley. is In the
CITY. she Is visiting Miss Matte Boiling
ON west Franklin street
Mrs. Grey skipwith left on Thursday for
| Washington, ID. c.
DR. and Mrs. c. A. Labcnburg returned
from their wedding trip Wednesday night,
and will be at homo 10 tEeir friends, al
s24 west Grace street.
Mr.. James Stringfellow has received
his discharge from the army, and is now
AT his home, on west Franklin street.
Mrs. James r. Taylor. Jr., of stanton
will be the guest of Mrs. Virglnus Hall
from Saturday to Monday
Mr.. and Mrs Robert Shaw Will be the
guests Of Mrs. Moncure Perkins on sun
day.
Miss MAY Jones gave a small card party
Friday evening, in honor OF her guests
Miss Horton and Miss Phyllis l-anghorne'
Miss Alice Jordon is visiting friends IN
Boydton, Va.
Mrs. s. f. Bonsock. of Roanoke. Is the
guest of Mrs X. n. Thomas, on Franklin
street.
Mrs. Henry williams. who has spent the
last two weeks with her mother at hei
home. sherwood" in Gloucester county
Va, has returned to the city.
>t,ss Afoud Stokes left Friday 10 visit