Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1898-11-22
THE ALUMNAE MEET.
HAVE An INTERESTING SESSION
AND ELECT NEW OFFICERS.
COLONIAL DANES FILL VACANCIES
Secretaries, Registrar, Treasurer
and Historian-Miss winston Gives
Recital Mt the woman's C1ub-Gift
to Home for urables-Personai.

The Alumnae Association OF the Wo-
mans College held an interesting meet
ing at the college building yesterday al
ternoon.
A committee was appointed TO arrange
for entertainments to be given for the
benefit of the library fund, and the foi-
lowing topics were selected for discus
sion at the meeting in February
Some Problems of Higher Education
of Women; Does 1t Make Women Hap
uier?" Miss Anderson; Should Education
OF Men and Women BE the SameT Mrs
Crump; should the Sexes Be Educated
Together Miss Patty McGehee; Does
1t Make Them More AvailableT Miss
French Shelton.
The following officers were elected
President. Mrs. X. h. Gaines; RECORDING
Secretary, Miss Daisy Hutson; cores
bonding Secretary, Mrs. Julian ihomas'
Treasurer Miss Wilson Shelton. EXecu-
tive Committee-Miss Orie Hatcher, Mrs'
Bev II. /Crump, Mrs. b. Il. van buleh'
Mrs. Ernest Long, Mrs. a. NJ. Gwatnmey
Observation-Disclosures, Mrs. q. w.
Clarke; Second. Mrs. w. r. Jones; Inird'
Mrs. Landon Z. Tucker; Fourth, MIS-.
Blenner; Fifth, Miss Irene Foster. Ed
tors of Chsel-Mrs. q. II. Clarke, MISS
Pattie McGehee.
There was a board meeting Of the CO.
lonial Danes at the rooms Oh the VII
einia Historical Society al II noon yes
terday. The president, Mrs. ii. a. Ciai-
borne. occupied the chair. Inc other
ladies' present were Mrs. l.. {. Trent
Mrs. John Addison, Mrs. James Lyons
Mrs Reginald Gilham. Mrs. HoWaTH
Hoge, Mrs. Warner Moore, Mrs. u. W.
Mayo. Mrs. r. 4. Lancaster, and Mrs.
W. ID. Thomas. A..
The most important business was the
election of corresponding secretary, re-
cording secretary, registrar, treasurer
and historian. The corresponding secre-
tary, Mrs l.. c. Trent, was reelected,
as well as the registrar, Mrs Reginalo
q lham. Mrs George w. Mayo the re-
firing treasurer. positively declined re-
election. although the ladies present, tully
mindful of her efficient services, begged
her TO reconsider this decision. Nnen
Mrs. MAYO made the ladies understand
that she would not fill the office again,
Mrs. r. A. Lancaster was unanimously
elected to fill her place. Mrs. w. D.
Tnomas was elected secretary, and Mrs.
William r. Robins. historian.
The ladies donated sum or money TO-
wards buying magazines for the Histori-
cal Society. and also TO assist in binding
some papers for that institution. They
ordered another Parish Register to be
copied, and selected the 10th day of every
month for their regular meeting.
Miss Mary Moore Winston, Of Waynes'
boro gave a piano recital TO the Wo-
mans Club yesterday afternoon that was
greatly appreciated by the members.
Miss Winstons exquisite touch and bril-
liant execution charmed every one, ana
she received great applause. Tho guests
OF the chairman of the evening. Miss
Guillaume. were Mrs. Samuel Cecil era
ham, Mrs william c. Bentley, MIS-.
Gwathmey, and Miss Lily McCulloch, or
Buckingham county. Va.
Next Monday there will be a regular
musicale conducted by Miss Louise Will
liams. The current events class, which
is now managed by the members OF the
club. is being formed by the following
ladies': Mrs Christopher Tompkins, Mrs.
William \. Thomas, Mrs. S. w. Travers,
and Mrs. Charles Davenport and Will
soon be an established feature of the club.
The Entertainment Committee Of the
Association for the Preservation of Nir-
ginia Antiquities met yesterday in the
rooms Of the Virginia Historical Society
to decide upon the cast and costumes of
the play they will give this winter. Miss
Nancy Brooks, Of tratford-on-Avon, and
Mr. Anthony, who Will stage the play,
were present to consult with the ladies.
Those present were Mrs. Caskie Cabell,
chairman of the committee; Miss Bessie
10. ~.s. oh
Mrs. j. Taylor Ellyson, Mrs. Henry y.
Williams, and Mrs. T.. d. Hotchkiss.
This year the inmates Of the Home for
Incurabes will be able to celebrate the
oath OF November, not only by sincere
interest in the Thanksgiving turkeys, but
by a sincere thankfulness for many i'm
provements in their condition. One OF
the recent presents 10 the home was an
antique oak table, with handsome carved
wood given by Mr.. /. Stern. The parlor
has been handsomely furnished by other
friends Of the institution, and the memo
rial-rooms are furnished with all the COM
forts for sick room.
Misses Robinson, Neal. and Holland, of
Danville. are visiting the Misses Jones,
on Third street.
Professor Heath Dabney, of the Univer-
sity Of Virginia, will give lecture in
February in the course TO be given by the
Association for the Preservation Of Vir-
ginia Antiquities. This lecture will be on
John Randolph Of Roanoke. and will be
taken from an unpublished book on
that celebrated person by Professor Dab
ney. which has been ordered by a west
ern publishing company.
Miss Jessie Gair, of Brooklyn, is the
guest of Mrs. j. Willard Craig, 1916 Floyd
avenue.
Miss Louise Booker, OF Old Point, ar
rived in the city yesterday She is the
guest Of Miss Elizabeth Brander.
Mr.. John Gibson. who has been North
to attend the wedding Of his sister. has
returned home.
Colonel J. X Mcintosh, general counsel
for the Postal Telegraph-Cable Com
pany, and his family, composed OF Mrs.
Mcintosh and their two daughters, Misses
Lorena and Annie. have returned from
New York, and are now permanently
domiciled with Mrs. George Munford, at
9O7 west Franklin street.
Property Transfers.
Richmond: James L. Bispham and wife
to Il. ID. Starke, 10 9-l2 feet on Ivy street,
northwest corner Rowland, A,70.5o.
W. F. Reddy, special commissioner. TO
Z. NJ. Foster, Al IL feet on Cary street,
northeast corner Lombardy, 800.