Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-26
THE WEEK IS BRIGHT.
NUMBER or ENTERTAINMENTS
GIVEN ron LEsTEN SEASON.
THE OAR. CONTINENTAL CONGRESS.
,.,.,c.t FcIt here I'm the Meet
,.u 4. washington Last Week
-. nall Of Beth AbaBa-Hecep-
tons-Personni

Tr,ezs by our burst water-pipes and toe
numbers bnl.
Among the most brilliant entertain
,gepfs or the week was the "chudren's
Marty" given on Thurgday evening az the
Jefferson Club. Another pretty ban vas
that NJ the Beth Ahaba Sunday school
o. the Masonic Temple Tuesday evening.
The dinner given IN honor % Secretary
ani Mfs. cage by Mr John =. Branch
vas a handsome affair. The ladies spend
Ing the winter az Mrg. Duvars gave m
elegant reception on THURSDAY. and the
6oven-Hand Euchro club. which met az
Mrs. Royals on Friday ended week
which was quite gay for this quiet sea-
son.
The Jefferson Club gaeo "chiidren's
party" on Thursday evening 40 the ciuD-
rooms The spacious ballroom NJ me
club was decorated hand +lm'ir WIN
palms and American Erauly I''f-' AZ
u ~ an elegant supper was s'i'tu Ds
MOcsta. Every one was in coz 'he' anu
they were most original ana pieiif.
Those pfeeent were Misses bofenhclm.
ybalhtroer. afycrr. Hattie Syclc, Green
tree gfruue Klrsn. khauWfiler lfefclt,
Tru6.rt crldsmlih Lovcnsiem,' Green
y,ald Botdgnc.mcr. May. Block. Mitfel-
dorfer. Goodman. IJcsaDurg. Rita Myers.
Glenn Of HalifaK county. Nilniscr, Mabel
gvcle Ttta Svclc. Mr. and Mrs.. l.. D.
gtraua. Mr. and MIS-. y. Raab. SIR. aud
NJ Sol gycio. DR. and Mrs. J. StrauH.
tfr. ana Mrs. VI. ~. Asher. MI and Mrs.
40 j. Myers Mr. and Mrs NJ. Thalhimer.
Nr ana Mrs 81 l.. Hofhcimor. Mr. and
Mn. Emmanuel Gunsi. Mr. ana Mrs. J..
H. Morris Nc. and Mre Mycr kir-h, Dir.
ard Mrs M Marcuse. Mr and Mrs ri. vi.
erlur Mr.. ana Mrs Marx Guust. Mr.
and Mra Nose Block. Mr. and Mrs. p. -.
Uo.fubaum. Mr.. and Mrs Leon waller
rtn. Mr ana Mrs T. kaufman Dr. and
$50. d. 80 Callsoh. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Tbr ur and Mrs Horny Levy, SIR
AND Hr 6cymOro Straue. Mr aud Mrs.
10 ~ sfraus, Nh and Mrs. Byron Bear
ana ur and Mrs sam Cohen Mcssrs.
1nffDo0rfcr. Marcusc. Nelson, 5traus.
Rolnhclmcr. Sycle Long Huizlcr DALI
moro Cohen. krakor Elnawaneer, oc-
ffr,kcr. Grconbaum. Walicfsfcn. Whit
Jock. Khanwler Gunst iofeustock and
Couetcfn.
Tho eighth continental congress ~ The
Daughters Of the American Revolution
opened on MbIihN ii'IiiNiih OF 'lit ~. 't'''
Opera House. I'm Wellington. nearly nl
the delegates. over ln0 Boo number wore
present at che opening crfcm0nicf while
IA number Of other members of the poo
cloty. who paid special visit to wash
ington 90 listen go thc proceedings were
present fairly hN|nr thc Op.rn-liuIs'.
Tho NATIONAL cOlprH prevailed everywhere,
presenting "A gorgeous mass ~ red. white
and blue. which looked 600 thc moro hril-
liant when Ono fuu glare of electric lights
WIS thrown urou them BOO the evening.
ON the sides of the stage long str'Iwcr8
Of tho ooors had been hung while tho
rear Of tho stage and front OF The rose
trum were similarly meutr1 AIl OF
the boxes wore equipped with bunting.
and little d1rs pr0uu1ed from thom with
d sort Of cheering 'nc'f Both the hist
and second balconies bad been df1ped in
rfmf-ClrCltH. almost completely covering
tho woodwork A nfc-Nycd portrait of
Washington. surrounded hy "a great frame
Of ola Glory, occupied the centre Hpnce
above tho stage Tho most prominent
place in the auditorium. roNDd plants
ferns. ana roses wCrc grouped nu 'hr
stage in tasty design. WIfh miniature
tropical garden in 'front.' of the speaker 81
desk. below and BOO front oi fur stage
other palms ana potcd plants were
grouped.
but two ladies attended the coneros.
from Richmond They were MrF Jume'
II. Patterson and Mrs \irg'uius liau
On Friday Mrs Daniel Manning presi
dent General, was nominated ion anothe
term. by Mrs Hush Nelson lugc. stat,
Regent of virginia. Mrs Manning WA,
unanimously Reelected.
At 8Is tho same day the Daughter.
We're entertained delighuuily at Che Nhit'
House They were received hy president
and Mrs. Mckinley Mrs. Hobart "no
Mrs. Algcr
The officers elected at the congress.
we're a. follows. Mrs Daniel Manning
BuHalo, y A.. president general NIs
w. Howard. Alexandria Va, Ncc-prt7i.
dent. I'm charge of organization. Mra. w
A. Smoot chaplain generals Mus. A.
AIters. recording secretary generals MIS-
Xix. Henry. corresponding secretary gem
oral: AIRS q. b. Darwin. treasurer
general Among the NicC-pro1dcnis ttn
erals elected are Miss Mary IT, White
Tennessee. Miss Anna NJ wheeler Ala.
hama Mrs Mildred s.. Mathes. oi Ten
ncssoc, was added TO the list oi honorary
Vicc-prcsidgnts general Mrs SioucWuH
Jackson was introduced Co the audience
This congress of the Daughters of the
American Revolution has been most
brilliant one. and the many members "l
the society 300 Richmond followed the
proceedings with interest
A beautiful tea was given on Friday
afternoon az the residence Of Mrs. James
Glirr. for the benefit of the Miriam Mis-
slouary Society OF tho Second PfcshN te-
rian church. The house was prctlA dee
grated with pink-shaded lamps ana can
diclbra. aud "a promston oi American
Beauty roses Those who received were
Misses Mamie ana Louise Griss, Louise
Qollsby Helen Parrish Masgie kedioid,
Eleanor Barclay. lmogenc Fitzgerald. and
nyu Cahul
Ih. Dixie club gave some deiightnl Sc
lc..Ous during the evening, ava MIS-
sNhe rcgJod charmingN.
ANON. those who called were Misses
B.s.. Pace Martha Crutchneid Louise
N.U.l. U.y William. Jones. Griffith thll7-
U.n E..I,rl Sands. Nellie Delaney,
NDut H.rI Fannie Tensei, M"ue'
L.A. Connie keesee. Paine, ann MT
an Nls Limb. Mr. and MIS- h"rNlr
h..l h.r Donald Guthrie MIS- konel'
Jones 1t.. Made. Mrs. kean, ana Mrs
Bouut M,srs Robert Martin, Robert
NaurN ulAms Stagg. Fred hnoMies'
Edward Pierce. Gus GoolsoN, 'ht'hiis'
Peytoa Morton Woodhn. stewart l.eake'
Wei lockwood. Robert Cooper M"'e'
snt Gus Booth.
The pwm masquerade bah given az me
NJ slu.c Temple Tuesday nisht hy hrtn
Ahall sunday school. was oeoulitui
Attain The music was enhancing, ana
tn little folks. in their pretty ana ofisl-
nal costumes. enjoyed themselves TO their
hearts content rhe cake-walktrs, led
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