Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-10-15


Thursday. at montgomery Hail." Mrs.
II. ID. Peck entertained the married
Women's Whist Club On this occasion
cards were discarded and the company
resolved itself into "conundrum"
party. Some thirty-five conundrums.
printed. were given each guest. written
answers 10 be made thereto. Mrs. J.
Fred Ehinger. Miss Fannie Peck. and
Mrs. Charles Warden were the referees
and judges.
Mrs. a. f. Kinney. Mrs. William
Gooch, OF Louisa; Mrs. ogden, OF Fern
bank, o., and Mrs. Fl. IL. Henkel each
answered twenty-four cut OF the thirty
five conundrums. and the tie was OBJ
Waited by casting lots. wherein Mrs. A.
f. Kinney succeeded and received the
prize. souvenir silver spoon. To Mrs.
Fannie Young Miller fell the consolation
prize, an ebony darner adored with sii-
yer.
Some OF the guests present were Mrs.
w. NJ Warwick, Mrs. J. b. Catlett. Mrs.
Edward $. Sublett, Mrs. B. Miller Nc
Cue. Miss Franklin Of Missouri, Mrs.
w. p. Tams, MIS-. +. X. Webb, Mrs. W.
r. Tyree, Miss Julia NJ. Atkinson. Mrs.
A. b. Lyman OF Norfolk, and Miss Mary
i. Atkinson.
Mr. c. c. Berry, one Of the leading
businessmen Of the city, with his family,
will hereafter reside in Baltimore. where
he will engage in a wholesale business.
Mr. Clifton Maddox, of Warrenton, Is
in town this week
Mr.. Hampton H. Wayt's guest. Mr.
A. B. Lee, OF Baltimore, has returned 10
the city of monuments.
Miss Glenn Atkinson has gone out 10
Gambler, o.. as teacher OF art In Har-
count Female Seminary, which Is an
adjunct OF Kenyon College.
Dir. j. l.. Beck Is out in Wheeling, w.
Va. visiting friends at his former home
Through the activity Of Judge Julian
! NJ. Quarles, who went 10 the War De-
partrnent. at Washington, for the pur-
nose. the West Augusta Guards has been
equipped with brand-new uniforms, save
overcoats. which are expected shortly.
They have Springfield rifles, sheils
Qoaded and blank, blankets KNIVES
forks. cups. and plates, and need only
a few more rifles and their oVercod'S "
be thoroughly equipped.
Mr.. Henderson 81. Bell, Jr., OF Bran
well. W Va. is in the city, visiting his
stepmother. Mrs. Martha Crane Bell.
Mrs. b. V. Jackson. Of Washington, D.
c.. is the guest of her daughter. Mrs.
Richard WITT, on north COalter street.
Mr.. and Mrs. James III. Dooley. OF
| Richmond, accompanied by Misses Flo
renee and May Elder, Mrs. b. Nj. At
! kinson. and Mr. Fitzhugh Elder, are
I driving through West Augusta and High
/ land county this week, enjoying the
scenery OF this picturesque portion OF the
/ state. They went as far west as CraD-
| bottom, beyond Monterey.
MIR. John G.. Hensley has gone to spend
! the winter in Lynchburg.
l of
who has been spending a week with mel
/ sister. Mrs Charles a. Roller has gone
| back to Charlottesville.
Mr. and Mrs. j. w. Brandeburg have
visiting them Mrs. S. Z. Peck, OF Hin
ton. ". Va.
Mr.. Roger A. Wake, Of the University
| Of Virginia. is in town, visiting ms SIS
tiers. the Misses Wake, on north Jeffer-
son street.
Mir. Wayt w. King. business manager
and secretary Of the Mary Baldwin sem
| mary. has returned from a trip TO the
| Blue Grass Section of Kentucky. Mr.
| King greatly enjoyed the display OF fine
horses at Lexington. He is a horsemaI
himself, and always has a good one
or two in his stables.
Mr.. w. Arthur Blackford has gone tC
! wilmington, Del, to assist his brother
Mr.. Thomas A. Blackford, who IS com
mandant Of q military school In ina
| city.
Mrs. Blackburn Hughes and hel
| mother. Mrs. a. S. J. Perry, prominent
| society folk Of Charleston. 5. c., aftei
! visiting their cousin, Miss Clarke a
"The Frederick" returned home TN!
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. \. Noyes have visit
ing them Miss Lucy Peyton, OF Romeo
verte. and Mrs. Mabel Peyton Anderson
Mrs. Lutte Moore and her debutant'
| daughter, Miss Lutte Luckett Moore lex
this week for New York city, where they
| viii spend several months this season.
Mrs Virginia b. Edwards, Of New
York city. is here, her childhood's home
visiting her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Rober
II. Ayres, on north New street.
Miss Roberta Martin, Of Salem, aftei
islting the Misses Gray. at their subur
ban home, Canaan" has returned &c
her southwestern residence.
Miss Catharine Martin, OF Nashyllie
is being entertained by Mr.. ana MIS-
Heber ker.
At Eastwood" Miss Mary Patterson
! Miller has as her guest Mrs. John ECHOES
now a resident Of Chicago.
Mr.. Charles Bodley. of New Orleans
| l. i'm the city. visiting his father, Dir
| James W. Bodley.
Mr. Andrew Butts Kingan, recent
graduate of Dunsmore's Business Col
| lege. left Thursday for Low Moor, 70
assume the position Of stenographer in
the Offices Of the Rich Patch lron-Ore
| Company.
Miss Louise Allen is I'm Greencastle
Pa. visiting her friend, Miss Jessie Nc
! LAnahan.