Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-02-05
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of the Misses Straus on Monday evening
at s o'clock at the Masonic Temple. Inc
two charming brides-to-be are the daugh-
ters Of Mrs. Hannah Strause and the late
Joseph Strause. Miss Carrie Strause VIII
wed Mr.. Max. Heller, Of Philadelphia,
and Miss Mamie Mr. A. Dettelbach, or
this city. who is the manager OF the
Globe. Mr.. Harry Suause Will act as
best man for Mr. Heller. and Mr.. Clar-
ence X. Arnold. Of the Philadelphia Press
for Mr.. Dettelbach. CHESTS from Chicago,
Philadelphia, Boston, and New York are
| In the city TO attend the wedding. Or. IL.
n. Calisch will be the officiating clergy
man. Both young ladies have long re-
sided I'm Richmond, and have large cir
Gle of friends.
Miss Rosa Strause. sister of the brides,
will be the maid of honor. The ushers
will be Messrs Louis j. Strause, Of chi
cago; Isadore and Stanley b. Strause, OF
this city: Leon Strause, Of Newport
News; Louis n. Gutman, Of Baltimore,
and Morris Arnold, Of Richmond.
The contracting parties will leave on
the Southern train for an extended south
ern tour. They viii take their bridal tour
together. The wedding will DO more quiet
| than would otherwise have been the case,
on account of the recent death Of the ia
ther of the brides.
|
Miss Lila Tatum gave a most delightful
progressive euchre" party on Wednes-
day evening. The first lady's priZe-a
silver bonbOn dish-was won by MISS Mar
garet Branch. and the first geneleman's
| prize-a silver corkscrew-was Won py
| Mr. Granville Gray. The BOBBY prizes
yere won bv Miss Wexford and Mr.. PAL
| mer Claiborne. At IL o'clock an elegant
| sumner was served. The dining-room was
| decorated i'm red. the table being eX-
quisite with red carnations and candles.
| Present were Misses Berta Wexford, Ju,ia
Morton. Estelle de Saussure, Mary Bin
| ford. Bessie Pace Rhea Watkins. Edna
Forbes. Lee OF Alexandria, Margaret
Branch. Lindsay. Harrison, Tompkins'
! Mary Page. Mary Hayes. Claire Belrne'
| and Ella Cooke: Messrs. II. q. McC8oe'
| X. ii. Gaines. w a. TOwnes. Il. L. Cal
| borne, J. Binford. James J.. Anderson
John Young, Blair Stringfellow. r. II.
! Marve. Lee Bragg, David Currie. Robin
son. w II. Blair Granville Gray, kirk-
wood Mitchell l.. V. Williams, Crenshaw,
r. Holiday, and Jack de Treyille.
! Some weeks ago 2 heavy and mysterious
box was received at the Virginia Histori-
| cal Society. when II was opened 1t was
found 10 be a headlight Of ship, and
| MIR. w. G.. Stanard the secretary OF
the society, at once wrote 10 the League
Island navy-yard TO know OF its history.
| Commodore Casey Immediately replied
that he knew nothing OF the headlight, but
referred Mr.. Stanard TO Lieutenant w.
! W. Gilmer, Of the United States steam
ship Vulcan, sent from Norfolk TO Cat
Island to make an EFFORT TO save the
Maria Theresa. On Friday Mr.. Stanard
received this letter from Lieutenant Gill
mer. which had been written and forgot
fen. on account OF Lieutenant Gilmer' S
illness:
UNITED States Steamship Vulcan,
League Island, Pa, January y. 1879.
"The Virginia Historical Society:
Il take a great deal of pleasure in send
| ing to the society by to-days freight a
box containing headlight with metal
cover. which was taken from the wreck
of the Spanish armored cruiser lnfanta
Maria Theresa. The things We're gotten
on the 18th Of November, after the Maria
| Theresa had drifted ashore on Cat Is
land and lust before she was finally aban-
| doned as a hopeless wreck.
'Verv sincerely, W. W. GIbMER,
lieutenant United States Army"
The trophy has a twOfold significance
a reminder of the Spanish-American war
picked up at the place where christopher
| Columbus first saw American soil.
Miss Ethel Bedford gave a very pretty
| card party on Thursday evening in honor
Of Miss Phelps, of Baltimore, who Is
her guest. Those present were Misses
Eva Bowe, Stratton. Marian Ryland
| Cruikshanks. Caroline Bean. Duke
| Margee Knowles; Messrs. Smith OF Wash
ington. Wadron. Robert Brander Rober1
|
lips. Horace and oscar BEDFORD.
Mrs. r. A. Lancaster gave a very pretty
tea on Monday afternoon at o'clock in
honor of her guest, Mrs. Goldsborough,
of MARYLAND. The table was decorated
with ferns and white hyacnths. which
gave an exquisite effect OF snowy dainti-
ness. Those receiving with Mrs. Lancas-
ter were Mrs. Maria Darlington, the
Misses Lancaster, Mrs. James Dunlop,
Mrs. Price. and Mrs. j. w. Halyburton.
Those who called were Mrs w. Ben. Pal
mer Mrs PolteauX Robinson, Mrs. Cid
con Davenport. Mrs. Charles Davenport,
Mrs Isaac Davenport, Mrs. Christopher
Tompkins. Mrs. John Addison Mrs.
Henry Iandon Cabell Mrs l.. l.. Lewis,
Mrs Harry Hazard, Mrs. John W. Harri-
son Mrs. william c. Bentley. Mrs. r. NJ.
Logan. Miss Anne Bentley. Miss Helen
Montague. Miss Lucy Lay. Miss Mary
Rall. Miss Mary Lewis, and many others.
Miss Mary Donnan gave a small. in
formal and wholly delightful luncheon
ON Friday at O'Clock TO a number Of
Young ladies' visiting in the city. The
decorations were all in yellow and the
table appointments exquisite The guests
were Misses Hill; Misses Charrington. OF
Warrenton; Miss Page. OF Clarke; Miss
Mamie Gordon. of Charlottesville; Misses
Cooke, Of Hanover.
I'm Persian Garden" 10 be given at
the euberuatorial mansion Tuesday eve
ming. is attracting not only the members
Of the Association for the Preservation Of
Virginia Antiquities. under whose aus
nices IL Is given; but all lovers OF eastern
noetry and music wish TO hear the plain
| tive and uplifting melody of the Rubai-
| vat by Omar Khayyam, read by Mrs.
| Caskie Cabell. and set TO music. which
will be DELIGHTFULLY."- rendered by Miss
Booker, Mrs. Durrett, Mr.. Tribbett and
Mr.. Cardoza. Mrs. Tyler. with the presi-
| dent of the Association for the Preserva-
ton of Virginia Antiquities. Mrs. Joseph
BRYAN; the vice-presidents, officers, and
Directory Board will be the Reception
| Committee.
Mrs. Gilbert. formerly Miss Annie VII
liams gave a beautiful luncheon on
THURSDAY afternoon at 2 o'clock at the
Jefferson. The beautifully-appointed Ia
! bic was decorated with profusion OF La
France roses. and the menu was an ele-
CANT and delicious one. Among Mrs. Hll-
! bert's guests were Mrs. James A. Neicn'
Il