Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-23
VALLEY CITY GAYETY.
Dancing and Musical Entertain
ments-socicty Personals.

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| The pleasure seekers are having SO much
| gayety in stanton this summer that
they are staying az home to ENJOY the
good things az hand. An unusual num-
| Der of visitors are in town, and add
greatly 10 the gayeties OF the season
what With germans-the nightly dances
at Highland Park-and the rag-time
minstrcls Thursday night, this mas peeH
a gay week for the giddy crowd.
Tho german at Crowlc's Hall was large
ly attended, and one especially notlccaDIe
thing WAS the fact chat there were more
visitors than residents present In point
of costume. it was easily one OK the
swellest germans Of the season.
Among those present We're Miss Mauue
Carroll OK Richmond, and Mr.. Carroh
summerson; Miss Helen Taylor Oh NOT
folk, and Mr.. Wallace Mcfarland; MISS
Helen Baxter of Philadelphia, and Mr..
william Prison; Miss Baylor, of Norfolk
and Mr.. Stuart Olivier, Miss Ella RAN
son and NJ. x. A. Young; Miss Daisy
Yarbrough, OF Richmond, and Mr.. Hugh
H. Trout; Mrs. Annie Cragcraft OF Bal
timore, and Mr. John u. CrOwie, Jr.; Miss
Bessie Brunson. OF Charleston, 5. c., and
Mr. Harry Taylor, of Norfolk, Miss Bes-
sic Mccoy anu Mr. Harry Woodward;
Miss Clemence Cooke, OF Newport News,
ana Mr Alexander w. Blackley; Miss
May Wheat of Berryvllle. and Mr.. Harry
Hogshead; Miss My Murphy of Nor
canton, n. c., and Mr. j. William Laird;
Miss sue Lewis. Of Charleston, ". Va,
and Mr.. Frank r. Webb. Jr.; Miss Janet
Summerson and Mr.. Graham Coates; Miss
Florence Tyree and Mr.. Gunther Hose,
Miss Mccormick. of Clarke county and
Mr.. Lawrence w. IL. Peyton; Hiss Elsie
Hamilton and Mr.. Eyster, Of Baltimore,
Miss Belle Mcdowell, OF Richmond, Ky,
and Mr.. Harry y. Coates; Miss Jessie
McLanahan, OF Pennsylvania, and Mr.
Robert Brooke, Miss Emma Thomas, OF
Richmond, and Mr.. Fielding l.. olivier;
AIiss Alice Kelly, of Norfolk, and Mr..
Peyton Cochran; Miss Elizabeth Burwel !
Jones and Mr.. Wadden Kinney; Miss
Jessie Bowling and Mr. William b. Trout; |
Hiss Kate Fauntloroy and Alr. |
William Cooke. of Richmond; Miss Lutte /
Moore, OF Galveston, Tex, and Alr. James /
Grassy Of Baltimore; Miss Saliie Faultle- /
roy and Mr.. Gideon Tlmberiake; Miss /
Layinld Peak, Of Hampton. and MI ia.
Jordon Hoge, and Mr.. Clarence Worth
ington; Mr.. McChesney larbrough, ol
Richmond; Mr.. Thomas Bowling, Mr..
George w. Britain. Mr.. John b. Cochran,
and Alr. Hugh b. SprOul. The ehaperone5
were Mr. and Mrs. Robert y. Black
ford, Mr. and Mrs. Frank r. Webb Mr..
and Mrs. Kenneth Mccoy, and Mr.. and
Mrs T.. Judson Cushing.
Miss Mary Gray leaves Monday for COL
orado. where she Will spend several
months visiting her brother. Mr.. Douglas
Gray at Cripple Creek.
The trolley cars were taxed 70 tho limit
Thursday night in taking out the crowd
to Highland Park, where the younger
society set were TO appear IN "b!ack face"
In rag-ume minstrCis Miss Evie Bow
cock, of Aibemar.e; Mrs. Ella Mccarthy
Newman, and Mrs. Richard Apperson
were the moving spirits ~ the enter
ment.
Ii special mention is made, Miss
Sallie Fauntleroys rendition of Il Don't
Care il You Never Come Back" should
De noted, and Miss Bessie Brunson was
immense" in her song, If You Cot No
Money, You Needn't Come Round
Others I'm the miustrels were Miss Elsie
Hamilton, Miss Mamie Grasty, Miss Eyie
Bowcock, Miss Helen Baxter. and Miss
May Geiger, Of Charlottesville. Mr.. l.. II.
SeeleysOn, Mr.. Dan Porter, Mr. Harry
Coates Mr. Graham Coates. Mr.. James
Grasty. Mr.. Sharshau Grlsty. Mr.. Tayl0o
Blackford, Mr.. Stuart olivier. and Mr.
Carroll Summers0n took prominent parts
in tho black-facc performance.
Mr.. Thomas HOgsLead gave much
enjoyed coaching party Tuesday night In
honor Of Miss Lavinia Peak, Of Hamp-
ton. After the moonlight drive supper
at Singers was served.
Some OF Mr.. H0sshead's guests were
Miss LaWnia Peak, OF Hampton; Miss
AuHabel IimucIlake, Alas ClCmcnce
Cooke, OF Newport News; Miss Jessie
Bowling; Miss Bessie Brunson, of
Charleston. s. c.; Miss Fannie Hogshead
Miss Bessie Mccoy, Miss Margaret Tim
Derlake. Miss Mamie Grasty Of Baiu-
more; Miss Virginia May, Miss Helen
Baxter. of Philadelphia; Miss Mary RAN
son; Miss Norita S4ntini, OF New or
leans; Miss Ellie Foster. Miss Kate
Fauntleroy; Miss Daisy Yarbrough OF
Richmond; Miss Emma Hoge Miss Kate
HOge. and Miss Fannie Peck, and Alr. |
Thomas HOgshead Mr.. Charles Black
ford Mr.. Lewis Peck. Mr.. Tayloe Black
ford, Mr.. Godfrey Hcnkei, Sir. Arthur
BlacklOrd. Mr. a. Taylor Weller, Alr.
Charles Fauntieroy Mr.. H.Gordon Hoge,
Mr.. Thomas Bowling. Mr.. William Trout
Dir. Wayt W. Timbcriake; Mr.. John d.
Clothier, oil indianapolis; Mr. Alexander
W. B.ackley Mr. William Pilson, Mr.
Wallace Mcfarland. Mr.. James Grassy !
Of Baltimore; Mr. Donald Allen, and Mr.
Stephen -. Timber.ake. Jr.
Miss May Wheat. daughter Of Mr.. Leo
Wheat OF BcryVlle. Is IN town the
guest of the Misses Ransom, at "Oakon-
void"
Miss Eva Tyree has as her guest Miss
Daisy Archer, OF Bel Air, Md This is not /
Miss Arcners first visit 20 stanton, and !
she has many friends In the society set.
Miss Maude Conrad, OF Richmond. ar
rived few days ago. and Is being enter
tanned at the hospitable home OF Mr.. and
Mrs. William l.. Summers0n, on Kalo-
rama street.
one OK the prettiest girls enjoying the
summer here Is Miss Katie CarmOdy. OF
Richmond, who Is the guest OF Mrs. Ed
ward Burke on north New street
The Rev. T. j. Prottyman. Miss Mamie
Pretiyman, Miss Sue Martin. Airs. James
G. Marquis, and AIR and Mrs. John VI.
carroll lett few days ago by private
conveyance FOR Monterey. They viii make
the journey over the beautiful noun /
tain ranges by easy stages. No moro
ginia than the ever-chauging panorama
OF the Parkersburg turnpike as IL threads
Its way over tho peaks Of the Aleghanies.
After visiting their uncle Mr.. John w.
Todd, Misses Carrie and Daisy Todd. OF
Richmond, have returned home
Mrs. David Young. OF West End. has
rs her guest AIRS. G. d. Hutcheson. OF
Richmond. the daughter OF the late DR..
BriscOe Baldwin Donaghe, one OF Staun-
tons best beloved physicians.
Mrs. Mary Caperton BraxtOn. Miss
Annie Child. ard Miss Mary Paterson
Miller have returned home from Atlantic
city. Mr.. \. c. Braxton and his sister.
MIS-. J. s HorseLey who we're members