The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-20
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

NSsSSSNSa HISTORICAL ssr0aNty SNSiNYHAS AZ
noon, with Mrs. Benjamin l.. Purcell in
the chair There was quite a large at
tendance. owing To the interest manifested
I'm the recent unpleasantness in tie chap
ter. 1T numbers one hundred and six mem
beers and goodly portion Of these were
present. The matter under discussion was
me approval of the minutes OF the last
meeting. in which 1t was claimed by Some
that there were many inaccuracies. IRIS
was an important point. as these minutes
will be submitted as evidence to the state
Regent. Captain Alexander u. @uigon ap-
peared in behalf Of the chapter, ana NIT
Graham had employed as her counsel
Judge L. l.. Lewis and Mr.. John H. Minor
Jr
All Of these gentlemen made brilliant
efforts i'm defence Of their respective
clients The matter was holly contested
and the arguments elected the closest At
tention of the hearers. The vote was nm
any taken only those VINO were pfNSfsm
at the previous meeting being ahoWeu
that privilege. and the result was seven
teen ayes 10 three noes in FAVOR OF the
chapter
Among those present We're: Mesdames
j. r. V. Daniel. Sidney j. Dudley }. A.
LEROY, G. w. Mayo. r. q. Cabell' n.
Adams. W. ID. Thomas. l.. X. Hamberlin.
r. Harrison. NJ. l.. Harrison. Nrginius
Hall. James Lyons. W. ~. Nelson W. II.
Graham. Kate VIM. Charles Davenport
j. 4. Welcb. Larkin Glazebrook' w. W.
Henry. Misses Nellie Boykin. Eleanor
Y1so. Mary Tiorane0 Nirgi@SA PleSs20lS.
Lucy clair Atkinson. Annie Wise Mayo
ana Mary Bell Perkins.
The Auxiliary Board Of the Virginia
Hospital held called meeting yesterday
morning at II O'Clock. Mrs. Edgar Taylor
eyesldlog Mr.. Edgar Taylor, president
Of the Virginia Hospital. was In attend
ance and plans for the ensuing years were
discussed Those present were. Mtsaanes
j. s Gordon George Il. McAdams' haieigh
Colston. James "A. Capers, Jr.. George
WAYNE Anderson. r. J. Brooks. John
Rogers. NJ. L. Van Doran and Miss Lucy
Clair Atkinson.
Mr. Nathaniel Burruss. of Norfolk, is
in the city
Miss Edith Chslkley, Of west Grove ave
nue.. who has been attending the Black
stone Female Institute, is at nome ior the
holidays.
There will be no rehearsals held by the
Wednesday Club until Tuesday night
January "a The club will then begin 10
diligently rehearse for the May Festival
4 rueetiug of the Board OF Governors
will be held at the Commonwealth club
Thursday evening. Dec. p at $40 Mr..
Stewart manager Of the Boston Festival
Orchestra. il expected in the city in
few days.
on Saturday the annual Christmas dis
tribuifon of the Shriners win take place
from Masonic Temple. The committee
embraces Messrs. Thomas Whittet, ]. X.
Carleton. g. l.. Street, Julius Straus, X.
H. NJ Harrison, r. H Harwood, Leon
WalIerstein. g. Howard, G. j. Hooper
and j. c. Bowman.
Miss Edwina Newman will spend the
Christmas holidays with the family Of
Mr.. Sutherland, in Dinwiddie county.
Mr.. Minor Sutton. OF Baltimore. Md,
Is the guest OF Mr. Virginius Hall and is
also visiting the family OF Captain 5.
Brooklyn West, ST. west erase street.
I'm spite OF the inclement weather last
evening. a large and fashionable audience
enioved the entertainment given at Arm
orv Hall for the benefit Of the crippled
children of the charity ward Of the Old
Dominion Hospital and the unfortunate
little ones VIII have much brlsh>'r
Christmas through the unfaijing efforts or
the patron saints.
The "Cake-Walk and Coon-liollow
Capers" of Mrs. CHS boys was received
with enthusiastic applause. After the per
formance the ladies Of the Auxiliary
Board served d delicious oyster sS9per.
Mrs. L. G. Snyder announces the en-
gagement OF her daughter. Mss Mary b.
Snyder TO Mr.. Ernest II. Cosby. Miss
Snyder Is an exceptionally pretty and at
tractive young lady, and Mr.. Cosby is
well known and popular in the musical
circles Of the city. The marriage will take
place on February the sixth.
The Colonial Danes OF Virginia held n
board meeting on Monday afternoon at
the residence OF Mrs. Reginald Gillian,
with the president, Mrs Herbert \. Clai-
borne. presiding. -Four new members
were elected The members present were
Mesdames II. A. Claiborne George w.
Mayo. John Addison. VI. f. Peasants. l..
r. Dashiel james Lyons, Meredith Mon
tague. G. 4. Davenport, II. Hoge, Lucy
Carter Trent. Warner Moore, X. 4. Lam
NaSNST, "a. X -tiss+sA 'A+-++HHt|s
II is announced that the wedding Of
Mr. Samuel Heller and Miss Daisy Hutz-
Ter will take place on January the nth.
The MANY friends Of the young couple
greatly regret that they will make their
home i'm Columbus. Ohio. Miss Hutzler
returned some time ago from Europe,
wnere she went to cultivate her magnih-
cent voice.
Miss Mary Hartman. OF Baltimore, win
spend the Christmas holidays with Miss
Edyth White.
The Milton c Work Whist Club will
meet at Miss Harvies residence, on south
Third. street. this afternoon.
Miss Ruth Tanner will have as her
guest next week Miss Estelle Fisher, OF
Washington.
Mr.. James sweeney. Jr.. and Miss Orear
L. Nicholas OF Chestnut HILL were mar
ried in Washington yesterday.
Mrs Ryrd. Miss Cover and Mrs. Rus
sell of Winchester. who have been the
recipients of marked attention during
their stay in this city, left yesterday for
their homes.
Mrs. Coolidge. Of Boston, is the guest
OF Mrs. Stephen Putney.
Ms. THOMAS Whelan. OF Baltimore is
at the jefferson.
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