The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1899-12-31

gesier. 1920 Grove avenue. Miss Loweree
Is the daughter Of Hon. Geo. f. Loweree,
Secretary Of the State Of Maryland
Among the notable visitors TO the city
last week was Mrs Thornton Mal0ney. Of
Craig city. Va. and her sister. Mrs. DIT.
Gates, OF Ronceyerte w. Va, both Of
whom are socially prominent in their
respective spheres.
Mrs. Maloney. whose clever fiction is
sought by the leading periodicals Of the
country, became widely known to the
readers OF this paper through her brill
liant letters 10 The Times Fast season
from the Greenbrier White Sulphur
Springs. under the nom de plume Of
Eva s. Grant. her maiden name.
Mrs. Maloney and Mrs. Gates will be In
the city for a few days longer, at POI
east Franklin street
4 delightful euohre party was given by
! Miss Nellie Hodges Gordon on Friday
| afternoon. The first ladys prize was won
/ by Miss Bernard Cooke. and Miss Lisa
! Archer was successful I'm obtaining the
| second. Miss Evelyn Gordon received the
| consolation prize. Among those present
were Misses Bernard Cooke Evelyn
| Glenn. Mildred Woodward. Louise Pur-
J cell. Emily Gravatt sue Cray, Bessie Up
! shur. Margaret Darlington, Jessie Hazard.
J Matte Lambert. Virginia Chlmberlayne.
May Drake Minnie Beers, LILY Mann
1 Annabel Forbes, Kittie Lancaster and
Helen Stevens.
a very beautiful pink and white lun-
! cheon was given by Miss Belle Taylor on
I Friday at her home on west Grace street.
| The table was Hastily decorated with pink
/ carnations and covers Of battenberg lace
! over pink satin the colOrs being carried
/ out In the ices. candles and bOnbons.
Among those present were: Misses Julia
Waddil. Annie Gordon, Matte Purcell,
| Daisy Wilson Ella jackson. Helen Wad-
! dey. Caroline Holiday, Annie Guy Mamie
Parney Baughman Mrs. John Etchison,
Jr, and Mrs. John Lamb.
Miss Louise Henley, OF Williamsburg, IS
the guest Of Miss Edith Jones.
The annual meeting OF the Richmond
CHAPTER Of the United Daughters OF the
Confederacy will take place at Lee Camp
Hall on January 18th.
Messrs. southan and Campbell Graham
have returned from their country home In
Amelia county. after having had very
successful hunt during the holidays
The regular meeting Of the Board Of
Ladies' Auxiliary of the Virginia Hospital
will be held Tuesday, January the ID at
Il o'clock. at the Hospital
Mr.. A. p. Chandler Jr of Bowling
Green, will lecture at the Woman's Club,
Monday evening at o'clock on women
I'm History" All members are entitled
TO invite escorts and are requested TO be
prompt. as Mr.. Chandler viii leave on the
1870 train.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hayes have an
nounced the engagement of their daugh-
ter Miss Virginia Carter Hayes 10 Mr..
Francis w. Mccullough. of Norfolk, the
wedding to take place early in February.
Mr.. and Mrs James II. Dooley enter
tanned at cards Friday evening in honor
of their nieces Miss Sara Lewis of Old
Sweet Springs and Misses Kate May and
Florence Elder of S,aunton Mrs Dooley
wore a handsome gown Of black velvet
and made an ideal hostess. Among those
present were Mr. and Mrs Isaac Daven-
port. Misses Virrie Archer. Edythe White
Alene Stokes. EartWell, Of Baltimore;
Della and Nell Tompklns. Elizabeth
Davenport Gettie and Fannie Mcclure
Anna and Nellie Boyhn. Margaret and
Ellie Branch. Gabrielle Page, Mary Lewis,
Messrs Deane Maury St. George Cooke.
Joel Perrin. Ormond Young. Watkins FL
lerson. Edward Wills. Binford and Frank
Davenport.
Mr.. Harry Cogbil has returned to the
city after spending the holidays at Bow
ling Green
Thursday afternoon. from to O'Clock, !
Miss Pauline Powers gave a charming /,
tea i'm honor Of her guest, Miss Puryear, !
Of Orange county. The decorations OF J
holly and mistletoe' were in keeping with !
the Christmastide Miss Powers and (;
Miss Puryear were becomingly gowned 1
in white organde over blue ta1eta Cho- i
colate was served by Mrs David Carter I
Guest. in white and blue mousseline, and /
Mrs. Frank Powers in pearl gray taffeta !
silk The guests were daintily served i'm /
The dinng-room by Misses Edith Jones, i
Ella Jackson, Jane Wingo, Ella Blnford. !
Marguerite Warwick. Julia and Martha !
Martin. Mrs Chiles Terrell and Barnard /
Douglass. of North Caroline. Some of
the callers were Misses Ruth Tanner.
Lucy Hayes Blanche Morgan. Emily 1
Knox. Mary Binford. Alice Hotchkiss. IAl-
ian Augustine. Grace Shields, Daisy /
Chamberlayne, Bessie Watkins, Sallie
Anderson. Mary and Lily Hill. Julia
Morton Madeline English. Lucy Armis-
tead, Helen and Maria Moscley. Eda At
kinson, Lily Urquhart. Clare and Liza
Beirne, Della Stringfelow. Phronie Peg
ram. Kathleen Anderson Maria Noble. (
Emily Addison. Bessie Bosher. Flossie
Talbot, Alta Cooper. Bessie Watkins, ,
Mamie and Emily Jennings. Della
Stringfellow, Edythe White, Belle Chris
tian. Elizabeth Davenport. Virginia Nc !
Leod, Rose Morris. Annie Wise Mayo.
Ethel Pace. Lillian Augustine, Evelyn !
Gordon. Emmie Thomas, Katherine and
Helen Mcintyre. Nina and Golde Smith.
Agnes Cary Minnie Whitman. Elizabeth
Weddell. Anne Grant. Sophie Meredith.
Julia Grant, Anna Carr, Agnes McCar-
thy. Alberta Gwathmey, Emma Bowe,
Annie and Leila Gray. Della and Nellie
Fanny Bragg, Daisy Winston.
Mabel Walker. Helen Waddey. Hattie Ty-
Ter. Annie Lee Alfrend. Bessie Ellerson.
BESSIE Davis, Bette Noting. Sophie
White, Hattie Tyler, Julia Waddlll, Eliz-
abeth Brander. Matte Purcell Sadie
Ieffress. Margaret Cannon. Ethel Pace.
Holiday. Alne Stokes. Rather
inc Michaux Jennie Boyd. Elizabeth
WeddeT. I.ottie Poythres, Lottie LAM
bert, and Edna Forbes.
Or. william p Mathews spent the aoli-
days with relatives in Ohio.
At the drawing-room reception held by
Mrs. Caskle Cabell and Misses Pace and