Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-03-05
THE SEASON OF REST.
PLEASANT FEATURES OF The WEEK.
Bright Evenings mt the Womnn's
Club and Several Private Enter
tainments-An Approaching Mar
riaSe-PcrsonaI Notes.

where the gusty skies o'erarch
Hill and hollow, rock and river
Comes the clustering winds Of March.
Setting all the reeds a-shiver.
Touches of grasses on the hill,
Where the awkward lambs are playing;
Coior-glints that nestle still
Where the violets are staying"
March came In like a lamb" and hui
manity, exhausted by rain and snow.
ieryently hopes that it will not "go out
very popular. and every evening at
o'clock a steady stream OF people flows
down Franklin street to church. The
early services at 73O 4. VI. are also well
attended by many Of the deyout fair SEX
with a sprinkling of men.
Practically nothing happened in the
social world Of Richmond the past week
except the evenings at the Womans
Club; the meeting of the Matinee Musl-
Gale. and a few small private entertain
ments. The talk given by Miss Adams
at the Jefferson Friday evening was par
ticularly interesting.
The Evening Of Polish Music at the
Woman's Club on Monday was one of
the most charming that the club has
had this winter. Miss Augusta Daniel
was the chairman OF the afternoon. and
had as her assistants Mrs. Smith Brock
enbrOugh, and Messrs Frank Cunning
ham and John Powell. Miss Daniel read
most interesting paper on Poland; Mrs.
! BrOckenbrough also read a paper on
| Polish music. and. especially, on the
greatest OF Polish musicians. Chopin.
Mr.. John Powell, Jr., played several
selections Of Chopin's with brilliant ex-
! ecution and great feeling. Among his Sc
| lections was a mazurka by Professor
! Hair and a sonata of his own. Mr..
! Frank Cunningham. Jr., sang a selection
! from the Bohemian Girl" and several
other songs. Mr.. Cunningham has a
rich. clear .enor voice, which he uses TO
| great advantage.
The guests Of the chairman were Miss
! Charlotte Daniel and Miss Jeffries.
There Will be an Evening Of Illustrated
Songs" az the Second Baptist church on
| Thursday. March 9Th. at p. NJ, for the
benefit Of the Ladies' Building Fund AS
ISOLATION. The songs will be sung by
Misses Margie Knowles, Mary Bell, An
ME Penick, Edith Spratley, Mrs. Walter
Merces. and Messrs. Martin Stein and e.
-. HOtchkiss They will be illustrated by
/ tablcaux. The Richmond College Glee
Club VIII also sing. Some OF the songs
Will be as follows: Camp Song" "F'low-
or Song" "The Old Musician and His
Harp" The Old Oaken Bucket" 'She
Was Bred in Old Kentucky" "a Gypsy
Am l." "'Twas Within a Mile Of Edin-
! borough Town" "Sleep, Kentucky Babe"
Seem Nellie Home" and others. This
entertainment will be very unique and
beautiful one, and. under its efficient
managers. is sure TO be a splendid sue
cess.
Mrs. William w Myers has issued cards
20 the marriage of her daughter, Miss
| Imogeue Lee. 10 Mr.. Ernest Withers sgd
nor. the ceremony 10 take place at the
home Of the brides mother on the eve
ming Of March 18TH at $50 O'Clock, the
officiating clergyman being the Rev. Or.
W. Y. Tudor. The match Is a peculiarly
happy one.
Miss Myers IS a particularly charming
girl. She is the daughter of the late Cap
tain William W. Myers, whose gallant re-
cord as a Confederate soldier is deserved
ly honored.
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and served two terms as Deputy City
Treasurer He has been a resident OF this
city the past few years and is now asso-
ciated with the 5. G. webb Chemical
Company and has won an enviable place
in the community, and his popularity in
society is not less than that Of his fiancee.
Naturally congratulations are both nu-
merOus and sincere.
The ceremony, owing to the fact OF a
comparatively recent bereavement in the
families Of both bride and groom, will
be extremely quiet and invitations re-
stricted to relatives and most intimate
friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. X. Fisher. No. 1910 Park
avenue. gave a delightful entertainment
last Sunday evening in honor OF their
guest. Miss Alexander. Of Joliet. III. Lit
tie Rena and Harold Fisher sang sweetly
and Miss Weinberg Of Petersburg. sans
the newest songs charminsly. After the
musicale a delicious supper was served
Those present were Miss Fruhauf, OF
Cincinnati. o.; Miss Ophelia Levitt Miss
Malta Hutzler. Miss Hortense Bottighe!
mer. Miss Danieletta Stern. Miss Flossi'
Bottigheimer. Miss Ida Weinberg OF Pc
tersbI,rg. Mrs. X Fisher, and Mrs j. X
Fisher. The gentlemen were Messrs 10
Lang. Jake Block, Charlie Greenebaum
Joe Kass. Simon Bowman. Rosendorf, A
Lang, and others.
Mrs w. strother Smith is now in Rich
mond. and will sing on Monday at the
Woman's Club. She will prove decided
acquisition 70 musical circles In THIS CITY
as she has a well-trained and dramatic
voice. and has studied under courtney u
New York. She Is the wife or Lleutenan'
w Strother Smith. Of the navy. who Il
stationed AT present as government IN
spector of the torpedo-boats being bull
AZ the Trigg works. He is a brother o.
AIR Richard II. Smith, cashier of the
planters Rank. and a son of the late Mr.
NJ S Smith. Mrs. Smith has a most at
tractive personality, and is a great ac
cuisition to social, as well as musical
circles.
Misc cav Wilbon gave charming
"nrogressive crOkonole' party on FRIDAY
evening The game was played until IL
when delicious refreshments were served
Miss Alice Yancy won the first prize q
daintily-bound book. and MISS Maud'
T.oake the BOBBY which was an immens'
sticl, OF candy The young people woun'
80 The evening by dancing. and all agreed
! ~ - was a most delightful affair.
Those present were Misses Kate Jones
Connie Keesee. Louise, Alice, and SAM
Yancv Nanny Grigg. Maude Leake' ,an'
Nressrs J. Burroughs. Howell, Brooke
Staeg Robert Martin. William Haryie
| cooper Morton, and Robert Wherry.
The ladies' Matinee Musicale met las
rrr,dav AZ Mrs. George w. Stevens's. Tn
: programme was an unusually interesting
one. and was efficiently rendered II wa