Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-01-03

michael, Parker, toohe, Wa'''' ,r~..,nr
O'Ferrall, Bridges. Chrisusn, md
f,rowrv The young men arrived az J"
o.cIock They were Siessrs. de JteN'he'
NrnAaams. warwick, Boiling. Leahc'
perrin Johnson. Bridges. trump Ma.-
shau Taryie. skipwith. Osierloh' bne."
stringfeIlow, Forbes. Johnston, iayi
parker. Alexander, Withers, Oreen' ""'
many others. . ,,on ty
Miss Elise Watkins. and war = -.
OF pearls; the second prize, whicn VI
won By Miss Lucy Hayes, was r,-e
glass puff-box. The conso'a''on 20 al.
von bv Miss Mitchell, was a PAIR VI %
| yer SCISSORS.
Fifteen happy boys and girls nnder .ne
obone-onaee OF Mrs. W. G. Bentley ven
ont 70 Brook Hill Thursday n'ent -,
| nar,,, given nv Mrs John stewart 80
| ho,,or ~ her grandson. Mr.. ihol'iaS
rr~an The Young ladies were MES
! Adair Minor, Gretchen Nouns, poIiy
purcell virginia Chamberlayne' rbe
robins. and Margaret McDu,Ie. and
Young gentlemen were Mess,S. -, Dayid
| viui9m Lancaster, Robert Ddhiel, , Da',
- william Hayes, william Ofeia'i,
/ Charles Talbot Elfnore
| Norwood Bentley. ,ao,,,i-
,r,,o entertainment consisted OF Deauu-
.,,i tobleaux in which the ChIis tilo'
| house Marty at Brook Hlll-M'saeS 49,, %
se1,'h Eennon of James river, Bro"h Vi
| poi,t1,ore Maud Stokes, ana ~ 49,
| Mem Morris. Marshall or bai,',0
ueatb Dabney, and Or. hahoo ,,i1'...r,
roston. took part. Mr.. Johh @.',''er
Hrvan acted the part OF stage Ell,
! The young people had oano''s, ,,',tro
|
hron-6,e' from which they drew ioV"Iy
nresents. The party closed with VI
!.V,rgI,ia reel" and the young foiK oIUtS
| home I'm the crisp moonlight H'i'"
denghtful memories.
Mrs. Louis Young gave an , nj
~ year's-Eve hop TO her daush ,',i i,
| Miss Edna Young. on FRIDAY nisnt; -.
honse was beautifully decorated WIN nV =
| house flowers; the music was mas ~,
i'm its Joyous effect, and the Soun SO -
In the gayest mood. MISS 1Ou,is nj
| for a week are the MISSES J aoNoo III,
palti,nore. and Mr.. Derrick, OF New hoih'
the guests for ;he evening were Mlsses
paehv HW. Shields, Weddeu. DreWry
peTker Donnan, Gray. Moseley' Engllsn'
| xyui.ms and Christian. and MessiS'
Navo Elerson. Hill, Wexford, Wliliani9'
| McKenney. Moseley Forbes, IalDotl'
WeddeU. Johnson, and Perrin
sixteen young ladies were dehsh .ia,i,s
entertained with cards by MISS NaIlie
, gi.,U,t an Thprsday evening They
were Misses Hayes. Atkinson. Carmicnaei'
| Watkins. Warwick Dunlop. DaVenPo,t l.
| Meredith. White, Rives, sutton ShleiuS'
and Wlngo s,,yor
Miss Hayes won the first prize~a SILVER
bat-brush-the second prize was won ny
| Miss Maggie Shields, and the cohsoia-
ton prize by Miss Posie MeIeditn'
The washington Assembly ban VIII De
given February 9Th by the washington
! Memorial Association and the Daughters
of the American Revolution. Ihere is
! every prospect Of the most brilliant enter
tainmont given here for many years.
| Guests viii wear powdered hair ana IN
dress will conform as nearly as possible
TO the style of the Washington period.
! A hundred years ago two good customs
prevailed. which are brought 10 mind by
this ball. One was that young ladies'
wore light. inexpensive materials always
leaving silks and satins 10 the matrons
! The other was that young ladies' always
| met their escorts at the bah. going 10 ano
from the entertainment with parents oil
chaperones. These two customs would be
q delightful novelty II reintroduced by
some of society's bellies. 1t is Just the
sort of thing for the smart set 10 manage
| with eclat
The Richmond committee of the Wash
| ington Memorial Association is given FOL
the first time to the public. IL Is practi'
cally as organized last February by Mrs
| Joseph willard. state chairman, and the
| Richmond committee Is composed of Mrs
| j. Hoge Tyler, honorary chairman; MIS-
| j. Enders Robinson, chairman; Mrs. JONI
! Dunlop, first assistant chairman; Mrs. w
! ID. Thomas. second assistant chairman
Mrs. j. Taylor EllysOn. third assistant
| chairman; Mrs. James K Werth. secrc
tary. Mrs. Thomas f. Jeifres. treasurer
| Mesdames Decatur AXtell, Albert Bruce
Thomas Boiling. J. Kerr Branch, j. Al
ston Cabell, j. Il. V. Daniel. V. II. Elicit
Ella Garrett, Alfred Cray, Josephine
lNrpx. Hs,Ney Clarke, Nirginius Hall
Henry Gibson, NJ. b. Harrison Mar!
Louise Harrison. l.. J.. Lewis, Il. G
Minor, j. b. Pace. b. l.. Purcell, w. 7
Robins. Grace il. Shields and Brydol
Tenant
The National Board is represented b
Mrs a. Claiborne and Mrs. Jame
Lyon, BE-, .st efficient workers IN the Rich
mond committee
The Department Of the George Washing
ton Memorial Association has aroused th
greatest enthusiasm all over the country
1t is that of charter membership. Tn
, list was 20 have been closed November Is
but so many appeals came from the Mid
die Far-Western States to keep it opel
z that it was allowed to remain open unit
q next December lnzone year over 10
charter members have been enrolled j
the United States.
The committee that represents tn
| % ha Pc on /
getting up the ball is composed Of Mes
DANES James Il. Patterson chairman
L. l.. Lewis. Bell Perkins. Jennie Plea
. SAINTS, and Mamie Winston.
The Fluvanna Chapter. Daughters q
$ the Confederacy, of which some Of on
Richmond ladies are members have quit
: honored themselves and the noble caus
they represent In getting out a Christina
edition Of the Midland Virginian. tn
paper in enlarged form is filled with IN
teresting matter, and is ably edited. Thos
most actively engaged in this work wei
= Mrs Colonel w. b. Petit, Mrs. Alfons
Gray Miss A. V. Cleveland Mrs. Wiliai
Sclater. Mrs. William l.. Hatcher, Mis-
7 Bette Cleveland, Mrs. Judge Holman
Mrs. Barbee, Mrs Smith, Miss Gait. Mir
Hughes, Mrs. Captain Snead, Mrs. KIN
Mrs. q. Il. Bashaw, Miss Winn. ar
others.
. The Fluvanna ladies have a well-earnc
reputation for culture and ambition
striving for all that is noble and true, an
the project IN their hands of building
monument to the dead soldiers Of the
county is one that promises a successf
completion at an early day.
The business manager, Mrs. Busbee,
Palmyra va. has been very happy in b,