Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-11-11
ENTERTAINED THE DANES
IN Elegant Reception nt nrs. ciHl-
bnrnc's-psr~onnI Notes.


Mrs. Herbert \. claiborne gave An se'e-
gsnt reception yesterday from TO TO
thc United Daughters OF the Confeds-
racy who are Colonial Danes. Gorgeous
chrysarthemums adorned the mantcls and
were profusely distributed about the
house The punch-room ana dining
room were beautifully decorated with
clIysanthcmum3. and the glitter OF silver
and glass and the exquisite unts Of the
daluty china made picture not soon 10
hc forrotien, Blue and yellow every
whore prcvailcd-the flowers were yellow
aur iht s.lkcn draperics blue and yellow.
Mrs claiborne. IN an elegant gown ~
OF. fs0ussolinc dc sole. received nor
iu the front drawing-room. she
,ed hy Mrs. j. Hogc Tyler. MRS.
a. uus. Mrs III. T. Peasants. Mrs.
...iaDid Trent. Mrs. W. -. Thomas
i. W. =. Robins. Mrs; 4. \. Ian Ian.
George Mayo. and Mrs. Gibbs, Of South
Carolina.
Miss Elicit ana Mrs. s. W. Travers pre-
sided over the punch bowl
Mrs. .. Il. LishtfoOt and Mrs. y. En-
GERS Robinson poured the tea, ana Mrs.
j r. Y. Daniel the chocolate.
lr tho dining-rOOm Misses Anne Dun
lor Louise Mayo Louise Claiborne, Ellen
Plain. Ruth Robins. Eliza barvic, Airs.
hemtcrliu. Masters Herbert and lamN-
ton Claiborne waited upon the guests.
Among the guests were Mrs. MOncufe
Perkins. Mrs William Royal. Mrs. Kate
Cabcl Currie. Mrs Philip Ieaiman, oil
Norfolk Mrs. Fielding Taylor, OF Giou-
ccs,cr. Mrs. James Walker Mrs Halsey.
end Mrs DE Benyille KERN Of Phiiadel-
phia; Mrs. Nicholas, Mrs. Senwlck, OF
faltim e., Mrs. John @. Farland. Mrs.
Mary NJ esson. Mrs y. c. Minor, Mrs: a.
d. nf1gue Misses Peasants, Miss Be!le
Perk Mrs. Basil Duke, of lNentucKy,
Mrs Augustin Smythe, the Misses
Smythc. Mrs. Stoney; Mrs. SPARKS; oi
son. Of Charleston; Mrs. John wise; or
New York; Mrs. W. T. Oppenhimer; MIS-.
Kline. Of philadelphia; Mrs MalEeih
Patterson. Miss Helen Montague, MIS-.
LEROY; Mrs. Robertson, OF New YORK
Miss Jennie King and Miss Mary Wilh3'
Minor. of Baltimore. Mrs. COrbin Mercer,
Miss Sue Wexford, Mrs Charles Seldom,
Mss Mary Lyons. Miss walker AiIs.
~ d. j.. Newton; Mrs. Burruss, 9lrs.
Green. and Miss Sans OF NOriolk; MIS-.
William Writ Henry. Mrs NJ. IS. Harm
SON. Miss POurchet and Miss Holmes 81
South Carolina; Mrs. Belle Of Baltimore;
Mrs. Howard HOge. Mrs. l. n. jones'
Mrs JUnius Norris Mrs. Mcares, OF
North Carolina; llrs. !. Ellerson, Mrs.
Meredith Montague, and most OF othefS'
The old Dominion Chapter Of the
Daughters Of the American Revolution
requests all members 10 be present az the
reception to be given at the common
wealth Club TINS afternoon from % 10 o
without further invitation
Mrs. p. V Ransome, of New York, and
Mrs William w. Read. president OF me
Empire State Chapter, are among INC
most attractive of the Daughters I'M the
CITY. Mrs RansOme is a native OF VIZ
ginio having been Miss Hill, of Culpeper,
prior 10 her marriage. Both she ana MIS-
Read are anxious 10 have the convention
meet i'm the metropolis next year, buJ they
frankly confess that they can oiier no
such attractions I'm New YORK as the
visitors have found here. The Two ladles
nom New York were loud I'm their eX-
urossi0ns Of praise Of the enteftalnmeht
given them during their stay mere ana
geueciaUv were they pleased with the re-
ccotion rendered by the Westmotelaha
club. asserting that with an OF her
wealthy clubs New York could never
have done so gracious, an act as uiu the
gentlemen of the Westmoreland'
Among the most popular Daughters IN
I attendance upOn the convention is M -.
/ Iltriu q weed. of Florida. wife or the
| Uiehon of that state. Mrs Weeds nai3c
/ ,gin ie presented to-day for the prgsl-
dcncv. Her many friends VIII push neF
/ claims for the office. and il IS uieed lhaI
rinrida has never held office I'm the Jnltel
Daughters of the CQnieoeIacY. "a "a,,d
/ g. % resident of JacksOnNllle, ana shc anu
/ her husband were particularly alenuNe
/ to me Virginia soldiers quartered 'heio
/ last year.
Mrs. Joseph NJ Brown and Miss brown
of Atlanta. are at the Jehersoh ho'ei'
arrs. virginia Patteson. Of New YORK, ls
tho guest of Mrs. Christopher Io'"pNil'S'