The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-02-15
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.


DR.. Benjamin Ide Wheeler. Of caltfor-.
MA, delivered most ligf1tful lecture
yesterday afternoon at the yNouran's
Icl9.b on ..Educaition OF the Modern Wo-5
man.
DR.. Wheeler began BY saying that II;
The had his wa he would change the
term ..beau ideal'' to belle ideal, and
that Virginia women were his belle
idea!
e The lecturer mentioned What he pc
iaIeyed to be the fault with some of our col
leges for the higher education Of women,
and insisted that everyone should en-
courage the study of Greek Not SO.
'fnuch the Greek language as Greek form,
for as the lecturer claims, all that IS
bea1Itif,n to us and all that Is ideal,
comes through the Greek.
DR.. Wheeler concluded by saying tina {
.tthe hope of civilization rested in the
higher educated women of America. as
the men all seemed to rush headfong
into Ire maelstrom for wealth.
Z After the lecture the usual tea and re-
fresllments were served.
A very elegant card party was given
last evening by Miss Marguerite Wal
wick in honor of her guest. Miss Jetta
.Thon. of California.
The house was exquisitely decorated
ers were artisically arranged through
out the lower part, of the house and IN
the dinng-roonl- Pink roses. mignonette
and ferns formed the decorations. Pink
Shaded candles :were5in the handsome
gold candelabra and the renaissance lace
was over pink satin. The card tables
were marked with hearts. and the play
ers scored with dainty little valentines.
Those participating in the game were:
Misses Jetta Thon. OF California; Mary
Page. of Clarke county; Roberta Ansley,
Of Alexandria: Hickson, Of Danville;
Evelyn Young. of Louisville; Madeline
English. Calvin Bragg, Bette Christian.
Maria Williams. Eleanor Bosher, Evelyn
Gordon. Roberta Noting. Bessie wat
kins. Pauline Powers. Evelyn Bridges,
Julia Morton Gabrielle Page and Saille
Reed Anderson.
Messrs. Robert Campbell. Palmer Clai-
horne George L. Browning, Spotswood
Wexford, Spencer Carter, Edward Willis.
Dudley Mcdonald. Carleton Mckenny:
Hugh Sl1ipwith, Palmer Gray. Edward
Bell. Isaiah White Fuller, John Ru1ner-
foord, Lee Bragg. Max Deitrick, Rooert
NIarye Edward Harrison, Dr. Turner:
DR.. Robert Williams and Lieutenant
Grosbeca.
miss Bessie Fl1yson was hostess at a
very charming luncheon yesterday AFTER
noon in honor of Miss Boykin, OF Smith
field.
Tho shelterins Arms Free Hospital,
founded by Miss Rebeccah Peterkin, yes
terday celebrated Founders Day in
most delightful manner AT u CLOCK
divine service was held, and was con-
Quoted by Rev Preston Nash. DR.. aRo-
bert p. Kerr delivered the invocation.
and Scripture was read by Rev. y, \.
Calisth.
Rev. DR., Tudor made an excellent adj
dress. and Rev. George Cooper offered. the
closing prayer.
After religious services an elesant re-
ception was held The table was beau
tif,,1ly decorated in Testout roses and
ferns and was garlanded in smilax The
flowers were the offering of Mann d
brown and some kind friends of the hos
pital. ~.
The dining-room. was in charge of Mrs.
A. D. Landerkin and Mrs William n.
Tatum. The ladies assisting were MIS-
q. T. Robinson, Mrs. Edwin Cox, Mrs.
Robert Adams, Miss Gilman: Mrs: frsI. 1l
Craigie. Jr.. Miss Anna Boykin, Mrs. ".
C. richardson. Miss Taylor. Mrs. Ste
nhen Reveridge Miss Helen Southaii,
Mrs. VIII. Nelson, Mrs. Buck Baylor,
Miss Grant Miss Irene BossieuX, Miss
stratton. Miss Lula Kidd, Mrs Wexford
Reed Miss Mary Chalmers, Miss tA1se
Goddin. Mrs Ben. Valentine. Mrs. FRANK
D. Williams. Mrs. Baylor HILL Mrs a.
r. Gum, Miss Agnes Edwards, and Mrs
D. T.. Williams.
The affair was in every way amgloWlns
success. and over $500 was donated
Cards have been received announcing
the approaching marriage OF MISS May
Maddox and Mr.. Beaumont DAVIDSON OF
Atlanta Miss Maddox was last year a
student at the Woman's College, eand mas
many friends in the city
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Richmond Chapter Of the Daughters OF
the Confederacy took place at Lee Camp
Hall Yesterday evening at 4 Z. M, with
o,,i1e a large attendance. The Chapter
voted IS to monument to be erected
at Marietta, Ca. in memory OF 3.OO0 Con-
federate dead, in answer to an appear
from the Kennesaw Chapter.
RESOLUTIONS of sympathy were extended
the Brander family, and also to Mrs. j.
II. Timberlake, member of the eN-pcaro'
on the death of her husband.
The Richmond Chapter of the Daughters
of the Confederacy endorsed by .unanl-
nous vote the action of the Hollywood
Memorial Association in asking from the
Legislature an annual appropriation OIL
$500 10 care for the graves OF the Con-
federate dead at Hollywood in accordance
with the resolution passed at the last
meeting.
A committee will be formed, of which
Miss. Kate Mason Rowland was appointed
chairman, to approach the Legislature
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