Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-16
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL
Reception In Compliment To Mrs.
Walter H. Dey.
Kov. Paxton Bryan. or Hampton, To Lee
turo Before The Association Fer Pres
crvation OF Virginia Antiquities-social
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yesterday afternoon at their home on
Butte street. About two hundred and
hfty invitations had been issued. and
large number of people called during
! the hours.
The receiving party included Mrs.
Walter Howell Dey. the Misses Neville.
Miss Mamie Hudgins. Miss Waller. of
Baltimore; Miss WALES. of Salisbury.
Md. and Miss Pcdrick
The parlor was prettily decorated
with wild pink honeysucklc. the man
tel being banked with these flowers.
In the dining-room the decorations
were in green and white. the menu.
which included both substantials and
sweets, largely carrying out the color
scheme, and the young women who as
sisted in serving the guests were dress
cd in white orsandie, with green rib
bons.
The reception was a compliment to
Mrs. Walter Howell Dey.
REV, BRAN1'ON BRYAN. OF HAA1P-
TCN. TO LECTURE.
The Rev. Braxton Bryan. OF Iamp-
ton, will deliver a lecture on The Re
ligious Life of Colonial Danes" before
| the Association for the Preservation of
Virginia Antiquities next Friday even
ing at the residence of Mrs. Taylor. on
CRANKY street. the lecture beginning ut
$50 O'Clock.
SOCIAL ITEMS.
MIR and Mrs. X. a. Dobic are visiting
Colonel and Mrs. William a. Boykn,
in Baltimore.
Mrs Crump. of Washington. is visit
| ing her parents. General anu Mrs. Ed
gar Allen. at the Monticello.
Miss Nicholson is being entertained
by Mrs. Robert Cooke at a house party
at Virginia Beach.
Mrs. ]. p. Williams leaves to-day for
| Chattanooga.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Phelps. of Balti-
more. are at Old Point.
Mr.. VIM. II. Sergeant has gone to
Baltimore to attend the wedding of his
brother
Mrs. lillam complimented Mrs. Albert
Gleaves with IL pretty luncheon Monday
at her home, on Duke street. At the
table were Mrs. liillaIn. Mrs. Gieaves,
Mrs, Barton Myers. Mrs. Arthur Will
mer, Mrs. VIM. IL. White and Miss
Lizzie Taylor.
Last evening Il congenial circle of
friends enjoyed delightful time at the
| Country Club. Refreshments were
served on small tables out on the YER
| anda. which We're prettily decorated
with flowers. Among the guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Won inertia, Paymaster
and Mrs Edridgc. Mrs. A. NJ Cook.
Mrs. Reynolds, Miss Lizzie Freeman,
Miss Ethel Reynolds. Miss Ames, Lieu
tenant Erlick, Lieutenant McGm, Lieu
tenant Babb, Mr.. Dent and Mr. Lane.
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Kings Daughters held IA called meeting
Il lew days ago at which they decided
| to give. in the near future. another of
| their interesting entertainments The
treasurer. MISS Gam, reported that $50
had been taken in at the May pole
| dance given short time ago.
The strawberry festival which was to
have been given by the Home Mission
Society of the Cumberland Street Meth
odist Church on Thursday evening has
been indefinitely postponed.
! The Francis Barnes held n bust
ness meeting last night at No. 200 Bank
street, when Miss Alice Barrett was
elected treasurer ana other business
WAS transacted Il sirrr-r-
ing the members in n body went down
to the Union Mission to attend the
| debate.
The Portsmouth Chapter. Daughters
of the Confederacy, will hold it's regu-
lar monthly meeting this afternoon at
The home of the president. on North
street. Arrangements will be made for
| Memorial Day, and the amount to be
contributed 10 the jefferson Divis mon
ument fund will be decided upon
| number of ladies met at St. Vim
cents Hospital yesterday afternoon to
| make arrangements for the forthcom-
ing bazaar. They Will meet again next
Wednesday ut p. m. at the same
place To make further plans.
MIR. WULF Won BORCKE.
Mr.. Wulf Won Borcke, son OF General
Count Heros Won Borcke, was recently
n visitor in Norfolk. An exchange says
of him:
Among the recent settlers in Virginia
is Mr.. Wulf Won Borcke, the youngest
son of General Count Hcros Won Borcke,
the former Prussian soldier who was
chief of staff to General Jeb Stuart He
was at the State Library in Richmond
the other day, where he was shown the
sword of his famous father. The Rich
mond Dispatch, telling the story, says
young man will become d citizen of
Botetourt county, and assures him of
ready adoption by the South through
the relation of his fathers connection
with ii.
Count Won Borcke came to Richmond
from Prussia in May. 1862 to enter the
service of the Confederacy. He was
at once assigned to duty under General
Stuart. Beginning with Seven Pines,
General Won Borcke was with General
Stuart in nearly all the great battles Of
that Generals career, and was several
times seriously wounded. He was Il
most accomplished soldier. besides one
| OF great personal bravery. General Won
liorcke always wore q straight. double
edged Damascus blade OF enormous
size rrhn e. ,1..,Il