The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-06-29
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

Pickett Camp Hall was thronsed last
evening with the friends and relatives
of the pupils of Mrs. Helen r. Rlches'
who delighted the large audience WITH
their excellent programme ana relleCtsu
great credit on themselves ana theli
teacher.
The solos by Miss Isaacs were especially
enioyed. and she was heartily applauded
Mrs Riches. the accomplished teacher,
makes it a feature OF her annual recital
TO compose a class song for her pupils
This year the song was entitled Preach-
err" and was sung with zest by the class
Mrs. Riches. school is divided into two
classes, junior ana intermediate. In the
former four prizes We're awarded. ana
EVELYN Wash and Lucy Messerschmldt
each received a first prize. Josie Meyer
the second and Pauline Meyer the third.
In the intermediate class Katie Messer-
schmidt won the medal; Wetner Newman
the second, a book of sonatas, and Sadie
White the third, marble bust of
Haydn.
The programme was as follows:
Part Piano solo, tQ Etude, a. Hen
self. E. Newman; (bl Sixth Nocturne
Leybach, l.. King: (c) Tarantelle, Hell
Ter. 2. Meyer; vocal solo, Bird and the
Rose, Harrocks, P. Isaacs; organ duet.
Marche Militaire, c. Gounod, otey and
Fife Tinsley; piano duet, (a) Loves Sigh,
r
Walsh; OBJ Mardi Gras, c. Sfubert. j.
and p Meyer; vocal solo, Blue and the
Gray. P. Dresser, E. Newman; piano solo,
(a) Ringing Rocks, 3. f. Walters. Sadie
White; Cb) Carnival March. w G. Will
math. e Meyer.
Part II--Piano solo, (a) Grand Polka de
Concert E. Ketterer, Bessie Barker. (bl
Palms, Leybach, Kate Messerschn1idt:
vocal solo. Celeste. Pauline Meyer; organ
solos, (a) Gloria from Twelfth Mass.
Mozart. S. White; tb) Offertoire. Winter.
Fife Tinsley: vocal solo, My Home Of
Long Ago, Tiller. X. Messerschmidt;
organ solo, (al Coronation March, Meyer
beer, W Higham; (b) Postiude. Forster,
Fleming Hagan; vocal solo. selected, Miss
Ira P. Isaacs; piano solo, Hunters
Chorus, Mendelssohn. E. Newman: vocal.
Preacher, Helen R Riches, Class.
The regular weekly meeting of the Lady
Board OF Managers of the Retreat for the
Sick was held yesterday morning Routine
business was transacted and several
charity patients taken in.
Mr.. J. P Dashiell has been elected direc-
tor OF the choir Of st. James Episcopal
church. He will still retain his position
as director of the choir OF Broad-Street
Methodist Church.
The dictatorship OF st. James has been
much sought after, and it is quite a COM
pli1nent TO the efficiency & Mr.. Dashiell
that he was elected. The choir of Broad
Street Methodist has obtained a high musi-
cal standard under his supervision.
Miss Nan Morris and Miss A1aisie FIem-
ing will leave shortly to visit AIRS. De
Armand at her country home near At
lantic City.
airs. James Winston Is the guest of Mrs.
John Sommerville.
Miss A1argie Knowles will visit the
Misses BEDFORD at Virginia Beach next
week.
Misses Mary and Nancy Van Wyck, of
Baltimore. have recently returned from a
twelve months tour abroad. and are the
guests Of Mrs. John Stewart, OF Brook
Hill.
Judge Waddill and family will spend the
summer az Rockbridge Alum Springs.
Mr.. Roger Atkinson. who has been i'll at
the residence o. his sister. in Petersburg,
has recovered sufficiently to return home.
Mr.. H. w. Jones is visiting relatives in
Williamsburg.
Mr.. E. Eugene Peters is in Keysvilie,
where he went to act as usher at uA