Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-08-19

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The cottage has been the scene OF
many pleasant entertainments this
season. one OF the most ENJOYABLE of
which was the card party given BY
Mrs. Parr on Friday evening last. on
which occasion Miss Lillian Myrick
won the first prize, kissing bug or
nainent.
Among the recent arrivals at the
Ocean View Hotel are Miss Winkler, OF
Montsomery, Ala; Mrs. Greentree and
family. of Atlanta: Miss Ives. Mrs.
King. of Portsmouth: Mrs. Fred Myers,
OF Richmond. and Messrs. Lynch. Nc
earthly. Bannister, Mahoney. Court and
Schwarzchild. all of Richmond.
The gentlemen of the Ocean View
Hotel gave progressive whist party
Friday afternoon. The first prize was
won by Miss Cohen. of Washington:
the second by Miss Winkler, of Ala
bama. Mr.. Lynch. of Richmond, won
the consolation prize.
Last Wednesday morning, at Ocean
View, n bowling party was given for
the ladies of the Ocean View Hotel.
Five pounds of Huylcr's was the prize.
The players We're: Mrs. King OF Ports
mouth: Miss Cohen. of Washington:
Miss Ives. OF Virginia; Miss Alyne Nc
Dowell Mrs. Rawlings, Miss Lovcn-
stein. of Richmond: Mrs. Grcentree. of
Atlanta; Miss Winkler of Montgom-
cry: Mrs. Hicks. and Misses Blanche
and Maud Hecht. of Norfolk The first
prize was won by Miss Blanche Hccht
and the second by Miss Mcdowell.
In honor of Misses Della Van Name
of New York. Mary and Bessie For
rest. of Richmond. the guests of Miss
Emily Allen. Il sail to Old Point and
the Capcs on the United States naval
reserve ship Siren was given Friday
evening.
The party. consisting partly of Mrs.
n w. Reynolds. Mrs. J. L. Dawson
Mrs. c. II. Coon. of ST. Paul. Mimi;
Mrs. G. Il. RouX. OF Franklin. Va:
Miss Della Van Name, of New York:
MISS Bessie Forrest. of Richmond:
Miss Willie Eckles. of Petersburg:
Miss Daisy Deaton. of Roanoke; Miss
Mary Forrest. of Richmond: Miss Ed
ma Coon. of st. Paul, Mimi: Miss
Francis Hodgson. Miss Alice McNally,
Miss Emily Allen. of Norfolk; Lieuten-
ant II. ii. Dawson. u. S. N; VIM.
Maync. U. S. N: u. w. Reynolds. u.
s. NJ: Messrs. H. *. Dodson, ]. Roy
Collins. William c. Allen. S. r. Nor
man. DR.. L. s. White. ]. j. McNally
Charles II. wilkins. George S. Lathrop
Il. r. Whitchorn and Dom Paul Col
Inns. most congenial one. at once
took possession of the boat. and the
distinguished appearance of Uncle
Sans wartime representative was
soon transformed into one of life and
mprriment.
The Glittcring lights of Old Point
were soon sighted and all made ready
for landing. The time ashore passed
quickly. and the moments spent in
dancing and other amusements came
to an end for the continued run toward
the Capes. REFRESHMENTS dainty and in
wiling. were served on board. and. with
the melodies and songs of a negro
string Quartettc. the early hours OF
dawn approached at the home coming
Of the party.
THOMAS NELSON PAGE ON NEW
YORK'S 400.
Newport, the New York Four Hun
dreds watering place. has been espec-
tally gay this season. Among other
summer diversions. gambling among
the ladies and gentlemen has become
one of the chief amusements. High
links" entertaining has been popular
also. Last Sunday the Rev. DR.. Hamil-
ton, of New York took the members
OF the Four Hundred severely to task
for their lively amusements. but he
tempered his arraignment with n big
jolly about their actions influencing
the whole of American civilization.
What you do to-day" he declared,
so 900, 900 people in the United States
will be initiating in one way or the
other, If not this season. then next
season."
Thomas Nelson Page. the famous Vir-
ginia novelist, spoke at the Old Home
Day celebration at Concord, n. H, Fri
day. According to press reports the
chief feature of the celebration was an
attack by Thomas Nelson Page. the
novelist. of Washington, on the New
York -Four Hundred. Mr.. Page said
that the love of home was one of the
basic principles of our race. He OBJ
jected to the statement made by Rev.
DIR. Hamilton. of New York that 50.-
100000 people look TO "a little set Of
gilded imtators in New York as their
eXemplars."
III what that Clergyman said was
true" declared Mr.. Page, then civili-
cation and Christianity are failures;
fur 1T rs notorious thur IN that society
as nowhere else in the whole body of
American life, the home with all it
stands for, all the domestic virtues, has
been repudiated. There, as nowhere
else. exists the brazen vice by which as
much as by any one other thing. Rome
crumbled to her fall the relaxation of
the marriage tie. But thank the God
of our fathers by whose hand His peo-
pie still are blessed. that the picture of
America sitting In rapt contemplation.
her eager eyes fastened upon that hol
low. gewgawed life. is wholly magma
tive and untrue.
There is something in the old home
life of our people that enriches the
heart and fertiliZes the affections. but
it may be utterly destroyed. choked by
the deceitfulness of richness and the
cares of the world, destroyed in that
very segment of society to which the
good preacher addressed himself the
other day: destroyed by their own folly
in surrendering the pure gold of home
life for the gaudY glitter OF q moor