The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-11-12
|SOCI A AND
PERSON


PERSONA
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Miss Rebel Withers, OF Kentucky. de-.
Lighted her hearers yesterday afternoon
at the NVoman's Club. Shortly fter 4: 30
|ocA'cls, to one Of the largest gatherings
| Ni1:inits walls for some time, Mrs. Vir-
ginius Newton introduced Miss 1vitfe-s
in Il few graceful and appropriate re-
marks.
Miss Withers, who possesses a charming
| voice, and is a magnificent speaker.
1 choose as her subject Home Life In
England. This was a peculiarly fitting
one for her., she having recently spent
some time at Orchardston, Kirkenbright
county. Scotland. She told, graphically, OF
i the beautiful home Of Lord carsda1e
county seat OF Langley Park. Norfolk.
One point which was dwelt on partic1-
| larly was the wonderful amount OF Chris
/ tianity seen in the home life and the in-
| tluencc of the home circle. No one who
! listened to hei, speech. which she illus
trated by passing photographs to her
| hearers, could bue feel the better. AMI
An informal reception was held after
wards, at which Mrs. Shepherd poured
coffee and Mrs. Minor Woodward tea.
Among the visitors present were: Miss
May Mead Bernard. Pittsburg; Mrs. s. C..
| Vedder, Fairfax Courthouse: Mrs. VIII
liam f. Keane, Chicago; Mrs. Johnson.
Miss Coleman Mrs. Henry Alexander
| White. Miss Ellen Douglas Garnett Of
Mathews: Mrs. PeytoE H. Hcge. Miss
| To; + INV 1c Woe
liam Reed, New York; Mrs. Charles
Brown, Birmingham: Mr.. Edwin y. Weed,
| Florida; Mrs Rosenberg, Texas. and Mrs.
Thomas NIcCulIocl, Staurton, Va
q
| The Ter-Ccntenary Committee of the 4.
| z. Y. A. met yesterday afternoon at the
| residence of Mrs. J. Taylor Ellyson, Mo-
i 10 East Franklin Street. Those who wore
| present are: Governor j. Hcge Tyler. Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Bryan, Mr.. and Mrs. y.
w s5tanard. Mrs. G. w. Bagby, Mrs. II.
A. Claiborne. Mrs. J. B. sLightfoot. Mrs.
A. Il. Barnie. Meadowviile. Va: Mr. R.
A. Lancaster, Mr.. z. Y. Valentine: Mr..
Henry S. Hutzler, DR.. S. c. Mitchell and
Mr. Wy-ndham r. Meredith.
Mrs. j. Taylor Ellyson was in the
| chair and Il free and varied discussion by
every one present as to the celebration
il. Jamestown in 1907, as well as in this
| city, was held for over an hour.
Mr. Meredith asked for arid was grant
ed the enlargement of his committee for
obtaining opinions of and interesting the
public for the Jamestown celebration.
The next meetigg will be held at the
residence Of Mrs. Ellyson, Tuesday week,
November 26, at 8 O'Clock.
Miss Helen Christian and Miss Edna
Atkinson, who will be bridesmaids at the
coming Lanshor1le wedding, left for Mi
rador yesterday. Mrs. Moncure Perkins.
A1r. ant, Mrs. Charles Dana Gibson and
MIR. and Mrs. Robert Shaw have also ar
ved there. Among those who will leave
here Thursday morning will be Mrs. VIII
liam Perkins. Miss Belle Perkins. Miss
Mary Cameron, Mr.. and Mrs. Allan Dom
nan, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Atkinson, Mr..
and Mrs. William r. Trigg Mr.. and Mrs.
James Patton, Mr.. anG Mrs. John Enders,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Boiling, MIR. and
Mrs. Alexander Cameron, Mr.. and Mrs.
Graham Hobson, Mr.. and Mrs. Ashton
Starke, Mr.. and Mrs. Lancaster Williams,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Lyons. Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Groner, Mr.. and Mrs. Wyndham
Meredith. Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur SeGdon,
Mrs. Betty Langhorne, Mr.. Marion Lang
horne, Mr.. and Mrs. Brydon Tenant.
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carter, MIR. and
| Mrs. Allan Potts, Mr.. and Mrs. Levin
Joynes. Misses Ethel Pace, Hattie Ross,
Katie Meredith, Evelyn Gordon, Gabrielle
! Page, Lizzie Davenport and Julia Har-
| ris; Messrs. Douglass Gordon, Leigh Page,
J. T. Anderson, Lilburn Myers and
! others.
Mr. Reginald Brooks gave his farewell
| dinner to bachelorhood last night at
| Silerry's, in New York. Among his guests
were his best man, Mr.. James A. Still
! man, or New York, and Messrs. Arthur
r. Kemp, Franklin L. Polk, Henry W.
| Bull, John r. Livermoore, Henry B.
| Duryes., L. S. Thompson, Herbert NJ.
| Hartman, George r. Fearing. Newport;
| w. H. I4arghorne. G. L. Rice. John War
rem. G. G. Amery, r. n. Hallowell and
| T. NJ. Forbes, of Boston.
Among the wedding presents already
received is Il handsome gold tea service,
| three gold dishes, q gold toilet set, d dia-
| nlond scalf pin and a watch encrusted in
| diamonds. Over three hundred other
| presents nave been received and others
are on their way, so great is the popular
ity of this young couple among old and
young. The New York Herald said .'that
six would not accommodate the persons
who would like to attend, but one train
will leave there Wednesday night. leav-
ing behind many friends who would like
to enjoy their famous Virginia hospital
ity.
A largely attended meeting OF the Board
of Mana gers of the Sheltering Arms Hos
pital was held yesterday morning, with
Mrs. Z. II. Peterllin in the chair. Besides
the regular routine business, arrange
1nents were made fer stDonation Day on
November Goth. y committee was ap-
pointed for the reception of visitors and
donations that day. The hospital is quite
full, with only four vacancies at the pres
ent time, and being the only free hes
pital in the city, is worthy Of al. the
help of every citizen.
Rev. Buclzllcr Randolph. rector Of
| Emanuel Church, announces the engage
ricnt OF his daughter, Miss SalIie tta>s-
ton Randolph to Mr.. Lawrence Miller, of
Baltimore. Miss Randolph, is che Of the
most popular Of ljcllmor{!is society girls,
While Mr.. Miller hollis Il prominent posi-
ti1,n in the. r.: com il.i