The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-01-06


Mr.. and Mrs. r. e. Harlow entertained
,, a number of their friends at ghost party
at their esdence, No. 1924 West Main
Street, on new Years night. Each per-
son had to tell ghost story. and the
winner of the prize was Miss Claudia
; Seldom
Music was furnished by Mr.. ". Gorden's
Mandolin Club, and was very mrctl en-
joyed by all. At O'Clock supper was
served.
Among those present We're: Mr.. and
,, Mrs. 5. Fleming, Mr.. and Mrs. D. Leckey,
Annette Word. Claudia Seldom, Loire
Sargent Louise Sargent. RGst Marks,
AIorcica Farrow. the Misses Taylor, Peacty
Wilson, Messrs. j. Freischorne, C.
Swain. E. Wood. chas. Sargant. Chas.
Taylor w Gosden, VIM. Seldom, London,
and Mcneil.
Mrs. ". II. T. Lee, wife of General Lee.
of Albemarle. Will be the guest OF Mrs
Eubank. East Franklin Street, during
the month.
Miss Mamie F. Hicks. of East Franklin
Street, has returned to the city and re-
sumed her classes, after spending the
holidays with her sister, Mrs Sridsers'
in Petersburg.
Miss Stewart. of the State Auxiliary
of the Episcopal Church. has returned 10
her home in Alexandria
Miss billiard and Miss Bowdoin- OF
Norfolk. will this week be the guess ~
I Mis- Marianne Meade, at No lV5 south
Third Street.
Naw-year-s eve was busy one III the
+! social world. and Dame Pleasure pttls,s
aside the curtains to let the new year
and new century in .,,
The dance of the Richmond .. t'.sl..
CgI,b on Monday evening We inaSlilti III
- arery detail T.le gowns, WAieh Hs
~ ,atrons and pretty maids have been
my esnecialIy for this event, WEI
h~otzaf7f forth in all their beauty anu
freshness =.
,u,ong those present were: Mr. and VT
Thomas Nelson Carter. Mt t''@ -,
Waller Morton, Mr. and Mrs ). IAs.so .
yviI.iams. Mr.. and Mrs. Levin JOY W.
" 81 >Irs r T. D. Myers. il. MI
!, Wrs Alfred Harris. MIR and MIS-. i
,,.,-n,Ira Perkins. Mr.. and Mrs, l mounts M,
t,,].fr,S II Mr.. and Mrs Lancaster VI
Iiams. Mr.. and Mrs. G.. NJ Anderson ~
, NIf,Ileton Mr. aud Mrs +. t'a. 49,,
/, WiII.ams Mr. and Mrs Ashton go NJ ~
i Mrs. Henry Tompkins, OF 49, r,r,,as
| and NJ Allan Donnan. Mrs Jdule'
1 W. AR and Mrs Churchill Young,
+ ~ a,a Mrs Horace Hawes. Mt. AiH
NJ. Edward willis: Misses Harris. Mere
/ An safe Reid Anderson, Eilse bLEsti-
ac,t Josephine PuHney. elizabeth NHlL-
| 1ocl, Anne Jackson, of Baltimore
ces Coleman. New York; He!eh go. =,
of I.ouisburg; Reilly. OF N,9t,,.-7 e.,
eau;a Eohrou. AlIeue Stokes Sane S SUI
oa.''e ,1artba Rvrd. elizabeth Davenport
NJ F4aye.,. Maria Williams U az
ct,.ai,s Gavin Bragg Madeline Enstistl'
- L1ayes Edna Forbes, May flaLqS ;
1,arta Wexford Bessie Martin f1.Lzsloe -
/ cameron. Eda Atlli Margaret brancli,
Emily Jennings. Evelyn Goraoh' ,S ~,
talbot. Mary Donnan. Mo. t.lssi :,
t,f,-rha White Virginia feSo,
E,us liz Eleanor Bosher. Lily Urtunart:
,fa,fa Webster: NIessrs. Nhittfldse anu
,-aTntosh of Baltimore; Lee Brass,
SranyiIIa GRAY, c. 3. Antrim. .. r.
NIcCabe. c. J. Anderson, George VI -,
II w. p Gray, j. L. Antrim, .,
ANDERSON. J. Stewart Bryan. Jolii L i1et'
EDWARD Y Harrison, NaiteI go
Alexander WetdeIl. Captain HaEFle w ep-
~. III, tJfIl G. s. Stringfellow. percy
Roshar ". o. Young, Douglas 6orootl'
benjamin. p. Claiborne. Frank h bidilN-
, orsIyfn carl II. Noting. De q hopSoll'
I. Y Williams. j. T Patterson u. Il.
: Williams. c. ". Branch. Geor5e y, 80
son Otis n. AEfriend. Jonathan Si a.
7 G.. Walker J. j. I-eake' "il4lIii r.
! Johnston, .lIerson, Peasants, Sl'ssts'
49,, c,,rris campbell, Gaines, AndeF-
son blair. Strtngfellow. William Albert
Smith and others
Mrs. Ashton starke gave an elegant
buffet luncheon from . 10 O'Clock Moi
dav afternoon in honor o. her guest, MIS-
! Henry Tompkins, OF Atlanta
The handsome residence, No VI ess
beautifully decorated
in palms.
! The dfnins-room was entirely in crln,-
son In the centre of the round tap.e
| was a large mound OF choice fruits iit-eI
spersed with asparagus fern siiEi ol I-t-
! ing this were va.ses containing shoMSts
| of the bright red jacQueIninot roses me
candles in the silver candsiaofa were
shaded in red ana silver fIigree.
Mrs. Starke was gowned in white hem
stitched taffeta. and Mrs. Tonpkins Wore
! an elegant gown Of white crepe de ciiltae'
trimmed in sioId-enll.roidereG p<iisEie-
Receiving with the hostess and her guest
OF honor were Misses Eleanor bc-sasr'
Bessie Martin, Mary Williams, f. 10 SI
Talbot, Me=srs Williamson TaHey'
| George Gibson. Saunders Hooson, "li4aiti
f, Albert Smith ard Lagh Page.
the Old Century to the New-irset-
! inc, was given by Mrs. Stephen Putney
on Monday at the Woman's cub.
There has not been more orl1iiant
. audience at the Woman's Club this season
! than that which greeted Mrs, Stephen
! Putaey. From the begin ng To me Close
of her address she commanded the ciossSI
! attention OF her hearers by her interest.
ing remarks and the finished manner oil
Mrs. Putney spoke without notes, and
handled her subject in a masSestut man
ner.
phen Putney. Misses Annie a'sd 11sep'ili5
| P1Itney. Governor ard Mrs. T'ye. DR. 2.ia
Mrs. Gravatt, Mrs. William Meade GlaEk'
| Mrs. Cone. Greensboro n. G: Mrs. W.T.
tell. San F'rarcisco: Miss Vile W:thers'
| Misses Mamie ard Emily Jennings
Tea was served by Mrs t. c. Johnson.
Mrs. c. E Woryhar'. and Mrs 3 /.
Crump.
Among the visitors from out Of town
were Mrs. Perrin Farrow, Mrs. joan
R-ankensGip. of Baltimore; Ms FRANK
! Morris, of Washington; Miss NJ Z:
| Bridges. OF Birmingham: Mrs J, sanSi
Erockenbrough. Mrs. II. C. Neef. Of " (
Harrisburg: Mrs. Smith. o. West virginia