The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-12-27
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL

PERSO NAL s
u The school children are home for the
holidays, and even the buds are not
In 1t, and as a fair debutant III a dis
stant cityswas heard to say with Il charm
ing pout: Society? WIZ, there isn't a
thing going on.-only kids parties. and
kids parties 1t will be fcT the next few
days with few grown up things TO keep
matters going. Most o tt!le time is taken
up with the Informal little Affairs. which
are great 1un, after all.
Mrs. IS. p. Waddill gave a delightful
card party last night at the residence OF
her brother-in-law. Judge Edmund Wad-
| dill; In honor OF her daughter, Miss Emily
Wight Waddill, and Miss Susie Parker,
of Isle of Wight county.
-Four hand euchre was played in the
pretti1y decorated parlors, among the
players being:
Misses Martha Robinson, Laura Ruthe.-
| foord, Adair Minor, Helen O't'errall, ,.Por-
! ter Sands, Fanny Worthaul Helen Ste
vens, Sue Gray, Mamie Davenport Rich
ardson, McCurdy. Davis. Mamie Waddili.
| Watkins, l.. Smith, of Washington; Bes-
sic Lamb, Messrs. Minor, Paul Stevens,
William Watkins, William Lamb, Con-
| rad Hutchinson, Samuel Pilson, Charles
| Bowe, Cadet E. G. Waddill, Temple ENVad-
| dill, Lynch Montague. Ryan. John Elicit,
| Singleton Walker, Purcell Gray turner.
5Croxton, Anderson, Hanson and many
others.
Little Miss Margaret OuId Powers was
the charming hostess yesterday afternoon
| at the residence of her mother, Mrs.
| Frank Powers.
! In the bay window stood a large Christ
mas tree. which had ueen bountitulIy
supplied with toys by santa Claus. ~
largo doll was also admired by ner little
! friends, and after the distribution OF
presents played with.
Among the eager little tots present
were Ann Warren, Elizabeth GwatEnley,
Rosa Scott, Dorothy Cullen. Martha
| Mallory. Porter Guest, Alice and Elise
Atkinson. Antionette Thierman, Juliet
| Donnan, Lena May Donnan, Roberta
Donnan, Juliet Saunders. Mana Open
heimer, May Halves, Ann Halves, Cattle
rine Cary, Mary Anderson, Martha and
| Ann Valentine. Elizabeth Talaferro.
Emily Thomson, John Dunn. Robert
| Groner, Drewry Blair, Austin Drocken-
brough, Robert and Edgar Lafferty.
| Churchill Young and the Masters Saun-
Gers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Block have issued invi-
| tations to the marriage of their daughter,
Miss Carrie, to Mr.. William Ullmann, OF
| Missouri.
| The ceremony will take place in the
| presence of relatives only. Monday, De-
| cenber 30th, at high noon, at their resi-
| dence, No. COG East Grace Street.
Miss Block is extremely popular in this
city and it is to the regret of ner many
| friends that she will make her future
| i
| groom is prominent in the business and
! social. circles. .sa
! Dr. Robert H Fife will lecture before
| the Woman's Club this afternoon at 1870
| o'clock, taking for his theme ''Woman's
| Work in the German Universities" DR..
| Fife has only just returned from a three
| years stay abroad, and is now professor
| of German at the Western Reserve Uni
| versity in Cleveland, Ohio.
| The parlors are expected to be thronged
| with people this afternoon, as there are
! many visitors in the city. An informal
reception will be held after the lecture.
! Miss Virginia Mason, of Charlottesville,
will visit the city early next week. in
| order to place in tile hands of the pub
fishers THE Life of James Murray Ma
SON the Confederate commissioner,
which she has recently written.
Cadet Edmund c. WaddiI. of the Vir-
| gina Military Institute, and Miss Mamie
| W. WaddiIl are spending the holidays ct
| home with their parents, Judge ana Mrs.
| Edmund Waddil, No. 924 Park Avenue.
| Mrs. William Henry Lipscomb. of Dan
vile, is the guest of Governor-elect and
Mrs. a. j. Montague.
Mr.. William DeSaussure, Jr., of New
| York, is visiting his parents. MIR. and Mrs.
William DeSaussure, on Main Street.
| Miss Susie Atkins left yesterday for
! visitato Mrs. Thompson Brown, in Bed
ford county. ~
! Miss Agnes Craig is visiting friends at
, tho University of Virginia.
Miss Mary Buford and Miss Katherine
Michaux will leave shortly on visit 10
| Miss Ferr:bce, Of Norfolk
MI. Stewart Michaux and g party OF
friends arc enjoying weeks hunting in
Goochland county.
Misses Annie ana Nellie Goddin, OF
| Charlottesville. arc staying with Mrs. W.
| W. Lefrew. on Floyd Avenue.
|
1Ir. Roland Bryard Hershey. OF WASH
| in;;!on, is the guest % DR.. J. 2. Gardner.
The Atlanta Journal says: Miss Ethe,
| Differ, Of High Point, n. c., and Mrs J. T.
| Reitzel, of Richmond. Va. will spend the
| holidays with Mr.. and Mrs. J. NJ. Differ,
| No. 140 Windsor Street.
1,r. Thomas Rooghart. Of Ashcville
| n. c., is visiting DR. DerieuX, If Church
Hill.
Miss Sarah Bartenstein. of Warrenton.
Va. is visiting her aunt, Mrs. E. II. E'itz-
hugh, No. $40 West Grace Street.
DR. Dunbar Roy returned to his home
| in Atlanta yesterday. Mrs Roy will re-
main some time in this city, the guest
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. 7. IT. FL
lett.
Miss Rosa Virginia Gary, Of this city,