Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1902-12-23
)REDS INSPECTED HOME.
ri1asns Was ,nlnzc with rs,ec-
ht, Tnsfctulls Decorated
Foliage, and EiIlcd with

nond Lodge. No. Is. Benevolent
Etyc Order Of Elks. last night threw
r Ssae doors of their spacious and Gle
= new home 10 the ladies of Rich
A5he. occasion being "a public recep-
Wgeher with an inspection OF the
fccessoJies of the building. This
st OPPORTUNITY the ladies have
See the building since the annex
n1pleted and dedicated. but it
said for their interest that il
iatbc the last. for a series OF eve
wf be inauguratcd soon.
Ereccpttcn last night was 3 delight
gfaIr 70 al who took advantage of
hnorDnity, and tho ladies expressed
tsslses as 5eltghted with the com
EneSs and elegance of everything ana
e. hospitality OF the order. as OK
Af sd or this occasion. The number
ID Sos who called and were shown
Gsh The fandso1nely-appci rooms
81 ti'aated 1t from five TO six hundred
II hem being many OF the best
ladies OF Richmond The families
E ne Members of the order were pres
large number. Many of the ladies
7 Fl evening dress. but others came in
dress.
6ui'ding had been tastefully deco
WITH palms. ferns. and foliage OF
Kinds. advanta gcouSly ARA nged.
n the banquet hail the rostrum.
stseh TAG orchestra was seated, was
with towering palms which COM
hid tie musicians The building
brilliantly lighted throughout, and
flQuet hail was blaze Of light
Its mang inCandcscent bulbs glowing
whore. thus heightening the effect
81 t5 decorations.
SHOWN THE BUILDING.
ara Reception committee, all Of the
mixers II which We're in evening dress
and welcomed the ladies, and they
conducted through all the rooms
I5sa room, the banquet han, the
IN. bowling alleys, and reading
and arlting rooms and game rooms. Dur
lbs nl1Sl the entire four hours the build
WAS thronged with a brilliant array
womaEhcod. and the rooms rang with
elr merry laughter, their bright CONVEX
ANA eNcIa2nations of enthusiasm
at them expressed their surprise and
a5urs al The elegance OF the institu-
IN all It's appointments.
Aa4aG thu ladies had been conducted
Esl the building. and had seen the
81 ;=ine effect OF the lighted lodge room.
-aaE we're entertained in the banquet
with IN impromptu concert rendered
s.jos $ orchestra, which made music
intervals during the evening Solos
Professor Felix lardelIa and by the
rmaoae player and others were enjoyed.
gHtain T. ". Cunningham sang In the
Ealt Summertime" and was warmly
@gf.8uGed. The concert was one Of the
81 enjoyable features of the entertain
nest
on THE COMMITTEE.
Those conpUs4us~i;he 5eceptiousconmittee
Rt which MIR Preston Beyin was chair
man were Nessrs J.. .. Nendenburg. T.
rs Cunningham. Preston Belyin, W.
IS Mann Phil u. Kelly H e
5rin2neI. .. Il. Pyle, John z.
lm II. Carothars ~. -. Butler. ". c.
AEmitage. Governor A. c. Montague,
Mayer Richard a. Taylor, Messrs. H.
EIail orua Epps, W. S. Daniel, Charles
~ Spicer, Charles a. Rose. F 7. An
.hcuu. @. NJ Alfliend, L r. A. Burke.
JOHN Stampcr. J. NJ Bossieux. Joseph
B0pp Robert W hittet Jr John I. Duffy.
James Hartley julius Straus. G. NJ.
Cause. <. A. LabcnburE, Stuart Mcguire.
NJ {. Eohler D. NJ Wiltshire, Monroe
Levy G. * Pollock John A Lamb. T.
a Tragic. Edgar Allan, Jl.. John Bliley.
d. c Shegfer, J. J.. Cheatwood, f. p.
Burke Samuel Cohen, IL T. Boudar.
It. O. Boudar. W. S. DeLong, a. H. Drew
~ Jr. George " Epps, Jacob Cans, w.
s lIarwood, II. Is. hartman, A T. Hunt.
Jr j. q. IUrgens, a. Z. mike, S. L.
Kelley Joseph ~ Laube FOLK Miller
W Grey MiselcE " s Noland. Leonard
NoeG, T ". Netzscr. L. ". Pizzini. Il.
NJ Smith Jr. W + Seymour, Jake
Wells @ " Westpury Jefferson Wal
lace Fisld Wilbcn Cliff Wen, II. a. VIII
ams Morgan r. Mills, II. c. Glenn, and
zimmerman.