The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-03-16

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day during Lent, and the "Comus Club"
entertained in honor Of their new mem
bers Monday night. Among those who
enjoyed the elegant collation. and flow OF
wit were Mr.. and Mrs. George W. Tiller.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. S. Chesterman, Mrs
Douglas Jones, Mr.. and Mrs. r. F.. Jones,
Mr. and Mrs il Wiley Tyler, Miss Ber-
nice Bragg, Miss Ida c. Gillespie, Miss
Bessie Gilman, Miss Clara Tyler, Miss
Lizzie Timberlake. Miss Willie Sullivan,
Miss Florence Francke. Miss Fannie
SulhYan. Mr.. Ed. Jones. Jr.. Mr.. P. t..
Iimberlake, Mr.. Guy Sullivan. Mr.. and
Mrs. L. Sullivan. Mr.. W. l.. Tyler. Mr.
Robert Leath, Petersburg: Mr.. T. ].
Aldridge. Petersburg, and Mr.. Z. MaXey
Deitricl1. Lorraine. Va
Among the patroneSses for the approach
ing presentation of 20 d King Cole at the
Academy by the Mask and Wig Club, are
Mesdames Decatur Axtell. B. H. Nash
W. r. Forbes. j. Taylor Ellyson, Warner
Moore ]. Scott Parrish, Barton Grundy
Samuel Cohen, 2. D. Hotchkiss, j. j.
Montague. A. j. Montague. George w.
Stevens, P. H. Phillips, James B. Pace,
William Rehling. ST. Julian Oppenhimer,
I. n. Jones. C. E. Doyle; Misses Blanche
and Maud Morgan. Hattie and Fannie
Ross and Edna Forbes.
Mr. William Ernest of Philadelphia,
who has many friends in this city, wrote
the characteristic play which will be pro-
duced.
Mrs Luther Warren who is spending
the winter in Augusta, Ga. was among
the guests at a card party Friday week,
given by Mrs. Porter Fleming in honor OF
Mrs Sarah Siebels. of Columbia, S: e.
Ten-handed euchre was played. for which
handsome prizes were awarded. During
the afternoon dainty refreshments, We're
served.
Miss Eta Hayes who is visiting ner
sister, Mrs Ewing caches, of Louisville,
accompanied her on visit to Spring
field. Ohio, two weeks ago, where they
were the guests of Mrs. Mary Goods
Boskin. The Echo says: "a dinner was
given by their hostess in their honor the
last night of their visit at which twenty
guests were seated. and the table was
decorated with lilies of the valley. a
fiat basket of these exquisite flowers
covered the whole center OF the table,
and there was garland of them around
the table.
A pleasant club meeting was that Mon
day night, when the Co-Workers Social
Club met at No. 500 East Grace Street.
and were given a treat by talks on prac-
teal nursing, given by Miss Annie Minor
and Miss Cabaniss, of the Nurses Set
tlement Some of the members contrib
uted to the success of the evening by
music and recitations.
Another german club has been organ
lied during the week, and will be known
as the Wednesday German Club. Its first
dance was given last Wednesday at the
Masonic Temple. and was skilfully LED
by Mr. William Sullivan. Among the
dancers were Messrs. William Sullivan,
Marcellus Wright, John Ahern Douglas
Richardson, julius Jones, John Lang,
Henry Pitt, w. Scott Charles Ahern,
William Gathright, Henry Waddill, Misses
BESSIE Wilson, Ada Gold, Bessie Porter,
D. Atkinson, Mabel Atkinson, Matte Ma
hone, Lottie Williams. Ina Clendon, Lot
tie Porter, May Parkinson Kenneth
Richardson, James Lester, Grant and
others.
The social event of the week was the
concert Friday night of Miss Mary Ashley
Bell and Mr.. sHeathe Gregory. This had
been eagerly looked forward to for some
weeks and it more than came up to the
general expectations A bright future is
predicted for these young singers. The y
NJ. c.. A. contained a fashionable au-
dience, perhaps the most representative
of the season, and Miss Bell Increased
her already high reputation as a sweet
singer OF the very highest ability she
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by Mr.. Heathe Gregory. Both were en-
thusia stically received and were repeat
edlv forced to respond to encores.
Miss Bells popularity here, being shown
nv the beautiful flowers received at the
end of her songs, and that ther audience
was charmed. was abundantly evidenced
by the reception given.
Miss Bell, who is striking!y handsome
Virginia girl, has a full. round soprano
voice that is unusually sweet and sym
pathetic. She has thorough controi OF IT,
and her high notes are as full and clear
as flute. Mr. Gregory announced that
Miss Bell was suffering with bronchitis.
and that on that account her trst NUMBER
on the programme, "Dost Thou know
That Sweet Land?" CA. Thomas) would be
omitted. But for this announcement no
one who heard her rendition OF the de-
1i.-htful melody in the Irish Love Sons,
nv Lang. and .'Violets," by Ellen Wright,
would have known that she was not in
the best OF voice.
Perhaps the favorite piece and the one
which suited her voice best was Sc Sa-
ran Rose by Arditi, in which her high
notes were heard to unusual advantage
Mr.. Gregory has rich baritone voice
that was both strong and remarkably
sweet. It was perhaps heard to best ad-
vantage in Myself When Young (Leh-
MANN from the Persian Garden.
when Love Is Done, by Alling.
which some of his audience had heard
him sing before. when he was here in
the fall with Madame Nevada.
The enoores were Rosalie.' sung by
Mis-. Ben. and Mr.. Gregory sung the
..e,la i, unrlfsh son1 Drink TO Ne Only.