The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-14
70 BE NOTABLE OCCASION o

Other Well known People to Be
Present Dancing IN the 8#
Barn This Evening.
When the doors Of the Masonic Temple
are thrown open to the public tomorrow
evening, the time set for the beginning
Of the Confederate Bazaar, beautifu4
scene will greet the eye. The ladies OF
tie various tables were busy all day yes
tdrday In Arranging to carry out the at.
tractive designs prepared by Mr.. Georss
A. Kelley, tho we'll known aSchltect, anu
success Is browning their efforts.
Governor Montague, Lieutenant-G GOV
ernor Willard and other notable officials
and citizens have been invited 10 pc
present on the opening night.
The Barn Dance.
This evening the ladies Of the South
Carolina table will give an old fashioned
dance at the Masonic Temple..lt VIII.
In every respect, be REPRODUCTION OF
scenes in the old South. when such q
thing as 'nard times" were not known.
assembled at these frollcs had known
each other from babyhood.5 They were
called "nelghborhood N dances. beginning
at sunset and continuing TIL sunrise
next morning The music, too, VIII pc
lust such as they had In those days, wnen
"Unc I5phram'' or Josh Adottley calleu
out edo nggers.'' Anderson Epps,, from
Nottoway county, the home OF the Va ~
and the f1ddle,aw supply the Ihns,s -
$3.50 and will be kept up tn ~ 9, CLOCK CLOCK,
The hall will be decorated IN 50 = gu, eul.
.istic fashion that one looking on might
well imagine himself in. a barn Win
pile Of new mown hay around Mn IL
The entertainment seems ali the more
interesting because 1t 4 will serve as
curtain raiser to the Bazaar, which opens
Wednesday night. FL e ~,
,rhe programme, as arrangd ny Mr..
Polk Miller, will begin with quadrillc'
to be followed by waltzes, cot'llons,
schottlsches the Virginia breakdown,
nol,Sas nazurkas ana the 'Vtrgin!n :eel,
after which all present Will JOIN IN Inc Inc
song .rWe'll Live and DIE in Dixie.
Dancers are expected to keep time with
the music furnished by old time 10 de
war" darklcs, the main object Of the eve
Ming being to give everybody aggenuine
good. enjoyable time. Ladies ana gen
tlcmen who desire to make 5up shirt
waist, sets and to eschew the formallty
Of full dress attire, will find plenty of
friends to keep them In countenance, me
fullest liberty Of choice IN regard 70
dress requirements being the order OF IN
evening. - !. e,
inleasantest Inducements for all who WISH
to promenade between sets or who prefer
TO sit down and look on to participating
actively. rs
The Easter season is prospectiyely very
cav, but none of the weeks entertain
ments promise a greater amount OF 1un
than this.
Patronesses OF the dance are: Governor
and Mrs a. ]. Montague, General and
Mrs Fitzhugh Lee, Mrs. G. EVELYN
Smith, chairman; Mrs. John l.. EubanK,
Mrs. Walter Christian, Mrs. ]. 3. alosoy,
Mrs. Hugh Miller, Mrs. Bernard Guest,
Mrs. Charles Bosher Mrs ), * r. an ,.e
sIrs. Herbert Gray, Mrs. p. ,1Taliaferro.
Mrs. g p. Halves, Mrs. Marcy Mrs.
Townsend, Mrs. Clinton Boudar Mrs.
w. j.. Johnston, Mrs. Janney, Miss Sophie
Bosher, Mrs. Beverly Crump, Mrs. Fanny
Tucker, Miss Mag Lee, Mrs. e. d. 9 ra-4
bowski, Mrs. Basil Gwathmey Mrs. w.
M. Hill, Mrs. LII C.. Williams, Mrs. J. f..
". Daniel, Mrs. C.. E. Doyle. Mrs. Slnss
Shelburne, Mrs. Armistead Wel!ford.
Mrs. Charles Shields. Mrs. Edmond
Rhett Mrs. Horace Halves, Mrs, s..
Armlstead, Mrs. Thomas Brander Mrs
IL D. AIcCance, Mrs. Frank Hobson,
Mrs. smalls. Mrs. Heryey, Mrs. Aston q $50
Cabell Mrs. I'D. Crump Mrs. Jackson
Guy Mrs. Philip Powers. Mrs Berkeley,
Mrs. M. Mcclure. Mrs. John atllam
Mrs. Moore, Mrs. Sadler, Mrs. Andrew
Gray, Jr., Mrs. James Caskle,s Mrs a. c.
Yancey, Mrs. L. !. 13osher, Mrs. Robert
Bosher, Mrs. j. D. Policy, Mrs. Stephen
Putney, Mrs. Walter Miles Mrs. w, G,'
Miller, Mrs. Ellen Perrin. Mrs, Broonic
Mrs. w. Ben. Palmer. Mrs. WA Cren-
shaw, Miss G. Yonge, Mrs. J. Fl, 2-Ander :.
son, Mrs. s. II. Hawes Mrs. G. Stewart,
Mrs. Rely, Mrs. Featherstone, Mrs. II,
l.. cabell, Mrs. II. L. Denoon
A +fss
Among the donations to the South Caro-
lima table arc Historic Towns of tho
Southern States Whites Lie Of Cen
oral Lee" and Marion Harland's Solo
NAL Homes in Our Country" presented
by G.. p. Putnam's Sons. of New York.
Mrs. Hugh Miller, at the Bazaar meet
Ing yesterday morning, reported the ar
rival Of nineteen boxes and $50 for the
table. X NJ
Texas Table Souvenirs.
Souvenirs Of the Texas table at the
Bazaar are stars made OF wood taken
from the White House Of the confed-
eracy and decorated In typography. y On
one side is the seal OF the State Of Texas
and on the other side the words Wood
from the White House of the confed-
eracy." & y.
A number OF donations for tho Texas
table have already been received, among
which are Mexican fancy and decorative
work. Indian relics, q barrel OF pecan
nuts, and various sums OF money The
committee has also received about ffty
copies of "a Texan In Search Of a Night
This book, which Is from tho pom OF
Judge John G, West, OF Waco. Texas.
Is not only an admirably written story
OF thrilling interest. but is vt ,4e same
time valuable contribution to the lite
nature OF the Confederacy, RE NJ
Tho young ladies who are to assist at
the table In tho evenings will 90 tppro-
priately dressed In tho Confederate coll
ors-whte dresses. will, red collars and
sashes-nnd each will wear lono star
as an ornament for the hair.
There will be a lemonade well at the