The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-02-08
PETERSBURG
CARDP les
Mrs. Preston Roper Enter
tained at Cards on Tuesday.
ERNEST SETON THOMPSON
His Lecture at the Y. M. G. A. Hall on
Friday evening was very Enj oyable.
Branch Of the a. P.v.A. to be
Formed.
(sp,cinl to The Times. pl,petch.

Special to Tho Times. Dlspatch.)
PETERSBURG, VA, Feb, 7.-sooiety
devotees found diversion at many curd
parties In Petersburg this week. Mrs.
Preston Roper entertained at cards Tues-
day afternoon and "Wednesday afternoon
and evening. Among the guests Tuesday
afternoon were: Mrs. George Sinclair, OF
Richmond; Mrs. Patrick Hamilton. Mrs.
Chisholm, Mrs. blcCeyy, Mrs. Waverly
Wilkins, Mrs. Charles Hall Davis, Mrs.
H. q. Leigh, Mrs George Cameron. Jr..
Mrs. W. II. McKenncy. Mrs. Robert
NJ eade, Mrs. J. Fl. claiborne, Mrs. r. C..
Scott, Mrs. William Malone, Mrs suly.
Mrs. Bragg stratton, Mrs. John McGill.
Mrs. "A. x. Davis, Mrs. W. L. Venable,
Mrs. Waite. Mrs. virgle Campbell, Mrs.
Alexander Hamilton, Mrs. William Nc
Gill, Mrs Robert Hamilton. Mrs. Rodgers
Mann. Mrs. Walter Kevan, Mrs. Patter-
son, Mrs. John Townes. Miss Anne c.
Wilson. Mrs. Preston Roper. Mrs. Whyto.
Tho prizes were won by Mrs. Charles
Hall Davis. Mrs. George Sinclair ana
Mrs. Waite.
The guests at the card party given by
Mrs. Roper Wednesday afternoon and
evening we're: Mrs. Sinclair. Of Rich
mond; Mr.. and Mrs, Gordon McCabe, Jr.,
NJ. and Mrs, Brooks Rogers. Mr.. and
Mrs. Alfred Friend. Jr. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harris Donnan, Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander
Hamilton, Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. p.
Stratton, Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Bragg,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. c. Kevan. DR.. and Mrs.
j. II. Claiborne, Hr. and Mrs. John
TONNES, Dr.. and AIaB. H. G. Leigh, DR..
and Mrs. John Mann, Dr.. and Mrs J..
Gordon Rennie, Misses Mary Beasley,
Venable, Ann GILL; Leavenworth, Messrs.
Hill Beasley, Joe Venable, Drewry, Rob-
vet Cp,f I'm
Siebrell, e. P. GOODWIN.
Mrs. John Herbert Claiborne won the
ladies prize and Mrs. Alfred Friend. Jr..
the gentlennan's prize.
Mrs. George Cameron entertained many
guests Monday afternoon at cards.
Mrs. R. A. Gamble will give card
party Monday afternoon in honor Of her
guest Miss Hobbie. OF Oklahoma.
Society in large numbers heard Ernest
Seton Thompson Friday evening at the
Young Mems Christian Association hall
They had looked Forward with great
pleasure to his coming and were delight
fully entertained with his talk and pic
lures OF wild animals. This was Seton
Thompson's first visit to Petersburg and
he was pleased to find so many friends
on his first visit. They had been enter
tanned by his books and were ready tc
welcome him to the city.
Miss VirEie Slater gave a card party
to few OF her friends Wednesday eve
ming and the occasion was an exceeding.
~ delightful one.
Miss Hunter s the guest of the Misses
Miss Edith Dckman. Of Cleveland, O.,
who has been visiting her sister. Mrs.
Grandy In Norfolk. is now in Petersburg
at the home OF her cousin. Miss Mary
Paul Roper.
Miss Hattie Noon. OF Richmond, was
thinner In Petersburg.
tho guest for several days Of her friend,
Miss Roper, in this city.
Mrs. Robert Hamilton entertained one
Of the card clubs at her home on Mar
ket Street Thursday evening.
Mrs. Marie Z. Morrison. of Petersburg,
has been appointed president to organize
a branch Of tho Association for the Pre-
seryation of Virginia Antiquities in this
city. Mrs. Morrison has begun her work
and Is calling on the people OF the city
for cooperation. She hopes soon to have
a hourishing branch In Petersburg.
Mrs. Morrison has been elected men,
Der Of the Old Dominion Pilgrimage Com
mittee Of New York. which will visit
jamestown Island and the colonial homes
Of Virginia May l1th to 18th.
The committee will be in Richmond
May 18th and in Petersburg May 18th