The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-06-19

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night under tho auspices OF the Rich
sn1ond Assembly. proved To be a most en- I
8toyable affair. Many attractive figures
were led b. Mr.. John Parrish, and the
dancers enjoyed to the fullest extent me
pleasant surroundings and the beautitul
night.
Inc chaperones were Mr., and Mrs, j..
L. de Treville. Mr.. and Mrs }. E..tiyiet,
Mr.. and Mrs Stuart Cooke, and MIR. and
Mrs. Meade Spicer., Among he young
ladies present were Misses Mary Tucker
of Danville; Rose Morris, Nellie Gordon.
Margaret Watkins. Mary Goolsby, Lucy
SHELTON, Margaret Shields. Resale Jones.
Constance Triton. Edith Seymour, Mar
garet Darlington. Molle Bridges, Laura
rutherford and Louise elden.i
The gentlemen present We're Messrs.
Nash. Reid. Cardoza Burnley String
fellow, Fleet, Todd Samson, Elicit, Kent
sCntchins, Coles, Epes. Mccoy. Munford,
Parrish Pace. Boschen. Evans, Pierce,
Drake Jones, Berkeley, Turner, Archer,
Grant d. H. Leake, DIR. Leake, Hlor,
Hobson, HUBBARD, Brockenbrough and
Moore.
Closing Exercises.
The closing exercises of the Richinona
Conservatory OF Music. under the dlrec-
torship Of Professor Frank 81 Cosby,
takes place at Tersusson's Hall, NO II
west Broad Street, on the evenings Oh
June I'D and 2!th at SO Q CROCK.
ON the evening of the 2ith there VIII
he contest for gold medal by Mrs.
4Tenn,e p. Yealnanss pupils In express
son. Three prominent Richmond gentle
mon will act as Judges. Mrs. Jennie b.
yeanans il Mt present IN Pittsburg Pa
she has been highly honored by being OIL
fered position with the faculty o. tne
Byron w King Summer School OF ora
$torv. F,locution and Dramatic culture.
After filling numerous professional en-
pagements at Hcie. Cory and other
I,ennsylvania cities. Mrs. Yeanlans VIII
ret,rn to Richmond about September !.
Professor Frank e. Cosby. director Of
the Richmond Conservatory OF Music. mas
kindly offered tomanage MIS- can >
part of the programme during her ao-
sence.
Young ladies and gentlemen taking part
In the programme for July sd and 9th,
will be Misses Mabel Marlborough. Kate
Parsons Mamie Hall, Lillian Hall. Flor
ence Jacobs, Ethel Brown, Edgar Moss,
Mary Rice, Eleanor Steinbrecher, Mildred
Brent Annie Mcintosh Murel Smith.
Bertha Levy, Ethel Num-, Madaline Nc
C.ready. Inez Verser Christina Meyers.
Bertie Pollock, Fanny Hutson, GLADYS
Martinstein; Mrs. Witt. Mr.. Thomas Is
Gay, Professor Cosby, Mt Edgar MOSS.
Mr. Titus and Mr.. Cobeau.
Natural Bridge Excursion.
Tickets are selling rapidly for the eX-
cursion Tuesday to the Natural Bridge
The excursionlsts will leave the Main
Street depot June 2lst, at 1920 A.. NJ, and
return June 22d, at 6:S5 2. NJ. The tickets
cost $3.50. and include round trip, railroad
fare, round trip stage transfer, admission
~ Ict- fha aiRhI6pn hours
spent at tho bridge, supper. lodging and
breakfast All accommodations are
strictly first-class. The train stops for
lunch in Lynchburg. both going and com
ing. The tickets are now on sale at NO.
500 East Main Street. II any are left by
8 O'clock Tuesday morning. they may
then be secured at the depot ticket Of
flee The money will be refunded for
all tickets not used.
This excursion Is for the benefit of the
orphan children in the Masonic Home
5of Virginia, and Mrs ", 5 murray me no
chaperone, gratefully acknowledges the
generous offer OF Ruth Chapter, Order
Of the Eastern Star, to defray all the eX,
penses of The excursion. This kindness
Is the more appreciated on account or It's
being entirely unsolicited, and coming as
such q welcome surprise,
Shirley and Brandon.
The only colonial homes OF great note
on James River that still remain In
possession of the original families are
Shirley and Brandon, the homes respec-
lively of the Carriers and Harrisons.
The Shirley estate was acquired by
Colonel Edward Fill, SRI about 1854, and
became tho property of his great-grand-
daughter. Elizabeth Hin, who married
John Carter. Secretary of the State Of
Virginia. Since that time Shirley has
been the home OF the Carriers.
OF course. a house, which has been so
long the home of family of wealth and
taste, bears In and about II many re-
minders Of Its historic owners In front
Of the house lawn of matchless green
extends to the river bank, and at the
eide. is a quaint old-fashloned flower gar
dsn. In the house the papelled halls
and rnnlns. the ancient portraits and the