The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-19
SOCIAL LIFE
I'm RALEIGH
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4 D IRA i3f1lGlI,s N q, Ireh, 49,. The mansion
ia&of the Governor of North Carolina was
# die scene last "Wednesday evening OF the
first formal reception given by Governor
and Mrs. Robert 81. Glenn. The reception
was rendered TO tic State officials ana
E members Of the General Assembly and
the presence bs9the Governors star,
IL handsomely uniformed, and tho beautiful
4 women III their magnificent gowns COIL
trilutcd richly to the splcndor and Deau-
q " or the occasion. n 81 t5t
THE mansion with Its wide halls and
spacious drawing rooms were Decorated
A NTH s,ipetb effect. Palms and terms
were used throughout, While American
Beauties and other roses adorned the
,nantels. III the refresilinent room sIi ~
motif was green, and pink and The center
table vas arts ticaily draped with snlilax
ard pink ribbons
III Receiving the guests In the ltrnt hai
Fl were the uniformed members of Governor
5# C;lcnn'ss staff. Tho members OF the Een-
z clal siafr5present were: s1ad jutant- General
n r, Robertson, OF Clmrlotte; Brigadler-
~ Eencral C. "A. Woodruff, attachc from tho
United states army; Colonel Francis a..
III Macon, of Henderson, Colonel p. Al.
Hodges, Of Ashevlllo; Colonel George -.
4 Peterson Of Clinton; Colonel Alfred VII
4 liams. Of Raleigh, and Colonel solomon
4 Gal1crt, of rutherford on. Tie meinDers
Bof the personal stuff receiving were COL
oncl Charles L. johnson, OF Raleigh; SCol-3
On 81 w. ID. Pollock or IGinston; Colonel
III Is. Il, Ward, OF New Bern; Colonel Wes-'
~ colt Robertson, OF High Point Colonel
gS ,ohns S. Cunningham, Of Cunningham;
II Colonel Fost or Ilankins, OF Lexington;
Il Colonel II, j. Coke, OF Wadesboro; Cor
5$oncl Thomas Springfield, OF NVayncsvliie:i
Major w. e. Masserburg, of Oxford;
Ma Tor John II. 4Andrews,Eof Raleigh, and
Captain j. It. Cannon, Of Concord. 55.
Hon. James r. Young invited the callers
into the drawing room on the right where
they were presented TO the receiyi Y
Is rarty. III consisting of Governor r. n =.
@ clam and Mrs. Glenn gowned In black,
snanrled net, with diamond ornaments;
8T,jeutc,,ant- Governor Il. d. Winston and
b Miss RRebekah Glenn. ir embroidered SILK
ia tissue and pearls Secretary OF State J \.
u 13rvan Grimes and Mrs. Grimes. in black
s. velvet and point lace; Auditor =. !.
Dixon and Mrs. Dixon, $Eowncd in creme
eoline and diamonds; .Attorney-G General
ID Ciimcr$and Mrs. Gimer, her dress
OF white lace with diamond ornaments:
Speaker O. Fl. Gulon and Mrs Gulll toh.
wearing a white crepe Gle chine and
pearls: Mrs. A. s. Glenn mother oil t ne
4 Governor wearing a black silk; Commits
sIoner Of Agriculture S. L. Patterson and
Mrs. Patterson, in black silk and point,
lace y Colonel D. II Ward and Mrs. Chal-
" nccrs Glenn lin embroidered chiffon and
Is real lace; General James D: Glenn and
{ Mrs. Glenn wearing a Persian SILK anu
III lace }3sS I n
rhe folding doors were thrown back
and Iii tie adjoining music room the
guests were greeted by q receiving party
consisting. of Colonel Thomas strinsfiela
and Mrs. William Hendron. Of Winston
II Salem, who wore a white crepe de chine.
Colonel Foster Hankin.s and Miss Annie
NJ Morrow. of Burlington, in white tissue
"A over blue taffeta: Colonel w. d. Pollock
4 and Mrs Pollock, of Kinston, who was
4 attired IN white satin and lace; Mr. Ale.
s Field ana Mrs Field, in black lace
\ over white taffetn. Just in the rear OF
This ROOM Levin's orchestra was lo-
Gated ana furnished music throughout
the evening
II Or course the reception at the Cover
a$nors mansion was far and away the
I biggest thing Of the week in Raleighs So
cial life, but the week has been cfarac-a
terized by the unusually large nninher
of events, they being crowded in now
especially on account of the approaching
adjournment OF the Legislature.
Tuesday afternoon there was quite an
elaborate St Valentines eve card party.
by Mrs. r. 3. Hall in honoreof Speaker
= y. III. Guion, OF the House OF Represents
tives. and Mrs. Guion. Then on Wednes-
day AFTERNOON Mrs. III w. Miller enter
tanned deliberately Mt cards.
On Wednesday evening there was q
Z double wedding OF Major J. II. Alexander.
OF Winston, and Miss Edith Butler, OF
this city, and DR.. Joseph S, Belts, of
s Greensboro, and Miss Mary a. Monte,
OF Raleigh. The Alexander Butler mar
rage was celebrated. first at the home
OF the BRIDES fsallpr and then the party
repaired to the Monte homo where the
bride at the first marriage served as
dame OF honor for the marriage Of Miss
n Monte to En- Belts. Both were pretty
weddings ard an elaborate reception was
held in connection with the Bctts-Monio
wedding. both parties participating.
,rbe Tuscarora, the Sans Couci and sew
cral other social and literary clubs held
unusually elaborate meetings this week,
the wives of quite q number Of the mems
hers OF the General Assembly participa-
+ ting as guests OF honor. During Sat
,lrday the Daughters Of the Confederaey
held n cake sale" for the purpose Of
raising the Balance Of an amount that
they expect to pay very soon into the
fund for the Jefferson Davis monument
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CHARLOTTE, N. C.