The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-11-22

Mrs J. C. Little, Miss Toof, tho state
offlcnrs of the D. A. r., all the regents
or thn state and all the officers Of the
local chapters"
Birthday Reception.
Society IN Charleston, $. c., was pleas
nntly astir last week with reception
given by the Rcbecca Motto Chapter
celebrating the tcnth birthday of the
chapter. Tho New York Herald. In re-
| ferrlng to the occasion, says:
ut was gathering OF members or
historic orders. the hostesscs the Dnugh-
| tiers Of the American Revolution; their
guests the Sons Of tho American RcVo-
luton, the Cincinnati Society. tho OIL
GERS Of the Colonial Danes and the offl-
GERS Of the Daughters Of the Confederacy.
Besides marking the first decade OF
! the life Of the chapter the event was
| compliment to the regent, Mrs. FRANCES
Mather Jones, whom the chapter has
never allowed to resign her leadership.
| The rooms and hall were tastcfully dec
Grated with palms, flags, vines and chry-
| santhemums and music was rendered
| throughout the evening. The receiving
party included the officers OF the chap-
| ter-Mrs F. M. Jones, regent; Mrs. Marie
| Gary Eason, vice-regent; Mrs. Horatio
| c.. Hughes corresponding secretary;
| Miss May Scott recording secretary
| Mrs. Edward Willis historian ana MISS
Mabel Weber. registrar. Mrs clark
| Warning. Of Columbia special guest
also received with the officers.
eat half-past O'Clock the Rev. VIII
| liam Way asked the company to reas-
scmble In the main room, where they
| formed in seml-crcle, facinG the re-
| ceiving party Mrs jamie S. Hayward
| then handed him the beautiful silver
| bowl that the chapter gave to their re-
! gent as a token OF their love for her and
| their appreciation OF her devoted inter-
! est In the chapter. Mr. James Simons
| then raped with a silver gaVcl ior
silence after which Mr.. Way read a tel
cgram to Mrs. Jones from Mrs. Donald
| Mclean, president general Of the Daugh-
| ters of the American Revolution express
| ing her congratulations and regrets That
] she was unable to attend the tenth am
! niycrsary celebration of the chapter Mr..
| WAY then presented tho bowl with n
! charming speech to which Mrs. Jones
smade beautiful answer. Later she was
escorted into the supper room, where an
| other surprise awaited her. Consplcu-
| ously placed on a lace covered table was
! a large birthday cake. iced In white and
dressed with ten blue candles Blue and
| white arc the chapter colors and Its
birthdays arc ten
State Conference.
The D. "A. r. State Conference in Ma
con Ca. last week was marked with a
number of beautiful entertainments.
Mrs. Mallory Taylor, regent OF the
Mary Hammond Washington Chapter,
! insisted by chapter members, gave a
beautiful luncheon in honor OF the Vis,
| tors their hostcsses and the Nathaniel
Sf,,I,,s Chan of ID A. r. Il.
Assisting Mrs. Willingham were Mrs.
l w TT. FELTON,, Jr.; Mrs. George W Dun
can, Mrs. G. ]. r. Clarke, Mrs, Glen +.
/ Stecd. Mrs. Llewellyn Holt Mrs. camp
i bell T. King, Mrs. Benjamin D. willing
i ham. Mrs. Osgood Willingham Mrs. VIII
liam NJ Brunson. Mrs. William Lee Ellis,
i Mrs. Cecil Morgan, Miss Eula FELTON,
i wtlli,gham. Miss RoxMane Edwards.
:. Miss K.athLeen McGmgor, Miss 'laila
4 plant Miss Carrie Lawton, Miss Annie
4 Rogers, Miss Rose Crutchicld Miss
i Od;lle King and Miss Harriet Winchcs-
ter.
wednesday evening the visitors were
j entertained at reception In the parlors
of the Hotel I.anicr by the ladies Of the
T.. p A. auxiliary.
On Thursday at one O'Clock Mrs. VIII
liam Lee Ellis entertained the visiting
officers and delegates Of the d. a. Il.
and their hostesscs and also the mem
bcrs of the Mary Hammond Washington
Chapter and the Nathaniel Macon Chap
J ter, .. A. r., at n luncheon at her home
In College Street. which Is one OF the
most beautiful Colonial homes in the
city The floral decorations OF daffodls
cnrricd out beautiful yellow color
scheme which was further acccntuated
by the service of the Venetian glass
used. Assisting Mrs. Ellis in receiving
4 were Mrs. Donald Mclean. Mrs. Mallory
Taylor, Mrs. Glen r. Steed, Mrs. 3. a.
Wise, Mrs. A. d, schoneid, Mrs. Mary
McCaw, Mrs. Frank Rogers. Mrs. Robert
Coleman Mrs. Edward Schotield Mrs
Charles Holmes, OF Waycross. Mrs. a
H. Hull, of Savannah; Mrs. \. O. Bacon
Mrs, Ellen washington Bcllamy, Mis-.
ID Mary Pearson, Miss Annie Rogers, Miss
Elizabeth Matthews and Miss lola Wise
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