The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-02-08
PATRIOTIC SOCIETIES.
Hampton Daughters Meet.
Personal Mention.

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Personal Mention.
The Newport News Daily Press OF
Wednesday, February 18th, has the toi.
lowing interesting account or the unlted
Daughters of the Confedcracy chapter
meeting. 1t says:
One of the most Interesting meetings OF
Hampton Chapter. Daughters of the Con-
federacy. was that of yesterday after
noon. The attendance was good. and for
more than an hour the time passed with
unusual attractiveness to the ladies. Ihe
chapter met in the Young Mems Christian
Association building, and Mrs. Robert ..
Hudgins, the president. was In tho chair
Mrs. Hudgins read an interesting paper,
in which she gave comprehensive re-
view of the work accomplished by Hamp-
ton Chapter during the last ten years,
and Mrs. e. Pendlcton Jones. the histo-
rian. delighted her hearers with strong
paper on the Burning of Hampton
Miss Annie Richardson entertained the
members with a paper on The Richmond
Confederate Museum
Sixteen applicants for membership were
received. A letter thanking the chapter
for contributions was read from Mrs. r.
Raab, vice-presldcnt of the Home for
Needy Confederate Women in Richmond.
After some discussion the chapter de-
cided to give up the idea of building n
Confederate home In Hampton. and Will
devote the money raised for that purpose
to assisting charitable institutions for
the care of Confederate men and women.
The Rev. Il. Pendleton Jones, d. D.,
pastor OF the Hampton Baptist Church.
was elected to honorary membership in
the chapter, and he has accepted an in
vitation to deliver n lecture in the near
future on his "Travels Abroad" for the
benefit of the organization.
The chapter unanimously voted to send
s25 annually to the Southern Education
Association, which has as its object the
training OF the children of Confederate
veterans
Personal Mention.
Misses Charlotte and Margaret steph-
enson, of Warm Springs Va, are the
guests of Miss Alma Cecil. of No. 2Os
West Grace Street.
Miss Lancaster. of this city. is visiting
Mrs. Minor Price. in Client. Norfolk.
Miss Nora Willis, of the Woman's Col
lege here. has returned to the city after
a short visit to her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John c. Willis. of Fredericksburg.
Mrs. E. L. Bemiss is the guest of Mrs.
Edward May, in Client.
Mrs. Harry Poindexter has returned to
the city from visit to Mrs. w. F. Gary,
in Brambleton.
Mr.. A. A.. Lewis has returned after
visit to his brother. DIR. NJ. NJ. Lewis,
in Fredericksburg.
Mrs. Robert ould. of Norfolk. is visiting
friends here.
Miss katherine Copeland who is visit
ing in Suffolk. was the guest of the RAN
dolph Society OF Suffolk Monday evening,
when it was entertained by Miss Virginia
Jordan.
Miss Kathleen Bruce has returned from
spending the winter In Brooklyn and
has as her guest Miss Prentlss. of that
city.
Miss Edith Somers, OF the University
of Virginia, is the guest of Miss Lizzie
Hotchkiss.
Miss Julia Tyler, of williamsburg, is
visiting Miss Edith Merrill.
$50
Mrs. Elmore Hotchkiss has returned
from visit to Charlottesville.
Miss Edith Grant, who has been visiting
Mrs. Hunter in Baltimore, has returned
to Richmond.
Miss Jean Knowles and Miss Bessie
Roundtree are visiting friends at Cedar
Grove, Va.
Mr.. j. S. Moore and Mr. Harry Moore,
Vile. left Tuesday night for New York
to sail on Wednesday, for trip through
Egypt and the Holy Land. They will
be gone for about two months.
Miss Airline Payne. OF Wilkesbarre, Pa,
is the guest of Miss Louise McAdams.
&c -
Miss McAdams has just returned from
an extended and delightful visit to Pitts
burg, Pa,
Miss Helen Jones, Of Rapidan Va,
is spending the winter with her sister.
Mrs. Eglert Leigh
Miss Hannum. Of Chester. Pa, is visit
ing Mrs. John G.. Farland.
The young ladies' of st. Patrick's
Church will give Japanese chocolate
and musicale at O'Clock this evening
in the basement of the church for the
benefit of the Sunday school
sss
Master Alexander Taylor, Of this city.
is known as the champion skater of Viz
glnia. He won a spirited race Tuesday
night in Lynchburg, when the other con-
testant was John James, of that city.
Mrs John W. Massie has returned from
visit to Norfolk,
Miss Kate Fuller, of Richmond, will
go to Newport News the latter part Of
the week, where she will recite at an