The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-15
DEEP RUN BALL
TO BE BRILLIANT
Will Far surpass the One Held
at the Temple Last
Year.
PINK COATS AND HUNT coLoRs
Masters Of All Recognized Hunts
in the Country Will Be
Invited.
PINK COATS AND HUNT CoL0Rs

Tho most talked OF social event of the
season Is the hunt ball to be given by
the members of the Deep Run Hunt Club
on the evening OF February 22d. Wash
ington's birthday.
It will serve not only as a celebration
Of the great Father OF His Country, who
was one OF the most enthusiastic fox
hunters OF his day. but also as the
function which Will close the gay season
before the quiet OF Lent.
Last year all the matters OF recognized
packs of hounds were invited, and eight
OF them danced in the hunt lancers. This
year the same rule will obtain. and mas
ters OF the great packs from Maine to
Florida and from the far West will be
asked to come to: Richmond and sport the
colors of their hunts.
Mr.. II. C. Beattie. NJ. F. II. Of Deep
Run hounds. will arrange meet on tho
morning OF the 22d OF February. to which
all visiting fox hunters will be invited.
and this days sport will be followed by
the ball In tho evening.
The ball this year promises to eclipse
even the brilliant ons of last year. when
nearly two hundred OF the social set
turned out to honor the sport which is
as dear to the hearts of all virginians
as Is the very air they breathe.
Powder and Pink.
The women nearly all wore powder and
patches, while the men for the most
part sported pink. with the colors of their
hunts on cuffs and collars of their evening
coats. and wearing the knee breaches
that so becomingly set off an evening
coat of pink.
While the pink and Confederate gray
OF the Deep Run members was greatly
in the preponderance, still there was also
the white of "warrenton.' the brown OF
Cameron Run" the white OF Bull Run. .
the bronze of Orange the blue of BLUE
Ridge" the black of "Chevy-Chase." the
light blue OF "Appomattox." the white
of the "Ritchley," and the colors of
many other hunts. which made bril-
liant and inspiring scene.
Favors were given of gold hunt buttons,
bearing the fox head device of the Deep
Run Club, In scarf pins and in belt
buckles.
At supper "fox hunting was drunk.
all standing. while all sang Honest John
PEEL and score OF other hunting songs.
It was night long to be remembered.
the most enjoyable ball of the whole
year.
This year the Deep Run Club has de-
cided to out-Herod Herod, and to give a
esteem in which fox hunting Is held in
the South.
The fact that Virginia has more fox
hunting clubs than nearly all the other
States In the Union combined. makes 1t
proper that the largest and best known
hunt club in the State 6ould make an
attempt to bring all the disciples of Mr..
Jorrocks together.
Reautiful Decorations.
1t is the purpose of the committee hav-
ing the ball in charge to decorate the
hall lavishly with hunt club colors and
to provide handsome favors that will
be all of horse and hound" design.
The committee named by the Hunt Club
Is as follows:
Colonel Barton H. Grundy. chairman;
Mr. A. T. Harris, Jr., DR.. Robert G.
Bryan, Mr.. Fred w. Scott, Mr.. H. C.
Beattie. Mr.. John Kerr Branch Major
p. A. S. Brine. Mr.. George j. Seay. Mr..
Andrew n. Christian. Mr.. Allen Potts.
Mr. Thomas N. Carter and Mr.. George
Cole Scott, president Of the club.
The subcommittee appointed by the
chairman are:
Comnafctee on Invitation and Subscrip-
tion-Mr. Andrew H. Christian. IT., Mr..
Allen Potts, Mr.. Fred w. Scott.
Music. Favors and Decorations-Mr.
Thomas N. Carter. DR.. Robert c. Bryan.
Mr.. George ]. Seay.
supper--Mr. A. Y. HACKS, Jr., Mr.. John
Kerr Branch. Major p. A. s. Brine.
All members of the club are invited to
subscribe, but no one not q member of
the club will attend.
The Invitation list will close on Jan
uary 25th, and after that time no sub
scriptions will be received.