The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-08-10
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A.. s. Buford, Jr., and Master Buford

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Erskine Miller were Misses Bessie Fra
zier and Caroline Armistead. OF Rlch-
mond !; Mr. Charles Roller and Mr.. L 10y =
Freeman, OF Norfolk x.
a Miss Rose Harrison, daughter Of Judge
George Harrison. OF the Court OF Ap-
be alsn.was In the box of Mr. T. =. Grasty.
md Mrs, r. T.. Hunter and Miss Bessie
Hunter were the guests Of Captain ana
MIS-. q. q. Gooch. r. d
Another attractive Richmond party IN
Mrs. Charles Z. ny or ham's box was com
posed Of Mrs. WORKMAN, Miss $W orthnm
and NJ ss In gram, Of Richmond; Mrs. ~
II. RUSS ell and Mrs. u. s. Miller and Cap
tain w. H. tKabe. a @ Vi 85i
Historic Paintings.
IN Mr. 3. a. Richardson OF Norfolk, has
painted for Mr.. Joseph g. F1veasl', two
pictures that are Of much interest hlsto
really. The two scenes represent the
Ylrgnia's Last Challenge to Battle and
ana are painted from q description given
Z by Mr.. "a Liveash who Witnessed the bonn
& bardnent Of the Confederate position on
sewell's Point on May 81 1859, and the re-
tirement Of the Federal squadron there
from to Old Point upon the appearance
i OF the steamer Virginia" in the Eliza
beth River near Craney Island. il
An accurate account of this engage
8m1ent is & given IN thu Official Records
Of the Union and Confederate Navles In 4
the War OF the Rebellion;" but the most
account Is that of Captain
Hewlett, OF the British ship. 'fslnaldo,
which shows that the ironclads NJ onitor''a
and {. 'Naugatuck." gunboats Seminole" III
ana ''Dakotah, e and sloops-of-Wnr San ga
Jacinto'' and g''susquehannah' took part
In the bombardment. At the time of the
engagement. President Lincoln, Score.
ftary Stanton and Secretary Chase were
at Old Point. II
Camping Party,
s3 Miss Kitty lancaster, Of this city, IS
n member Of a gay camping party, near
N1illboro, Bath county. Mrs Gates, OF
Houston, Va, ia chaperoning, and the
members OF the party ares Miss Lancas-
ter OF Richmond; Misses Phoebe and
K ate Ednlunds, Of Lynchburg: Miss WI
lie Easley, 8 South Boston; B Miss Flor
5ence Easley, OF Houston;4 Messrs. Easley
Boiling, OF Houston; Warner Wood Of
harlottesville, and T. N. Davis, Jr,,$
James Easley and Gilmcr Easley, OF
Lynchburg. # n Fl
Personal Mention.
The Rev. DR.. and Mrs. w. w. Moore,
{ OF Union Theological Seminary, are at
Homestead Hotel, Hot Springs, Va.
The Charlottesville Morning News Of
Wednesday morning says: }.t3t
II DR.. Robert II. Fife, lessor OF Teu-
tonic Languages at Wesleyan Unlver-#
slty, Conn, is the guest OF his father,
Mr.. r.. II. Fife, OF this CITY. MT. Fife
is a graduate .ot tho University Of Vir:-S
sginia, and Is one Of the brightest men
sent out from the.local institution.
III Tho scholarship to the New York School
OF Art from the Summer Art School, in
charlottesville, Va, WAS won last sum
5mer by Miss Barringer, daugh ter Of Dr..
Paul b. Barringer; OF tho University.
Her work received honorable mention
at a recent annual exhibition OF the New
York School. 5s IN "a
Misses Helen Adams and Daisy Boy
kin are visiting Mrs. Taylor Bissell IN
stanton, and arc attending the Horse
Show. n
Miss Gertrude Flournoy. Of, this city,
who has been visiting friends IN Clarks-
Vile. Va, has gone to Charlotte county
to5visit In the home Of Dr.. ". s, Flour Flour.
noy.
Misses Diva Howle and P5s,linne Koch
nra registered at 1.-THE MajesticA Allan
Ito City, n. ].
Mrs. James II. Johnson, OF King VII
liam county, and her daughter MISS lazy
Johnson, arc visiting Mrs, Jollnsona SIS
ter. Mrs. James p. Fuller, OF NO. 2ol6
Jefferson Park.
Mrs. w. T., Crawford is at the Keys
vile Hotel Keysville: va .
Mr.. John ". Stephenson has returned
to his home In Bath county. after visit
inp his wife, who Is undergoing treatment
at Memorial Hospital. this city,
Miss Florence Beverldga Is visiting
friends In Roanoke,
Judge and Mrs. A. B. Guigon are visit
Ing Mrs. Chesley Martin, In stanton, %
MIR. Boswell Alsop. who has. been visit
Ing In Greenwood, Va, has returned 10
| his home hero,
Mrs. &C, II. Gibbs and children, OF Char
lotte county. are visiting relatives IN this
city. @
The Washington Post OF yesterday says:
| INF. and Mrs. ], r. Willard. OF Klch-
mond. Va, have Joined the summer con-
tinsent at Breton Woods y, ~
Miss Cora Thomas. OF this city who
has been the guest OF her grandmother.
| Mrs. Nelson AndreWa, In staunton. has
gone to Clifton Forge to visit friends.
| Es>
/ MIR. W. II, Burke has returned from
| New York,
Miss Elizabeth Houston, OF Charlotte
county who has been undergoing treats
Asnt at Memorial Hospital, ~ entirely ~