The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-01-03
OF GENERAL INTEREST
TO RICHMOND SOCIETY
In the Schools.

AT the woman's College everything
was quiet and deserted yesterday; for
although classes begin to-day. most of
the girls are lingering at their homes
for n last taste of holiday joys. Seven
OF the young ladies. who live in distant
States, did not so home for the holidays.
but spent a quiet. though pleasant. time
at the college.
The various members of the faculty
have returned from holiday trips to the
country and are ready for work.
Miss NJ. C. Forbes assistant principal.
has returned from holiday spent in
buckingham county. Mr.. J. NJ. Hutchiu-
son went TO Rockbridge. and DR.. c. NJ.
Baggarly to Rappahannock. Mr. and
Mrs Christopher Garrett spent Christ
mas with Judge Garnett in Mathews
county Mr.. Emory Hill divided his time
between Charlottesville and Scottsville.
Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. A. Martin returned last
night from Caroline county. DR.. Robert
Stewart went to his home in Portsmouth;
and Miss Sallie Puryear visited in the
home of General Hill in Scottsvlle. Miss
virgilia Petit, teacher of elocution at the
college. spent the Christmas season in
her parents home in Fluvanna county.
At Westminster School. also, classes
begin to-day. Most of the teachers and
pupils arrived last night. and the re-
nlainder will come to-day. Miss Carrie
Lee Campbell. principal of the school, has
returned from Lexington, where she
spent Christmas. Miss Laura CARING
ton visited in South Boston, Va. during
the holidays. Miss Josephine Mcleod
spent Christmas with her mother in Rock
bridge county. and Miss Marion Clarke
went to Shirley. Va Miss Afford, of
South Carolina, who spent the holidays
at her home in that State. has returned.
Miss Esther Barney will return from
Fredericksburg to-day.
All the young ladies of the school spent
Christmas at their respective homes, and
most Nave returned ready to take UP
their work anew.
Back to Schools.
The young girls and boys who came
home to Richmond for the holidays and
have enjoyed themselves and added SO
much to the enjoyment of others. will
go back TO their respective institutions
OF learning this week, greatly to the
regret of their friends in Richmond.
Miss Carrie Rennods leaves for Chest
nut Hill. near Philadelphia, this Icing
her closing year at that celebrated school
for young ladies. Miss Ella Buck goes
back to her school in New York to-day
and Miss Anne Keith Royal returns to
Chatham Episcopal Institute on Satur-
day. Other young ladies leaving include
Misses Gay Montague, Miss Ellen Witt,
Miss Louise Clarke and Miss Lora Crump
back to Hollins Institute: Miss Grace
Perkins and Miss Katherine Gum to
Miss Carringtcns school. near Clarks-
vile. Va; Messrs. Addison Rennolds.
Willie Trigg. Charles Watkins, William
Crump and Frank Christian to the State
University; Mr.. Rolfe Glover, Jr., to the
Virginia Polytechnic institute. Messrs.
Croxton Goraon,. vravers Wood, Robert
Jeffress and OFT Drake are also among
those returning after the holidays.
The girls and boys have been a much
entertained crowd during the HOLIDAYS,
having danced and enjoyed the pleasures
of the season TO their hearts content.
"A merry party at the Bitou last evening
was a closing act in the programme
which ends in the next few days.
Seminary Holidays.
At Union Theological Seminary the
holidays have passed quietly and
happily, with family gatherings and
Christmas trees in many of tho homes
composing its exceedingly pleasant, so
cial circle.
Mrs. Charles Reynolds and three chill
dren. who are spending the winter at
Chase City, Va, We're the guests at the
Seminary Professor and Mrs. Thomas
Cary Johnson for Christmas. MS. Rev
nolds being Mrs. Johnson's sister.
Mr. Hethorne gaze a Very pretty
Christmas entertainment at West
wood near the seminary. which was
chaporoned by Mrs Johnson and proved
most ENJOYABLE affair.
DR.. and Mrs James Power Smith have
closed their residence at the seminary,
and. for the next two months. will be
in the city at Miss Pitzer's No. lis East
Franklin Street.
Glass work was resumed at the semi
,'ary yesterday, and the large number
OF students who had been spending their
Christmas vacation out of the city or at
home. began work again. i,npartIng to
seminary life the atmosphere of llveliness
Il lacked in their absence :.
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