The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-24
Blacksburg Social
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BLACkSBURG, VA, February 23.-A
largely attended ana enthusiastic meet
Ing Of the Harvey Bucl1'' Chapter,
Daughters of tho Conrederncy, was hold
at the home oil Mrs William G. Connor
Friday afternoon. Letters OF thanks
and appreciation were READ from the
managers Of the Confederate Home III
Richmond for the boXc9 o. groceries
and eatablcs which the local chapter
sent that institution in January.
Mrs. j. NJ. johnson and Miss Emma
Walker gave n deligh.lul reception Fri
day evening from to IL o'clock, In
honor of their guest, Miss Esther Esser.
of Dorchester, Va. After IN amusing
animal party" n supper was served,
consisting Of chicken SALAD, sandwiches,
olives, fruit salad, cnkc, coffee and
chocolate. Those present were MISSES
Annie and Mary Henderson. Susie
Brown. Mary Bell, jamie Dlnwiddie, Oh
llc Jennings. Mrs. Bruce Tutw. er,
Messrs. John Davis, Clarence Miles, VIII
liam Ruger, Alfred Grant, A. D. VIII
linrns, Luttrell. Mcneil and Oglesby.
DR.. and Mrs. ], NJ. McBryde enter
tanned large party at ...4r handsome
home, .'Thc Grove" Friday evening. In
honor Of the patron saint OF the season,
st. Vnlent.ne. Mrs. McBryde was as
sisted in receiving and entertaining her
guests by Misses Margaret Spencer,
Jean Mari, Annie and Minnie David
son. Miss Maria Bolton, and Mrs. ]. B.
McBrydc. Those present included ..ie
members of the Institute Glee Club,
some Of the instructors, members of
the faculty and students of the insti-
tute. After some songs by the Glee
Club and solos by Professor Abbott, the
guests were asked inlo the dining-room
and served with an elaborate supper Of
salads, olives, beaten biscuit, sand
witches, leo cream, cake, chocolate and
coffee
Mrs. william D. Saunders began
series Of informal receptions at her
home, on the campus, Tuesday after
noon, her guests being invited 20 bring
their fancy wor4. and spend an hour
with this and in pleasant converse. Ion.
Mrs. Saunders treated her guests to
not chocolate. sandwiches and snlted
almonds. the ladies enjoying her hos
pitality on this occasion being Mesdames
Alexander Black, Frank D. Wilson,
Charles Black, r. H. Hudnan, and
Thomas l.. Watson.
Misses Annie and Mary Henderson
were hosts Of he}younger set OF the
town and campus at their home on
Roanoke Street Tuesday evening from
8 to II o'clock In riddle guessing
contest" Mr.. r. Z. Goolrick was award
ed the prize for his skill in solving me
greatest number. a dainty supper was
served, consisting Of chicken salad,
beaten biscuit. olives, celery. tomato
Jelly, chocolate, fruit salad and cake.
Those present We're Misses Emma val
ker, Els her Esser, Bessie Elicit, Mary
Pack, Mrs. J. NJ. johnson. and Mrs. c.
Z. Vawter, Messrs. A. W. Grant. w. !.
Montague. II. c. Wn.tehurst. William
Kruger. Clayton Bowman, w. B. Ogles-
BY, f. W. Lawson, P. II. holland, "A. NJ.
Goodloe. ]. d. Cova. j. II. Watkins, r.
II. Goolrick, Colonel Il. G. Wood, and
Major c. S. Snead.
Mr. w. w. Bennett, a former resi-
dent Of Blacksburg, now living in Bote-
tourt county. spent Sunday With DR..
Ferneyhough, at Smithteld.
Mrs. George W. Walker left Monday
to spend two weeks with her son at
Rural Retreat.
Mr.. j. r. IS. Bell, Masters James ind
Francis Bell Were guests of Or. Kent
Black this week.
Mrs. William r. Beale, Of Buchanan,
hostess at the Virginia building at.
jamestown this summer was here to
: see Mrs. Sarah Preston, at the Blacks
4 burg Inn this Vice..
! Mr.. John II. ShultZ returned Wednes-
I
at Philadelphia.
Mr.. W. ]. Brown. of Bristol. was the
| guest OF Mrs. nent Black this week.
Miss Susie Brown, who has also been
! with Mrs. Black, returned to her. home
1 with her father.
| DR.. j. M. MyBryde and Professor
! William D. Saunders are at Jamestown
| this week, Inspecting the bulding which
! v. P. /. will have there this year
J Dr. j. G. Ferneyhough was among
/, the Blacksburg people visiting Roanoke
1 this week.
Miss Bessie Elicit, OF Christiansburg,
] is spending a few days with Mrs. j. II.
. shultz. and will attend the Agricultural
/ Club banquet Friday evening.
Mrs. a. j. Mock and children. who
have been in Titusville, Pa, for several
/ months, returned to the Episcopal rec
/ tory Wednesday evening.
4 Mrs. Kent Black left Tuesday after
noon for q visit to her brother, at Dub
l lin. Va.
i Mrs Writ Dunlap is at home again
) after n two months visit to her home
I. in Hazlchurst. Miss. Her sister, whose
i illness called Mrs. Dunlap South, has
Il recovered.
Miss Louise Black, OF Hollins Instl-
tute, came "Wednesday evening for a
] visit to her home here.
Mr. Albert Harrell left Thursday FOL
Dublin, called there by the illness Of
his mother
Miss Georgia Lancaster will leave
Saturday for a weeks visit to hel
brother, at Eggleston, va.
Mr.. j. w. Grandy, of the institute
post graduate class left Thursday fo
his home in Norfolk, Va.
DR.. Henry B. Pack returned Wednes
day to his practice at SprlnGwood, at
"a ct To 10
Miss Leila Ellis. Of lIlliston, will ar
rive Friday to visit Mrs Meade Fer
CURSOR and attend the Agriculture
). Club banquet that evening