The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-23
Raleigh Social News
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RALElGH, n. u, tepTudry ecu
cial life for Raleigh the past week
had a delightful initial feature, par
ticfpated in by great number of the
year valentine bail Monday night. in
which the young people were attired
in bright-hued special costumes and
were masked. The affair was given in
Raney Library ballroom. To Misses
Elsie Haywood and Josephine Boylan
are due special credit for the planning
and execution of the affair. the closing
feature of which was a striking ger
man figure, in which double heart
resolved itself into single heart. the
participants unmasking at the close OF
the figure.
Chaperons: Mr.. and Mrs. James II.
Mrs. Norris. Mr.. and Mrs. Drewry, Mr.
and Mrs. Haywood, General ana Mrs.
Woodruff.
Mrs. Harry Loeb was the hostess for
the Ola Podrida Book Club this week
This was on Tuesday afternoon. The
program prescribed for the meeting
in the clubs year book" was carried
out with great profit and enjoyment,
and thereafter nl d., dainty n;ha, r refresh
full entertainment accorded by the
charming hostess.
Miss Mary Armistead Jones enter
tanned the Kenntness Book club on
Thursday afternoon. There were quite
number of guests in addition to the
club membership. and the meeting was
one Of the most delightful the club has
held.
The domestic science department of
the Woman's Club met Thursday after
noon and devoted the afternoon to the
consideration of forms of food adul-
teration. This department is awaken
ing great interest among the ladies
of the city in Housekeeping problems
and the membership is growing rapid
Is.
There was very large audience
Friday night in Raney Library Hall to
witness the presentation of The Pas
sion Play" moving pictures. The at
fair benefited the st. Luke's Home for
Old Ladies'
.Sir Moneys Crusade" was the title
of pleasing cantata given Thursday
night by the young people OF Edenton
Street Methodist Church for the bene-
1T Of the work OF the Young Peoples
sssaysd he f1oa cres
Jr., Sir Money; Miss Mittie Hill, Big
Check; Miss Nellie Hill, Greenbacks
Miss Annie Wynne, Double Eagle: Miss
Annie Burton. Half Dollar; Miss
Mrs. i. M. shamberger, wife of the
new pastor of Edenton Street Metho.
dist Church, entertained the youne
| ladies of the Missionary Society of tho
church Wednesday afternoon at &
.silycr tea" which proved quite enjoy
able. The guests We're delighted will
/ the new minister's wife, and pro
1 nounced her most charming hostess
Wednesday afternoon Miss. Kathrin,
Boylan entertained a few friends a
bridge whist. complimentary to the
i Misses Hoge, of Richmond. and Mis-.
Mary Gillian. of Petersburg, Va. Other
]. guests were Miss Blanche Heartt, Mis-!
/ Bessie Hinton, Miss Irene Lacy, Mis-!
I. Lula Mcdonald. Miss Caro- Gray, Mis-!
Mary Hull MclSimmon. Miss Josephine
i Boylan, Miss Fannie Johnson.
4 Friends here and elsewhere in thu
State have received invitations from
Colonel Ind Mrs. w. j. Hicks. Colone
4 ed superintendent of the Masonic Or
1 phanage at Oxford, One of the inyi
tations is to the celebration Of the IF
1 tieth anniversary of the wedding o
Colonel and Mrs. Hicks, OH March 4th
and the other is to the marriage o
his daughter. Miss Bertha May, ant
Rev. John Clyde Turner, on March 9Th
the wedding to be in the Hicks home
in oxford.