The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-03

room by the arrangement of palms and
cut flowers, and here committee Of
ladies will daily serve tea and conduct
a bureau of information for the use
OF the delegates, a courtesy which will
be continued through the following
session of the National Conference OF
Charities and Corrections.
Automobile rides and public recep-
tons arc part of the program for the
entertainment of the visitors. To-mor-
row afternoon the visitors and the
ladies accompanying them will be
taken around in automobiles, visiting
many of the points of historic interest
in different parts Of the city and It's
enVirons. To-morrow night there
will be an informal reception to the
visiting ladies and auxiliary of the st.
Vincent De Paul Societies at the home
OF the NIcGill Catholic Union. at Sixth
and Franklin Streets, where the bus
mess sessions of the conference will
be held.
On Tuesday night. from to IL
o'clock, there will be public recep-
ton at the Masonic Temple. Arrange
nlents for these entertainments are
largely In the hands Of Mrs. John Muir
ply. president of the Woman's AUX
Hilary Of the local chapter, and of Mrs.
ident OF the local chapter OF the So
ciety Of st. Vincent De Paul.
AS provided in its program, the con-
ference VIII adjourn on Wednesday af-
ternoon In time to merge it's member
ship in the larger gathering, the Con-
ference of Charities and Corrections,
the opening session OF which comes on
Wednesday night at the Academy Of
Music. Members of the ST. Vincent De
Paul Society and the auxiliary who
remain for the later conference are
invited to reception rendered by
Governor and Mrs. Swanson on Friday
evening. May sth, and to trip down
James River to MISSIONER and return
on May 18th, and to other side eXcur-
sions and attractions of the general
conference.
Meetings for Women.
While the male division Of the gem
eral society is holding it's sessions at
the McGill Catholic Union. there will
be meetings of the Ladies' Auxiliary
in the hall of the House OF Delegates
The first business session of the La
dies Auxiliary will be on Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock, when there will
be papers by number of the visiting
delegates, among others Mrs. j. ]. DON
ahoe and Miss NJ. Il. Kelly, who Will
present descriptions of the work Of
the New York Society. At 8 o'clock on
Tuesday afternoon there will be a
further session Of the Ladies Auxiliary,
and this will be open to the public.
Among the many prominent ladies'
who have a place on the program of
the. Ladies Auxiliary are Mrs. Donahue,
president of the New York City AUX
Hilary; Miss Kelly and Mrs. Thomas
Kelly, prominent charity workers OF
New York: Mrs. ]. j. Barry, Commits
sioner OF Hospitals of New York; Mrs.
Cummns. wife of the Commissioner OF
Education: Mrs. Gillespie, wife Of the
president of the United States Trust
Company, of New York; Mrs. Venahan,
Mrs. Tully, Mrs. Brennan, Mrs. Doherty,
Mrs. AIandel, Miss Maloney, Mrs. O'Fla-
herty and Mrs. Carroll. all well-known
In the charitable and social world Of
New York City. Others In attendance
will be Mrs. Toomey, Of st. Louis, gem
eral of the Queens Daughters; Mrs.
Dunphy, Superintendent OF the Ran
dall's Island Hospital New York; Miss
Mary Kelly, Of BcSton; Mrs. Allison
Owen, of New Orleans, and many more.
Local Committees.
All arrangements for the conference
| are being effected b. the following
committees:
Reception commlttcc--Mrs Thomas
II. Leary (chairman), Mrs. Andrew
| Cavanaugh. Mrs. John Murphy, Mrs
Thomas Armistead, Mrs. John Teefy
Mrs. H. Clinton Boudar Mrs. L. r. Sui
Ivan, Mrs Phil Kelly Mrs. G. OBJ
| Cowardin, Mrs, c. d. IIagan, Mrs. Al
] fred Grey, Mrs Alvin Smith, Mrs