The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-02-10

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starkc. No. us West franklin street,
for the past week.
| Dining room and table decorations
were altogether in red. red carnations
| and red shaded candles carrying out
| the color scheme. Miss Gibson was
| gowned in red velvet with a corsage
bouquet OF Richmond roses that just
matched her gown in shade.
Those present at the luncheon were
Miss Gibson. Miss Caroline Gordon
REYNOLDS, Miss Brent Witt. Miss Julia
! Coggill Joynes, Miss Condo Bridges,
Mrs. Graham Hobson and Mrs. Hutch
| ingg.
Reception mt Museum.
| or special interest from social point
| of view was the reception given SAT-
urday afternoon by the Confederate
Memorial Literary Society at the
museum to the members Of the Legis-
lature and their wives.
| The officers OF the museum, includ-
ing Mrs. Alfred Gray, the acting presi-
dent, formed the reception committee.
which stood in the Solid South room
in the Virginia room. Mrs. ]. Taylor
E.lyson. the vice-regent. was assisted
by Mrs. Hunter Holmes Mcclure and
several other prominent Confederate
women.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Valentine were
with MISS haItle III tIe null
lucky room. and many members Of the
General Assembly of the state, who
took this opportunity of seeing for
themselves the splendid work being
accomplished by the Confederate Me-
mortal Literary Society, expressed
pleasure at meeting Mr. Valentine and
shaking hands with the sculptor Of the
recumbent statue OF Robert H. Lee and
of the Davis Monument.
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the Maryland room. and Mrs. N. v.
| Randolph welcomed visitors to the
Tennessee rooms, Mrs. w. r. Cox and
Mrs. j. Aston Cabell made things very
pleasant in South Carolina rooms. and
among the other State rooms Georgia,
Mississippi and Louisiana were repre-
sented in their hostesses by the vice
re gents or their alternates. Mrs. I. a.
Cary Is vice-regent for Mississippi,
Mrs Harris for Texas, Miss Katherine
stiles for Georgia, Mrs. r. A. Patter-
sen for Florida. and Mrs. j. Fl. Drake
for Alabama.
The hostesses of the afternoon were
much gratified at the interest mani.
Tested by the members of the Senate
and House in the work of the museum.
Mrs. Mnssic at Home.
Mrs. C. W. Massie. of No. 2721 East
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number OF her friends on Friday .etcn-
| ing. She was assisted in receiving by
Miss Massie.
Cards were played after guests mad
assembled in parlors that were deco
rated throughout in pink and green.
AT the close of very spirited contest
first prizes were awarded to Mrs.
! Hiram Anderson and Mr.. Davenport
Miss Yeager and Mr.. Nichols received
consolation prizes. Refreshments,
served In dainty fashion after tue
game, elaborated the color scheme in
green and pink. Among those present
were Mesdames Gayle, Harris Shot
well and Bradley, of Manchester; Dav-
EXPORT White, Moore. Talley, Crrmp.
Green, Cheatwood. Billups. Brown. An
derson and Beveridge. Misses iloore
Gretta. Haynes, Crump, Seldom. South
ern, Yeager, Gentry, Atkinson. An
drews, Lear and Schermerhorn; Messrs.
Patterson, Millner, smith, Bradley.
Brown, Robert Smith. Cheatwood.
Moore, Billups. Phaup. Anderson,
Crump. Wilcher, Sullivan. Carr. Mercer,
Sullivan. Atkinson, Seldom. Davenport,
Lear. Nichols. Newsom, Schermcrhorn.
and DR.. Fitzgerald.
Kate WhecIock Whist.
At the meeting of the Kate Wheelock
Whist Club. held last week. players
making top score north and south were
Mrs. Bland S. Smith and Mrs. Charles
Todd; east and west Mrs. Aubrey
STROBE and Mrs. r. C. Nelson.
Central Committee Meeting.
The central committee Of the Asso-
citation for the Preservation of Virginia
Antiquities Will meet on Wednesday
at noon In the rooms of the Virginia
Historical Society.
Chapter Meeting.
Richmond Chapter Unitel Daughters
ri the Confederacy, will hold It's legu-
ar meeting on Wednesday, at IL
o'clock, in Lee Camp Hall. All visit.
ing Daughters are cordially invited to
meet with chapter members.
Garden Party Committees.
Members OF the amusement commit
tee of the indoor garden party. OF
which Mrs. ]. Caskie Cabell Is chair
man, are asked to meet to-day at II
clock in the home of Mrs. Cabell.
Cabell will be glad to receive sugges
lions in regard to attractive enter
tainment from all who are interested
In the object for which the fete is to
be given, and who have had charge OF
similar entertainments. Additional
names to those already published as
making up her committee are Mrs.
j. Taylor Ellyson. Mrs. A. S. Ruford,
Jr.. and Mrs. Henry HARDWOOD.
A general meeting OF the Garden
Party" workers is called for tomorrow
afternoon at i o'clock, In the home of
Mrs. Virginius Newton, No. COS West
Franklin street. Mrs. James A. GriEg
has been appointed chairman Of the
committee; Miss Page Ay-
lett Royal of the fancy dress COM
mittee; Mrs. Virglnius Newton aud
Miss Harriet Talcott of the decoration
committees Mrs. p. NJ Fry, Of the
candy committee; Mrs. Truman "A. Par
lser and Mrs. Frank Hobson, OF the but
terfly booth.
Personal Mention.
Miss Sara Gibson, of Baltimore, who
las been visiting Mrs. Ashton Starke
in Richmond, leaves Tomorrow, her
early return being neccssitnted by So
cial engagements in her homo city.
Miss Condo Bridges Is the guest OF
relatives In Richmond.
Miss Mildred White, who ms been
spending some time with Richmond
relatives and friends, has returned to
Newport News.
Miss Mildred Rrlstow, OF Saluda, is
the guest of Richmond frie;lds