The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-02-15
Social and
Personal.

fOunuorS Day reception al
noon. The hospital will be thrown
open for inspection, and the pub
lie is cordially invited to attend
The board. which is made upl
OF prominent society women. will re-
cclve the guests. and Mrs. Landerkin
will preside at the tea table and Mrs.
james G. Smytl will pour chocolate
and coffee. The reception liz in cce.
bration OF the opening Of the new wing
to the hospital. and numbers Of people
Will attend the exercises. A most in
toresting program has been arranged
DR.. George Mcdaniel will preside. and
the address will be made by Mayor
Richardson. DR. lanes Y. Fair will
offer the prayer. and Mr.. Goodwin Will
read
Misses Ashton IIonored
Miss hampton, of Jackson. MISS, has
been with party of friends at the
-Grunewald Hotel In New Orleans. for
carnival week. She entertained at
lovely luncheon OF twelve covers Tues
day afternoon in honor Of Misses Ash
ton. Of Virginia. Mrs. Homer MCGEE.
OF New Orleans. and Mrs. H. ID. Davis,
of Jackson. Miss. chaperoned the party.
Decorations were in yellow daisies and
lilies of the valley. and the lights were
shaded In yellow and gold.
or interest Here.
Miss Harriet Orr entertained Friday
at a beautiful luncheon at her home
In Atlanta in honor of Miss Ellen Linn
Motion. of Birmingham, the guest Of
Mrs. james T., Riley
Miss Orr received her guests wear
ing lovely gown of cream lace over
pale yellow satin. and was assisted in
entertaining By her mother, Mrs. j. *.
Orr, who wore a gown Of lavender
crepe de chine.i Miss Motions gown
was OF willow green olga crepe. em-
hroidered and worn with a black vel
vet hat.
The luncheon table was beautiful in
Its decorations of lavender and white,
the centreplece great plateau of ferns
and white Roman hyacintls and parma
vioets. Violet covered tapers burned
IN silver candiesticks and +he bonbons
and cakes and ices. the pretty place
cards and the delicious menu were in
lavender and white.
The guests wero Miss Motion. Miss
claire Ridley. Miss Emily Lowndes
Miss Harrie Stcckdell. Miss Roline
Clarke. Mics Elizabeth Adair. Miss
Helen Bagiey. Miss Arladne Merrett
Miss Florence Werner Mrs.. Lee Jor'
dan and Mrs. j. *. Orr.
Miss Motion has frequently been th'
cd in Virginia.
Al the womnn's Club.
Professor a. Van Landingham's lee
ture before the Woman's Club yestcr
day afternoon was one of the most de-
lIghtfully interesting events at TIT
club this season, and the parlors were
filled with the members and number
OF visitors for the occasion. His SUB
tect was Under the Greenwood Tree.
and he treated the ballad that mos
fascinating form of literature iro!
the standpoint 81 the origin, metho
OF composition and varieties In thor
oughly finished and interesting man
ncr.
As to the origin of the ballad. Di
Van Landinghan quoted an instanc
from his own experience when IL
heard the Cocopale Indians !n MeSlc
chant their funeral dirgc. In tie earl
days of civilization the dancing an
singing in itrongs formed the tirs
seeds OF the ballad when the dane
song and poetry. were one, and III
ballad was the offspring OF all thre
In his final remarks. he said the Who'll
attitude of the ballads might be sun
med up In kiplins's lines.
".And each III his separate star,
Shall draw the things as he see
them
For the God of things as they are
DIR, Van Landinsham's interpretaao
of the several ballads that he res
during the course of his lecture wa
most expressive. They We're: 9TH
Hangman's Tree "Bonny Earl Of Mu'
ray "sir Patrick Spens," Mary Han
ilton," Babylon. "Johnnie Armstrong
and "Sir Hugh
Mrs. John Lamb and Miss Ware
presided at the chocolate table an
Mrs. CLIFFORD Miller and Mrs. Rob!1
poured tea.
Special guests of the club wer
Miss Estelle Taylor, Miss Mary Burr
ley Gwathmey, Mrs. j. G. Pritclar
Miss Martha Jones. Miss Elizabet
Brown and Miss Johnson.
lIrs. Xnlden's Card Party.
Mrs. Richard Walden was hostess
three tables ot bridge whist on Sa
urday afternoon in her home on MOI
ument Avenue in honor of Mrs. n
Goegfog. Of New York. who is HI
house guest The rooms were charm
ingly decorated in pink lilies and u
lips and handsome prizes were aware
ed at each table.
-llumnae Meeting Thursday.
The regular midwinter meeting