The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-03-02
SOclnI and
Personal.

The time during these LcnteI
days. Society finds II cl,armin.
pIace-- TO gather after the Afternoon
services AT the nearby churches t
Always i3 10 be found there q loyer
group Of girls dispensing hospitals,
To the lhhny patrons or the Girls Club
THOSE IN charge Of the tea room
this AFTERNOON are Misses 1'oaie Mere
d'tli and Caroline Rennolds, assist,
BY sn"cIll VI the dcbutantes OF thl
season.
In Honor Of Miss steiner.
MISS Helen Steiner, OF Montgomery
Ala was the guest OF honor on Mon.
day night at a beautiful dinner giver
by Colonel alexander Lawton. OF Ma.
bama, m his private car in Richmond
en- route from Newport News to New
York Table decorations were IN
American Beauties. the color schom.
being carried throughout the dinner.
Colonel Lawton'3 guests were Mis-:
steiner, the honor guest; Mr. and Mrs
Robert r.. Steiner, Misses Mary Cobbs
Meta Jones and Miss Henderson. OF
Montgomery: Misses Montague. Jack
son and Witt, OF Richmond. Miss Nur-
ney. of suffolk, and Mr.. Williams, OF
Atlanta; Nelson Robins, Of Richmond:
AIR. pleasants Mr. Mownlng. AIR. Hun
"
steiner christencd the now merchant
ship. THE City OF montgomery" Mon
day in Newport News She will return
from New York the idst OF the week
10 be the guest OF friends here.
a. r. v. A. Meeting.
Mrs. J. Taylor Ellyson presided yes.
terday over the meeting of the Asso-
citation for the Preservation of viz
ginia Antiquities, held in the rooms Of
the Virginia Historical Society
The report of the treasurer showed
balance Of s5oi.i, in tile treasury
this amount including available and
reserve funds
The corresponding secretary's repor,
contained letter from DR., j. Leslie
Hall. of William aud Mary College.
written on behalf of the Phi Beta
Kappa Society regarding their inter.
est in the restoration OF the Colonial
Capitol in Williamsburg
= Mrs Bentley read a letter from Mrs
u. J. Farrsr OF the Tennessee
branch. inclosins check for s55 TO
be used in payment OF notes due on
Powder Horn lot in williamsburg and
Rising sun Tavern, in fredericksburg
The letter was heard with much inter
est and appreciation.
New members reported were Mr.. and
Mrs Alex Gulson, of Richmond; Mrs
Nellie Marshall Taliaferro. of Hot
Springs; Mrs. Henry Fairfax. of Aide
Va. and Mrs Harriet Dickins Wight
OF fredericksburg
The corresponding secretary was re.
quested to write TO DR.. Hall and send
him copy OF Mr.. Yonge's estimate for
the restoration of the old Capitol
building at williamsburg The thanks
OF the association were rendered Miss
I'm.
ron an excursion to Niagara under
a. =. V. A. auspices, next summer. and
to Il. y. Lancaster. Jr.. for paper on
virginia Antiquities recently read
b. him before the representatives of
a trust company in New York, tho
representatives coming from every
part OF tho United States. and the pa
per. whieh naturally turned largely
on the work Of the y. r. V. n, being
read at their request.
The qucAyion of the government
road from Yorktown to Jamestown
was referred to the corresponding sec
rotary and tho letters regarding It
were sent to her. Mrs. Ellyson read
letter received by her from Mrs.
Wheeler OF the Frcdcricksburc
branch regarding the erection OF a |
Masonic temple in tho old cemetery
at Fredericksburg. Mrs. Ellysons &C
tion in the matter was indorsed with
thanks from the association.
The following committee was APP
pointed for the anuuaf excursion on
Nav IL: Mrt. p. j. White. Mrs. II. D
Hotchkiss. Miss Sally Anderson, Miss
Betty Ellyson, r. A. Lancaster. Jr.,
and " G. Stanard.
Members elected 10 the directory
hoard "cre Mrs. W. H. Mann, Mrs.
Moses p. Hose and Miss Ellen Blair
Mr.. and Mrs. Armistcnd In Norfolk.
A Norfolk paper says:
Ensign j. II. Newton, U. S. ". en-
tertained at dinner on board the United
States ship Montana. His guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. John G. Armistead. of
Richmond; Misses Ella and Frances
Waddv and the wardroom officers OF
the ship.
Mr.. and Mrs. Armistead arc making
their home in Norfolk for scvera.
months.
To Return to Philadelphia.
Mrs. George Brown. who has been
the charming house guest of Mr.. and
Mrs Dallam Barksdale. on Monument
Avenue. for several weeks leaves for
her home in Germantown on Thursday.
Mrs. Brown will be Joined by her hus-
band. who has been in North Carolina
playing in several big golf ,ourna-
mentS there during February
Dance mt Gintcr Park.
One of the most attractive affairs /
OF the season was a dance given last
evening at Ginter Park by Miss Vest
and Miss Owen. Richmond's younger
society set was well represented Mr..
and Mrs. Howard sutton chapcroned
Among those dancing were Miss
Nellie Mcclure, with Bob Jones; 'a1iss
Lois Richardson, with Alfred Smith:
Miss Margaret Thaw, with Bob Page;
Miss Martha Fitzgerald, with John
Harvey: Miss Nellie Morton. with Mil
liam Porter; Miss Chambers, with Mr..
Chatam: Miss Nan Noble, with Mr..
Jennings: Miss Mamie Smith, with ,
Theron Brown; Miss Mary Walden. With
Marshal Gillian; Miss Gertrude Crane,
with Mr.. Mccarthy: Miss Aileen Grey,
With Mr.. Lecky; Miss Lucy Lewis, with
DR.. Jeffries: Miss Owen, With Mr..
Neal; Miss Dolly Adam, with Mr. Jones:
Miss Vest. with Mr.. Harvey, and
others.
Stays were H. Harvey, Park Thorn
ton, j, CloNd, DIR. Scales. Mr.. Perkins,
Herbert Trafford, Mr.. Bggs. c. L.
Coleman. Mr.. Valentine, and others.
Returns From the South.