The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-01-28
Society

I treasurer; MfsSeS Cnariotte BeHilSS,
Xayde Branch, jamie Boulware, lisa
bella Carter. Elizabeth Cooke, Dor
othy Christian, Lora Crump. Elsie
Harrison. Julia Joynes. Archer Joynes.
Nora Randolph. Mary Scarborough,
Roberta 1figg, Barbara Trigg. Lucy
| Ford WORKMAN, Virginia Whitley,
Mfs. Lewis Bosher and Mrs. Logan
Golsan.
The ball will be given for the BEN
eft of the Belle Bryan Day Nursery.
and will open with mlnuet, to be
danced by sixteen couples. composed
of some of the younger society set
of Richmond, led by Mrs. Charles
Dana Gibson and Mr.. Palmer Leigh.
Many will recall the famous char
/ ity balls of bygone days, the last of
which took place twenty-one years
age. and was led by the renowned
! belle and beauty, Mrs. Willie Allen,
/ is still talked about to-day
Prominent members OF Richmond
society have been asked to be on the
reception committee and from all
standpoints the ball promises to be
brilliant ending to an exceptionally
brilliant season
/ Tickets are now on sale at the Jef-
( ferson Hotel, Woman's Exchange,
| Chesterfield. Chidrey Drug Co.. RAJ
| leigh Drug Co, Mann d Brown, Rat
cliffe & Tanner Miller Drug CO..
Strauss. and Crenshaws.
Dinner at Country Club.
! Miss Martha Robinson will enter
tain at an attractive dinner at the
Country Club Saturday evening in
honor of Miss Emily Cunningham Ly-
man, and the lstter's house guest.
Miss Katharine Fox Bryan, of Louis
VILE, KY The table win be arranged
with pink roses and shaded Candida
/ bra, and covers will he laid for
twelve.
! Meeting of Colonial DANES.
A large and interesting meeting
! OF the Colonial Danes of America, In
| the State OF Virginia was held Fri
/ day afternoon at the Woman's Club.
| the president, Mrs William Rufiin
/ Cox. presiding Mrs. Cox gave an ac-
count of what has been done by the
Virginia DANES since their last meet
I ing In opposition to the establish
ment of the proposed final colony by
I the United States Government near
Mount Vernon. a protest against this
/ colony near Washington home has
/ been written by the Virginia Society
and copy sent TO each virginia sen
/ ator and congressman in the hope
| that they Will vote against the APP
propriation for such an institution at
Z
! National Society of Colonial Danes,
( Mrs. Cox has sent a copy of an ap-
! peal made by the Mt. Vernon Associa-
/ ton and a letter, asking their support
! against this colony TO each State So
I ciety. Already enthusiastic replies
I have been received from a number
( of societies who will take action sim
/ liar to that of the Virginia Society.
| Mrs Albert Suttle of the Univer-
/ sity of Virginia, read a memorial OF
Mrs, @. w. Olivier, a prominent dame
who died on last Christmas day. Mrs.
I Douglas Forrest read memorial
/ sent from Kansas Society, of Mrs
( Wood who was twenty years vice-re-
| gent and also dame.
Mrs. John Harrison was appointed
1 chairman of the George Washington
/ building for the Virginia Society. II
| Is proposed to erect in Washington.
a building in memory To General
| Washington where patriotic. scien-
tifie and literary organizations nay
| hold their conventions and meetings.
| This structure will cost 100000
with an endowment of a half mill
| lion dollars The colonial danes of
| America have pledged themselves TO
| raise $4,000 of this sum.
| Circular letters OF much interest
were read from the Alabama and New
Jersey Societies. as we'll as several in
| vitations to the Virginia Danes
A charming social hour followed the
! business meeting when Mrs. j. Allison
! Hodges served the refreshments,
Reception on February 8,
! Misses Maude and Margaret String
! fellow will entertain at large recep-
ton on the afternoon OF February s
at their home, as West Franklin
street.
In Honor OF Miss Manson.
! Miss Olive Manson. of New Or
| leans. who is the house guest of Miss
Elsie Parrish. was the honoree at an
! attractive card party given by Miss
/ Mary" Scarborough. Of 202l Monu-
ment avenue. Friday evening. The
card tables and rooms were prettiy
| decorated with Richmond roses.
| Bridge was played.
Miss Scarboroughs guests We're:
Misses Manson, Mary Chalmers.
Archer Joynes, jamie Boulware, Alice
Nelson. Jellis Scott, Elsie Parrish.
| Edith Deanan, Frances Wheat. and
Edward Haynes, Maurice Langhorne.
| Boyd Bland: George F'ltzhugh, Pey-
| ton Giles. Travis Eppes, Vincent Bar
gamin. William Grigg, Peyton Flem-
ing and Randolph Owen.
Saturday Afternoon Tea.
/ Inc second Oh Lne saturday aIter-
noon teas at the Country Club will
take place this afternoon from 4:30 to
O'Clock. Those receiving will be Mrs.
| Fred Peasants. Mrs. r. de V. Carroll.
| of Corington. KY; Mrs. Phillip john
son. Misses JAMIE W-ingo. May Jones.
| Hattie Holcombe, of Danville;
Zayada Branch and Mary Chalmers.
Winston Wren.
The marriage of Miss Kate Harris
! Wren. niece of Mrs. Ida w. Ellerson
| TO Mr.. Francis Byrd Winston. OF
| Minneapolis. Ind, will be celebrated
| at S O'Clock on the evening of Feb.
Is. The wedding. which will be
solemnized quietly, will take place at
| Mrs. Ellerson's home. SIG East Grace
street
Attractive Entertainment
A Very attractive entertainment will
be the one given Friday evening. Feb.
| "a, at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
| Charles J. Billups, 424 North Twenty
! fifth street. by Johns Circle of Kings
Daughters. The feature of the even
| ing will be living pictures, posed by
Professor Frank Eugene Cosby. Some
of the most popular young people OF
| the city will take part.
| Annual Chapter Tea.
| One OF the most delightful events
of next week will be the annual tea
on Monday evening from to 10
o'clock in Lee Camp Hall, given by
the Richmond Chapter, United
Daughters of the Confederacy. This
tea will mark the fifteenth anniver-
sary of the chapter. All visiting