The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-23

Smith. Jr, and William A. Boykin, Jr."l
Miss Royal will return to Rich
mond this evening.
Attending Convention.
Mrs. Ben B. Valentine. Mrs. Charles
V. Meredith. Mrs Carl Rostrup
Miss Mary Johnston. Mrs Harvey
Clarke, Mrs. Benjamin r. crump and
Mrs. John II. Lewis are among the Vir-
ginia delegates attending the National
Woman's Suffrage League. in conven
tion at Louisville. They are registered
at the Seebach Hotel
Davis nnd His Generals.
Among the Confederate wartime
souvenirs. which the approaching gen
eral convention. United Daughters of
the Confederacy, has brought into
prominence are rhotogravures of
Davis and mis- generals, reprinted from
an original made ny Anderson, e Rich
mond artist of twenty years, by Lhel
members of the Confederate Memorial
Literary Society. The picture has
great historic value.
Already active preparations are be. |
Ing made TO receive convention visi-
tors Mrs. McSherry. of West Virginia.
pres!dent-general Of the U. D. C, al
sister OF Mrs Thomas Bocock. and an
aunt OF Mrs. Thomas Cary Johnson, OF
Union Theological Seminary. will be
the presiding officer of the convention.
other officers OF the general organtza-
ton and those of the Virginia divi-
sion. together with the regents and
Vice-regents of the Confederate Mug
cum. Will bring together an imposing
group of Confederate women, assemb-
ling in Richmond for the first time
since the year 1907. Mrs. StonewaIl
Jackson and Mrs j. T. 3. Stuart are
among honored guests asked to at
tend.
Returned to Richmond.
General S. w. Williams. Mrs. Will
liams and Miss Louise Williams re-
turned to Richmond Friday, after at
tending the Confederate Reunion I'M
Newport News last week. Miss Louise
Williams was one OF the maids OF hon
or for the State, and q great deal Of
pleasant entertaining was done in her
honor.
Colonel Ogden hurry and Miss Mar
garet Peale. OF Harr!sonburg, stopped
in the city on their return from the
reunion at Newport News. and were
guests OF General S. w. Williams here.
Important Meetings.
The Confederate Memorial Literary
Society will meet on Wednesday morn
ing October 20, at II o'clock III the |
Confederate Museum. All members o.
the society are urged to be present att
this meeting.
There will be an important meeting
OF the lakewood Memorial Association
this afternoon at o'clock. The meet
ing viii be held in st. Johns brick
schoolhouse. and all members are 1sk-
ed to attend.
L. ID. c. Notes.
The third historical evening. OF the
General United Daughters of the Cen
federacy. Will be held in the jefferson
auditorium Thursday. November g.
1911. The evening is ordered by the
constitution and bylaws OF the u D.
c. as one OF the duties OF the h.stor-
ian-general. No other business or func-
tons is held on the evening. as the con-
vention attends. Papers are written
specially for the occasion on Confed-
crate subjects only by daughters of
the division in which the convention
is held. this time in Virginia. The
historian general Mrs. j. Enders Rob
inson. has appointed as writers Mrs.
a. a. Campbell. president of the Vir-
ginia division. U. .. c.. Miss Kate Ma
son Rowland. OF Virginia, whose paper
will be read by Mrs. Cabell Smith. of
Martinsville. and Miss Nellie Cum
minis Preston. of Seven Mile Ford. |
Miss Stearns Will recite a poem. Miss
Robinson has appointed a chairman OIL
music. Miss Helen Stockdell. who Will
give only Confederate songs. The
writer's have been at work for months
on their papers.
Mrs. Robinson retres from the office
of hisrorian-general at the convention
in November. having served three
years. and also as the trst incumbent.
The Office was created November. 1905.
Box Pnrty.
Miss Mary Parrish. of Goochland
county. who is spending several weeks
with Mrs. Green at l643 West Grace
Street. was guest of honor at a box
party at the Bijou Theatre on Tues.
day evening of last week followed by
very pretty little supper. The chape
rons We're MI and Mrs. Phillip Macon,
and those present included Miss Edith
Baker. Miss w. Baker. Robert Willis.
William Saunders and r.. II. Wills
Recent Affairs.
Miss Natalie Chapman entertained
several of her friends informally last
week at her home in Highland Park.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. w. Dalrymple We're
also entertained last week. the occa-
sion being the anniversary of their
marriage, October IS.
a delightful surprise party was giv,l
en- to Miss Alma Clarke at her resi-
dence. ll6 South Lombardy Street, on
Friday evening. Some of those pres
emf were Misses Ruth Eckles. Estclle
Clarke, Louise Jordan, Pearl Hutson,
Annie Thurston. Gladys Andrews. Lii
lie and Julia Clarke, Raymond and
Willie Walther. Claude Andrews. Alon-
20 Eckles. Eugene Brittley. James
Cameral, Louis Standem, Thomas Lee.
John Ellis, David Rosen and Morgan
Hill.
In nnd Out OF Town.
Mrs. Ben Nash has moved into her
apartments at 1916 West Franklin
street. where she will be this winter.
Mrs. Charles Harlan left town Sat
urday TO visit friends in Washington
for some time
Mrs. Hugh Campbell and Mrs. A. ID.
osterloh are spending some time in
Atlantic City
Miss Therese Nurnev has gone To