The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-24


'nond is deeply Interested In
recent organization OF tho new
german club to be known as the
Bachelors Cotillion. Tho FIRST dance
OF tho club will be given on Tuesday
evening of this week In tho ball room
OF the Masonic Temple and Will be II
Very beautiful ball indeed. MI of the
girls arc much excited, and arc look
Ing forward with great deal of
pleasure TO this Very charming event.
1t will be decidedly the handsomest
function given this week, and all
sorts of rumorS are aNoat as to tho
dccora tons, favors and so forth.
Every ono is much interested, as tho
club includes i'm its list of members
most of the prominent young men In
Richmond society. These dances will
be lees formal than the Mondays. as
more of tho younger men belong TO
:. the club, Henry Ilotchkiss. who will
lead tho german Tuesday night. will
Introduce number OF novel and in
tcrcstinS figures. supper VIII be
served at II o'clock In tho supper
room upstairs. ANA Will he II buffet
affair. similar 10 the custom OF the
Bachelors Cotillion Club in Baltimore.
This opening dance of The club will
be Very brilliant affair. and numbers
OF out of-town guests Will attend.
Mrs r. Carter Scott. Mrs Edward Z.
Valentine, Mrs. Fred rlcasants and Mrs.
Henry l.andon Cabcll Will act as pat
roucsScS of the german, AMI the OIL
GERS OF the club are Stuart e. l.cakc,
president; Richard NJ. o$tcrIoh. vice
president: George Fitzgerald secretary
and treasurer. The board OF governors
includes Robert Miller JenrcsS. Percy
Montague, Jr, Samuel 4. Morgan, Jr.,
and Charles C. Harris.
These germans will be most cXclu-
sivc affairs Tho membership is linz
tied to fifty. and includes most OF the
best known men in town.
Dates for tho next dances arc Feb.
iuary and April .. Dancing begins
promptly ut O'Clock and stops cX-
Hctly At L..
The following is n partial list OF the
club members:
James Augustine. lr.. c. c. Barksdalc,
Travis Eppes, Peyton Fleming, Charles
r. Harris, George Fitzgerald George
w. IIodsson. Robert NJ. Jcffrcss, Lewis
Larus. William Miller. Percy Montague
SAM I. Morgan. Jr.. Z. c. Read
Workman SpiimEn, r. Jeff Stu'nhs, Ir,
Francis Johnson. y. LanSstafr John
ston Jr., LLOYD Taylor. Fred $. Nalcn-
tins. Jr., William Price, John Cutch.ns
Catesby Jones. William w Crrlmp.
Cecil Stevens, y. u. Ciuigon il, Stuart
~
der Graham. Jr, Robert Arnold. Ire
william Turner, Harvey Hayes, Ben
smith Howard TNgh,nan. Walter
Leakc. Arthur Cannon. II. Logan Col
san. Dabncy Lancaster. Wallace Hen
dcrson, John Lea, Egbcrt Leigh Giles.
Harry Frazier, Henry Darlington, John
Brooke Fink, Palmer Leigh. John
Wciby Beverley. William i. German,
John E. Cary, Stanley Freeman. Rich
ard OSterloh.
The list for members has boon closed,
hut several names will probably be
added later.
Christmas Festivities.
To- morrow viii he Christmas Day,
aud OH almost all of the pretty cal
c,darS that arc destined to ndorn the
desks OF pretty girls, to-day Is most
probably noted as Christmas Eve.
10th days will be Observer with fam
ilv dinnSs. Relatives have travelled
many miles inst To add their faces TO
Chriatmns board and everything
should ho gay and happy. There will
he n good many week end parties 1T
country places. and nearly every man
You would need for II social game OF
cards is sure to have taken "A KUN and
dogs gone forth 10 shoot almost any
thing that happens 10 pass his way.
Last week was one gigantic jag or
shopping, and one fcll into the arms
Of oue's intimate friend at almost any
turn in almost any store.
Two very attractive debutantes have
made their formal bow to society this
week. Miss Mary Tompkins, daughter
OF Or. and Mrs. Christopher Tompkins.
was entertained at two card parties
given at the Tompltlns home on East
Franklin street Miss l.ulic Johnston
WAS IntrodS.tcd at II perfectly lovely
big reception" given In the long parlors
81 the Jefferson Hotel Numerous
smaller affairs have been given. Nisi-
tors have come and been entertained
and gone away again and more are
coming in on every train for the Holt
days. II Will be very happy day to-
morrow There will Dc many family
reunions and candles will burn
brightly under the wrcaths OF holly
and nistictoe, and good feeling and
good fellowship will be extended 10 all
mankind.
As Tor coming affairs the week viii
he filled with merimcnt. There arc
lots Of younger boys and girls home
Tor the holidays. ana some OF the pref
test entertaining will be done in their
honor. MIR. and Mrs. G. y. WGnrticld
arc giving IA big reception on Wcdncs-
day evening AT their home on West
Franklin street. The arrair is TO IN
froducc 10 society their daughter Miss