The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-02-18

"firs; Visit Of tho White Man to Ridh
inond, 'Belviderc, the Itomc of VIII
liam Byrd" Battle of Bloody Run
.fhe Marshall House History OF
monumental Church." Fairly L!fc oil
Edgar Allan Poe" Such papers will
10 continued, and will, on motion OF
Mrs. HARDWOOD. be published in bool,
form.
Hrs. Clarke, chairman OF the press
| committee, reported that the. interes,
y, uhe daily papers had been enlisted
euitorlals written and letters printed
concerning the free public library al
IetaS lnaugurated In this city. DR..
Metcalf' Chairman OF the library com
mlttee. reported that he had secured
Mrs. William f. Yust, chief librarian
OF the Free Public Library in Louis
silie. Tor an illustrated public lecture
III March. The subject OF this locturr
viii be. What a Public Library wom,d
Mean to Richmond"
Or. Metcalf also reported that n ;oi,,
meeting OF committees from the Conn
Gu ana Board OF Aldermen would soon
DC held Tor the purpose OF hearing Tho
iorarS committee. This commit,sc
consists Of Mrs. Wyndinam MeredItb
~. j.: A. e. Chandler. Rabbi Calisch.
MIS-: w. T. Da.bney and Mrs. b. y Min
III bynCHburG.
Miss Jean Bayly Knox bns .a
lynchburg, where she IS stny,r go ~
friends for several weeks I.atcr Me.
NhoH VIII go to Birmingham Al,
Wherc She will be the guest of Mrs
!. .. Robinson. who was formarI, All.
Eiihaoeth Rhctt before her narri,rn
M"thcr Goose Opera.
one Of the notable events of IN,
.nay-day week will be the prescn,.
.ioh OF Mother Goose opern rn,,o,
House That Jack Built" cor,
posen by Jessie l.. Gaynor, one of inc
e"'est writer of child song the
mas produced. This opera il Ia
DC presented by ESQ of l;icbpon,,,,
most talented singers. both adui, ~,
Juveniles, for St. Monica's Miss,nn'
ihe House That jack Euilt' IL nm.
uer the direction OF Mrs. June Lyti.
LAKE one OF the most executive djr.c
.ors Tor amateurs of the preseut duv
Inc costumes arc all furnished bv IN.
company, aud the scenery and stap.
eHects. coupled with lively music anl
spriShtly dances. insure an entertain
ment of much intereAt
some OF the most prominent women
IN the city are on the board OF 81.
Moiiiea's Mission, and society will al
ways attend the play on aiay :; ami
4. This opcrctta has been presented
Tor prominent charities in lwasblpr
ton ChicaEo, Denver Rochester, Al
Uany, Syracuse, Cleveland, Harrisburg.
and. in fact, from coast to coas..
audiences have been enchanted with
the charm OF the Mother Goose.
characters, handsomely co4tumed and
gorGcously staged.
Enlargement Announced.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Rice Sm!tn announce
tho engagement and approaching mar
riagc of their daughter. Mrs. Sadie
Smith Estes, to Edwin Preston cal
hpun, of Chester, s. C.
Tho wedding will be celebrated April
IL. at the Church of .hc Good shop
herd, Augusta. Georgia.
Washington Rail.
Says the Washington Post Of re-
cent issue:
One OF the most attractive st. VAL
entinc dances that has been given in
Washington in years was the ono
Wednesday night at the Washington
barracks. 1t WAS given for Miss Matt
land Marshall, by her parents, ,,en.
eral and Mrs. Marshall Everything,
as much as possible was in Keeping
with the styles and customs of long
ago. .shH 4r
The hall at the Officers Club was
decorated with Southern aTilav ana
red flowers. Over each window were
rows of candles During the receiving
hour only candle light WAS used. the
dances included the lanrcrs. the
mazurEa, the gnvottc, ami the schot-
fish. For the first quadrille Il number
of colored ilddlers played. aad called
out the figures as In the days "b.fo
the war"
Supper was served at a long table
in antique candelabra- On the table
were whole hams, turkeys. big dishes
OF fruit. and other substantiala sug-
gcstlve OF n hospitablc Virginia home.
Mrs. Marshall received in the gown
which her aunt were at President
Picrce's inaugural ball. IL is of gray
brocudc. with small clusters of pink
roses looping up the full skirt. Miss
Marshall wore n Charming gown OF
the Colonial period. The pctticoat WAS
OF white tulle ruffled to tho waist and
the waist was of yellow brocadc. The
train was OF the same material. Her
hair was worn in the Colonial style,
with Janice Meredith curis over her
shoulder.
According to the request in the
quaint invitations. the guests came in
costumes OF years ago"
Charity Tens.
An English tea will be given on
Monday, February 10, at the home of
Mrs. j. G. Bowers. 1908 Hanover Ave-
nue.. from . 10 Z o'clock. and from S to
10 o'clock. Assisting Mrs. Bowers in
receiving will be Mesdames Bcttto
Valentine. ]. F.. Cox. Jr., W. w. Hard
wicke. j. II. Tyler Jr., and T. 3. Floyd.
Mrs. II. II. Sydnor VIII be at the punch
bowl, and the Misses Colston will pour
tea. The public Is Invited
The Richmond rhilnthea League will
give n tea in the lecture room OF the
Grace street Baptist Church on Tues
day. y delightful program has been
arranged, and the affair will be very
interesting one.
Meet Monday.
The Helping Circle of Kings Daugh :
ters will meet tomorrow afternoon at
o'clock in the home OF Mrs Harvey
Talman Moore, 2202 East broad street.
All members of the circle arc urged TO
be present at this meeting.
Miss Jones EntertuinE.
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