The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-16

their brave part in the great military
pageant.
wcstmorclnnd Club Building Set the
Pace.
The Westmoreland Club huilling set
the pace in beautiful and tasteful dec
Grafton. an example that was univcr-
sally followed, business houses on
Main and Broad vy:s with each IN
the ingenuity and elaboration OF their
ornamental devices: private residences
in all parts of the city displaying Con-
federate emblems and colors.
The Grafton delivered by Colonel
Archer Anderson at the unvciling Of
the monument will ever he remembered
by thousands who heard 1t and bear
In mind some OF its concluding words
which said:
lat this monument stand as the
embodiment of brave and virtuous
peoples ideal leader. a great public
act of Thanksgiving and praise for
that it pleased Almighty God to be-
stow upon these Southern states a man
so formed to reflect his attributes of
power majesty and goodness"
Ball in Executive Mansion.
Many of the Wcstmorcland Club
members We're present at a ball given
by Governor ana Mrs. Fitzhugh Lee
in tho Executive Mansion during this
year of 1890. 1t is interesting 10 note
that in the receiving line with their
ENccllencies were: Mrs. Philip IiaXall,
Mrs. Otway Allen, Mrs. Peyton w Sc;
Misses Agnes. Mayo. Sally Anderson.
Otey Cullen. Mary Pcgram. Frances
Scott and Miss Kemp. of New York.
y Christmas party, bal poudrc.
given in the home OF Mrs. Il. NJ. Logan
on December -, 1900. VIII awaken
pleasant recollections in the minds OF
Westmorcland Club members. There
Was n minuet danced By Misses kate
Logan in pink. Martha Sncad in pearl
color. Frances Scott in pink. Virglc
Archer i'll yellow, Anna Boykin In blue
Summer Hayes in white. Florence
Noting IN rcd and Mary Cooke Branch
In white. These young ladies' part
ncdS were: J. Aston Cabeu James
Moncurc. Fred Scott. William SHELTON.
| John Williams Thomas Scott and Nj.
de Saussurc.
| Touched Life mt Many Paints.
The Wcstmorcland Club has touched
| patriotic, social and all life at many
points. Its receptions. It's dinner
dances, its out -of-toWn excursions have
always brought together the most at
tractiva OF chaperons and dcbutantcs.
Its roof garden fctes have been celv-
| brated affairs Of their kind
Its ladies' dining room has been and
is feature which ADDS greatly to tine
| pleasure of Richmond women whose
husbands, relatives o. friends belong
| TO the club. Several years ago Hcth
! Lorton. of New York, extended invita-
tons 10 Richmond women TO hear the
after dinner toasts at AN annual meet
ing Of the Virginia branch Of tho
society OF the Cincinnati. Among
those present was Mrs. Willie Allen
during tho sos of che nineteenth
century. Mrs. James Brown Potter
formerly Miss May Handy. has n habit
Of coming back from New York I,
spend Christmas holidays in Richmond
She never fails to appreciate dinner
or post-thcatre supper at the club dur
ing these annual visitations.
Not long ago Mrs. Brown. of Balu
more. who was pretty Turner Macf'ar-
land when she lived at Sixth ana Grac,
Streets had an opportunity of going
through tho rooms Of the house whcr,
She had spent many happy times.
\ Memorable deception.
On January %, 1925, from . to l:
+. NJ. the club gave Il brilliant rcccp
ton which brought together On MAST
! tho most fashionable contingent y
Richmond society
The drawing rooms whore the re
certion was held wcr. eurgcously dec
GRATED with wreaths and curtains o
| smilaN, palms and maj n-haid ferns
American Beauty roses and iilies. Al
orchestra of ten pieces played frou
behind a palm screen, ana SOFTLY lin
ted lamps of every color TRANSFORMED
thu enclosed vcrandan of the club int,
a glowing scene of beauty.
and billiard rooms. ana was complct
in every detail. rho tables wcr
beautifully decorated and the menu ia
cIutl j fresh salmon mayounals
dressing, partridge on toast. chichc
croquctteS. vol au vent and truflcf
lam chicken salad. saddles of mutton
celery, olives, pickles sailed almond.
cream. cakes. gra2 $, narraus ;slac'
conscrvcs. wines. champagne an
champagne punch. This according I
the lavish idcns of 1895. Tic rcccp
tion committee OF this occasion wa
made M OF Mr.. and Mrs. w H. Palmer
Mr., and Mrs. r VI. Boykin. Mr.. an
Mrs Charles L. Williams. Mr.. aud MIR
9. or Cowardn. Mr.. Otway : allie
aud Mrs Martha a. Wilson, MIR an
Mrs. Thomas NJ rutherford. Mr.. an
Mrs N!rginius Newton, Mr.. and Mr.
NJ. :. Qunrlcs. DR.. j. II. McCaw, q. 1
Christian. Junius y. Mospy. Winial
$ Workman. williamson Taliey. Gran
Ayiiie G.-Yalent.ne. ] Randolph Tueke