The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-23

This entertainment vac given in the
same year that the Westmorela nd
Club was organized.
Another Richmond rasean..,to which
tho minds OF many club niGHfo crs who
were participants Will r6c4ir with
pleasure. was Lord Botetourts Re-
ception," reproducing the Colonial
Court at williamsburg, and given dur
ing the late '7os by group Of Nir=
s|nia women who Utshhd NO raise
money for the Virginia room At Mount
Vernon.
The reception was held in the\Rich5.
mond Theatre. and was celebr sted for
ITS splendid costuminE and the spirit
with which all present entered into the
idea which the pageant was intended
to convey. Colonel w r. Be1lt clay
was Lord Botetourt and impersonated
his great great uncle. splendidly in a
blue and silver court dress, with white
satin r"a!stcoat. wig and queue.
Dancers md Impersonnters.
Six couples dancing the mlnuet In
cluded Mrs. Dchbin. Miss Nellie Schlcy
t,Mrs. Blount Mason. Miss Perkins. Mrs
Russell Robinson; W. #. Thorn. Byrd
Warwick. Thomas Boiling. william L.
Royal, Monroe Rannister a nd Edward
Price.
Miss Wickham who unprecedented
Mrs. Nelson. vito OF Governor Nelson.
wore 4. dress belonging to her an
cestress. ruby colored brocade made
with court train trimmed with Mechlin
lace and opening over a pale pink
satin petticoat Mrs Lewis Washing
ton. of West Virginia. In blue satin.
represented her great great aunt. Mrs.
George Washington. Mrs. Harry Heth
appeared as Mrs. Cary of Ceyleys Miss
Lloyd as Mrs. Thomas Lee. of STRAIT
ford. Miss ELAN hIcCaw as the daugh-
ter Of Sir Dudley Diggs. Miss Tmma
Chamh rlaync as Mrs. Nellie Conway
Madison, Miss Mamie Rutherford as
lady Duer Miss Halyburton as Mrs
Bart holemew Dandriige. Mrs Russell
Robinson as Mrs Joe caheil. of Green
Hill. Mrs. Dobbin as her gre1t-g great
grandmother. Mrs, Gascoigne. Miss
Elton Wade. in Chief Justice Mar
shall's wife's wedding dress. as Mrs.
Tacaueline Amber.
Mrs. Heth was gowned in crimson
lowered hrocade imported by Mrs Cary
for a notable christening party a cen
fury and half ago. Miss BraXton
appeared as the descendant of the
daughter of Braxton, signer of the
Declaration Of Independence Miss
las; Mrs Randolph Barksdale as Lady
Peyton: Mrs. Douthat as Lady Gooch.
in the original costume worn by Lady
Gooch; Miss Cabell as Mrs. William
Cobel. of Union Hill: Miss Perkins
as Lady Eden, wife of Governor Eden.
of Maryland: Miss Ayett as Lady
Emily Travis, wifa OF Sir Champion
Travis: Miss Sally Aylet as her great
great gra n6.m other. the daughter, of
Patrick Henry: Miss Imogen Warwick
as Miss Mary Byrd, afterward Mrs.
Carter, of Sabine Hall: Miss Marian
Carter as Mrs. John Carter. of Shirley:
Miss Lucia Harrison ms Evelyn Zyrd of
Westover in the lace and jewels
belonging to the costume worn
by EVELYN Byrd at the court
ball of King George IL, of Eng.
land, when she danced with Fred
erick, Prince OF Wales. father of
George III. Miss Camilla Scott as Lady
spottswood; Miss French as Lady
Mercer; Miss Sally Montague as her
ancestress. Charlotte Iathne Monta-
que; Miss Nannio 'runstail, in white
silk ;brocahe, court train of green
pearls as Miss Barker: Mrs. Drewry
OF Westovcr. MS Mrs. Benjamin Har-
rison, wife of the signer Mrs. George
Ross as Miss Harkins Miss Elizabeth
Byrd Nicholas as Lady Sarah Fairfax
In a peach colored brocade and an
antique pearl necklace; Miss Matte
Waller as Mrs. Benjamin Waller. wife
OF Judge Waller. OF williamsburg, IN
green brocade and diamonds; Miss LIZ
zie Webb as her great grandmother.