The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-25

season. Is to be celebrated some time
early In November.
Ushers for Convention.
The convention of the Daughters OF
the Confederacy to DO held here next
week is an event of tho greatest In
terest to society In Richmond, and n
great deal OF handsome entertaining
will BIO done in honor OF the delegates
attending it The first meeting will
BIO held on Tuesday morning at IL
o'clock I'm Lee Camp Hall. and the
ushers for the convention include
Misses Norah Douglas Randolph, Julia
Grant Moore, Reba Bradley. Kate
Chapman. Marie Curtis. Virginia Bin
ford. Ellen Bagby Pearl Oakley. Nan
ME Williams. Ollie Gibson. Louise VIII
liams, Harriet Lightfoot, Martha Pur-
cell. Mamie Miller, Alice Angel and
Mrs. Henry Eppes.
Entertained I'm Alabama.
The Governor OF Alabama and Mrs
O'Neil gave reception Monday after
noon at the executive mansion at
Montgomery in honor of John Barrett,
director general of the Pan-American
Union, and DIR. Clarence J. Owens, man.
aging director of the Southern Com
mercial College.
Governor and Mrs O'Neil are very
pleasantly remembered I'm Richmond
having attended the Conference Of Gov
errors held here last December. a great
deal of entertaining was done at the time
for Governor and Mrs. ONail as well
as their daughter. Miss ONeil. who
accompanied them to Richmond.
First Fall Meeting.
The first fall meeting OF the Con-
federate Memorial Literary Society was
held yesterday morning at the Con-
federate Museum. with a large num-
Der of members in attendance. An inter-
nyft ner 10 10
in the form of the wax impression OF the
Great Seal Confederacy. made by JOS
eph S. Wyon, OF London. England, as
identification of the great seal being
made by him. This interesting relic
is loaned by John Mason, son of the
late Comm issioner james NJ. Mason to
the Confederate Memorial Literary So
ciety of Richmond, to be returned when
required by. John Mason or his legal
representative. Commissioner Mason
gave this wax impression of the seal
! to his daughter. who recently gave 1t
to her brother. John Mason. now OF
Richmond.
A number OF other gifts were re-
ceived b. the museum at the meet
Ing yesterday morning. Mrs. Percy w.
Rice. OF Cleveland. Ohio. sent tent
captured from General Robert S. Gar
nett at Phillip, it having come into
the possession Of her husband. n Fed
eral officer. Mrs. Rice also sent foil
that belonged to General Garrett. Mrs.
y. S. Wilson. in the name OF her
brother, John Donnan, Of this city, gave
several Confederate nontaxable ccrti-
hcatcs and one registered bond. Mrs.
Hyde, of Chattanooga, Tenn, sent a
card to the museum from Mr.. Pember-
ton. which was found on soldiers
body after the battle of Seven Pines.
The year book of the society is now
ready. and may be obtained by mem
bers at the museum. 1t was decided
at the meeting yesterday that a recep-
ton will be given TO the Virginia Dl-
vision of the United Daughters of the
Confedcracy on the afternoon of Fri
day, October 8. from to 6 in the mu-
scum. An invitation was also extended
to the society by Mrs. G.. w. T. Kern
to attend the historical evening at the
Jefferson Auditorium Thursday eve
ming. October ., at S:15 o'clock
The museum will be free to all wear
Ing Daughters of the Confederacy
badges from Tuesday. September 80,
through Saturday. October T. A let
ter was received by the society from
FOR the pleasure that the museum gave
the delegates of the American Insti-
tute of Banking last week.
Called Meeting.
All chairmen OF committees commit
! tees and those entertaining delegates,
Chapter or not are asked to be pres
ent or send names of delegates or al
ternates, TO the called meeting TO be
held in Lee Camp Hall tomorrow
morning at II o'clock. All visiting
delegates or alternates in the city are
also invited to attend.
Bareford-Nusc.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Richard Muse, of
CZeana. Essex County, have announced
N. u engagement and approaching mar
Counters, to John Butler Bareford. of
Centre Cross. The wedding is to take
place to-day in Baltimore.
Back Form Motor Trips.
MISS Miriam Briggs has returned to
the city after a short visit to her
lottesville. Miss Briggs was cnroSte
to her home here, after an automobile
trip to Lexington and Natural Bridge
Glazebrook, OF Suffolk. and Miss Nell
Walker. of this city, motored to Stnun-
ton Tuesday for a brief visit to friends
M @ha Es nema Of 5her a aauah
ter, Jessie Lee, to Rev; Halves Palmore
berland County, Va. but now of
Heavener. Oklahoma.
Miss Ham Is 2 very attractive girl
city, and throughout the State. She
holds the degrees OF bachelor OF arts
and bachelor of music from the Wo-
liah SolieSe' Where TOT lne last three
years she has been engaged as teacher
Mr.. Clarke after graduating from the
Randolph Macon College and Wander
bilt University entered the Methodist
Conference of Oklahoma.
The ceremony will take place the
middle of October.
Gymnasium to Open.
The opening of the gymnasiu OF the
Young Women's Christian Association
will be held on Thursday evening, DC
tober 2, >at Sis o'clock in tho gymna-
sium building, 10f South Fourth
Street. There will be rally on this