The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-06

Ever since Lent was concluded with
Easter Sunday and the Easter dances
and parties began, society has been in
whirl OF delightful informal and
small interesting functions. All the
school boys and girls that have been
hore for tho Easter vacation have been
entertained and enjoyed to their heart s
content. and now they have all gone
back to their respective schools and
colleges to get some more education
before the summer time arrives.
Charity functions their name Is
legion--have been the go for weeks
and the past one was no exception
Three big. splendid performances OF
The Mikado' were given at the Acad-
envy of Music for the Belle Bryan Day
Nursery. with any number or dinners
and suppers given before and after
the play, and all of the pretty girls
in town taking part in tho perform
ance. 1t was an event of wide inter-
est, and number of people came to
Richmond just to attend it. Then there
have been benefit performances ut local
play houses. and there will continue
to be benefit performances at local
play houses for this week and the
week after that There are going to
be all sorts of functions for charity
this month and next, and then society
will shut up shop and move TO the
country places and country estates all
aOOut the St6te, anu lnOSc tnat haven't
any will possibly visit their friends
or spend weeks at interesting resorts
Society is busy, very busy. and it
ali appears TO be for the sake of the
moor babies and the poor mothers and
the poor orphans and the lame and
halt and blind: thus wends the spring
season.
Miss BASTARD Entertained.
Miss Florence Kcrns gave n beau-
tiful luncheon at her home at Suth-
erlin Thursday IN honor of Miss
BASTARD. who will be ma rried to Stan
ley Cunningham on Tuesday, April Q.
The house was decorated with guam
titles OF yellow jonquils and ferns. and
the luncheon was preceded by bridge
whist which was played at small
tables. Over each table was hung
pretty lamp. which was presented to
at each table. Prize winners were
Miss Gladys Lea, Misses Edith Waddill
and Beulah Peters. Luncheon was
served at o'clock. The table was
covered with n handsome lace cloth
over yellow satin and a centrepiece OF
jonquils, and ferns surrounded by can
dies was used. The place cards were
hand painted bridesmaids. with di-
minutive bride 10 mark the place of
the guest of honor. Attached to each
were yellow ribbons running to the
centre of the table with attractive
in the centre of the table. A small
lighted taper in a tiny jonqull holder
was also placed at the plate OF each
guest, and the ices were served i'm
small white satin slippers. tied with
steamers of yellow ribbon. The
train. and included Misses Eleanor
BASTARD. Beulah Peters. OF Texas
Frances Wilson, Gladys Lea, Lucille
Olin, Of Richmond; Elizabeth Griggs
Mary Armistead. Louise Beadles, jamie
Howard, Edith Waddill. Nora Waddil
Mrs. T. a. Kerns. Mrs Nj. S Canter
and Mrs c. b. Guerrant
Confederate DnIl.
Society is chiefly concerned for the
next several weeks in the approach
OF tho big Confederate ball that is to
take place in the Masonic Temple on
the evening of April %. 1t Is to be
one OF the biggest and most interest
Ing events OF the spring season. and
some lovely old costumes will be worn
All of the women have been asked, as
far as possible, TO wear old fashioned
gowns. or gowns copied from the period
OF the COS. and the men who belong
TO military organizations are also re-
quested to wear their full dress uni
forms on this occasion. 1t will be
briiiiant event, and many hundreds OF
guests will he entertained
Ms. Is. A. Blenner is chairman of the
"o''' thS CHdITIlcn oil the various
committees assisting rer include Mrs
~ V. Randolph. invitations: Mrs. w.
~ Hunley. program; Mrs. John Seaton.
music; Mrs. G. Gordon Wright, decora
tons; Mrs. Writ Mallory, tickets: Mrs.
w. n. Nawter, patronesses; Mrs John
bagby. refreshments. and Mrs. c. w.
Massie. press
Annual BANQUET
81 Patrick's Social and Benevolent
Society celebrated its NTH anniversary
with a delightful bapquet at the Ma
sonic Temple '"on Tuesday night
The banquet was largely attended. the
hall being crowded with guests and
John j. Blake acted as toastmaster.
Besides introducing the speakers OF
che evening, he also made very Mt
tins and interesting address himself.
Other speakers were Rev IL. / Nc
keefrey, chaplain OF the society;
Father Kelleher, Of Norfolk; Father
Marks. of the Benedictine College:
Father Bremen. OF ST. Patr.ck's
Father Magri. Father HanniEnn. Father
Smett. Father G!lsman and Father
Drake. The president OF the society.