Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1914-12-29
Household
Interests
GERMAN
Is BRILLIANT EVENT
Colonel 10 Lane Stern Leads with Miss
AIny Mercer, n Dcbutnnte of
sst This SenHon.

sH.t This Senron.
y Palms and bay trees banked the ball
room OF the Jefferson Hotel last cven-
Ing for tho Christmas dance OF the
Richmond German Club, which took
place there, with brilliant company
OF guests and members in attendance.
The stage. where the orchestra was
seated, was massed in ferns and palms.
interpreted with red flowers. and bas-
kets OF crimson nowors were used to
decorate the little tables in the dining
room, where a seated supper was served
at II O'clock Colonel 10 Lane Stern
led the german, dancing with Miss
May Mercer, thes debntante daughter
Of Dr. and Mrs. w. F. Mercer. Miss
MERGERS gown was IF heavy pink satin
big butterfly bow of pink Illusion, and
wreath OF tiny pink buds finished
the armhole OF one shoulder. Her
flowers were American Beauty roses.
The Christmas dance Of the Monday
germans IL always the biggest society
function of the winter season, and
great many OF the members of the
club attend only this dance: The
! decorations were most elaborate last
evening. and In keeping with the holt
day celebration. Favors for the girls
included quantity shaped hats and bon
nets. and there were masks for the
men. Some OF the guests from dis
lance present at the german last night
werc Mr.. and Mrs. Barker G. Hamill,
OF Trenton. n. j.; Miss Florence Hagner,
Of Hagerstown, Md. Mr. and Mrs Pres
ton Witherspoon. of New York: C. C.
Heath, of Washington; W. r, Johnson.
Jr., OF Crescena, W. Va; Hugh Kelleher
and MIR. and Mrs. Daniel Kelleher. OF
Osterloh. Jr., Of New York City; Her
bert Morrow. Of Nashville. Tenn; Miss
Stump. Of Baltimore; Major Kelham, Of
London, England: Cecil Stevens OF
Pittsburgh. Pa william II. Turner. OF
Minneapolis; W. Dewey Cooke. Of Sa-
vannah. Ca: Mrs. Fred Page, OF Ivon;
DR.. J. Douglas Bruce. OF tho University
OF Tennessee.
Open House on New Yenr's Day.
Judge James Keith and his daughter.
Mrs. Juliet Chiffon Keith. viii keep
open house at their residence on Ca
thedral Place on New Years Day.
Open house is the order Of the day for
New Years. and great many people
celebrate the first day of the new year
with such Informal affairs. There will
be numerous functions OF interest at
, that time, and all OF them will be in
| the nature OF small and charmingly-
Informal events.
Visiting Here.
Mrs. Fred Page. OF Ivon, Loudoun
County, Is the guest of Mrs T. Seldom
Bruce. 2o7 West Franklin street. Miss
kathleen Bruce, who is a student at
Radcliffe College, Cambridge. Mass, liz
also with her mother. Mrs. Bruce. for
tho holidays. Miss Bruce will leave
for the North on Saturday.
Leaves for New York.
Miss Carter Ingram: one Of the sea-
sons debutantes. left town Sunday
evening for Baltimore. where she will
join Miss Ligh;foot Sims for a trip
to New York. Miss Sims has been
Richmond. when a number OF func-
tions were given In her honor
Here for the>HoIidnys.
Harold -E. Calisch. eldest son OF DR..
and AIRS. E. n. Calisch. has come to
Richmond TO spend the holiday season
with his parents on Monument Avenue.
MT. Calisch Is senior student at the
University OF Pennsylvania In the
school of architecture.
James W. Allison, Jr.. is visiting his
mother. Mrs John T. Anderson, al her
residence. 90S West Franklin Street.
for the mldycar vacation. Mr.. Allison
Is student at Columbia University.
New York, and has as his guest here,
MI. Fisher. who Is a graduate of that
college.
Going Abroad.
Henry Sydnor Harrison, formerly Of
this city, but now OF Charleston. w
Va, expects to sail on February ) for
Europe, where he will spend some time
Mr.. Harrison Is a novelist of no small
reputation. and the announcement that
his latest novel will be published In
the spring Is OF the greatest interes,
TO society in Richmond.
Leaving for Norfolk.
Miss Lula Mahanes. OF Davis Ave-
nue., Will leave on Wednesday for Nor
folk, where she will attend the Joynes-
Armstrong wedding or-Saturday, Janu-
airy 2. Miss Mahanes Will act as maid
OF honor for the bride at her wedding
Christmas Tree Wednesday.
An Interesting entertainment OF the
holiday season Is that to be given by
the Lee Auxiliary, United Daughters Of
the Confederacy. tomorrow afternoon
from to 6:3O o'clock in the Confed-
crate Home. at East Grace Street
a huge tree laden with gifts for each
OF the inmates OF the home Will be the
central feature OF the affair and a
musical program and refreshments Will
make the afternoon n most enjoyable
one. The guest of honor OF the oc-
cason will be little Miss Elise Giffen,
who Is spending the holidays here with
her mother, Grayce Scott
Concert Thursday Afternoon.
one OF the most charming events of
TINS week Will be the concert to be
given Thursday afternoon of this week
at 1880 o'clock in the residence of Mrs.
Frank Deane Williams. West Frank
lin Street. which Is the final session of
the Richmond Groupe of the Alliance
Franchise. Only French songs will be
rendered. and the soloist for the after
noon will be Mrs. Hamilton Smith.
with Mrs. Charming NJ. Ward as the
accompanist. Both are well-known
musicians. and the following interest.
ing program will be rendered:
20 Ma Tyre Immortelle ("Sapho")
"sonhait" Georges vanor); "Tra-
hison" tGufn nd; "yiilanclle'.
4, H.. 4
"Noel Orlando. Holmes
"sequldilla," "Habanera" (tcarmen")
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