The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-01-06


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dinner on Wednesday evening a, 8
O'Clock at the Commonwealth Club
which Mr.. and Mrs. John Kerr Branch
viii give in their honor. Covers will
be laid for twenty-six guests.
Guest OF Miss Branch.
Miss Harriet Calhoun, Of Atlanta
Ga. Is Waiting Miss Zaydc Branch al
tho homo OF her parents. Mr. and Mrs
John Kerr Branch. 1851 Monument
Avenue for two weeks Miss Calhoun
rs lovely girl. and one OF the most
prominent young girls in Atlanta So
ciety. great many functions have
been planned for Miss Branch and her
guest during her visit here.
Pretty Dnnce.
Misses Nan and Major Miller enter
tanned about sixty members of the
fashionable younger society set last
evening at an informal dance at their
home eo7 Floyd Avenue The house
was prettily decorated in garlands OF
Southern srnilax and palms, and an
orchestra played for the dancing The
idrawing-room was decorated In pink
roses and ferns. and red and white
roses wcro ranged In the library. a
color scheme OF pink was also carried
out In the dInng room and n big bas
ket OF Killarney roses and pink shaded
candles were used tho table
buffet supper was served at II o'clock
The Misses Miller arc leaving to
day for boarding school. They arc
students at ST Joseph's College, near
| E,nmittsbure Md
Al the Wonnn's Club.
Mrs. "a r. Guigon was chairman of
the musicale held at tho Woman's
Club yesterday afternoon. Miss Ruln
/ Ray Shull, OF Norfolk. who sant, n,
the club two years ago. and Joscnh
! Whittemorc were tho sololsts. Miss
MYRTLE BEDFORD being the accompanies,
IL was very pleasing event Miss
ShuH is lovely girl with u great deal
OF personal magnetism and dramatic
ability, as we'll as Il charming con.
tralto voice, and Mr. whittcmore IS
also musician OF no small note and
obstruction He has a splendid tenor
voice and much charm or manner
the following program was rem
Ar!oso, "ves,i La Giubba. ..
r. Leoncayallo
Mr.. Whittemore.
ta) In questa tomba oscura.
Beethoven
co. II know Hiii". whelpley
W.. e.'.;,'..'.... Shelley
ta) Down In the Forest"
tb) For You Alone. Henry Geehi
Co "A Spirit Flower.
Campbell Upton
Mr.. Whittemore.
(o} % Love. Thy Help. iai fh5ns'0"
T. tc) AN Irish Noor' Augusta Holmes
Miss Shun.
'a) fonance-EHe ne croyait pas
! ~, A. Thomas
~ i'en s,n .:.....J. BiumenthaI
Mr.. Whittemore.
Back from the North.
MISS French Patton has returned to
! her nome In this city, after spendinr-
tho holiday season as the guest Of
| iriehds In New York. Miss Patton has
| been studying the latest dances nndnr
| some of the best-known dancipp mas
| ters in New York during her stnv in
| that place.
Miss Neal Entertained
MISS Lucy Leo Fitzgerald. of Dan
yi'e, was hostess at pretty tea last
week at her home in honor OF Mise
Lucille Nelson Neal OF this city. who ia
| n guest OF Miss Barbara Alien Spencer
Mrs. Walton Brown and Miss Flippen
OF charlottesville. assisted In the din
ing room. and Misses Mary Talbot and
, Martha Gray served punch.
Miss Neal was also among those
/ dancing at the big New Years bal1
given at the Merriwold Country Club
Suffrage Notes.
'hui SustS afternoon, ut o'clock, Mrs
! Kate Langley Bosher will make an adj
dress at suffrage headquarters on
! women Helpers In Optical Parties,
MIS- Bosher speaks as charmingly as
She writes. After the address there
/ VIII be an open debate. based on some
OF tne ooJectlons OF antisuffragists to
| equai Suffrage. The public Is cordially
| invited.
Women Helpers In Political PARTIES
OF the Equal Suffrage Leage Of Rich
mona was brilliantly lighted and dec
| Grated for the New Years recentio,
| mat followed the annual rally of the
| league.
Following the business OF the meet
| ing, an informal reception was held
me refreshment table. in charge of
| Mrs. e. V. Meredith. was handsomely
| decorated, and Mrs. r. L. Jobson nrn-
sided at the tea-urn, a committed Of
| girls serving tea for the assembled
| guests.
ht-IIome This Afternoon.
Mrs' Archer Anderson, of 103 West
Franklin Street. Will resume her usual
at homes this afternoon from 4 to 2
o'clock. Mrs. Anderson will continue
! her afternoons on eacn Tuesday until
| Lent.
At RonnoIec Dnnce.
| The Roanoke Times Of recent Issue
| contains the following Of interest in
Richmond:
'"rhe Roanoke German Club gave the
largest german Of the HOLIDAYS last
Wednesday night. beginning ut 0
o'clock and lasting until after /. Hotel
Roanoke was beautifully decorated I'm
tho Christmas colors OF red and green
for tho occasion. This Is tho oldest
german club In the city, and many OF
the married couples were present. Sup
per was served in the dining and
attractive china bells were given as
souvenirs. thus ringing out the old and
ringing in the new year. The figures
wero led by Strother JoneH and Miss