The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-03-21
Interesting Events
of Early April
ALFRED MOVES READING AT TIE,
JEFFERSON, ON FRIDAY
EVENT OF WEEK.
X. RICHARDSON.
Society Editor.

I The attention of society is entirely
( engaged during these mid-Lenten days
with plans of all sorts for several af-
fairs which Will be. aside from "a num-
Der of important spring weddings. the
most interesting events OF the month
Of Apr.l. Rehcarsals for the FIRST of
these, the Society N!nstreis," which
win he given at the Academy of Music
during Easter weeH, under the aus
psces Of the Girls Auxiliary to the
+ Belle Bryan Day Nursery. have been
going on for the past two weeks, and
th" Minstrel SHOW" one-act play
"a number Of specials to be
an include the most fashionab BILE
the society set in their casts.
The Blues' Bazaar, which will take
place during the week of Aprtl ~ 20
&c, is to be the biggest and most bril-
liant AFFAIR Of It's kind that has ever
been In Richmond and some an
usual and elaborate form of enter
tainment has been planned for each
afternoon and evening during the
week. Meetings of the various COM
mittees, and rehearsals for the diff
ferent entertainments are entirely en-
Eagtng the attention OF the large
number Of women and young girls
who are Interested in making the
bazaar a grand success
Another event Of early April to
which society is looking forward with
the greatest interest is the annual
spring music festival of the Wednes-
lay Club. which Will take place ON
April ~ and 3, and will he attended
~ a brilliant audience of the most
fashionable set in society.
Authors Reading This Week.
The most important event OF this
week viii be the reading given nv
Mr Alfred Nqyes. in the auditorium
Of the Jefferson Hotel, on FRIDAY
evening, The affair is under the aus
pices and direction of the Alumnae
Association Of Miss ElIett's School.
and Will be largely attended by
fashionable society. MIR. Noyes is one
IF the best known, of the younger
English poets of today, and his pres
ence in Richmond IL an event Of the
greatest interest He is a visiting pro
lessor Of English letters at the Uni
Versity of Princeton, where he he has
been for the past two years
thildreu's Entertainments nj Raxuar.
The blues Hazaaf will be off
cially opened on Monday night.
April 10, and on Tuesday afternoon
at o'clock will be the opening OF
thee hildren's program, which Will
tire week from 4 to 5 o'clock. The
program for each day has been
charm'ngly arranged. and will make
the week one long to be rem amber-
ed by tho children Of Richmond
Mrs Thomas n bigger is chair
man Of he children's entertainment
and has rs her assistants Mrs A. L.
T, Drew director Chesterfield Aux
t}iary; Mrs. J. p. Fourqureen. direc-
or Grandch,ldren's Chapter: Mrs
! M, Gregory, president. Chesterfield
chapter; Mrs. w. r. Allen. Mrs. Roy
len, Mrs Christie Clark. Mrs
Narles Page. Mrs @ r. vandersl'ce
frs w. r Shepherd. Mrs Fl. l.
SHOP, Miss Mamie Wright Mrs A
shelton and Mrs Tavler Curtis.
A drill by $50 children will open
thn program. The company viii he
v'ded into four hattalious each bat
}len unde~ tho leadership OF ono of
% ladies N charge.
The wonderful success OF the drill
Ley due 10 the enthuaia site and cara
hle direction Of Mrs Christian Clark
"0d her nh'n assistants Mrs. Roy
Allen. Mrs. Warren Mercc~ Miss
linda Knfner Mrs r. r williams
Mss Rudd and Mrs Dew
The comnany s. called THE little
Roy Bhie Battalion COMPANY, Rich-
mond Light Infantry Blues" Pat
terms for their uniforms have been
~' by A Simon & Sons. tailors. The
"0rs for tho battalion were given by
?. Tav1or. OF the Miller Manufac-
'"rine Company. The comnanv is he
'~@ fr'lind nv Neasre poes5n,t~ Firm
cot Allen, Atkins and q L. Parsons
The following are members Of the
'attaliou: Masters Anderson Brown
Davis, DELANEY. Fleming Frost. Fee
queen. Gin. Harrison Hardy. Hope.
'ohson Kennm Lacy, Mallory Man
~. Miller Michaels Mavaeld, Ner-
Ger Newell NJ and g Nuckols. Nor
man J AMI r., OrRain Paxton Ron
ta3 G. sna w Stearn Saunaers
Smith smlther. susrnan, Seller, Tav-
Tor West Wood. Woodan II and w.
Allen. Hreeden. Burton. Fl. and H.
treecy. G. and r Clark u and #.
Cnshman. Digs. r, and r.. Evans. FL
tyson. X. II and n. Eubank. Glaze
brook, Hargroye, T. and ]. Harvey.
j. and y Hoffecker, Jones Lear.
r. and X, McCrea. Morecock. Nor
ris, Nichols, Planetary Parrish.
schm'dt. Veal. Wedd. whitehead,
and r.. Carter, Hin. - and J. Pull
liam, Paul, ]. and ". Rudd Shell
ings, II, and a. Burton Peasants,
Cole, A. and J. Maurice. Gilbert,
Shepherd. Daffron, Copley. Nunnally.
Robertson. Crooks Simmons
very handsome drum will be
piven 70 the battalion doing the hes.
work. The drum win he presented
On Saturday afternoon April "a. sf-
ter the Anal erii!. by Major Edgar
Bowles
THE dr'i will be followed by fancY
dancing by Miss Ella Binford's pn-
PTS.
After eleven years of experience r.
teaching and studying with the
finest masters in the world Miss Bir-
fcrd Is qualified 10 teach all the mod
err dances.
Mise Mary Shelton viii be tho r.iar~
Isl for the afternoon. and Miss Bir-
ford announces the following attrac
tive program:
Grand march, to which visitors a
Fell as scholars are invited A pretty
eHuvNnir IS IN be given each child ~
the grand march. Hoop dance. by
= So Bessie Hogo. Fox trnt. by Missr~
'farv Austin Mann. Elizabeth Gibson
NHdred Cafes, Ellinor Fry. Dorothr
Nef7cl aH4 Sue sharp
Miss Ellinor Fry will initiate Paw
opa's swan dance accompanied by