Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-06
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BIG COTTON BALL TO BE
UNIQUE CHARITY EVENT
Takes Place Mt Masonic Temple To-
Morrow Night Under Auspices OF
DnuKhtcrn of Confectionery.


the big Cotton BALI that is to take
placc Thursday evening from TO IL
o'clock In the ballroom Of the Masonic
Temple. under the auspices and direc-
ton of the Richmond Chapter. United
Daughters OF the Confcderacy. The
ball. given by tho Richmond Chapter
each season, is one Of the most inter
estinS society events OF the entire year.
and many wonderful old gowns are
worn upon this Occasion. For Thurs
B day evening guests may wear costumes
I Of 81 'G5, or In any simple material.
. preferably cotton, hut many Of those
ia attendance will follow the fashions
II this period. The Veterans. who will
como In uniform. will act az the floor
committee. and the music for the event
promises to he unusually good.
s'ringed orchestra will play. and all
tho modern dances will be In order.
Many distinguished guests from all
over the State will come TO Richmond
10 he present at this ball and the deco
rations FOR the evening viii be unus-
ually unique. supper will he served
tn the dining room at flower laden tables
and tho cOlors OF the L. -. g.. red and
White. will prevail in the entire color
schemes.
Among those who have been Invited
10 receive at the ball tomorrow night
arc Mrs. Norman V. Randolph. Mrs.
EIuntcr Holmes Mcclure. Mrs. Archer
anderson, Miss Augusta Daniel. Miss
Jane Rutherford. Mrs. James W.
White. Mrs. Francis NJ Boykn. Mrs.
George Baeby. Mrs T. Scldcn Mrs
shelton, Miss Matte Harris Mrs,
crouch, Colonel and Airs. William II
chapman, Nils. Mary Joseph Jenkins. OF
Baltimore; General and Mrs. William
I.unin Cox, and other members OF the
chapter.
Hack From Washington.
Mrs. Cunningham Hall and her son.
Douglas Hall. who spent the Christ
mas season in Washington as the
%ucsts OF Mrs. Halls sister, Mrs. Claude
y. Swanson. have returned to their
apartment 1T the Chesterfield.
Miss Elizabeth Taylor. who has also
l.ecn guest OF Senator and Mrs. Swan
4on at their residence III Washington
during the recent holidays, has returned
TO her home on Park Avenue.
For MinH Wise.
Miss Ellen Wright Wise will be guest
of honor on Thursday at Il luncheon
given by Mrs Edward j. Willis. The
luncheon will be given ut the country
estate OF Mrs. Willis. Pembroke" on
Tho Cary Street Road.
At the Ginter Park womnu's Club.
William Her Crane. of New York. who
MAS lec,ured widely or social, literary
and educational topics will speak on
The Educational Value Of the Inter
probation Of Literature" before the
Woman's Club Of Gintcr Park this ar
t"rnoon NJ o'clock at the Assembly
HALL. Mr.. Cranes research work in
PREPARATION FOR his lectures and books
Nas led him into many States, which,
rogcthcr With Ills experiences in the
-r"at Northwest. hunting big game, en-
ab!es him 10 bring to his subject "A
!vid, forceful manner OF speaking that
harms his hearers
Mrs r. Crawford Ecdd is chairman
Tor the afternoon. Mr.. Crane will be
presented 10 the club by Miss Florence
Pepic, who has won many friends In
Iichmond through her charming per-
.unality. and hcr delightful literary
work
Informal Musicale.
Miss Mary BAH Saunders OF G0i
West Franklin street. Was hostess al
IN informal musicale at her home Mon
DAY evening, when several OF her
friends were entertained. Supper was
,erycd at II o'clock, and the decora-
lions were in ferns and red flowers. a
basket OF noinscttias aud maihenhair
ferns heins used as ccntrepiccc for
The table.
Masquerade Party.
on Monday evening. Miss Esther
Wilson gave at her home. 2027 Monu-
peut Avenue. a charming masquerade
party in the honor of Miss Catherine
Southland, of Rochester, " y. Miss
Southland is n classmatc Of Miss Viii
son at the National Park Seminary
Forest Glen. Md, and has been the
guest Of Miss Wilson during the Christ
mas holidays. The other guests We're:
Misses Virginia Clements, Colonial
Lady: Elise Shcppcrd, Quaker Girl:
Josephine Enright, Quaker Girl: Mabel
Warren, Gypsy Girl: Blanche Cole
spanish Girl; Margaret Tobicn. Spanish
[;iri; Sadie Slaugh,Gr' Gypsy Girl:
Wells. Girl OF 1861; Esther Bennett,
baby costume; Gladys Adkins, Japa-
uese: Lucille Pelou2e. Quaksr Girl;
Miss Wilson, Martha Washington. and
Miss Southland, Japanese.
Mcssrs Roger Millhiscr, Yana- Yama
Man; Elton Phillips. clown: Wyatt Car
neal, prince: stuart Ragland. duke;
Burke. count: Archer Briggs, Napoleon
Bonaparte: Waverly Brown, Uncle sam;
lIeslett, Scotchman; Vernon Wells
gentleman OF 1861; Hamilton Wade. pc
liceman: Beverly Campbell. knight;
Meredith Chambers, clown; Allen Wade
bear; George GrigGs. country sheriff
Newell, clown: Robert Parsons. devil;
and Thomas Wilson. clown.
Other guests present were Mrs. Will
liam Gibson, Mrs w. u. Catle,t. and
randolph Holiday.
Miss Wilson and Miss Southland will
return to the seminary to-day.
Guests Entertained.
One of the leading social events OF
the holiday season in Powhatan 0c-
cured at Hlllandale, the home OF Mr..
and Mrs. Wilton l.. Mo!nger. on New
Years night. The parlors were
decorated In holly and cedar, and cards
and dancing occupied the guests until
"a late hour, when refreshments were
served. Those present were Mr. ana
Mrs w. 4. Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Percy
Weisiger, Mr.. and Mrs. Moningcr. Miss
Golden, of Troy, y. j.; Misses Helen
Drummond and Elizabeth Staplekamp,
II Clayvillc; Anne Carter Wckham,
f;essic Old and Margaret Moninger, Of
powhatan; DR.. Elder and w. G. staple
kamp Of Clayville: Charles Sherwood,
Ice Dance and Lucien Wickham, OF
Hallsboro: 4. f. Palmore, Sinclair and
Willie Old. Charles Wichham, Wilmer
Ncisiger, Philip. Neil and Kenneth
Moninger, of Powhatan.
IN New York.
Among the Richmond people noted
in New York during the past week
nave been J. G. Herbert. ]. G. BrodnaN,
- n Williams. IL. d. l. Chairman. Il