The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram., 1915-01-09
Social and Club Activities:
Topics OfInterestt to Women
Meetings of Literary. Card and Social ORGANIZATIONS

From Seed to Cloth" and Mrs. Jennie
Yaryan told about "Laces and EN-
broideries." Mrs. Harry Holmes of
Otterbein, Ohio, former member of
the club and Professor and Mrs. W.
O. Mendenhall were guests After the
program a social hour followed and
refreshments were served
The club will meet in a fortnight
with Miss Sarah Hill at her home on
East Main street.
Complimenting Mrs W. B. Carver
and Mrs. Mendenhall who are leaving
soon for residence at Springfield,
Ohio, Mrs. Charles Swain entertained
with neighborhood party this after
noon at her home on South Ninth
street. She was assisted in entertain.
ing by her daughter, Mrs. Brachey of
Dayton, Ohio.
The afternoon was spent socially
and with needlework At a late hour
luncheon was served. The guests
were Mesdames John Dickman and
daughter Miss Flora, Mrs Mendenhall,
Mrs. w. B. Carver, Miss Esther Griffin
White, Miss Kate Todd, Mrs Edward
Mendenhall Miss Elizabeth Menke,
and her mother Mrs Menke, Mrs. Will
liam Haberkern, Mrs. Edward Thatch-
er, Mrs. Kramer, Mrs. Charles Miller,
Mrs. Miller, Mrs. Walter Johnson, Mrs
Thomas Porter, Mrs. Railsback and
Miss Lydia Shumard.
Members of the Ticknor club will be
entertained Monday afternoon by Mrs.
Harry Mather at her home on South
Eighth street
The regular program will be pre-
sented Monday afternoon when the
Magazine club will meet with Mrs
Charles Kidder at her home on North
Thirteenth street
Interest is being manifested in the
first of a series Of dancing parties to
be given Tuesday evening at the Hotel
Westcott by Mr.. and Mrs. Bert kolp
A number of demonstrations will be
made at this time and all persons in
terested are invited to attend. Later
there will be dancing. The Rungc or
chestra will play the order of dances
The card party to be given Tuesday
afternoon in the parlors of the Elks
club on North Eighth street by the
Domestic ScienceAssociation will be
an important social function of the
week. The proceeds will be used in
the visiting nurse fund. All women
of the city who enjoy cards are cor
daily invited to attend.
Mrs. G. P Carney of New York has
making the Thanksgiving and Christ
winter with her mother, Mrs. William
Moffert at her home on North Fiji
teenth street.
The Board of Lady Managers Of the
Margaret Smith Home wish to thank
all persons who so kindly aided in
making our Thanksgiving and Christ
mas SO enjoyable at the Home. II
anyone has records for a Victrola
they do not care for they would be
very acceptable at the Home.
The aid society of the First Pres
byterian church met Friday afternoon
at the church. The attendance was
large. 1t was decided to continue a
series Of silver teas and between this
and the first of March a series OF
twenty will be given. Some time in
February a penny supper will be
given.
An interesting and entertaining pa
per teeming with witticism and many
things of interest to women was read
yesterday afternoon by Miss Annette
Edmunds, when the Woman's Fran
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of the Morrisson-Reeves Library
The attendance was large and the
members thoroughly enjoyed the eX
cellent paper. The secretary. Mrs
Paul Ross, read the minutes of the
December meeting which were ap
proved. The League members were
later entertained by talk made by
Mrs. Walter Lewis, a recent bride anc
who has come to Richmond for a resi-
dence Mrs. Lewis was actively Ell
gagged in the recent campaign wagec
in North Dakota for woman suffrage
Arrangements are being made by
the president, Miss Elizabeth Com
stock. for several social functions t,
be held during the late winter anc
early spring.
The League will meet again In one
month at the Library.
Sixteen members attended the meet
Ing Of Social Number Nine PythlaT
Sisters held Friday afternoon at the
home Of Mrs. George Jackson on NOrtl
street The afternoon was spen
socially and with needle work. 4
short business session WAS held. Tht
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