Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-23
BACHELORS CLUB GIVES
BRILLIANT HOLIDAY DANCE
society Turns Out in Force for Or
ganization's First CotiIlion
OF Season.
CHRISTMAS coLoRs PREVAIL
festi'ely Decorated Tree Hung With
ilnsel and Ornaments Stands Sem
tinel Over Merry Throng in JEFF
1erSOn Hotel Ballroom.

III the ballroom OF the jefferson Hotel
last night. II vas a Christmas dane.
III every detail, and Il huge holiday
Tree was set up in front OF the stage
"t one end OF the ballroom The tree
was hnnS with insel, horns and many
cuiorcd ornaments and wns lighted
Win numerous tiny electric lights
mere were all sorts OF novel ana
unique farors. and odd gifts were dis
t1buted among the guests before the
dance Was over.
II was "A dansant. and those present
were seated mt fourteen small tables
arranged for parties Of eight aud
placed about tho sides of The ball
room. These were decorated with rcd
baskets Of poinscttias. The stage.
where the orchestra was seated WAS
decorated In palms and ferns ana made
an effective background for the big
christmas tree. which was tho central
feature of The decorations Suuucr was
served at 1890 O'Clock
The chapcrons receiving for the club
last night were Mrs. Charles e. Barky-
dale Mrs John y. Swartwout. Mrs.
Henry I.andon cabclI Mrn Fred Pleas
ants. Mrs. j. ST. George Rrvsn ana
Mrs. Walter {. Mcneil
Among those dancing were Miss Rosa
Mosclcy. with Warner Moore Jr: Misc
Charlotte Jones. with William Jcrman:
MISS Elizabeth Kelley. with Childrcy
scott; Miss Martha Valentine, with
James Augustine; Miss Ellen Rcirr.c
Scott. with Harry Augustine: Miss
Dorothy Harrison. with John Riley.
= Miss Mary Wright. of Towards Neck.
win Palmer Leigh; Miss Anne Myers.
with Charles ". Murri4s: Mrs William
u. Pizzini with MIR. pizzini: Miss Alice
Blair. with 6. -. Perkins and i.e,cn.r
Harrison. Of the University Of Vir-
Sih'a; Miss May Mercer, with John +,
Lea; Miss Mildred I.efew with Win.
throp pizzini! Miss Flora Mcclellan
with George iiod.ou Of New York;
Miss Lucille Neaic. with Dan Coul-
burn; Miss diary Stafford Munford.
with catesby Jones; Miss Sarah OPP
pehhctin"f, with Alfred Smith: Miss
Ann Roy Johnston. with W. r. Op-
penhciIncr. Jr.: MISS katherine cum
WIN Robert NJ. Jcfrcss; Miss Frances
prico' Of Farmv!!lc, with Tucker Car
T T,i'1' MISS katherine Haran with
W!i!lhm Hodges Mann, Jr.: Miss Mar
ina Roberts. with Walter Lcaic: Miss
PHYLLIS Taylor. with DR. W y Hon.
kins: Miss Louise Wilmer, with VIII
nam i.efew; Miss Louise Cruuin. with
Neville Brown: Miss Mar Minor Nor
r!s with Frank cutch!ns: Miss LibeI
ASTON Chhcil. with Dr.. Hamilton ana
James Eckenrodc; Miss Evelyn .Jacl;-
son, with Or. Crawford Miss Jcllis
Scott, with DIR. Hughes: Mis. .\liro
Muhson, with John Pcunypnck"r. Miss
hosa!" liarwood with William Cnul-
burn; Miss Sally Gordon with W,l,.r
Moore; Miss Mary Nicholas Ainsli.
WIN James II. Patton. Jr; Miss Maudc
Ill IA L. IL.
.r'ie Gordon, with William MarnhalI.
Miss Alice Burw-ll Reed. win pcy,o,
ficning Mrs Rob"r; Augustine. win
Mr. Augustine; Mrs. Stcwar, Jones,
WIN ar Jones; Miss Mary Trayior.
with clinton Williams. Miss MniIin
fioEd Miller. with Dwight liooy.r.
MISS Martha Martin. Win WiIIi;,r,
'Sner'.s' j.. and Miss Janet Jones
With Henry sutton
Visiting DIR. nnd Mrs Hrnuu
lieutenant willard SUNNI.
Sperry and baby. who have been a,
FORTRESS Monroe for some ,imc r.s,
are spending Christmas in Richmond
as inc guests OF Mrs Sperry's sister.
I b. N'e%thneF Brown. Jr.. and Dr.
Brown They are en- route for Savan
nah. Ga. where Leutcnn,, Sucrrv bas
been ordered 80
Mrs Sperry was cues, of honor a, a
.uhcheoh given Yesterday by Mrs
Stewart W Woodward. al hcr rnsi.
dence a!1 Floyd Avenue
Miss iInwes Gives Luncheon
MISS Mary iiawcs. who is spcrdi,r,
inc hoidaE season with her parents
Mt ana Mrs. Horace IIawes. on Mouu
menu Avenue, was hostess at a pretty
luncheon given yesterday at o'clnrl
The table was set with pink rose. u,J
covers were laid for eight The guests
included Misses Mar! Tom!iu Anderson
FRANCES Darlington. Iuogcn, Gordon.
Eleanor Parrish. Nellie Rcnnolds, Jean
Afnirs Of the Younger SET
Miss Sarah Virginia Powers has ic
sued cards for tea at 4 o'clock next
Wednesday afternoon at her home 100
Park Avenue.
Miss Mary Dad" TAYLOR. ,h. J,,urh-
ter OF Mr.. and Mrs. JacGuclin f.. Tav
Tor. has issued Invitations 10 a house
dance "i! next Thursday evening at $50
o'clock. only the schoolboys and girls
IN town have been included in The in
itDti II
In MISS Tayl9rs home 1928 Monument
Avenue.
Miss Virginia Bassett daughter Of
DIR. and Mrs X. w. Basset;, has sent
out invitations for a dance which is
to take place at $50 o'clock on Friday.
evening, December The 81. at 300
Grove Avenue. Tho invitations have
been limited to the boys and girls of
the younger set. who will watch The
old year out and the new year in
Weddings of Interest.
George Noble Emmett, OF New Bern.
~ C.. and Miss Grace Tomplins. OF
Edgefield. s. g.. Will be married This
evening at Is o'clock in the home Of
the bride. Both families are promi-
nently related in the Carolnas. and
the groom is "a brother OF Dr. Thomas
Emmett. OF this city. who will act rs
best man.
Mrs. Charles Edward Potts has an
nounced the approaching marriage Of
her daughter. Virginia Loomis to
Theodore Drostc, the ceremony to take
place in Ashland on Wednesday,
TaIlcy-DHvie.
Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Mary
Whitney Davie and DR.. Francis Rob
ertson Talley,. the ceremony having
taken place in Richmond on Tuesday
Dr. and Mrs. Tallcy will he at home
after January /, in Petersburg
Christmas Eve Party.
Miss Dorothy Word and her brother
Lewis Word, will entertain their
friends at their home. 40i North Lom-
hardy Street. on Christmas Eve.
william l.. Word, Jr., who is teach
inn at Rlln Rilre Camn AuiD rnnn1