The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-31
LARGE ATTENDANCE
. ON BENEFIT DANCE
Public Very Liberal Patrons of Event
Given BY st. AIMS Benevolent
Society.

Petersburg, Va. Dec. 30.--Fully two
hundred persons attended the beneft
entertainment and dance given at the
Hotel Petersburg last night by St.
AIMS Benevolent Society and the gem
erai consensus of opinion is that the
occasion was easily the most brilliant
social event of the season.
splendid and varied musical pro-
gram under the direction OF Miss An
ME Cook was rendered by Misses
Grace Burke, Jeanne Dalton. Loretta
POWERS, Mrs. Howard Cook. little Miss
Margaret Powers. Messrs. Stanley
Ragland, Thomas Trodden and w. j.
Rahily. Jr.
The beautiful dining room was
tastefully decorated for the occasion
In color scheme OF red and green
Card tables were arranged on one side
of the large hall and the other side
was given over to the dancing. A
which the couples were gradually
eliminated until only two. N. A Finn.
Jr. and Miss Helen Reagan and n.
j. Francis. with Miss Loretta Powers,
remained. These two were awarded
prizes. The success of the evening is
due in large measure to the COM
mittee on arrangements. consisting Of
Mesdames ]. T. Powers. J. NJ, Burke,
T. j. OFarrell. J. Harry Bailey and II.
Aulick Burke.
Those IN attendance were: Mr. and
Mrs. Emmett Brister, Mr.. and Mrs.
Waverly Townes, Or. and Mrs Fred
Gill. Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. \. Finn. Mr.. and
Mrs. Leonard Balm. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam J. Fisher, Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
A. Whitehead. Mr.. and Mrs a. j.
O'Farrell. DR.. and Mrs. II A. Burke
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred A. Dalton. Mr.
and Mrs. #. G. Hobbs, Mr.. and Mrs
Tom Collins. Mr.. and Mrs. r. r To,ty.
Mr. and Mrs. J. Harry Bailey. Mr. and
Mrs. Carroll Grigg. Mr.. and Mrs. New
ell, Mr.. and Mrs Hudley. Mr.. and Mrs
Lyman. Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ Hanra-
han. Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Francis. MT
W. 7. Pace. Mr.. and Mrs. Fenton My
ers. Or. and Mrs. ]. NJ Burke
Mesdames NJ. j. Rahily. J. p. Cole
man, W. J. Sumrow. Of Richmond; f
A. Balm. James T. Dalton. w. NJ Lew
is. 3, Mooth. NJ Murphy. +. Keegan
Howard Cook. r. NJ. Dalton. w. A
Noble. f. r Long. of New York: l.
". Moon. 8 F, Brown. f. J. Collins
Misses Margaret HalNgan. Nellie
Hanrahan. Teresa Balm. Irene Balm
Nish. Jane Cahaniss. Nan Maclin.
haIheTlnt fSanliE, Florence ROPER,
Helen Reagan. Dotty Rahily. Sue Rob-
ertson. Marie Booth. Russell Long
Grace Burke. NJ. Noble. Jeanne DIAL
ton. Kate Neville. Margaret Stryker.
Catherine A. clifford. Of New York:
Mary Kavanaugh. Of Richmond; Bar
CANA. Rudolph, Martha Summer. Paul
in Bowman. Renschiing MaQuade
Bernice Kevan. Martha Reid. Wells.
Kenney. Lena Farrell Str,bIing. Dice
Nellie kilmartin. n, Moran. Clara
Goldman. Catherine oFarrell Alice
Dolan. Maud Bowman. Louise Wells.
Messrs Written, James E. Mason.
Raymond Heath. Bernard Moran. John
Kirwan. Henry Sydnor. John whit
more, Harry I. Wells. & b Thomp-
son. W. Fl. Thompson. NJ. j. Francis
Harwood Bowman. William Turner.
Irving Bowman. John II. c. Mann
Amos Mason. William Poole. Francis
Gillian. @. c. Cook. Marion PEBBLES.
Jr-. Charles s. Noble. w A. Noble.
Tom Hanrahan. George Stryker. Jr..
NJ, NJ. Booth, Spooner Epps Pair
George Bowman. Wills. Wallace Bow
man. snider. Wells. Nufer. HAYES. At
kinson. Slagle. Bsyania. Cuthbert.
George whitmore. Johnson. I. r. Boy
kin, Joseph Burke. Jr.. F.. J. Collins,
Jr.. Lewis Lauier. ! f. Dice. J. II.
Douglass. ]. BellinEer. Duncan Pleas
ants, j T O'FarreH. r. b Lockett,
r Y. Waite, r NJ Young. E. l.. Bal
derson, Hearn. w. J. Kilmartin. Or.
]. B, Halligan. Captain James NJ. CAL
lagher. Rev. Father Martin j Hair.
Rev. Father Theado. Mr.. W. ]. Ra-
hily.