Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-12-30
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With the end Of tho old year and
the coming of the now, one reviews
much that is past. Society in Amer
leu has been taking its cue from So
cicty In England and France, and
since the nation has been at war very
few formal functions have been given.
All formal entertaining has been done
away with and unusual expense and
display Is frowncd upon. With the
exception of tho holiday season, when
one Is privileged to make as merry as
possible, for one cntcrtains that gay
and happy group known as the younger
society Set and cntcrtnins old familia r
friends. and one cntcrtains the sol
dicrs. OF course. So the ThanksG living
and Christmas seasons are the two big
exceptions on the social calendar of
tho year.
The dcbutantcs OF the winter may
scarcely be called such. but any nun :
Der Of pretty little parties have been
given for their pleasure. mostly small.
Informal affairs with very simple dec
orations and refreshments. But you
cannot help wondering. deep down in
your heart. how many of there would :
be dcbutantcs who have gone with
out their coming out balls have given
az
relief. Nobody knows. Nobody ever
will; but you wonder deep down in
your heart.
The college girls are surely doing
their part. You hear so much about
the frtVclity OF the girls and boys go
ing to school and their seeming lack
of thought for many things that it is
we'll TO pause and find out what these
irl IF
Most OF the Southern colleges for girls
made fine records for themselves for
the work of the war Y. w. c. A.. and
tho Girls from Wcsthampton College
have made wonderful strides in their
war work. and in tho way they have
gone about getting the money FOR tlcir
contributions. for they have stopped
at nothing that could bring in funds.
Now comes word from Hollirs Col
lcSe OF What the girls of that in.ti-
tuition have done for war relief in tho
= few weeks between Thanksgiving and
The Christmas holidays. Every one
knows that the lite of the average coll
'oSe Girl IL by no means an Idle one
ana there are very few hour. that
one may devote TO pleasure and rccre-
alton. These girls at Hcllinc College
knitted more than 100 sweaters MANY
muTcra, socks, helmets and wristlets.
and forwarded them 10 the proper au :
thorities before They left for their
holidays, and thousands Of surs!caI
: dressings were made fox the Red Cross
under trained direction of a rcd Cross
worker.
II is humilintinE when you hear
whispered behind the sroocr's fan tina,
only per cent of tho Richmond house
Keepers are keeping their food pledges,
aud Let nc tell you the grocer is the
rerson who knows. y great many
food pledges were signed in Richmond.
and ones honor is something to he
cherished, not lightly thrown away
for mess Of pottage. The student
hody at iIollins College. of their owl.
accord, met carly in the fall and ne
titioned the president OF the school
Tor mcatlcss. swcetlcss. wheatlcss and
busterlcss days. They are only school
Eirls, but the pledge has been strictly
Kept and the money saved thereby
forwarded to some definite war relief
work. Who says our college girls are
not doing their part:
There arc number OF inte-estinr
affairs for the week. New Years Day
is always celebrated with open house.
and many informal affairs will be
given.
.lr.. aud Mrs. Eppa Hunton. Jr., Will
nc AT home informally from 1890 20
o'clock on New Years Day. as is
their usual custom. Mr.. ard Mrs. Ilun-
ton Will be assisted in receiving their
guests by Mrs. w. II. +. Lee. OF Ira
Ncnsworth"; Mrs. Preston holland Mrs.
If,h tnp
liams. Mrs. Frank .. Williams, Mrs.
Wcstmorcldnd Davis, Mrs. A. d. VIII
liams. Mrs. ECbcrt G.. Leigh. Jr.. Mrs.
Henry Baskerville and Mrs .. IT..
Funsten. The young girls assisting in
The dininE-room will nc Misses Mary
Mason Williams. Agnes Montague Fun.
Mary Dadc Taylor. Richie Mcguire
Alice Aylett IioGe. Elizabeth Witt. Ida
Massic and Margaret Johns.
brilliant holiday function will he
the New Years hop on Wednesday
evening given by the officers of the
Three Hundred and Eighteenth Regi-
ment at the Officers Club. in Lake
mont, Petersburg. A special car will
leave Richmond that evening at GI5
o'clock Tor those attending The dance
Monday evening Miss Mary Dade
OF MI. and Mrs. ,JlC-
quelin p. Taylor OF Monument Ave
nue. IS giving dance at the Woman's
Club, and the guests will include the
girl and boy set in town for the holt
days.
The marriage of Miss Natalie Friend
McFaden, daughter OF Rev. and Mrs.
Frank T.. McFadea. of S07 West Grace
Street, to Captain Wyndham Boiling
Blanton, U. s. A. medical reserve CORPS.
will take place on Tuesday evening
at $3.50 o'clock i'm the First prcsby-
tcrian Church.
Another interesting wedding Of this
week is that of Miss Dorothy Pleas
ants Harrison daughter of Mrs Will.
liam Henry Harrison. to Lieutenant
Charles Rivers Carroll, United States
National Army. stationed at Camp
Wadsworth. Spartanburg. S. G. The
ceremony will take place at noon in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Hub