Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-01-02

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brilliant ball given by tic Richmond
German, Club at the jefferson Hotel |
last evening. The affair was Given
TO celebrate the fiftieth anniversary Of !
the founding Of the club, which TX ono
ofthes Oldest and most important social
organizations in the country. ;tu,; many |
distinguished guests and mcmberr
wfretprcsent. Including some who have
not attended the dances for some tim'
past The beautiful ballroom MA
transformed into holiday Dowcr OF
iholiH. mistlctoc and great :carlct /
[ flowcrs, ii'hc stage WAS banked ia
pauna6 and bay trees and hung with
Gariands OF Southern sn.lan twmcJ !
with poinscttias aud Christmas roses.
IT was an old-fashioned Christmas
party, AID there were many bellies amt
DcuuN Of notc In attcndaucc. who.c
presence had rraced the entertainments
IN the early days Of its history. one
OF the most delightful features % the
monday German club IS the fact that
the young girls attending these dances
are usually chaperored by tho!r own
mothers. who once upon t:5lc made
their formal bow 10 this exclusive so
cial set as debutantes u another sea
son. IL was an evening or rcminisccnce
and charming ancc,iotc, ard the spell
or the old year last paa, and TIC nov
ono to come lent addcd charm 10 tho
whole affair
Nto'oHel 10 i.atc S,tih Eel lHr IT,
man. as usual dancing wiki Miss
FRANCES Ncnabe Darlington. the iuv"iN
debutante daughter Of In. and Mrs. 1
charles '. carrin.ton. Miss Caring
ton wore french dress Of pale sell
low tulls fashioned over cloth or all
Yer. and her flowers ,"crc purple or
chins. The patroucsses invited 10 re-
ceiro the club ~crc. Mrs Robert c.al-
ter Bryan. Mrs. T.. Randolph Williams. !
Mrs. Levin Jo!nos. Mrs l.: Addison
n1H N hrx -,.ha
Mrs William ~. Palmer. II. Airs. CAR
r.tt i;uckn.r Wall Air< Charlie e.
Earksdalc, Mrs. Charles y Caring
ion aud Mrs w orinond Young.
= seated supper MAS served IN tho
nininG-room II 1880 o'clock The
nrnierous Small tables were l.,id WIN /
covers oE~si% sui ciSn, each "ud dec
Grated. I'm GOLD haskcis " poiusettias ..
an. bright rod roses Palms AID bay
trees dceora ted the entrances al The
'dinins-roon' ard Sroups 81 palms aud
forms were used IN the corners
Htosethc' thc entertainment was
ore OF tho handsnin 1T that has been
gwen ~ ttc history, ~ the cltli, ana
among tho guests from !, disiau,. pres
/ ent we're: Henry Taylor. u rH!laLcl.
thh,; w Palmer ,:r.ty. Or Norto!X John
y. austen. Of California. Graham Scott
of Newport News Mr. ana Mrs nich
Dusenbury., 81 Sew YORK cit&. john
w. h,kinscn. Jr.. Of Gordous,il io j
n. Ioliiconcr. II Henderson. = ~ IN
S,,,rho. ar NJ, 80, 't'D'l
BRIDGE Of ,.rn>,o,, a.
Mr.. " 4 I.iuon. -,n,i,,,
Er~rton ". W lchu White stuart pf (
Abingdon; MISS Margaret EcrI>cl. j:
marie. ar runutc, ~ l.,
old liocbcr or Nv Y,rI. ~, ,,h,.
Mr.. and Mrs. IIunton Uo~tS
Mr.. and Mrs. Epp. iiuuton. - wcrc
hosts alta brtlii:.,.l N.Iy yc.t'. r..s,,
lion ycster,i.v fr.,, ~. "a -,
at their homo .ln NJ, ,.,,i3i
Street Several hurat.l ro.,.ic .,ilod
during receiving ho,r. ;lud man, di.
tirSuished guests from :, ,iis,nn,c wore
= prescnt. Tho I,cay,,;UI I,,,..,,. -, iao
E-~inh,on home were ''tr"Wn open every. !
whcrI and arr;,n-,-rI WIN ST1yt.r !
iasyJeof pink roses The table in the |
hiYf nr-r"oin Was SGT with silver vase |
wIpihR roses. and candy baskets, nl!cd /
am spun 'andH aud houhon2. we're I
tssFr.hSca az 'hr c"iGctS
Mr. ana MrS. ii'lhton received - the /
n.nM'nE tp"'' NfS. iichi"u "or" a /!
,a Sp"' - "nfr 'e"rE"tt" crepe /
49, 80 ~ "a ~ ~ Ut ana Hcr How
jrr T., 49,, ASSIST
:. ain az v-,s,,i7-, ~ -, =. mere
White NJ. i. r,.,, ,., !" 'i"'tn -. (
T. II Euns,., NJ -, ,'i''''"S' a!'S. i
Henry I;askcryil,c NJ "a. - W..
and Mrs. Thon,,, i; ~. I 49, ,"ia no
girls doing mo bo,,nr. 49, ?V'''N !
room were Misses ri,rb,. Nrir
Mary Mason Williams. EIiz,i,.,h WI.
Ida Massic and MarEarc, Jnhrg
Informal Ten.
MISS Elizabeth 'r4tIo: al -. I,.,ri.
Avenue. daughter - Nh. ana Mn. ION, |
Taylor. entertained number 81 to- |
friends Informally Tea ycstcrday
Afternoon. " wa prctty AFFAIR II. !
every detail aud tn nonso VAS deco. !