The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-05

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The successful ball of last Satur-
day evening in the Howitzers armory
on Eighth street just below Leigh.
will be repeated this coming satur-
day evening with additional attrac-
tons, Last Saturday evening the floor
was not In the best condition/due to
the fact that the armory had been
used as a lodging for soldiers and
had not been used for a dancing
president of the Woman's auxiliary
Of the Howitzers association, announ-
ces that the floor is being remedied
today and will be especially waxed
for the dancers on Saturday evening.
She states that men have been en-
gagged to fix the floor and 1t will be
one OF the best in the city for dane
ing, when completed for Saturday
evening. Last week there was little
Inconvenience due to the lack OF sur
ficient cloak room space. Two special
cloak rooms will be thrown open Sat
urday with one of the members OF
the auxiliary in charge of the girls
room and some one in charge OK the
mems coat room.
play for the dancing this Saturday
and punch, ice cream. and candy will
be served. Mrs. Robert Hudson is
general chairman of ARRANGEMENTS
and her assistants were appointed at
the meeting of the auxiliary on Tues.
day evening. The ball is for the bene-
fit OF an emergency fund for Battery
A., the Rockbridge battery. and tho
headquarters and supply companies
of the 111th field artillery which has
been in France since July. All friends
Of the members of these companies
are especially invited.
Smith-Johnson
| A wedding OF much interest in
Richmond was celebrated in the par
sonage of Broad Street Methodist
| church on Monday, when Miss Lille
johnson became the bride of William
] Robert Smith of Richmond. Rev,
I Fred r. Chenauit officiated. Imme-
/ diately after the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs. Smith left for New York where
they will spend their honeymoon
! They will make their home in Rich
mond.
Announcement OF Interest
Announcement has been made OF
! the engagement of Miss Katherine j,
! Newman. daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Reuben Newman. of Hill
ton" near Gordonsviile. and Anthony
! BARCLAY. Taliaferro. of Orange, son OF
! the Hon. G. c. Taliaferro. the we'd
/ ding to take place early next spring.
! Miss Newman is county home dem
onstration agent and Mr. Taliaferro
| lis county food administrator.
| Every Monday Club
The Every Monday club was enter
tanned on December 2, at the home
of Mrs Trevillian. The subject of the
afternoons study. Mark Twain. HUI
| m orist." was treated in a vivid and
comprehensive paper by Mrs de
| jeanette, who kept her hearers en-
thral1ed by the fascinating life story
/ OF this wonderful personality. Re-
| freshments were served by the hos
tess. The club will be entertained De-
Gem Der 9. by Mrs. Page West. 1907
! Hanover avenue. and Mrs. ]. Booten
will read the paper on Caroline Her
schel, Scientist"
Council of Jewish Juniors
Reports to be made by Miss isabel
| Prag. Fred Guggenheimer and Miss
| Virginia Yer veer, chairman of the
/ philanthropic. entertainment ana
/ Red Cross committees, respectively,
OF the council of Jewish Juniors, at
/ their December meeting Sunday af-
| ternoon at Temple Beth Abahah. will
! be OF particular interest to all MEM
bers. Much philanthropic and pa
| triotic work has been done by the
juniors since their November session
! and the committee reports will show
/ lust what has been done. Mrs. Ray
/ mond !. Straus, senior representative.
will make an interesting report.
Friends Of i,lesn1ers and NEW hers or
1.-The Senior council are invited by the
! juniors to attend.
Junior Dettelhach chairman or the
! committee on programs. has arrang-
| ed good entertainment for Sundays
meeting Miss Pearl kaminsky. a tall
ented soloist will sing. accompanied
| by Mrs l.. A. Whitlock. This La her
first appearance before the council
/ and her recital is looked forward to
with much interest. "A lapse of
| Memory" a serio-comic sketch. will
| also be presented by cast com posed
Of several juniors. and, inasmuch as
no announcement will be made OF
those in the cast until 1t Is presented
the playlet will probably prove doub-
~ interesting New ideas H-eoaeeH
music will be uncovered by the
Junior Jazzers" who will furnish
music Nate s Nelson will read the
opening prayer.
Officers of the council OF Jewish
Juniors. which is an auxiliary TO the
! Richmond section. council of Jewish
Women Of America. are Ralph Dom
brewer. president; Junior Dettelbach,
vice president; Flora Hutz|er, record
ing secretary; Ieonora Straus. cor
responding secretary; Joserh Vein
berg. treasurer, and Marx E. Mittel-
dorfer auditor. The executive com
mittee is composed of Ernistine Bac-
rach, Maxine Bendhiem. Leah Bins
wanger Esther Davis. Theodore
Rothschld and Edward Wallerstein.
Church Super Postponed
The oyster suprsr, which was 10
have been acid tomorrow night ct
st. James Methodist church, corner
ITwenty-ninth and Marshall streets,
has been indefinitely postponed on
account. OF sickness among those in
charge,
St. Hilda's Guild
Regular monthly meeting OF 81.
H.lde's Guild will be held in st. Paurs
parish houses this mo1,ing at IL