Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-12-22
SOCIETY

The holly hangs high for tho Christ
mas Season and the hearts of all the
world ar. turned IN radiant happiness
10 this great festival OF peace. In
the florists shops uptown are sprays
OF pussy willow beside the scarlet OF
the Christmas flowers that Nave their
own story ot spring and high hope. to
whistler to the winter blossoms. and
The little red Kris Kringlcs in the
windows arc merry enough for any
celebration. The streets are gay with
happy faces and warm hearts are
reaching out everywhere for the real
gitts OF sacrifice that alone are incense
pelore the altar OF ones ideals.
lhere VIII be the lighted candles in
the windows on Christmas Eve to mean
TO all who PASS that Christ was born
TO give light TO all in darkness II is
such pretty custom. You saw SO
many candles in the windows of Rich
mond last Christmas Eve that 1t looked
as though the whole town had joined
In the celebration. And way off. up In
the country in a big clustering snow
storm, there was little girl who
Lighted her candle and put il in the
window because of-the beautiful sen
timcnt Of the custom, and out OF the
? lost traveller TO her home. bcwildered
and halffrozen in the cold led TO a
safe haven OF comfort and shelter. all
because of "a single candle beaming
It's precious message out upon the dark
ness OF the world. Christmas Is such
"A holy festival. that the home gather
ings on that day have all the deeper
significance this year. Far afeld N
many lands are the lads from many
homes. and the Hickerng candles in
the windows Will mean messages
rausht with much love and good will
10 the hearts across the seas.
The socia! calendar for Christmas
week rightly belongs 10 the younger
set and most OF the functions for this
week Will center about the soldiers
and sailors here and the girls and
boys home from school for the holidays.
Christmas Day open house will be
kept AT the Officers Club. S21 West
Franklin Street. and an od-fa shioned
Christmas table will he set in the
dining room all day for the officers
who drop in there.
Christmas night the glrle OF Rich
mond are giving dance at the Wo
mans Club under the direction Of
Miss Ella Binford. and all sorts OF
unique features have been planned.
The younger set will be out Ia force
20 attend II and an orchestra Will play
for the dancing.
Thursday at . o'clock Miss Priscilla
shepherd il giving luncheon a, her
home. East Franklin Street, and
Thursday evening Miss Louise Winston
will give a dance at her home in For
est Hin. from TO ~ o'clock.
There are 10 be several dances Fri
day evening. \ subscription dance
will take place at They omans Club
ut O'clock for tho younger se,7- rirdl
some several hundred guests Will be
present. = buffet supper will be served
and AN orchestra will play for the
dancing. Leigh Williams, OF 1915 Park
Avenue. has issued invitations for
dance TO he given Friday, evening at
Talcott Hail. on Lombardy street, and
his guests will Include the school girl
and boy set.
one OF tine largest and most brilliant
affairs of the season viii bc the enter
,ainmcn; to be given at the Country
club OF Virginia on New Years Eve.
II is a peace party" and many novel
features have been arranged. There
Will be tanks and airplanes. favors for
the guests. an out-of- town orchestra
and many interesting modes OF enter
tanning the guests. y number OF tables
have already be1M reserved in advance,
and the New Yeir Will he ushered in
under most pleasing auspices.
BRENT WITT.
t;uest OF Friends.