The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-12-07
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SOCIE T Y

pleleQ Tor the CHRISTMAS CelSOThtlCu
which the Woman.s Auxiliary. War
Mrs. @. +. w. Kern Is president. is
giving for the nurses. detached and
enlisted men in the base hospital at
Camp Lee in cooperation with the
Red Cross.
The committee on supplies in
cludes Lawrence Guild. Red Cross
representative. and Mrs. G. T. w.
Kern.
The program for holiday week con-
templates having on
Christmas Eve Christmas tree In
Red Cross building for the detach-
ment:
Christmas morning, religious &C
| tivities in Red Cross building and
chapel;
Christmas afternoon. show for con-
valescent patients;
Christmas night, dance for officers
| and nurses OF base hospital in Red
Cross building;
New Years Eve. nurses night at
Red Cross building.
The various gifts. supplies and con-
| fections will be sent to Camp Lee in
| bulk and the boxes will be wrapped
| and distributed by a committee Of
| chairman of each ward with three
| women of her organization to be
| selected by her, these to be assisted
| by the Red Cross representatives
This tnsures that no boy will be over
looked on Christmas morning.
The following chairmen and their
I committees have In charge tho work
which promises 70 bring 10 nauch JOY
and Christmas cheer into the hearts
| Of those who are away from home
| and its surroundings at the Yuleude
season:
| Mrs. Westmoreland Davis. tobacco
| and cigarettes Mrs. T. A. Miller. as
sisted by Mrs. j. Allison Hodges. deco
| rauons: Mrs. NJ. Fl. Asher, candy:
Mrs. w. 3. Newell, handkerchiefs;
! Mrs. st. George Bryan. toilet articlex
! Mrs. E. d. Hotchkiss, assisted by MN
| Henry Tresnon, games: Mrs. f. II.
Cloves, wrapping. paper and cord
etc; Mrs. Stuart Michaux, nurses
! celebration
At Military Dance.
Misses Nloa and Elizabeth Mason
| left yesterday for Williamsburg to
attend the final military dances at
! William and Mary college.
At Officers Club.
At the Officers club. corner Shafer
and Franklin streets, the usual weekly
| dance will be given this evening by
Mrs. f. d. Horchkiss' committee Of
! the War Camp Community Service
| and the affair will begin at $50
O'clock Mrs. Davis II. Leake is
chairman of the evening. assisted by
Mrs. o. r Hess. Mrs Charles Weber
! Mrs, John NJ. Miller III. Mrs Taylor
| Carter. Mrs. Churchill Young. Mrs
| Robert pegram, Mrs. Stewart Hume
and Miss Mary Beirne A group Of
girls have been invited by the chape-
rones. These dances are always
| largely attended by the officers here
| for the week END
Ball Tonight at Howitzcrs.
There Will be repetition Of last
weeks interesting dance in the How
itzers' armory. Eighth street. near
Leigh. this evening under the aus
pices of the Woman's Auxiliary of the
Howitzers The ball is for the benefit
/ of an emergency fund for four COM
panies of the One Hundred and
Eleventh field artillery, now in
France. The dancing floor has been
put in fine condition. Music will be
supplied for the concert and dance
by the same Jazz band and orchestra
Dancing will begin at 9 o'clock. The
concert program will begin at $50,
Admission will be by ticket and tickets
i may be obtained AT the doors OF the
armorv this evening
Chairmen of committees include
Mrs Robert Hudson, general chair
man; Miss Lula Milhiser, vice chair
man: punch booth. Mrs. f. c. Wal
,hall lchairman), Mesdames Frank
Ferrandini. Charles L. Kahn r. +.
Golden. Whitehurst. and Miss Lillian
Joyce; ice cream booth, Mrs. r. NJ
Holt (chairman). Mesdames C. II.
McCurdy. j. E Mum, l. O. Moore.
kratz and Bowen; candy. Mrs. /. A.
! Abbott
] Officers of the wonsenss Auxiliary
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+ president: Mrs. r. w Sydnor. secre-
'ary, and Miss May Curry, treasurer.
Personals.
Mrs. Ernest Young and her daugh-
ters, Misses Louise and Elsie Young
leave this week for Baltimore. where
they will visit relatives for the coming
week.
4 DR.. and Mrs Garrett II. Delp re-
turned to their home on LON hardy
street and Park avenue last evening
from Macon, Ga. DR.. Detp, who was
lieutenant in the dental corps of the
army. has received his honorable dis.
charge and he will return to his prac-
tice in this city. Mrs. Delp was form
erly Miss Ethel Bauer. daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. John F. Bauer.
MIR. and Mrs. Lucian Bingham. OF
Lauexa, Va. have come to Richmond
to spend the winter with the latter's
parents. Mr., and Mrs Charles O.
Saville in their home on Park ave.
nue. Mrs. bingham was Miss Mary
H. Saville before her wedding in the
fall.
Miss Phoebe Harmon is the guest
of her brother, Cadet A w Harmon
at V. NJ. /. She was among the
young girls who attended the recen,
hops Miss Harmon is now visiting
friends in Staunton.