The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-02-19

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Az toe Y. T.. J. Germans
The German club Of the Virginia
| Polytechnic institute at Blscksburg
gave its two midwinter dances Fri
! day night and Saturday afternoon
from 10 O'Clock Conforming to
! the rule Of simplicity that has been
! observed aL.yhe dances this year, no
elaborate scheme Of decoration was
ATTEMPTED sad the usual course sup
Z Dor was omitted. Japanese lantern
| shades over the electric light globes,
/ and a few penuants in the club and
, school colurs carried out pretty col
/ or scheme. and fruit punch and crack
ers ware served during the iutermis-
stoas Of the dance. Wrights orches-
lIra. from Columbus, O.. furnished the
music for tho dances and the chap
erones included some OF the members
o. the faculty and their wives. several
ladies Of the community, Mrs. John
Is Apperson. % Marion Mrs Charles
Sumpter or ChristIanshurE and
others.
The tremn.rs NJ the Cotillion club
we're the guests Of the German club
al the two dances, returning in this
way the compliment paid them the
week before ana the opening figure
was led by J.. q. Br ggs dancing with
Among the forty or more couples
dancing were Miss Florence penick
LruchbuIE ami william VI. Lyhrook
Ir, Miss EetheI q BISON, DanFille, and
r. Il Tucrio Miss Katherine Camp
Roanoke and W II Eohrbach; Miss
Rrbec Kearsley. Hadford, and r. <.
Johnson. Miss Blanche Burke, Farm
Vile Normal and '. L. Vaughn Miss
Julia Ellis. Shawsvilie, and Percy Gil
- III.
and T. A, Vaughn, Miss Adeline Coul~
bourne oRanoke. and Tom Clark: Cleo
Shanner. Roanoke. and r. a. Jear!esi
Ijre Louise Hines. Petersburg. and
g. r.. Bright, Miss Helen Barlow
BlocEsburE and L. y. Yeager. Miss
Helen Roach, Honins. and G. A. Jack
son. Miss Polly Sumpter. Christians
burg and c. l., Caffee Miss Thelma
Barley. Buchanan. and A. l.. Jones;
Miss Elizabeth Bowers, Farmville. and
i. T.. Scott, Miss Helen Meadows
Roanoke ana II. l., Rosen baum, Miss
Emma Franklin, Roanoke, and Joe
Beale. Miss Anna Pierce, Christians
burg and l. NJ Htehlns Miss kathe-
zine Spindle, Christiansburg and J.
" HoFe; Miss Ruth Burton, Reds
Mile and F. r. NelEhbers. Miss Grim.
Fl llina and w, r. Motley Miss Ag
Hvs I.auRhn Roanoke, and o. q. Lam
caster Miss Thelma Iaughn, Loauoke.
and r. r Bverley; Miss Elizabeth
Turner. Roanoke. and ?. G., Long;
Miss Augusta Turner. Roanoke. and
". IL Musgrove. MICS Emily Ran
doiph PlackshurE. and w. II. Metz;
Miss Elizabeth Armstrong Roanoke,
and " r. James. Miss Frances Ma
son. Pearisburg. and Alex. Appcrson;
Miss Mary Rowsie, ChrlstiansburE,
and W r Myrick
Get-Toccther banquet
Cupjd's hearts were much IN evil
dence at the get-together banquet OF
/ the Fhilathea class Of the Brond-
Street Methodist church. given last
/ Friday evening In the sunday school
room. The color scheme was red and
white and very attractively carried
out with Richmond roses and valen
tine decorations Among the many
treats and surprises on the program
he most enjoyable were the short
talks given by members OF the class.
Nieg Ruby Valentine spoke on Chris"
Glass Aims" was Miss Nirgie MtileT's
topic, and ''Class Spirit was the sub
iect Of the talk by Miss Emma Miller.
This speakers were introduced ny Mrs.
!. II. johnson. who has been the
teacher since the organization OF the
class eight wears ago. The work Of
hAlis taos IFE'ii iAtl an FHl tItiNGIIL
OF twenty girls which hac grown to
seventy. Following the talks a rath-
or amusing class prophecy WAS read
By Miss AEpcs NJ. Chester Cupid
a Ia Carte a reading by Miss Nellie
-. Chester very appropriately con-
cluded the program for the evening.
A similar banquet is anticipate ted in
the near future.
/ At the Art Club Today.
Miss Ellen McCaw Tompkiur will
give an authors reading Mt the Art
club this afternoon at 4:50 O'Clock
She has chosen her recent book The
Enlightenment OF Paulina," for her
leading. A large gathering of mem
ber~ is expected Tea win be served
in Miss Fletchers studio later in the
Afternoon. Miss Anne Fletcher and
Miss Susan WILSON viii receive the
guests
woman's Auxiliary Of Tfowttxers.
The regular meeting OF the wo.