Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-19

This Is Christmas week, in that the
sacred celebration falls between this
Sunday and next and yet on 80 many
sides you hear people say that they
dislike Christmas and they are weary
or giving. 1t is queer world. isn't
~ You wonder why they dislike
Christmas and all the beautiful,
precious message that 1t brings. Per-
maps thcy have forgotten the mes
sage. perhaps they do not live In
Toy-Strewn House. maybe they
have forgotten that Il gift is nothing
IL you are wondering what you Will
get In return and IL you only give 10
those who In turn give gifts TO you.
Perhaps. they too. arc wrapped In
the mantle OF selfishncss. that seems
to have cnveloped the world of today,
so that they whisper grccdiIy 20
themselves. me and mine-wha: do
l care now the rest Of creation ex-
lists. Have they not brains and
hands to work for themselves? Let
thcm 20 and gather. ns ! have done,
for no one helped me.'
III is such a hard ,heli Of selfish
ness that seems 10 have crystalizcd
about the hearts o. Richmond to-
day--thosc. warm, loving understand
ing hearts. who gave so freely in the
days just pnSt. Have you given TO
tha fund for empty stockings, or
have you sent In something to help
IN The worthy cases. for which aid
has been asked? How would you feel
II 1t was your child who faced the
empty stocking and the cheerless day.
The story Is all such different one
when IL In your own who are in need
and despair That Is the trouble with
the world today. people seem TO have
suddenly reached out greedy and
selhshly for themselves. leaving the
less fortunate, with Il ahrug of con.
tempt. TO shift for themselves ns best
hey may. That has never been the
spirit Of Richmond. and the love and
tenderness Of all the years gone by.
stand like dim shadows to reproach
us II We fail this Christmas season
In some strange unaccountabIe
fashion We seem to have been asleep
IL what We should do and there mr.,
only few days left TO reach out our
hands in aid. The legend OF the
Christmas wreath is dear to every
heart. You want to dream again of
the home whore THE dolls are aslccp
in the chairs. and the soldier. guard
The stair" so that you Will remember
me want and desire OF others At this
time.
All over Richmond, a. is the Gus
tom. on Christmas Eve. the candles
VIII be- lighted a; twilight and placed
III inc windows. The light. accord
ing TO AN old writing, signihes the
iiSht that came into The world. 80
MANI hundreds Of years gone by.
and tina, light IS love and understand
ing for your fellow man
The social calendar for tn, week is
fuil OF Interesting affairs. Many OF
these Will b. given, FOR the schooi-
girl and boy set. who for brief
period Will occupy the center OF the
social stage during the holiday sea-
son. Miss Mabel IIoyd. OF West
hampton. viii entertain scventy-flve
guests at tea Tuesday afternoon from
TO o'clock
ON Tuesday afternoon. from TO
6 o'clock. the Misses Caperton. or
1910 West Avenue. arc giving Il tea
At their home for the benefit Of Cases
and 10, presented for aid this Christ
mas by the Associated Charities
program Of violin music and dane
ing Will be given and refreshments
VIII be served. All interested are in
Vited to attend.
4 number Of guests from Richmond
will &c to Norfolk Tuesday To attend
the wedding there OF Miss Julia bod
son. sister OF Mr. and Mrs. Il. Griffith,
To Willard Fillmore Bond. Jr. The
ceremony will take place at O'Clock
he
odist Church.
pretty house dance OF tho week
will be that given by Mrs. Edgar
Rivers Lafferty. OF 1905 Monument
Avenue, In homer OF her niece Miss
Mamie Garland Thiermann, and Miss
Emma Adams, two much fetcd deb
utantes of the season. The dance will
take place at the Lancrty home on
Wednesday evening and the guests
will include the buds of the winter
and the younger dancing set.
One OF the smartest society events
Of the week Will be the subscription
dance which will be given Thursday
evening in the ballroom OF the JEFF
ferson Hotel under the auspices and
direction of the Alumnae Association
of Stuart Hall. The association. OF,
which Miss Mary Bcirne is president,
includes in its membership some OF
the most prominent girls and ma
irons of Richmond, and their enter
tainments are always fashionable af-
fairs. The entertainment this year
is in the nature of Christmas ball
and promises to be unusually unique
in every detail. 1t is for the benefit
Of the scholarship fund of the asso-
citation.
Another attractive affair OF this
week will be the dance given for the
college boys home for the holidays
and the debutante set, which will take
place Friday evening at the Tray Boy
studio. 1t will be "a most unique
event in every detail. Prominent
women will act as chaperons for this
Christmas eve dance, and an cutoff
town orchestra will play for the dane
ing. Some several hundred guests
will be present. Including parties from
Petersburg. Norfolk and Washington.
Invitations have been issued for the
girls and boys returning to Richmond
for the holiday season, and the dance
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