Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1920-12-05
10Th YEAR.
OCIE.' l'Y

me spirit OF Christmas is abroad.
W ana down the shopping districts
nc windows are filled with trees ~
HER holiday dress OF ;!nsei and
EAr!-colOreI ornaments. and deep
Town in ,hc hcdrt OF every human
being is born the desire 20 serve and
l0vr and mako happy. Many ,imeB
nc desire is chokcd back. for The
world is still! we'll peoplcd with the
Scrooges Of our day who cry: "OUt
Upon Merry Christmas" until they
TOO have learned that there is no
iich thing AS happiness as long ~
VA continue 20 say: My cake and niy
party" Eut .Or every selfish per-
son IN the woylI, VINO would hoard
the joy into his own little day. there
are hundreds ANA hundreds Z. those
whose noart IS warm ANA tender and
..vcr reaching out ia tho service Of
vth.rg.
such beautiful party cook place
yesterday az the Jefferson Iloio,. /:
was Christmas party. with all tAat
means OF fascinating detail and sur.
prize from the tma!ics; child To tn:
most s'aid grownup. and Join l..
Ratci!ne vas the hos; Of the oc-
casion. The guests numbered 600
and included orphans from every IN
stitution OF the Kind in the city, and
the whole affair WAS given in Nom.
CRY Of Mrs. Ross Buford. who served
her generation In love and generous
Kindness 10 everyone whom her life
touched, rs few others have done in
their time The party tun!; place In
-. AL f,,f ,
children were entertained there from
1850 TO 3 O'Clock Il WAS ono o: a
fnw real Christmas partics chat Is
given without though; o: SELF and
only for tho JOY and Happiness az
those IL serves. ana Il was Il glorious.
happy day, created by Me big -hcar,cl,
generous man who planned It.
Christmas aud the holiday sni-i;
1--we always IN the generous decd ana
Shc unaeiilyl, act and ;hc holly Der
.ics bloom scarlet and br!lllau, for
tho eyes of hi'n w.ip th:nts OF o;hera.
iorsetting his own pleasure. Like
tho story or the children IA the old
legend who went every Christmas 20
gather their gifts from the trees l.!
Tie forest. hut they became SO greedy
.nd SELFISH that their ,ycg were
blinded and the trees seemed empty,
only the llttic crippled boy who hob.
b!cd To the woods 70 f-tch a lnll :or
his sister ana Il shawl FOR hc o!d
woman next door. found tho trees
loaded Win beautiful toys THIS IS
such q caiculat!ns, selfish age. il X
,:ooL TO know that thought oi others
happiness is abipsd AT holiday tl.r.s.
i;ichuoud Is - have .hc mono IA.
E4.k OF cn',-;miaN : General !!oOcr,
GEORGES Nivcl!c. tie hero ,. No.
lun." and one ~. III most Ian Gus OF
French military leaders. VINO viii bc
lhc guest nt IA" Richmond CHAPTER
q III. Military Order OF the officers
pi Tho Great war, He viii he ac-
compan!rd by his stan OF d.ai!,.-
guish.d officers and some brilliant On
."rtalning VIII hc Incident 10 h.s stay
!'r;n. Captain {. g. Walton. Ir -
hartman Of The committee in charg.
II the entertainment O: ;n!s l,s-
,luGU!shcd t'rtucNinan. a:ld Major
richard =. Heirnr is adding The conf
luittcc IN arranging his entertain
mcnt.
Only two cities IN Vie South viii
DC visited by General N!vellc--Ecw
Orleans ana iiichnioud ANA x IS
planned 10 make his visit mere :.
,ypicany Southern one, so ;hIt the
great Frcnch officer VIII carry
away with him some real memories
Of the Old Dominion. which make
Virginia stand out so distinctly from
other parts OF the country. Tuesday
at 1880 o'clock the officers aud cx-
ccntivn committee OF the Capital city
Division OF the National League for
Womani Service, VIII give u buffet
luncheon in honor OF General N!vclle.
his stan ana Ind men OF the Rich
'nond reception committee of tho o:-
hcera cf the great war. This affair
will take place ct the home OF ihc
chairman, Mrs. Francis Dranc VII
lams. . Yves, Franklin Street. and
tho only other invited guests viii b.
the Governor OF Virginia and Mrs.
Wcstmoreland Davis. Mayo. and Mrs.
George Ains!ic.
The same evening brilliant 70.
,"ptlon, banquet and dance VIII be
given for General Niyene a;
o'clock 4; tho jefferson Hotel. TIL.
whole entertainment viii hav. a
distinctly Southern atmosphere ana
every detail will be carried ont In
the old Virginia idea OF entertain,
ing. y typical Virginia menu VIZ! Do
served and tho guests will hc waited
on by old colorcd ",naru.;es." with
bandannas ana kerchicfs. and III.
whole affair will be very uriouc
one. Several hundred prominent men
ana womcn will be present.
Tuesday evening. Miss Laurie.
brooke White will be formally In.
,toduccl TO society herr a; a dane.
10 be given IL her Honor by her
brother. Fitzhugh White, Of New
York. The dance will take place M
o'clock n the Wcs;morciand Club
In honor of Miss Florinc Thomason
and Miss Bland Cox. Miss I:oykin is
giving luncheon At her home. Il9
East Franklin Street, on "Wednesday
at . o'clock
Thursday afternoon Mrs. Claude
NJ. Dean will be hostess al a tea
given in honor of Miss Anne Muse
Bigger, dcbutantc OF the winter
and Miss katherine Miller. a mem
Der of the school girl set;
Mrs. Frederick Ola Bertrand. Of
West Avenue. has issued invitations
tor two dinners to be given at the
Country Club of Virginia on Deem
Der II and December IS, IN honor of
Ter daughter. Miss Alice aIacgill