Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 34, Number 54, 1 January 1909 — Page 5

THE RICHMOTTD PMlACTUXI AND 'StTI-TELEGIlAlI, FRmAY,

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Flushing. N. T., Jan. 1 General Peter C. Hains, U. S. A., and hia wife, Mrs. Virginia P. Hains, parents of Thornton J. Hains. now being tried before Justice Crane as a principal in the slaying of William E. Annis, were witnesses, in their son's behalf yesterday, and their testimony brought out in full detail the relationship "of Mrs. Claudia Hains and William E. Annis. that caused the estrangement of Captain Hains and his wife. General Hains declared that in his presence and before his two sons. Peter and Thornton Hains. the" captain's wife, Claudia Hains. made a full confession of her misconduct and that, subsequently, Captain Hains manifested such poignant grief from the disclosures that his mental condition be came affected. NEWS OF TO REACH THE SOCIETY The informal tea given yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Thomas Kaufman at her apartments in the Wayne Flats was one of the delightful events of the numerous social affairs which have been held during the holiday season. Miss Marguerite Temple of New York, who Is the house guest of Mrs. Kaufman was the honor guest. Those from out of town were: Miss Vivian Lewis of Chicago, Miss Susan Brownell of Cincinnati, and Miss Marguerite Pickens of Indianapolis. The rooms were beautifully appointed with red carnations and ferns. . Mrs. Kaufman was assisted in entertaining by Miss Maris Campbell, Mrs. Rudolph Leeds, Miss Marie Kaufman, Mrs. Wlckham Corwin and Mrs. Elmer Eggemeyer. About thirty-five guests were entertained. Miss Marie Campbell, Miss JoseephIne Cates, Miss Marguerite Temple of New York, Miss Juliet Swayne, Mr. Charles Morgan, Mr. Erman Smith, Mr. Raymond Nicholson and Mr. Walter Eggemeyer formed a theatre party to see 'Tim Murphy" at the Gennett last evening. After the affair the party went to the home of Miss Cates on North Eleventh street, where the time was spent in a social manner, luncheon being served late in the evening. $ Jt Jt Miss Fanny Hill is the guest of Miss Bertha Bulla of Chester. Mrs. John Showalter of Cincinnati, Ohio, is the guest of Mr. and Mrs. Silas Williamson, north of the city. J J . One of the most enjoyable watch parties of last evening, was the one given by Mr. Charles Harris at his home in West Richmond. The features of the evening were games and music. Refreshments were srrved. Those present were: Misses Marie Brown. Ethel Brown, Charlotte Bayer, Ruth Hunt and Messrs. John Longstreth. Aba Young. Paul Hutchinson, end Charles Harris. ,4 M'ss auae Riickma; iam and Miss

t, . . . . . i j i wniie rat-. iu our iasi musical nis Bessie Lintner entertained with a six ! . ' ..... , , ..u kolo work was quite a feature. He o clock dinner last evening at the ,. . vy-iw.m-.n4 vnc n vnrik T.,ifcs an . exceptionally good voice and

ty-first street. The function was ia honor of Miss Lillian Thompson, a bride-ekct. who will leave soon for Denver. Colorado. Places were ar

ranged r.t the table fcr twelve guests, f The color scheme, green and white j was carried out it all appoint-j ments. A bouquet of rcses cntertwin-i ei with smila. formed a center piece' for the table. Candelabra was also used in appointing. An slegatt dia-j ner in four courses was served. The :

remainder of the evening was spent in a social manner. Jt Ji Miss Goldia Dadisman entertained Wednesday evening in honor of her guests. Miss Anna Johnson cf Indianspoils and Misses Eva Laurer and M2 i tie Coil cf Eaton, Ohio. Games and 1 music were the features of the even ins. A luncheon in several courses

ans Testifies She Was Unfaithful

i The confession wlifeVtjajneral Hains declared his son's wife, Claudia, signed on the day following Captain Hains'3 return from the West, was read to the jury. General Hains made a strong wit ness for his son. and counsel for the defense asserted last night that the evidence was now conclusive that Captain Hains was mentally unbalanc ed when he shot William E. Annis, and that his act was one of his sole doing. Through Mrs. General ' Hains. who went during her story, the defense drew out facts that Captain Hains in his early life evidenced physical weakness which, counsel will endeavor to urove through three experts, was a predisposing cause to insanity. General Hains was permitted to say that his father died of insanity. SOCIETY EDITOR, CALL PHONE 1121 was served. The ? guests were: Miss Nora Wettig, Miss Minnie Burris, Miss Dora Hackman, Miss Grace Cannon, Miss Edna Perling, Miss Eva Lauver Miss Marie Coil and Miss Anna John son. Miss Margaret Benner of South Twelfth street, is visiting friends and relatives at New Hope. Miss Anna Johnson has returned to her home in Indianapolis, after hav ing visited several days with Miss Gol dim Dadisman. Jt Jt Jt Mr. and Mrs. A. Harsh entertained with a progressive euchre partj last evening at their borne, 100 South Third street. The game was played at three tables. Prizes were won by Mr. and Mrs. Kinder. After the game an elaborate luncheon was served. The guests were: Mr. and Mrs. John Moyer. Mr, and Mrs. Lamb, Mr. and Mrs. Kinder, Mrs. Hall, Mr. J. Walker. Blanche Hollinger, Mr. and Mra. Harry Besselman and Dr. Roy Morrow Jt Jt Jt Miss Marie Coil and Miss Era Lauver of Eaton, Ohio, are guests of Mies Goldia Dadisman. Jt Jt Jt Miss Ruby and Miss Gladys Dill of Knightstown, Ind.. spent the early part of the week visiting with Mrs. George Sweet and Mr. and Mrs. William N Parrish, 510 North Twentieth street. Jt Jt j Mr. Newton Elmer Alexander, and Miss Bessie Rebecca Love were united in marriage Wednesday, December twenty-third, by the Rev. J. W. Zerbe, of Fountain City. The young people received a large number of very pretty gifts. Jt Jt Jt Mr. H. W. Stopher. director of the Choral Union at Noblesville, Ind., has the following to say concerning a Richmond young man. Mr. Leslie Knight, son of Mr. and Mrs. George Knight: Mr. L. G. Knight of your city has been very helpful to us in a musical war and I thought his friends ought to ... , , .... l cne that is rare in range and strength. i aiu a iravuer ui music so i can juage. ; I have asked him to take the solo work 1 in our festival in the spring. v v Jt Miss Rose Gennett gave a box party

this afternoon at the Gennett to see Catherne Bauer. Margaret Brundage, "The Devil." The guests were Miss! Helen Monroe, Rachel Wright. May Forbes and Miss Street. Miss Opal Hus- j Sehoiler. Anna French. Sallie Tomlinson. Mr. Harry Lontz. Mr. Thomas ? son, Mrs. Hollowell. Mrs. William

CampbelL Mr. George Bayer and Mr. Clement Cates. Jt Jt Jt A charming New Year's party was given last evening by Miss Margaret Knollenberg at ber home on South Fourth street. The houee" was beaut I ful'y decorated appropriate to the hoi- - ' iday seaeon. Tho early part of the evening was spent at music and games. - : Late in the eveninz a luncheon was served. The guests were: Miss ImoJ

EJkenberry, the Misses Young of Exton, Ohio, Miss Lillian. Knollenberg of ShelbyTUle, Kentucky, Miss Clara Marsh of Indianapolis, Miss Alice Kamn, Miss Alice Steen, Miss Ella Knollenberg, Miss Alice Hawekotte, Miss Maria R tinge. Miss Viola Steen. Miss Elsie Thomas, Misses Flora and Lena Welsbrod, Miss Naomi Huber and Miss Elizabeth Hasemeier, Messrs Walter and Bernhard Knollenberg. Clifford Piehl. Walter Moelk. John Thorman. Robert Weiehman, Henry Rausch, Clarence Balxer. Frank Kienher, Gttstav Hoelscher. Jesse Miller, Richard artel, Howard Miller. Wilbur Hasemeier, Oliver Steinkamp and Paul Benfeldt. J J J A "watch party" was given last evening by Mr. and Mrs. George A. RHd, at their home on South Fourth street. The guests included Mr. and Mrs. Webb Pyle. Mr. and Mrs. John Hewitt. Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cooper. Mr. and Mrs. John Tillman. Mr. and Mrs. Mason Bayer, Mr. and Mrs Henry Cbeesman, Misses Nellie Hewitt. Miss

Ruby Reid. Mr. Carl Reid arid Mr. Wal ter Snaveley. The evening was spent at cards; eu chre being played at three tables. Mrs. John Hewitt and Mr. John Tillman captured the prizes. After the game luncheon was served. J Jt Jt Miss Mabel Kuhn entertained a few friends informally last evening to a chafing dish party. The guests were Miss Mildred Kuhn, Miss Mable Hasemeier, Mr. James Wood. Mr. Mark Albert son and Mr. Albert Ballenger of Purdue University and Dr. J. W. Wright of Indianapolis. Jt ' Jt Jt Miss Carrie Lesh an instructor in the Garfield school was entertained last evening to a "watch party" by Mr. and Mrs. F. F. Harrington of In dianapolis. The special guests for the evening were the members of the Cul ture club and their families. An impromptu musical program was a feature of the evening. Mrs. Bert Essex read a paper on New Year's. Jt Jt Jt A number of social affairs have been given for Miss Mary Gaar of this city who is the guest of Miss Hester Thomson of Indianapolis. Yesterday Miss Gaar attended an afternoon tea. An account of the function is: A beautiful holiday tea was given yesterday afternoon by Mrs. Arthur Dewar and Miss Gertrude Crossland at their home on North Alabama street, when they introduced to their friends their house guest, Miss Louise Clark of Richmond, Va. The tea was one of the most attrac tive of holiday week and was attended by a large number of the young wom en home from college and their- visi tors. The house was charming with its scarlet and green appointments, the peinsettia predominating in the floral setting. The archways were framed with ropes of laurel studded with poinsettia and festooned around the mirrors and windows were festoons of the greenery and. scarlet flowers. The rooms were lighted with scarlet tapers in pretty brass candleholders and the stairway was draped with garlands of evergreen The dining room decoration was a huge French basket of poinsettia s and delicate ferns. The ices were served in red and white and the cakes and bonbons in pale green. During the after noon an orchestra played The hostesses were assisted in entertalning the guests by a group of friends. Including the Misses Mary Pennell, AgneB Brown, Edith Socwell. Ida Marie Rogers, Marguerite Van Camp, Edith Reynolds, Edna Krauss. Ruth RobertS(i, Helen Johnson. Ruth Ueiger and Mrs. Dwight Brown. Among the callers were the Misses Minna and Louise Burt of Rushville, Ind., with Miss May Bliss; Miss Staats of New York, with Miss 'Stella Alig; Miss Dorothy Day of Chicago, with Miss Fa ye Palmer; Miss Mary Gaar of Richmond, with Miss Hester Thomson. Several companies will be given for Miss Clarke during her stay. Jt Jt A thimble party was given yesterday afternoon by Miss Lucile Townsend at her home on North Sixteenth street Miss Ruth Pelts and Miss Mildred Schalk gave several music numbers. A dainty luncheon was served. The guests were Miss Ruth Gilchrist. Miss Abble 8chaffer, Miss Blanche Rush. Miss Olive Long, Miss Ruth Peltz, Miss Marguerite Rush and Miss Norma Runge. Jt jt jt Mrs. Jonathan C. Hunt and children have gone to Beaumont. Texas where they will remain during the winter months. . Jt Jt Jt Miss Lucile Mahret, who Is visiting at Muncie. ,was entertained yesterday to one o'clock luncheon by Miss Hazel McCrillus. Jt Jt Jt Dr. and Mrs. I. S. Harold entertained with a dinner party today, for Dr. and Mrs. C. N. Harold of Indianapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Cleo Hunt of Brownsburg; Mr. and Mrs. Aldus Har old of Knightstown. Ind. Jt Jt Jt Miss Claribel Moore entertained yesterday afternoon with a charming bridal euchre party at her home In the Lexington, in honor of Mrs. Robert Ray Bunch, formerly Miss Ruth De Haas, and Mrs. Harold Conkling Cur tis, formerly Miss Ruth Elstun. The rooms were made attractive with red ad dec0rations and the score cards were dainty water colors. The hostess was assisted in entertaining by a group of her friends. The guests were the Misses Ruth Maxwell, Orian i na Pierce, Mary Holton. Esther Cole, 1 Switz. Mrs. Henrv. Mrs. Edith Dill Ford and the Misses Curtis. Among the out-of-town guests were Miss Blanche Ott of Rockville, Mrs. Cleo Hunt of Brownsburg, Ind.; Miss Doro- ? thy Wllklns of Worthington. Ind.; - Miss Roda Porterfield. Miss Whitesides. Mrs.' Ralph Polk of Greenwood. Ind.; Miss Ruth Adams and Grace : Roberts of Danville, Ind.; Miss Jean Pickens of Bloomlngton. Miss Margaret Castro of Terre Haute, and Miss

Curry of Terre Haute, Ind. Indianapolis Star. - Mrs. Polk who was among the guests was formerly Miss Grace Porterfield of this city. Miss Rachel Wright is also well known here having visited In this city a number of times the guest of Miss Ruth Mash-meyer.

CLUB NOTES Mrs. Edward Roser was hostess for a meeting of the Teddy Bear Euchre club yesterday afternoon at her home on South Eleventh street The game was played at three tables. Prizes were awarded to Mrs. John Tillman and Mrs. Arthur Collett. The lone hand prize was given to Mrs. Harry Chase. After the game luncheon was served. Mrs. Frank Youngflesh was s guest of the club. Jt Jt Jt A "watch party", was held last evening at the church by the Trifolium Uterary society of the First English Lutheran church. The younger ?t gave a little play which was very amusing to the large number of members In attendance. Miss Knollenberg played a march. "Victory." written by Mr. Ie Nusbaum. The fun lasted nntil the "wee hours' of the morning. An old fashioned spelling match was a'so a feature of the evening. A light luncheon was served. Rev. and Mrs. J. W. Kapp of Cincinnati were among the guests. ' Jt Jt JL Mrs. Turner Hadley gave a secon thimble party and musicale yesterday afternoon at her home on South Thirteenth street. Between thirty and forty guests were entertained. Music numbers were given by Mrs. Clarence Hadley. Mra. Grace Gormen, Mra. Hartley and Mrs. Miller. Mra. Arthur Ma rine and Mrs. Oliver Nusbaum assisted in the dining room. jl jt jt An enjoyable meeting of the Korea society was hold yesterdav afternoon at the home of Mrs. lipe Nusbaum on North Eleventh street. The meeting was in the nature of a New Year's party. Miss Alice Knollenberg. Miss Esther Besselman and Miss Lucile Nusbaum furnisbed the music program. Mrs. Henry Knollenberg was a guest of the society. J J Mrs. Henry Gennett entertained the 1 members of a bridge club yesterday afternoon at her home on East Main street. Mrs. Edwin II. Cates and Miss Alice Forkner were given the favors. The guests for the afternoon were Mrs. John Lontz, Mrs. Fred Gennett and Mrs. Clarence Gennett. Ji Jt Jt The Christmas .cantata given last evening by the . choir of the Trinity" Lutheran church was one of the most beautiful which has been given during the present season. A large number of the members and friends were In attendance. J Jt Jt The members of the Gonzar-. club met last evening in the assembly room of the club house. The room was beautifully decorated with holly, carnations and greenery. A banquet in five courses was served, after which a program was given. J Jt Jt The Aid sociefy of the Chester Methodist church will hold a bazaar Friday, January 8. Jt Jt Jt The Tourist club will meet Friday evening. January 8. Jt Jt Ji Mr. and Mrs. William Morrow en tertained the members of the S. 8 club last evening at their home, north of the city. About twenty-eight mem bers were present. Miss Fanny Hill of this city was the honor guest. The house was decorated with the Christmas colors, read and green. A music program was a feature of the evening.. The affair was in the nature of an old fashioned watch party. Late in the evening a dainty luncheon was served. MUSIC Oasip Gsbrllowitsch. the Russion pi anist, seems to have carried off all planistlc palms la New York at least. so far as the season has progressed. Gsbrllowitsch made his first appear sacs this year with the Boston Sym phony orchestra, and his playing aroused even greater enthusiasm than when he last visited the metropolis two years ago. With the Kaelsl quartet and several other organisa tions ha has won additional honors, and now bis Carnegie Hall recital, scheduled for January 10th bids fair to attract a record-breaking house. Jt Jt Jt . The members of the Flonsaley quartet have arrived for their second American tour under Loudon Charlton's direction .after adding considerably to their European prestige by a tour of Holland and Switzerland. The Flonxaleys are a unique little organization being. It is said, the only string quartet in existence that devotes Itself exclusively the year round to chamber music.: .Other members are bound by agreement to give all of their time to ensemble work. Three New York and three Boston concerts are to be given, in addition to a long list of In- ' dividual engagements throughout the country. Jt Jt Jt An American pianist who has.com pelled widespread recognition Is Ernest Sehelllng. whose New York vacltal last week stirred the critics considerably beyond the limits of perfunctory praise. Sehelllng has spent most of his life In Europe, and In face la better known across the Atlantic than in his native land. Distinction as a composer has also fallen to hia lot. bis Fantastique Suite being particularly well known among musician. . J Jt Jt Katharine Good son. the English pianist, starts her American tour this sesson on the Pacific coast, having returned to this country by the somewhat roundabout way of Australia. In Melbourne and Sydney, where ate played several concerts. Miss GoodaoB t was warmly praise

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