Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-21

nip" ran in his mind, TO the EXCLUSION
Of every other thought. In vain he tried
to shake it off, but the faster it chung
'Mr. Finney had a turnip"-but 10! now
the nimbus came
"And II grew and It grew,
And It grew behind the barn,
And the turnip did no harm.
And 1t grew and It grew,
Till 1t could grow no taller,
When Mr.. Finney took it up,
And put it in the cellar.
There It lay, there It lay,
TIL II began TO rot,
When his daughter. Susie, took 1t
And put 1t in the pot.
There it boiled and It boiled,
AS long az 1t was able,
When his daughter, Mary, took 1t
And put it on the table.
Mr. Finney and his wife,
They both sat down TO sup,
And they ate, and they ate,
TIL they ate the turnip up"
The tea at the Woman's Club last Mon
day afternoon went far beyond even the
usual pleasureable proportions Of such
functions-the musical programme ar
ranged assuming the dimensions OF a
genuine and most attractive concert
Miss Nellie Rogers sang, with unexcelled
purity and sweetness, Mascheronfs For
AL Eternity" and "Protestation," by
Morris. with yiolin-oblgato by Miss Ella
August. The Hungarian Dances" were
beautifully rendered by Miss August,
whose ultimate success as a brilliant
yiolinist will be only the fulfill
ment Of the prophecy OF her
nresent skill. The other numbers rem
dered were, theme and variations. How
Can I Leave Thee?" by Miss Au-
gust. and Consistency" by Miss Rogers.
Miss Sch6l contributed a well-executed
and sympathetic piano accompaniment
to each OF the above numbers. Tea was
served by Mrs. O. A. Crenshaw, assisted
bv Mrs. John Hunter. There was a
very full attendance, including many
strangers. Among the latter were Mrs.
+. IL. Mccullough, Mrs Barnett, Mrs.
Linen Miss Michler. Miss Clapp. Mrs.
Travers. Miss Leake, Miss Minor, and
Miss Wright.
The routine brings tea" again at the
club tomorrow Monda) evening, from
to S O'Clock
One OF the most noble charities, and
probablv one Of the least known in the
city. Is the Broad-Street Mission. Step
I'm there any Monday afternoon, ana
you will find a small band Of women
making sandwiches, boiling coffee, and
preparing soup. And what IS all this
for? YOU will say. Eight o'clock that
night will bring the answer. Then tho
same place will be filed with
a hungry crowd, and a scene transpire
which would melt any but a heart OF
stone
Rayenously Is the food devoured which
has been prepared by hands engineered
by deepest and most sympathetic feel
ing for the wants Of their fellow-man.
The room is well lighted and heated,
comfortable seats are provided, and all
who are I'm need Of food and warmth
are made welcome. Not only is morsel
dealt out, which, In place OF satisfying
increases hunger, but each visitor Is given
as much good substantial food as they
may care to eat, coffee being poured
continuously from a generous boiler into
the rapidly-emptying bowls, one of
which is handed TO each person as they
enter the room. This, OF itself, would
make the mission most potent in
strument for good, but above and be-
yond the desire TO minister TO the tenn
moral needs Of the destitute Is an earn
est hope that through the manifest in
terest in the material needs some poor
wayfarer may be led 10 see the beauties
Of Christianity, and some doubter
brought 10 the truth, as It is in the do
ing of the word" Doubtless, many
among the motley gathering are un-
worthy of assistance. but it is impossi-
BILE TO tell In what ground some seed
may take root, and the few instances
In which the mission has wrought an
obvious and permanent good are full
reward for the effort made. 1t is no.
ticeable fact that very few OF the rough
and ul-favored assembly leave the hall
until after the religious services, which
always follow the distribution OF the
loayes and fishes, and II Is interesting,
as well as indicative, of the extent 10
which the power of such an undertaking
may 20. 10 know that, among those who
have been brought from the hopeless
ness of q dissipated goddess life, are
two men who bravely come forward and
acknowledge their Indebtedness 10 the
little mission-one now respected and
trusted member OF the stan OF large
newspaper and the other chief cook at
n well-known hOstelry. Such Is the
power Of loving charity.
The mission is conducted without APP
peal for assistance, and frequently IL is
not known where provisions will come
from. Founded in faith and sustained by
constant prayer the work goes on, and
those who aid in 1t are surely laying up
for themselves treasures IN Heaven"
A meeting OF the Old Dominion Chap
ter OF the Daughters of the American
Revolution was held Monday afternoon
I'm the rooms OF the Virginia Historical
Society. They have decided upon a
cleverly-planned weeks entertainment.
10 be given in the early spring. under the
united auspices OF tho chapter and the
Historical Society--the latter being the
beneficiary The entertainment viii be
In the nature OF loan exhibition" the