The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1900-10-21
"A GOOD SCHOOL"
w oman and AND! Society
GOLDEN SILENCE.

GOLDEN SILENCE.
l told her loved her and begged for
word,
One dear little word that would be
For me by all odds the most sweet ever
heard,
But never word said she!
1 ragged at her then, and l said she was
cold;
/ swore she was nothing to me;
/ prayed her the cause of her silence
unfold,
But never a word said she!
! covered with kisses her delicate hand,
But she only glanced down where the
Low murmured in ripples of love on the
sand,
But never a word said she!
cast her hand from me with rage un-
suppressed.
And she turned her blue eyes up to me
And smiled as she laid her fair head on
my breast;
what need of word?'' asked she.
Ellis Parker Butler.
This week promises to be gay one
for Raleigh socially The city will be
full of visitors Chief Marshal Old and
Assistant Chief Richards, have spared no
effects to make things a success.
The social features of the week will in
clude germans at the Capital Club on
Tuesday and Thursday evenings, and the
marshals' ball on Friday evening. The
German Club at the Agricultural and Me-
chanical College on Wednesday evening,
and a number of private entertainments
will also be given in honor Of visitors.
Both opera houses will be open every
night, so the people will not lack for
amusement.
Among the visiting young ladies who
will spend Fair week in Raleigh are the
following:
Miss Bessie Robertson, Of Charlotte,
with Miss Jane Andrews.
Miss Sallie Station, of Tarboro, with
Mrs Henry Litchford.
Miss Mary Pruden, of Edenton, with
Miss Eliza Busbee.
Miss Pennie Myers, of Washington, N.
c., with Miss Mary Turner.
Miss Leila Philips, of Tarboro, with
Mrs Herbert Jackson.
Misses Bridgers, of Tarboro, with Miss
Elsie Haywood
Misses Daisy Hanes, of Winston, Lou
Use Holt, of Graham, and Vivien Strong,
OF Atlanta, with Misses Ethel and Mamie
Norris.
Miss Theodore Grimes, of Grimesland |
with Mrs. Alfred Williams.
Miss Bailey, of Greensboro, with Miss |
Laura Williams.
Misses Carrie and Ada Reynolds, of |
Asheville, with Miss Addie Balm
Miss Love- of Memphis, with Mrs |
Withers.
Miss Charlotte Young,of Henderson, at |
the Yarboro.
Miss Ollie Joyner and Miss Dorothy
Carr, with Mrs. Lee.
The Blount Street Whist Club was de-
lightfully entertained on Wednesday af-
ternoon by Miss Jane Andrews. There |
were four tables of duplicate whist, and |
after a most interesting game delicious |
refreshments were served
Miss Andrews guests were Mrs. Ben. |
Lacy, Mrs. James McKimmon, Mrs. Henry |
Miller, Mrs. Julian Undertake, Mrs. |
Louis Mailer, Mrs. Tom Bailey. Mrs. |
Mcncure, Mrs. Henry Litchford, Mrs |
a.
Laura Devereux, Miss Heck, Miss Nella |
Grimes, Miss Higgs.
The Klondyke Club met with Miss
Mary Hinton Friday afternoon. The |
prize was won by Mrs Geo. MCGEE
meeting of the Book Club was held |
Saturday afternoon at Miss Kate Densons |
on Newbern avenue. An essay on ''ftal- |
ian Art was read by Miss Susie Heck. |
A paper on Michael Angelo" by Miss |
Blanche Blake, and one on "Leouardo da |
Vinci," by Miss Mary MacRae. Current |
topics were discussed by Miss Susan
Clark.
A business meeting of the Wednesday !,
Afternoon Euchre Club was held Tues
day morning at Mrs. Will Vests. The |
following young ladies are members:
Mrs. Will West, Misses Mary, Maud, and |
Lena Latta, Hal Morson, Eliza Busbee, |
Lucy West, Helen Primrose, Lulie Biggs, |
Adelaide Snow, Frances Hoke, Frances |
Jones. Miriam Stamps, Mattye Pace, Ethel |
Norris, Belle Heartt, Mary Bryan, Sadie |
Root, Katharine Skinner, Rosa Battle, |
Belle Pescud
The following boys have been appoint |
cd marshals for the Fair: Holt Hay |
wood, Jas. Thomas, VIM Boylan, Jr., Bill
lie Boylan. Joe Hogan, John Mcdonald,
Lewis Pegram, Norfioet Stronach.
Mrs. E. E. Moffitt, Miss Belle and Miss
Ethel Bagley who have been in Europe |