The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1901-02-26
Social and
Personal

The evening at the Woman's Club yes
se,,aay was an especially pleasant one.
when Miss Emily 7. Glasgow read a de-
l;chtful paper on the Poets ana Ioens
of To-day Miss Glasgow handieo heI
subieci. in a clear. comprehensive ana
.,-.irol manner and held the interest of
the large audience from beginning 10
end.
Before reading her paper Miss Gias-
gov said that she had written 10 faAner
Tabb and James Whitcomb Riley, ASKING
them 20 tell her something oil thelr Hfes
and to write an original verse:
The following characteristic letter ana
verse was sent by Father Tabb:
Mattoax, Amelia. County. Va
August 18th, 1890
Dear Miss Glasgow.-Thank you for the
compliment implied in your note: The
following dates are the milestones OIL my
lite-aIl tina: I am willing for the pubic
10 know of me beyond books OF verse
was bor1, here at THE Forest" my
crandfathers home. on March I'd. 40
on Scptenber Sth, 20. / became n Catho-
lie. and was ordained Priest on December
Goth. 81.
Beware of what others have written
nbo,,t me, If YOU look for the truth.
The following gave offense at the time
# was written, but as IAN original
hope il Will amuse you:
TO A PROPOSED INTERVIEW.
A sort of an cmetic.
Or an appendix TO be cut
Without an anaesthetic.
And why expose to public gaze
A mans intestine features
IT'S ontwardly alone we look
Unlike our fellow creatures.
Yours very sincerely,
JOHN 3. TABB.
Mr. Riley complied with the following
clever poem.
For Miss Emily T Glasgow, who par
ticularly asks for q, poem out of the sol
emn order -:
THE SPHINX.
] know all about the Sphinx
] know even what she thinks;
Staring witt, her stony eyes
Jp forever at the skies
For last night 1 dreamed that she
Told me all the mystery
Why for aeons mute she sat;
She was just cut out for that,
Very truly and gratefully.
JAMES WH1TC0MB RILEY.
After the literary programme the usual
tea sts served. Mrs. Weidman poured tea
and Mrs. Montague coffee The guests
were Miss Eliza iIarrie. Mrs. James b.
aiarvie. Mrs. Kean. Miss Martha Harvie,
Captain Dnrrie Webster and AIR. i. f.
glasgow.
Among the visitors from out of town
NJ =
III Norwood. of CLEARWATER. Va; Mrs. Well
ford Reed. of Albemarle; Mrs. l.. Holbrook
OF New York: Miss Grace Stevenson Of
UhtIadeljhia; Miss Agnes Douthat, OF
Neyrnolse: Miss Evelyn Byrd Trisg. Miss
Mary Coles Whi1tle. Misses Elizabeth and
Fannie Conway. of Orange. Va; Mrs }.
n. Thompson, OF Orange; Miss Horner, OF
Warrenton; Mrs. Gibson, Duluth: Mrs. Y.
d. Langllorne, Mrs Leland RANKIN.
Mr.. Louis Parker Atkins nnd Miss Minnie
ReIIe Hall were married yesterday in
Washington. D. c. They left this city
Sunday night. accompanied by Mr.. George
u 1ioldsworIh.
The bride is 2 sister of Mrs Charles
Rose. and is very popular among a wide
circle of friends. The groom is popular
lcast-End business man.
They will stop at Orange Courthouse
and Beaver Dam, Va, the homes of their
respective relatives, before returning, and
viii be al home No. 217 North Twenty
ninth Street, TO their friends 4th March.
The first annual meeting of the Hugue-
not Association of Virginia will be held
to-day CTuesday} at i O'Clock noon. in
the lecture-room of the First Presbyterian
Church, Grace and Madison Streets, when
an address will be made b! the Rev. w.
T. Evans. of Monumental Church. Re-
ports of the years work will be submitted
and the election OF officers for the COM
ing year will take place
The regular bi-monthlv meeting of the
Wonlan's Christian Association was held
yesterday at noon. The unfinished bust
ness from the last meeting was taken up
and much routine work transacted.
Mrs. Alexander f Robertson. of Staun-
ion, is visiting her sisters, Mrs. Hunter
Mcclure and Mrs Robert Gibson
Miss Mary Cooke Weaver is visiting
Miss Mary Drake. No. 12o6 Floyd Avenue.
Miss Mildred Lee. who has been visit
ing Mrs. John S. Cuttings near Baltimore.
will return 10 Richmond this week.
Mrs. DR. II. z. Smith, of Nimrod Hall,
Bath county. is the guest of the family
"f DR.. Landon B. Edwards, No. Jog West
Grace Street.
Miss Lucye Bowers. the talented and
accomplished daughter of Mr.. w. s.
Bowers, of Caroline county. is spending
the winter with relatives in Florida.
Miss Sophie Pitt, of Baltimore. is the
guest OF the Misses Meredith.
Mrs. Charles Shields and Miss Margaret
Shields have returned from pleasant
visit to New York
Mrs. Nireinius Hall returned yesterday
from Washington. where she attended
The ID a. Il. Convention and incidentally
many delightful social functions.
The jefferson Club has issued cards to a