The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-10-03
SOCIAL and
Personal


"The finger of Providence can easily be
traced In the msfortunes of our friends.
"a fair division is where we get the
lions share.
"Our curiosity is most Unsuitable about
matters of which don't concern us ana
knowledge of which could not profit.
"Justice may have a eaden heel, but
she has a pointed toe.
I'VE are angry with our relatives VINO
are foolish. because 1t Is In the family.
one of the PROTEST of tho October gar
den flowers is the one called by the poeti-
cal name OF "Thc Flower of Love Llea
Bleeding" Its long, graceful purplish red
plumes. dropping from the flower stalk.
make brilliant showing In garden bor-
ders and in vases against background
of darker foliage leaves.
Campbell the poet, gave the flowers
name to a poem. which makes in the
gathering up of tradition warriors
blood its source and traces its first APP
pearance to the blossoms which grew on
the tomb of Connacht Moran, the MUIR
dered lover of the Irish chieftain, O'Con-
nor's child" the heroine of the poem,
who says pathetically:
And, wherefore do tend this flower to
call my Love Lies Bleeding?"
This purple flower my tears have nurscd.
A hero's blood supplied its bloom;
I love 1t, for 1t was the first
That grew on Connacht Moran's tomb.
Stranger I am a chieftains chield,
I'll hunt my quarry in the Wild
or all UNDECIDED and unhecding
And cherish for my lovers sake,
This Flower of Love Lies Bleeding"
Cards are out for the marriage on Octo-
II t1.ayN 1l,..Ny
the daughter of Mr.! and Mrs. Horace g.
Brown, Of Winchester Va, to Mr.. Will
liam II. Baker, of that city. The prospec-
tive bride is said to be n beautiful young
lady. Her tiance Is the son of Mr.. William
II. Baker, leading chocolate manufac-
turer of New York
Cards are also out for the wedding Of
Miss Mary Robertson. of Bedford City,
to Mr.. a. ]. Airheart, of Roanoke.
Tho ceremony will take place at Z a.
18th. and Immediately afterward the
bride and groom will leave for northern
tour.
Miss Annie c. Calder and Mr.. Char,es
Bruce Webster. of South Boston, Va.
were married Thursday evening in the
home of tie bride, No 32o3 Floyd Avenue,
the Rev. l. nj. Mercer officiating.
The bride. who is the daughter of Mr..
James Calder, wore tailored suit of
brown. with brown velvet tocque. The
color scheme in decoration was red. Mr..
and Mrs. Webster are now taking a
northern bridal tour.
An important meeting of st. Johns Cir
Gle of Kings Daughters and Sons will
be held in st. Johns school house on
Monday afternoon, October 5th at 4:30
o'clock. Election of officers will take place
and there will be reports of important
committees. Members will please be pre-
pared to pay all back dues, as also the
twenty-five cents convention tax in all
cases where not previously paid.
Richmond friends will be interested In
the approaching celebration Of the TWEEN
ty-fifth anniversary of the Rev. DR..
William M. Danes rectorship of Me-
mortal Episcopal Church, in Baltimore.
to be held October 23d and oath.
DR.. DANES association with his church,
which Is now one of the handsomest in
the northwestern section of. Baltimore,
has been attended with great success.
From two hundred, the number of his
communicates has grown during his pas
torate to nearly thousand. Doctor
Dame Is the father of Mrs. Walter II.
Miles, of this city, and has great many
warm personal friends here.