The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-07-11
SOCIAL and
Personal

Olive Schreiner. the clever South Afri-
can woman writer. says:
1T is question whether it were not
better to be the sha bbiest of fools. and
know the way up the little stair of imagi-
nation to the land OF dreams, than the
wlsest of men. who see nothing that the
eyes do not show, and feel nothing that
the hands do not touch"
Teachers from every part Of the United
States. now congregated in Boston, where
the National Education Association is
meeting, are enjoying the lectures on
different subjects. the many visits to
places of historic interest and the hos
pitalitv rendered them on every side by
the Bostonians.
A feature of Wednesday was the Hem
enWay excursion around Boston harbor
which seven hundred of the teachers en-
joyed. every. State and Territory being
was stationed in the ca bin and the South
ein representatives, led by the. Vir-
ginians. cheered again and again as
''DiXe" was played. AS a testimonial OF
them. the teachers left their autographs
which are to be bound and presented
Mr.. Hemenway as testimonial,
Points Of interest me 81 a1 Roa
ton, are the homes of Longfellow and
James Russell Lowell. Plymouth. Salem
and Newport Rhode Island. to say moth
ing of Lexington and Concord. Recep,-
tions have been rendered on every hand.
prominent among them being those given
at the paladal homes of Messrs. Alfred
and Charles z Bowdwltch ana at Ceoa az
Miss Cornelia Warren. The feature OF
This estate is a maze OF over, one thou,
sand trees, which follows the general
land The teachers had lots Of fun find
Ing their way to the center OF the maze.
The JULY season at Virginia Beach is
DIT Of gay life. which must be seen and
participated in TO be fully realized. The
Princess Anne Hotel Is well pauonlzed,
one of the most admired young girls there
al present being Miss Grace Shields. who
last IS fa a Week wi Eayg abroad o"n
Among the Beach cottages, Miss Lutte
Blow is very popular. Miss Blow be-
ing an ideal hostess, who owns her cot
men OF her summer nenage by Miss
Pickett, a niece OF General Pickett. OF
tht Confederate army
Miss Blow is fond OF the surf and goes
on her estate in Sussex county. and thor,
oughly enjoys the opportunity afforded
her there as horsewoman OF more.
Town Topics" also goes in for bit
OF Richmond romance as connected with
the Beach The name of the heroine in
this romance Is mentioned as miss PREM
tics" and she IS spoken as "a cyril the
though imagination has evidently assist
ed in Its make up II falls rather nat
and could no doubt AZ any time be put
out of mind. by some OF the piquant
little episodes which An reality make. the
spice of life at the seashore hut which
are much more effective through their
actual happening
An important meeting Of the, Board Of
Managers for the Needy Confederate Wo-
mems Home will be held at 10 a Al. to
day In the home Of Mrs, a J. fyle,
full attendance is earnestly requested.
Personal Mention.
Miss Agnes Mccarthy Is visiting, her
friend. Miss Delton,. on Staten issa 40
e essar " Viii join her.
Miss susie voolfolk. OF this city; Miss
Johnston. Of staunton; and On NJ ,sav ma pss
week 10 visit friends in and near Char
lesion. ". Va.
Mrs. Andrew Haynes and Miss Lillisi
Haynes VIII leave to-day for ST, kathf,
.rine's, Ontario, Canada. where they vii
spend the rest Of the summer.
Miss Belle S. Austin, Of Church Hill
is spending the summer at Ocean View
and Virginia Beach,
Miss Allene stenlein Is visiting Mrs
yohn g. Liyesay. OF Hampton, Va.
MIR. and Mrs Julian Thomas will TAX
the opportunity while In Boston TO y1s'
the summer schools at Martha's Vine
Psrd.
Mrs. Frances Carter. well know
Virginia dramatic reciter, has Just return
"a from g national meeting OF elocutiot
lists at Denver. where she was cha tlli
NJ the Literary Committee, Mrs Carte
has made a contract for series {
fssdings to be given by her at Bro TI
I'm Institute beginning early next ID
sember.
Mrs. W. J. Johnson will spend pa
OF the summer AZ Healing Springs VI
Lea Whera a pleaaaut RICHMOND So!