The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-09-09
Soctal ana
Personal.
a Love Sonnet.

"A Love Sonnet.
The merry cuckoo, messenger of spring,
HIS trumpet shrill hath thrice already
That warns ail lovers wait upon their.
VINO now Is coming forth with garland
with noise whereof the choir Of birds
rcsoundcd,
Their anthems sweet, devised u Ivy ~ :
praise, 81.
Thatttail the woods their echoes back '.
rebounded,
AS lie they knew the meaning OF .i' ne
& But ,mongst them all, which did loves
M word vas heard OF her that most II
ought;
ls,t Sic his precept proudly disobeys,
And doth his idle message set ut naush y
67 Thcrcrore, o love, unless she turn, to
EF$&s thce
#8s Ere cuckoo end, let her a rebel be! M
3 Edmund Spenser.
Daughters Interested.
rho Washington correspondent OF yes.
ID terday's New York Tribune writes;
,rTbe Daughters Of the Americat, Revo-
luton throughout tho country are un-
usually interested In the 3coming national
election, for OH sthc result OIL the & con-
test between Roosevelt and Parker &C. 9
hF ponds the next president general Of he
national society. H
This arises through the fact that Mis-.
Alton b. Parker, wife Of the Dem fa ~
M candidate Is a charter member Of the
Daughters or the American Revolution
and prominent In tho New y ork state ale
councils OF tho society There have al al
ready been intimations that Mrs. Parker
would accept the high of flee We're IL
4 rendered to her, and thus, for the sec .'
III time in tho history Of the organization
its chief executive would be the VITO
OF a. President IS, 4
az Although, Mrs. c. w. Fairbanks, the,
4 nresent incumbent of the presidential
chair, In the organization. anu the wife
r,f the Rcpublica,l vice presidential 11omi-,
nee, IS eligible to- rc-elcct ton next year,
she may yet control to a great cxlent.
s the choice OF her successor
Mrs. Daniel Manning. eS-prcsdesnrtt-i
general of the Daughters OF the American
revolution. is being calico y tho David
Us IIilr, Of Mrs. Parker, and III u & quiet l't
way is booming her, Among OF cream an
didatcs are Ms Jonathan Dilliyer. Of
Iowa; Mrs. George NJ Sterrberg and MI; Mrs.
Donald N Clean Of New FORK,
55 West Garrett
9s65 Mr.. and Mrs. George ". Garrett have
srnt !. out invitations for the marriage
Of their daughter, Russcllia Lenier, to
the Rev. j. W.. West, he ccrcll,ony5to
tale Mace Tuesday afternoon. septeinber
ayE13th. at 2:3o 8 clock in Mt. Olivct Chris
rs tan Church. near Rose I'LL. Va
+l Rev. Mr.. Nvest$an his bridcl3Wi be
at home after September ed, att ~ 9 y
and Fifth Streets, Lynchburg, w ,a53
The Gyrnkha IA. rs!
Tanglewood the estate Of MR. Richard ar
I'D a. Dixey, gIlea = .ake Nlahlsccnac, LcnoX,i
II vas file scene Wednesday afternoon OF
st hc long anticipated gymk hama an,es,s
mn which proved one of thcss1l1 os u crest
Ing and amusing events ever held I'm
2s IselioS. TIL M u: III Ks 3SiF !, 5s
s!sThcl most. amusing fcnture1 Of the
\. grammc was5$thc3 animal race, ~ when s,
ll 4 he women drove heir va rious. Isl ceds'
#sfifty@ .5fard S and bnck. There va great
81 excitement and laughter as Miss Mex
andre, driving Il goose, finished first, Will
Miss kycr.Il d close second, also driving
~ a goose:
Among tho other entries with the
animals they drove were Miss Folsom.
Il roostcry Miss IsniSi. pig: Miss Cary
turkey; Mrs Haight, pig: Miss Dixey,
ipig Miss Rodman, goat; Miss Aiorgan.a
f duck. and Miss Cutting and Mrs. Cum
~ mock, geese The winner received a
handsome silver cup.
Personal Mention. 3
Mr. Wellington Winston, who has been
spending his raGntion at 9me ckv
continue a course Of study at the Millcrs-
burg Military Institute ,,
,rhe Row. Joshna Hunter. of this City.
Gertrude NNilmoth Sims became he BRIDE
Of Mr.. Robert 1sbell Hunter his son,
The ceremony took place in Norfolk. Va,
couple will @raturn TO that city TO live
after a bridal trip .to Cincinnati
Mr.. and Mrs; Edward g Thomas, Of
and Se Ganee eSe
ming. at which all iofs the smart element
t8 Of Newport was IN evidence.
The dinner guests, numbering nearly,
& were hung with festoons OF onk leaves
and from the ceiling depended baskets OF
American Beauty roses and hydrangeas
rs rooms roses were employed in profiision
After dinner the spGss went to The
adjoining the house and there witnessed
y vaudeville entertainment and tho
dancing OF n Spanish dancer.
An impromptu cotillon followed Mr.,
X, Craig Wadsworth leading with tSe host
ess. a buffet supper was served after
the cotillon.
81 Mr.. James II. Foresight and his daugh-
ter, Miss Mamie Foresight. Of Washing
Ion. p G.. ace.o ,I 4, by .IMr Fritz
scnger and Power Company. and Miss
mamie Siitcrding, visited the CratM' and