The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-07-09
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OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

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saSgss sigh. ss
INK Sara A. sshafer, in outlook.
Life, Death and Love.
Al woman lay with closed eyes and
#t,tiiet breath waiting to welcome al, angel
whose presence seemed to oyershndows
y the wlitc-c,irtained room. mnll kt'elt
\ 8bpsflc the bed. tile wotnan's hand press
" "a close in lis against his check whiic
his lips moved as II II, prayer.
Nm III, the room were Life, Death and Love
ssS&"What havo you given herr" questioned
Death OF Life.
\ 5..T brought her my best gifts. an
swered Life; youth, health, beauts. i"y
4 and Love- !,
..Has Love brought her good Eiftsl ~
ngain asked Death
Said Love with wistful eyes
ar brought her brave, bright hours. sum
tbine and laughter, happiness and elory
X IN living, and then n heavy cross. lle
q sunshine she shed all about hot. even
With the fading OF Life's plory; the cross
Hfidden deep In her soul cast out self
i and 1nado a new radiance ana beauty
Y ehere''
t.ret her como to me-" said Death.
.I.ife had much to give, but peace ana
i test are not for Life to bestow. Love
would give all, but must reckon wish me
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land bless her"
4 T.fa fled from tho Quiet room with a
/ Sigh and one whispered, tender word;
4 but Love fingered, brave even IN the ful
/, presence OF Death.
<i"What Of him ~ said Love, pointing
N to the knecllng figure
4 .tIIe made the cross r. Death asked.
ayes" said Love. weeping.
eve must teach him. said Death
I .tn,hat he could not learn from life."r-L
IS ~, s., IN The Outlook.
Miss Evelyn Holmes, who passed the
civil service examination last winter IN
I, fredericksburg. Va with due credit 70
lf,1erself, has been appointed to I'LL .
\ clerks vacancy in tho fredericksburg
y nostoffice. Her appointment seems to be
liconsldered an cmfnently correct one, and
She has already begun her duties SS$
Scholarship Offered
" At the recent convention Of the South
gern Music Teachers Association at
Gainesville, Ga, in June, Miss VAN ull-
sehlild the head of tho new University
y Of Music at Washington, offered a schol-
orship, to be competed for by Southern
candidates. under tho supervision OF the
association.
for Texas.
The scholarship is for instruction n y
l5,ia1,o OF the value Of $50 to SLIGO, accord
ing to the grade III which the student IS
placed and is open TO candidates from
$the several states represented al the ce'l-
8yention, namely: Virginia, North Caro-
lima, South Carolina, Georgia, Alabama,
mississippi and Tennessee.
4 The new president of the association -
~, E,.yl ~ n.b
nue.. East, Knoxville Tenn The meet
;.nr was q great success, social. finan-8
cial and artistic.
Big Ball at Carson.
I Under the above head the Petersburg
lndex.Sppenl of yesterday says;
one Of the grandest social events which
X robably ever took place In Dlnwiddie
L 1untS was the bali given last Monday
right at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. ~
II. Decker. nenr Carson Station, Music
was furnished by the Petersburg Band
and a most enjoyable time was spent
ny all.
hountiful supper. of which every one free
flw partook. Dancing was kept up until
.'the wee sna' hours" after which all
vent horne feeling that one Fourth OF
July at least would long be remembered
ss "a happy past
&S The 6chaperones were Mrs. j. IA. Deck
or, Mrs. B. SMITH and Mrs. w. Ii. Ita-B
5rier. Among the dancers werc Miss
Florence West. of Prince George county,
#charIningly gowned In white Paris mdus-
I. cline and cluny lace, with Mr.. Luck, OF
Petersburg, VA; Miss Lille Stewart, OF
Carson, wore an elaborate white orsandy,
with Mr.. MCPHERSON Tucker Of Carson:
Miss Carrie Stewart, OF Carson, "Grc a.
dainty creation Of white orgnndY and
t,s.ce, with Mr.. Jesse Ncwcomb. Jr., OF
Petersburg. Va; Miss Bernlce Lee, OF
Kruger, Va, WAS becomingly attired IN
s-ellow organdy with butterfly bows, with
Mr.. Richard Bossieau. OF Prince George
b county: Miss Irene Perkins. Of CIR
son. wore a charming dross of white
Surgandy and lace, with Mr. Donnan
sJ'erkins, Of Carson, Miss Matte Wal
rcnton, of Rives, Va. was becoming
( " gowned in white Swiss and point de
i,aris lace, with Judge Timothy Rives,
2lcf Rives. Va.
stass--Messrs. Proctor Peoples, Dunn
Peoples, Hall Perkins Ray Tucker. Doc
tor Perkins. W. G. Tucker. George Bos-
iEreau and Elma Edwards.
Barden-Bradley.
Invitations have been sent out for the
marriage OF Miss Josephine Bradley to
Mr.. Paul C. Bardcn, tho ceremony TO
take place July l2th, in the home of the
brides parents. No. 4l3 North Twenty
/! seventh Street.
Personal Mention.
Attorney General and Mrs, William 4. An.
derson, Miss Ella Anderson and Lieutenant
W. u. a. Anderson. of West Point Military
Academy are spending the summer al the
Anderson home. in Lexington, Va,
r NJ, r IL nn
Miss Loulie Dogeett. Miss Myrtle Eubank and
Kiss Neva Evans of this city. are attend
ing the School OF Methods at the University
Of Virginia
Judge James Keith president Of the SUI
preme Stale Court, accompanied by Mrs
Keith and Miss Keith Is visiting General
Scott Ship, Of the Virginia Military lnsti'
lutte.
Miss Rose Merrill. who has been visiting
Miss Mary Lou Gray, in Norfolk, has re-