The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-13
Prominent Young People 9
Richmond and Vicinity at
.Hymen's Altar.
GAY THANKSGIVING WEEK
University Glee Club at the
Academy Night Before
Thanksgiving.
chastc Chrysanthernu111.
!, 4 mousme's gentle breast a sno'

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On d mousme's gentle breast q e'o'
White blossom lay,
IT'S tangled petals blushlhS IN inc sio'
Of the dying day.
Az aroan,V music stirred the lanBuorous.
perfumed air, 1870
ANY fragile cups, aroma-oroWhed, WY
passed by fingers fair.
"a hand snatchcd the flower from the
little mousme's breast, u
while n burst OF cruel laughter applauo-
FIX ed loud the jest, !.
s''Well take the prize BACK Win US ~
the land from which we've come.
And we'll Earlailnnd football Wet RES
with the chaste chrysanthemuT1.
81 now far from the Orient, the son OF
Heaven knows.
His sacred flower Is common where the
tide Of broadway flows,
On those wild nights Of Joy when
''sridiron's'' battles Ger. /.
And bows and girls all wear a mum II
ne'er they did before.
The Thanksgiving German.
Miss Louise Herbert, who Is associa ted
with nItss Carrie Armistead in the man
aRernent OF the Thanksgiving german, 10
be danced on the evening OF NoVeiiloei
elth In the Masonic Temple, will return
K this week from visit OF some length anu
great enjoyment to Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Ryan, Of Norfolk.
5s With her return tho plans that nave W
ready been formulated. for the german
will take active shape and to go merr'!y
forward to perfection. Tho girls minds
Are full of thought as to their pretty
gowns. and the men they are to invite.
Tho flowers, the music, the debutante and
Harvest Homo figures to be introduced
into the dancing OF the german, all re-
ouire thought and discussion, and al
ford no end OF interest to the FEMININE
element Of Richmond society.
Everything so far has moved propitious-
u The lady paSronesscs selected from
the social leaders OF the city, nave peeh
most complalsant. The girls invited have
been charmingly responsive and the men
they arc going to take are as saii,.n. sls
possible. Miss Herbert and Miss
Armistead are so popular and have SO
many friends and admirers to give them
assistance, that their efforts to make
the ball great success are being already
answered In the promise for an unusual
amount of pleasure. Patronesses for the.
evening will include: Mrs. George Ben
Johnston. Mrs. Thomas Boiling. Jr.. Mrs.
Beverly T. Crunp. Mrs. ". s. T. Mayo.
Mrs. a. Churchill Young, Mrs Adoipaus
Blair, Mrs. Thomas Rutherford, Mrs.
Charles E Workman. Jr., Mrs. Eugene
sIassIe. Mrs. Granville c. Valentine. Mrs.
Paltfa-n E!ackford, Mrs. William NJ.
Tal:aferro. Mrs. r. T. Wilson, Mrs J.
r. v. Daniel Mrs. Peasanton Conquest
n Mrs. j. L. de Trevllle, Mrs. Charles
Ci,ln. Mrs Thomas Armistead and Mrs.
Ben TaliaferTo.
At the Woman's Club.
on Monday afternoon, at 4:SO o'clock.
Dr.. Eanson Williams will talk to the
members OF the Womans Club on "Radi-
,.mt'
On Thursday evening, at o'clock IN
the Young Mems Christian Association
Hall, the celebrated Japanese scholar
DR.. Toyokichi lyenagn, will give his lee
ture on Russia and Japan under the
Joint auspices of the Richmond Educa-
tion Association and the Wonans Club.
Members of the club are privileged 10
invite one guest. lady or gentleman
for whom and for themselves, they can
get cards of admission to the lecture
from the jainitress at the club, on and
Y after Monday next.
DR., Iyenaga Is a graduate OF Johns
Hopkins University and of Obcrlin. AS
an educator he Was connected for several
years with the.' University in Toxic. AS
= an official he was secretary in the f2r-
eign department of the Japanese govern
ment OF the Formosan government.
f He has travelled through Persia,
Asiatc Turkey. Egypt, India and CHM.
These travels have accorded to him un.
usual opportunities OF experience and OBJ
servation In the Orient so rs to give hin,
that breadth Of view and depth of thought
needed for the mastery of the whole sit
nation.
His contribution to the Forum, Review
of Reviews. and other high class Ameri-
can magazines have endowed him, ns an
author, with a reputation for remurka-
BILE vigor and lucidity in style,
His presence here will offer an appre.
ciated opportunity for information on the
Eastern question: which Is now absorbing
all minds.
Invitations have been received in Rich.