The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-03-09
Social tzna
Personal

#2out Of employment by the recent '
;%rore fire. . IN
Tho society takes the form practically
MOI an employment agency, ana mas
K n,aced ,ipon its list women who are qutai'-5
[. fled Wv household marketing, cake ara
h adessert making fancy cooking ana nreau
,,,akinr. sending lunches to downtown
39ntI,res| marking household linen, iur-
j8n;shinr servants, giving riding lessons
u soaalng with and nursing nvalids' walk
ting with children, note writing, SHOPPING
housekeeping etc.
VI THO society will also ondeavor 10 oot'ili
FOR owners whose circumstances na ~,
hncn reduced n fair price for any nrt'-
cles OF lace, tewelry. china, glass, ola
tvn,d and silver furniture. which they
sssnay happen TO possess.
9g% Mrs. InElehart. the president. has an
nn,incea that the society will be gao 70
hear iron, all ladies who can iurn's,
employment along the lircs indicated
above, and will also be happy 70 iurnlsh
I. nnv assistance in It's power to women
whose circumstances have been reduced
loss OF their employment
The Husbands Wall.
if5 Tic Chicago Record Herald, Of recent
Haato makes a moving appeal for the for
saken society men Of that city VINO stay
sRt homo and r,lrse their sorrows, %h'le
their wives are enjoying life at the nu-
fnero,is committee meetings and philan-
jkgihropic fads which engross them. Ii
R& Tho husbands have turned their an
\ rulshed feelings into fairly good verse.
(which they sing TO their babies to while
NJ ray the wife and mothers absence. The
Il sorg runs thus:
I8 Oh. wives of our bosom. come homo TO
lsis5sEEH us now, s5e g3rt s5t sIft sfa
The clock In the steeple strikes six
| The fires are all out. the house Is so cold,
And your husbands are In bad fix.
4! Like old "N1other Hubbard OF nursery
fame.
ss$ We've hunted pantry and cupboard or
meat.
For bread or for butter. cold pancakes
! or "spuds,
&s% or for anything decent to eat.
"A You doubtless are having glorious time
With cake and ice cream at command
While your husbards are wrestling with
cold bread and milk.
Or n sandwich. If such Is at hand.
Have compassion upon us, we want some
E8#G$ thing to cat.
I3fk Please remember that lifc's not all
foam.
I'VE are cold we are hungry, we are
lonely and sad
oh, wives of our bosom, come home.
Miss Ewell Sponsor.
s Miss Mary *. Ewcll, of Norfolk. Va.
niece of General Ewell of the Confcd-
crate army, has accepted her appointment
q at the hands Of General Stephen D. Lee.
ascommander-in-c Of the Confederate
veterans, as sponsor in chief for the South
at the Nashville Confederate reunion In
June Miss Tebault, OF New Orleans, will
4 DO chief maid of honor to Miss Ewell.
First Spring Meeting.
The first spring meeting of the lakewood
Memorial Association will be held
this afternoon in ST. Johns Sun
day school building al 1850 o'clock. The
meeting is very important and all mem
hers of the association arc asked to be,
present. The Junior Hollywood Assocla-
f&.tion is cordially Invited.
u. D. c. to Meet.
4 The monthly meeting of the Richmond
Chapter, United Daughters Of the Con-
fedracy, will take place at p NJ. to-
day, In Lee Camp Hail. All visiting
Daughters are invited to the meeting.
Mr.. Barnes's Lecture.
Mr. Barnes. the distinguished university
extension lecturer. will deliver an address
before the Richmond Education .Asso-
citation on THE Growth OF Chiidren's
Ideals" in the Young Mems Christian
Association hall this evening at $50
8,Eo'clock.
# Mission Silver Tea.
& silver tea will be given BY the
Young Ladies' Bible Glass of the First
iii Presbyterian Church. In the lecture room
of the church. to-rarfow evening at s
O'clock The money! derived from the en-
tertainment will go for the Samuel
n. Lapsley.'' mission boat on the At
III ,.lcan Congo River. Young ladies assisting
at the tea will be Miss Mary Bright.
Miss Corinne Norment. Miss Olive Glib
son. Miss Virginia Bnford, Miss Mary
Il. Wolridge. Miss Gertie Mayer and Miss
Edith Morehouse.
Personal Mention.
The lecture to be given by Admiral
Harrie Webster next Friday evening at
ri $50 o'clock In the Young MEMS Christian
E Association hall will be for tho benefit
OF the First Baptist Church missionary
vi societies.
The subject of the lecture will be
III Korea. tho Hermit Kingdom" and the
lecture will be admirably illustrated By
stereopticon Views.
E Miss Della and Miss Josephine Page, OF
III West Virginia, are guests Of Miss Sallit
ia Gordon, at No. al4 West Grace Street
XII; Mhs Ellen Glasgow and her sister
III Mrs. Mccormick. are expected 10 return
to Richmond some time this month.
III Miss Mary Johnston's new book. Isl
"A Mortimer" will be brought out In bool
form BY Harper Brothers on March nth
S Miss Mary O'Brien, Miss Margie Hun
Il ter. Mr.. G. c, Pearson, Mr.. VIII Newton
and Mr.. Turner were Richmond guest
iat an entertainment recently given b.
8 Miss Mary l.. Wood, OF Gordonsvile Va
k@ Mr.. and Mrs H p. Watkins are spend
Ing the spring months with Mrs Reed o.
81 East Grace Street
#i The Rev, James Stalker of Scotland
famous Presbyterian divine. will Wis
N Richmond early in May