The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-24
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Ps,sonal.
The Lovers.

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e Two lovers In Jife's golden noon
Beneath tho apple tree
Heard once again the robins call.
.Ilove you. whispered he.
sI'hc birds arc singing Loves sweet sohs,
NJ Deaf. heart, for you and me.
And one Of them was twenty-six M
And ono was twcnty-three.
Two lovers In Life's afterglow
q Watched each swift-chnnging hue
Thro' all the years Loves mating can
Had echoed sweet and true. Ems
Il II love you, dear" he murmered low.
and L. she answered, YOU.
q Tho, one of them was gsixty-tive
And ono was sixty-two.
Maurice Smiley, In September Delineator.
Launching the Ship.
t The prcpasstions for launching the
battleshi,, Louisiana In the Newport News
shinvarts are almost complete, The chris
d ten,nr stand and the sponsors booth,
where Miss Juanita Lallande. of New Or
leans, Will be stationed to break the pro-
verbal bottle OF champagne. nave a. a.
u ready been erected.
5sS's> The Il Il VIII be high at about II o'clock
& On saturday, and the launching cere-
lmonies are expected to take place about
moon Miss Lallandn will Z be VI accom-
J; paned to Newport News by Governor
q RIanchard and a party Of prominent
n louisiana people. a delegation from the
4 navy yard at washington. D. q, and one
i from. the Norfolk navy yard VIII also pc
present,
Near the Louisiana is the battleshlp
Virginia, in which all the women OF the
old Dominion feel an especial interest
The armored plates are now being put
5s around this hattleshp's turrets when
KY show q difference f iii N constructto byf
elanting from the front on top, instead
e. OF being flat, In order to give greater
resistance to shells. III n y n.
Il The presentation Of the silver service
!, 10 the Virginia and of a special gift IN
silver to her from the Colonial Danes OF
"a the State will be the occasion of another
brilliant ceremony In the history OF TINS
namesake Of the Mother Of States.
Travellers Returned.
a Mr. John T.. Anderson and Mt Q. n
Berry. who, with other friends, have beer
making q delightful European$t tour, are IN
Richmond again, where many beautitul
dinners and charming little suppe r pa rites
are being given in honor Or the ira velers'
The mere presence 4 Of Mr.. Anderson
has turned attention to Horse SHOW
matters e Society draws a long breath
ls and feels now quite sure that the Won
derful successes of former years Will be
repeated. 5355
Stay-at-H ONE Club.
The stay-at.Home Whist Club met
Monday evening with Admiral and Mrs
Webster, in their apartments at the
Chesterfield. i
] ,Hirhest scores were made by Mrs.
Bland Spottswood2 Smith.tsplaying With
Mr. S. W. ITravers. III.
The mex /, meeting Of the club VIII ]. be
with Mrs. Travers. on West Franklin ~
g street. Admiral Webster. the club presi-
4 dent. who has been suffering from q
a snrained ankle, /. is now as his friends
Will be- Eratified to hear, much better ''elt
Personal Mention.
Miss Helen Cameron is visiting Mrs. G..
p. Buck. at the latter's lovely home In
s.Albemarle county.
Mrs. Fred. Peasants Is spending ssome
lime with her father, Mr. Barksdale, In
Halifax county.
Miss Eflie sBranch2is with her aunt
# Mrs. Fred. Scott, at H OF Springs. Va
Mr. Henry c.s Stuart has bought the
beautiful home Inherited by Miss Annie
81 and Miss Mary Elizab beth Moore from
81 their uncle. Captain Allison. on.&W West
ii stuart viii he warmly welcomed as q
welcomed addition TO Richmond society
~ -. a sf.
Miss Ethel Pace who has been III with.
5i9yphoid fever In Louisville. KY. where
r she has been visiting her sister Mrs.
l fIitc, ig now convalescent and 1T is honed
n viii soon be able TO come rack to Rich 4
..n,ond with her mother, Mrs. ia James 3.
Pace.
Mr.. Edward Palmer has returned from
visit to Blue Ridge Springs, where his
family are summerng.
Mrs Calvin Whitley and Miss Virginia
whiteley are back from New York and
# have as their charming guest, Mrs. Jones,
of New York. u
Miss Annie Rose Walker Of No. 600
s. West franklin Street, has been Very III
for some time past with nervous prostra :
x ton at DR.. Dercums Rest Cure" IN
ii Philadelphia. Is
Miss Bertha Atkinson is the guest OF
MIR. PHI. Mayo, in Clarke county.
Mr.. and Mrs. Floyd chalkley are visit
ing Mrs, NJ p Andrews, In Hampton
} Ma,
4etHH DR., benjamin n. Sidy' " 'NN"F ~ -
who has been spending part OF his va
cation at "Northheld." In Cumberland
county is now the guest Of Mrs, r, J
Hunter. at No. 2l5 East Franklin Street
Mr.. and Mrs. S, b. Costcnbader, o
~ Slatington, Pa. and DR. i L.. Costen
tader. OF The University OF Medicine 0
2G Hichmonc are the guests OF Or. ant
Mrs. Costcnbader. In South Norfolk,
st
@ Miss Nettie Johnson and Miss Fanni
M Huckols. who have been visiting Mrs
&T w. Birmingham, in Hampton. hay
returned TO Richmond.
Miss Lillian Benwel, of Morrison
Va. Is entertaining house party o
young friends from different parts OF IN
state.
slsg Richmond visitors TO friends n New
port News include Miss Virginia y
@ I.eath and Miss Annie Sprinkle, Mis-
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