The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-08-17
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Death came close to the bed
Y Silent, commanding, grim. s
n Tho poet turned lib his pain.
And smiled Mt him.
b. ,Yo,i drank life Deep said Death.
81 And now will you taste of me-
NJ For ! hold the deeper cup It'd
cot eternity.
& Isevel, !. aud love. and pain,
You have suffered and sung them all
Your falneF Is where millions pa SIS,
Where shs birds call.
& STRONG men laugh with your mirth,
l And women weep. at your whim; n
81 But lard the mir hless one,
Bent over him. Il rs
But Is 'twlxt breath and breath,
3istt55a Can rob you OF all he said
.9sArd he LAID his heavy hand
& On the quiet bed. 555s.. II
6 Tho lights were shaded and low. I,
"A strange mist swan In the room
Il And the man could see Deaths eyes
ss35 Haunting the gloom, q.
a He said. II know you, my friend a
,sSis God s. henchman, and nothing more
iAif He has sent you, why, then, 43 Il:
Is Open the door!
THEODORE ROBERTS.
Brilliant German at the Alum.
The week closed brilliantly on satur
4, day evening last at the Rockbrdge Alum
q Springs with german. in which Miss
II MARY sNNaddill and Miss Bessie Hunter,
u Of this city. were the hostesses About
ID Thirty couples took part in the cotillon,
4 and the opening figure, by way Of conip,.-,
Il snent to the management, formed the let
II tiers r. "A. S. 81 NJ Il II IA
VI Assisting Miss yvaddill and Miss Hunter
active ia tors in the endowment q q al
ID present We're Mrs. benjamin Nash, Mrs.
ii Edmund Nvaddil, Mrs. Pope. Mrs Arthur
Va Cannon, Il Mrs tkins, Miss Clark and
Miss Hat her. & 3s B IL n u " 3yba ".
IL Miss yvaddill wore lovely white silk
81 embroidered net over lite Ataffeta, with
4. coral ornaments. ga "a
3 Miss Hunter was gowned in white lerre
5i1ace over accordion plated chiffon, upon 'i
u a foundation Of pale green ia ffet 81
s The music was most nspiritlng Dur
S2 ing the evening and at the close OF the
II cotiilon light refreshments were served.
rs The ball room was handsomely decorated
B In oak leaves. wild flowers and ferns.
Schroe Kendall.
IA 4 mid month nuptal event will be
4: celebrated this evening in the maria sc Of
Il. Miss Charlotte Evelyn Kendall, the
s daugh ter5 Of Mr.. and Mrs. Kendall,
\. ofS West Cary Street, to Mr. Edwin q
Nj Schroeder. Of Aiken, s.. 81. q.
At a reception given the bridal pair
$5iast evening guests were: Misses Nfaude
wallace White Virginia Kendall II y sLett1c
~ ~ lca,rter, Katherine Cobean. Soplie,
M Iopnper. Lillian Kendall: Mary W God.
s @g1 OH s. Gibson and Elsie Miller; Messrs,
as Charles Vail, N j. Il w. Kendall, Jr., Of
aslington, D. 81; Professor II erbert H..
" Rees. Messrs. Eugene Blandon, Sidney
e Lockett, Edward fPurvls, Arthur Kendall
81 and "a bbeyl Pillow. 3 35 TX; Z #
s5$s Personal Mention. tt
Mr. and Mrs, L. D Cutehins re, Visit
.Is takkcr's.5 Nc. Before their return they
vii 90 c; to Asheville, NC to visit 55lrs.
i Ms hseRf hsah AsusF
,S2 Dr.. Truman "A: Parker and Mrs. Par r,
5S kerS are In Bath county for a few weeks,
si5 stay. III !. @
gys9n Wigs g,aI s y wh V,rg is
4 and Who has been spending the summer
~ mere, will leave the city shortly for
and exposiion
Tine !. to ma circulate for lectures sat
the college which Ss. opens October tot' lst
ii spe ma his
son in Clarke county:
S58S Mr. Robert Westbrook. OF Newport
III News, ~ a., a fter spending q few days
~ mere left for he St. Louis Exposition,
Colonel Roller. Mayor Of IIarrisonburg,
e at ST. oao oys
Mr.. John Coke, Jr..sis spending month
VI in the North. "a !. u *
aI s MIsnkns i atts' I1sta AZ
I ! MR. and Mrs. Joseph Mundy and
schild of Arka nsas, are visiting i Mr.. Nun.
iiRichm ond. Mr.and Mrs. Mundy will I,
III visit the st. Louis Exposition on their their
Mrs. George ". Mayo has returned
from a visit to her sister, Mrs. Howard,
' aDf Fredericksburg: va.
q L. Miss Mamie Z. stampcr and her aunt.
u frdrs.s Mundy.of Arkansas, will leave soon
70 toiSylsit wa ldifn ?; g
K willie, has been appointed maid Of honor
& Ito Miss Virginia Alice Hale. OF Franklin
~ county, sponsor at the LynchburE Colf-
3; tederate reunion. g8t III
w Miss Annie Richardson has returned
from delightful house-party, given by
Mrs. w. II. Williams. of = Kentuck.' at
A wli.eh Miss Hattye Gum and Margaret
il Richardson were also present. Other
,i guests included Mrs. J. Lindsay Fergu-
95& son, Of North Carolina, and Miss IT, w.
II reynolds, of Witt.
s4f.ss The Newport News Daily Press OF yes
5}}5 Mr.. David F. o'Nell. formerly OF New
sgs port News. but now chief clerk at the
81 Richmond offices of the Pullman Car
his wife. They are the guests of Mrs.
sS3 C)'Neil's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J,J. O'Don-t
js nell, OF Madison Avenue. Mr.. O'Neil has
just returned from a trip to the 81. Louis