The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1904-12-30
WOMAN and
SOCIETY,".

oh, love is weak.
Which counts the answers and the
gains,
Weighs all the losses and the pains
And eagerly each fond word drains
joy to seek.
When love is strong
1t never tarries to take heed.
Or know if its return exceed
It's gift. in its sweet haste no greed,
No strife belong.
1t hardly asks
If il be loved at all: to take
So barren seems when it can make
Such bliss for the beloved sake
OF bitter tasks
Could find hard death so beauteous
il sees through tears how Christ loved
And speaks, in saying, II love thus
No blasphemy.
So much we miss
If love is weak. SO much We gain
If love is strong. God thinks no pain
Too sharp or lasting to ordan
To teach us this.
Helen Hunt Jackson.
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Miss Lily Haskins. OF High Point
". G after spending several days III
the city left for her home yesterday
afternoon.
Mrs. c. Hutchings returned yes
ierday from visit to her daughter
Mrs l.. Maxwell. at Suffolk.
DIR. and Mrs. Charles F.. Meserve
Miss Alice Meserve and her friends
Misses zacher and GAYLORD, of New
Haven, Conn, who were with her 1t
Vassar. have gone to Southern Pines
and Pinehurst to visit.
Mrs. Luna Barber has returned
from a visit TO Goldsboro.
Mr. r. p. Foster of Goldsboro,
was here yesterday with his mother
Mrs. M. E. billiard. of Asheville. who
had been visiting him and was re-
turning home.
Miss Daisy Poe. of Gulf. after Il
visit to her brother. Mr.. Clarence H.
Poe. returned to her home yesterday.
Mr.. Poe accompanying her.
Miss Edna Hudson. of Apex. was
here yesterday.
Miss Belle Pittman, of Henderson.
is in the city the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
T. II. Busbee.
Miss Elizabeth Gordon. of Chapel
Hill. was here last night TO attend the
Capital Club dance.
The music pupils of Miss Ebie
Roberts gave delightful musical at
mingten and Lane streets yesterday af-
ternoon. The parents of the pupils
and few invited friends were present
and enjoyed the selections. which were
SO we'll rendered by Miss Roberts
pupils.
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Domestic Science.
The Domestic Science Department
OF the Womans Club will meet this af-
ternoon at four o'clock in the COM
mittee room of the Olivia Raney Lib
rary.
Colonial DANES.
The Raleigh Circle of Colonial
DANES will hold a meeting saturday
afternoon at four o'clock in the Caro-
lima Trust Building, room All.
All members especially requested 20
be present by the chairman.
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Seyenty-first Birthday.
A most enjoyable event was ceIe-
brated on Wednesday night at the
South Cottage of the Baptist Univei>
sity when Mrs. Julia A. Poteat was
surrounded by relatives and friends on
the occasion Of her seyenty-first birth
day.
There were present with her. be-
sides relatives and friends here. and
the faculty of the university, her son,
Prof W. J.. Poteat and 'r"s. w. l..
Poteat. of Wake Forest, Mrs. J. L.
Fenner. of Whitehead. Mr.. and Mrs.
w. o. Allen. and Miss CRANKY. of OK
ford Seminary.
Reception at Wake Forest.
Wake Forest. n. c., Dee. 29.-(Spe-
cial. 1.-The second of the series OF
gatherings arranged by the young peo-
pie here was held last night at the
home of Miss Matte Gill. on South
Main street.
The order of the evening was first,
the exchanging of the little presents
each guest had been required to
bring, from the prettily decorated
trees in the parlor that had served
a day or to before to make the hearts
of Miss Gill's little nieces glad.
Then games We're played until the
call came from the dining room
where light refreshments were served
After the dining room play the party
was entertained by music, both vocal
and classical, until the evening felt
the weight of a new days coming, and
some one happened to think that it
was time TO go home.
Miss Gill was at her best as a hos
tess. and left an impression that made
everybody feel like they would like
to meet 1T her home again.
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