The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-19


M POWELL Is going to crafty the desire
8Uf theS Richmond public by giving d re-
tciial in thegBWotnans Club audience
rooms on Friday evening next, irany III
%taresting things httvo been told of Ills
Hpr9cocty and OF how the promise Of
his early childhood s6hns already bee
more than fulfilled, though he is stu SO
young. * VI sal4ssii| 4. II III |, (,
Fof%thc late John II /. and Rebecca Leigh
Powell. isls descendedt on his mothers
side, from long line Of musical ail- \
Gcestors AZ d baby,shc was never. so
happy as when listening to music A, lie
Es;1t,r tic alrs he heard before he could
talk; at eighteen months he picked them
out On the pianof;wlth one finger; lsct
them 10 simple 8harmonles before he was
three, and ut four composed his hrst
B..picces.' NJ Being q delicate child he WIS
E not taught anything until he reached
5eipht veurs q nge,E when he began 2tnt
Study music with1liis sister Mrs. Brock
Senbrough, and was sent to school. Later
Professor fr.5t c. Hair undertook "a his
musical education; and showed by 0lils
faithful interest In the boy his careful
training, Ills enrobling Influence. and the
moulding {Jf his tastes5and ambit ionsHon
q lofty plane, 4 that lie swns.ln every way way
worthy OF the task entrusted to him. s;.S 4
After taking his b. a. at the University
of Virginia Mr. Powell went 70 M as
.worid-renowned Leschctezkl. and was
most fayorably received by the great
ma Il ar WI I, \ nom III he remained Two
2venrs. Il WORKING fal thfullys in3thls musical
8ntmospfkare N surrounded y ty the Feet
Bknown t11tislcin ns OF the day He is again
in Richmond for! ID while. and by the n.
appreciation shown him here IT s evil
dent that Richmondsts not behind Vienna tA1'1a
In approaching gerliu s y. KS Z,
SIFridav,s recital will 335be under the
Nj rnnapc II tie following ladies' from
wl,nnm "a tickets "a can be obtained: Mrs
lanes ". Alison Mrs. Archer Ander-
san Mrs Decatur SAxtell Mrs. william
III Adams, Mrs. Henry Baskervill, Mrs.
&Inhn \ K err Branch, Mrs. a. B. Guigon,E
nfiss claire q uillaume, Mrs. r. g. Hahr.
8Mrs. John Hun ter, Mrs. u. i. Lewis Mrs
4. 4. Montague, Mrs. Clarence Millhiser'.
Mrs. II william Pc trberton Miss Jane ~.
rutherford, MISS Frances 3. Scout, !, MIS- s,
N, II. Savage. Mrs. Joseph p. WHARF IA .
BAirs% dward j .f5 Willis, Mrs. Francis ~ y.
Stu,iI,a ms, Miss Louise Williams. f$
Jss ,rick ets can. also bio procured at HV.G6D.
Snrosaa,s md from the Gable Company
a. 4 "a Reii Booknnii Stationery Company,
or the Woman s g! ,iD M * VI 58ttSS 3s
57 ,'2sss Engagement Announced.
q = y r. Fl7,ugenia Slaughter announces the
enlargement Of her, daughter, Sadie Pat
TN. "a N,r.5!W lillian Balm Snidow, COM
monwealthis attorney Of Giles county Y
Id. irhe marriage, o. widespread matter&S2 81
III crest viii take place in the Epis pa 1
rhi,rch at Ba p oIrsv.lle,I Orange county
February 18th. S,5s;
Card 81 Thanks.
4. rho A. lies Of the Masonic Home Aux AZ
lila - wish Ito express their thanks ana !11
grateful appreciation to az inc k.I, ~
sriends who assisted 1 ir,smaking the sale "a
atSthe Temple such q success :! ;ss \.
Chapter Ente rtainet'd1; sts5
~ = f,om an " II Chapter, Daughters
"a 4 IL Aneri can u Revolution, we're &c;
Inn r,1ll y5 entertained Wednesday ter
,,onni ~ u 40 8 clock Hby Mrs WI liam ~.
E,vans. OF No. Ill North Sixth Street.,
h, Judge II. i. lewis was ntroduc ' co q ~
DR.. Evans and ii m do an address n no.
4 pr,ropriatef to the ReHolutl nary peliod
and OF the create 8
members, who heard it3wlth en- tnus lais'l
applause. 5fs 4; e s, - !, y.
count &c the American flag, ana l# MT ~
Charles Cook 50 ng as sol Win Win gTetit
feeling and expression, II r.. s sS span span
~ Ching room was beautiful n:$its
Revolutionary decolat ions.ssE52 Red WI 9 g
white roses n lii gut glass vas cs adorned!
k ltan,lc res ting on handsome lace Red
WY candles, in silver candle Ia bra II mi age
5tha pretty illumination. "a dell cious col +
l9la fion was served and the chapter ! elt
I'm e itt was Indebted to Mrs. Evans Tor
an a fternoon Of rare enjoyment. among an nl
those present were Dr.sand Mrs: W. ~ ], y,
Evans, Jud &c and Mrs IL Ii Lewis, MISS MIS-
Jane rutherford Miss r ellen Montasue'
Miss Freddy, Mrs. William fi; Naiso,.'
Mrs. John w. southall. Mrs Harrison J.
Mrs. Ic. H. Robson. Mrs Dallam Banks
dale, g Mrs. Chiles NJ. Ferrall, Mrs Mrs
Charles Bosher Mrs, James b. Pace,
Miss "a Constance Evans, Miss l3ossieuN,
Mrs. Reynolds. Mrs. Chambers and oth-
ers. III !S s- N Il. 3
Beautiful Celebration.
Ii Miss Conway Christian Fleming, the
daughter !sof Mi. and Mrs. W. u y. Flenl-
ling, celebrated her birthday last week
and entertained number5of her ysuns
friends in beautiful fashion, a t. 3 heart
and archery contest. S35is DBL WI,
i4E The house was charmingly3 K DECORATED
IN Il red Y carnations with hearts big ana NJ
little, put everywhere that hearts ought
to DO III artistic Arrangement. t;upl t
played "hideannd seek among tlle '' t -
ard souvenirs for guests were hand paint NJ
ed heart boxes, filled with conserv1e,s' Il
ST Receiving with the young hostess were
Misses Gcnevieve Lathrop, M Mary Mc-
Faden, Frances Wheat and Ia Katherine
Sinton. In the game 81 $' pro gressiV !.
hearts" girls who gave out "progressers'
were Miss Natalie McFaden and Miss
Lewis Warren. Miss Elsie Parrish won
the first prize, Miss Mary Saunders. the
second, and Miss Fanny boswell 4 Tyler ,ler
was consoled. Il i55e
Others present we're Miss Emily Mon
taguo, Miss Dorothy Christian. Miss Elea'
nor Wingfeld, Miss Kate Taylor. Miss
Margaret waddey Miss Carrie Waddey
Miss Gwatkins. Miss Mary Johnson, Miss
Mary McCaw, Miss Gwendolyn Ruther-
| foord, Miss Rosalie Valentine, Miss Anita
West, Miss Minnie Archer. Miss Camilla
Wexford, u Miss Edith DOMAIN. Miss A.
ston Drake, Miss FLORENCE Lacy. Miss
Sinton, Miss Katherine Gum MISS mo
MI NOrall Randolph MISS