The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-13
.SOClAL AND
PERSONAL
Thinkin, Back.


Amt no young man anymore.
"a Thinkin' backs thing at grows
Onta Teller, / suppose
Older at he gifts. Jack,
More he Keeps a-thinkin' back!
3& Old as old men git to be,
lst Err as middle-aged MS me,
Folks III find us. eye ana mind
Fixed on what we've left behind.
Notwithstanding
Them old times I've used to hike
Out barefooted fer the crick,
Long bout April first-to pick
Out some "warmest" place to go
In a-swimmin'-Oh! my-oh!
Wonder now we hadn't died!
Crate horseradish on my hide
.Jes' a-thnkin' how cold then
That 'cre worter must a-ben
Think1n back-w'y goodness me!
kin call their names and see
Every little tad played
With, err fought, er was afraid
OF, and SO made him the best
Friend had Of all the rest!
Thinkin' back. l even hear
Them a-calln'. high and clear,
Up the ck-banks, where they seem
Still hid in there-like a dream
And me still a-pentin' on
The green pathway they have gone!
Still they hide, by bend er ford
Still they hide-But, thank the Lord
(Thinkin back, rs I have sadly
hear laughin' on ahead!
james Whitcomb Riley.
DR.. Trent. at Wonan's Club.
The event of interest at the Woman's
Club yesterday was the talk given by Dr..
Trent of Columbia College, New York,
on Southern Writer'S
DR.. Trent treated his subject in very
comprehensive style. Referring to South
ern authors he touched upon the fact that
while comparatively few Of them has at
tained to literary emnence, the list was
large one. In classification he made
three periods, the first extending down to
Revolutionary days; the second from that
4 time to the middle Of the nineteenth CEN
fury: the third from about 1870 to the
present time.
In the first period not more than one
or two names in DR.. Trent's estimation
IL survived the test of time. In the sec
iSond. the age OF Washington, Jefferson
and Madison and coming after them, lie
cited great many more, chiefly writer's
OF State papers. biography history and
poetry. The third period has been filled,
as he thinks, with names so familiar to
r the Southern ear that he hardly considered
~ yleCeSSdTyt 10 recount the list, ri q
The point especially emphasized by Dr.,
Trent turned upon the marked change
in the expression Of Southern writer's,
who, in latter years. has given them
selves unreservedly to fiction. He paid
beautiful tribute to poetry, and the
mission Of the poet, as the highest and
finest expositor Of all that is best in lit
! erature, and closed by advising his hear
4 ers to cherish taste for poetry and to
m. crfE thpS
q decay.
Il Guests of the afternoon were among
others, Miss Elizabeth Price, DR.. John
n, upshur. Mrs. Lewis D. Aylett and
Pr, Foushee of Richmond College, Mrs
b Stewart Woodward and Miss Kate Win
ston presided at the coffee and tea, tables
Seay-Lewis.
Mr.. and Mrs. John J. Jones have issued
invitations for the wedding reception Of
tneir niece, Miss Efle Ball Lewis, To-
mr.. George James Seay Wednesday eve.
ming, April 26th from to IL O'Clock. all
No. 917 West Main Street, Wheeling w
!, Va. s2$ 20 :
81 Mr.. and Mrs. ,seay will tie at home
after June first, at No. Dol East Franklin
Street. this city. sMr. Seay is associated
IN business with the firm of Scott and
stringfellow. He is. a member Of the
. 4
Clubs, and is an extremely popular young
gentleman in Richmond society Tho |
news of his approaching wedding arouses
much interest among his many friends
3 here.
First House. Of Burgesses.
Tho Norfolk branch Of tho Association
for the Preservation of Virginia Antluu.
ties Is raising a fund to erect at James
town a monument to the House of Bur-
gesses that meeting in the jamestown
Church. July 30. 1G19 constituted the first [
American legislative body. Descendants
Of the burgesscs that composed this body
are asked to send their names to Miss
l., L. Taylor, No. 1859 CRANKY Street, Nor
folk, Va.
The names OF the burgesses are here
with appended:
Sir George Yeardley, knight, Cover
nor and Captain-G General OF Virginia.
# For James City-Captain william Pow.
ell Ensign William Spence
Jordan.
For the city of Henricus-Thomas
Dowee. John Potentine.
Z. For Kiccotan-Captain William Tucker.
William Capp.
For Martin Brandon, Captain John Mar
tens Plantation-Mr. Thomas Davis Mr.
Robert Stacy.
For Smyth's Hundred-Captain Thomas
Graves. Mr.. Walter Shelley.
For Martens HundredMr. John Boys
Mr.. John Jackson.
For Argal's Plantaton-Mr. Powlett
Mr.. Gourgemy.
For Flower de Hundred Ensign Pom
bingham. Mr.. jefferson
For Captain Lannes Plantation-Cap.
tain Christopher lame Ensign Wesher
For Captain Wirt's antation-Captainj
Writ, Lieutenant Gibbs.
Continental Hall.
Mrs Charles w. Fairbanks, the wife
OF the Vice-President f,the United States
and retiring aresldent1,eneral of me
daughters OF the American Revolution.