The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-18
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL ]

Two Lovers.
twas the farmers lad and the dairy
VINO down through the dusky meadows
strayed 3 S} s9
The lad was shy, though his heart beat
true,
when the lad she loved was afraid to
WOO? IN i5y
twas d stranger bold, witt an hour to
Who s,,ied ono morning the comeiS lass;
.,HeiRhoi.. he cried ut is here stay
TO nerrily fritter the hours away;
And SO he tarried the whole long day.
,Twas the farmers lad but he walked
alone,
Down BY the brook, by tile trysting stone;
And waited long for his dairy lass.
Who never moro at his side would pass
In the scented dusk, through the long,
lush grass
For how could she know that his heart
II 81 Of gold
Beat hut for her: he had never told ; a1
And how could she answcrEth the strangers
with II love another AMI l,c lovcs met
& So Of course, he won her-why shouldn't
Helen Comics, in May Designer.
The Continental Congress.
The washington Star says, referring to
the assembling of the Continental 1T; Con-
eress, Daughters OF the American lscvo-
\ luton: # ss .is .i /;
The matter OF the election Of q presi--
dent.general Is the all-nbsorbinS uues-s
& ton. But three candidates arc men
toned at this time, Mrs Gorge NJ.
Sternberg, OF indiana Mrs. Donald Me-
Lean, OF New York. and Mrs. Warren e.
date has strong adhcrents IN Official,
circles and among the rank and file"
The national i1ea dquarters. at the WASH
ington Loan and Trust building, Saturday
resembled the national headounrtcrs OF n
political convention. Some Of the moro
prominent women we're so much III de-
r,and that they ate their lunch from the
top Of desks. standing, and doled out
their time in two-minute, n three-minutes
and flve-1ninute stunts. The Babel OF
voices was something stunning. and X
Il one were betting person, It could never
have been learned in that crowd on whom
to put up money, y for nobody was sure
OF anything g 'anythlng' meaning the
dent-general cy-ands each candidate
Se had ttf1enQS SUI &c
but nobody was counting votes-eXcent-3$
ing the friends OF Mrs. Dorsald Mclean.
They showed a list of regents and vice
State regents comprising ma orit over
all, and all Of whom, It wSs said. were
pledged to Mrs. Mclean Massachusetts
is said to be solid for her, with perhaps
4 one or two exceptions. The friends Of
Mrs. sternberg were not counting noses.
/ but they smiled In a superior way and
declared that recount of regents should
4 be taken \ and ''thcn, there was tho otli-i
cial ballot. 800 Connecticut and Rhode
Island are counted solidlY5 for Mrs LIP
4 pitt.
When the other States we're canvassed
a de,noralizing6 condition was found, the
votes being seemingly divided among
s the three candidates. The impression
grows that a second ballot will lie neces-o
sary to elect. It is said the weakest car
h ddate will be urged to withdraw on tho
second 4 ballot and throw her strength
z to one Of the other candidates.
Mrs. Fairbanks was stanE Ing in a the
n,idst8of o. lot Of friends yesterday, and
to vote for?'' or course there is but
one Office thought Of SO it was UNDER
stood what Office was meant nn'l quick
as n flash she replied: ANDREW Jackson
He's dead - said some one, laugh
ingly.
"Oh. my! What shall I do :? I'm al at
sea again." Mrs. Fairbanks replied, as
{ she lodged back into the board room. and
that IS all anybody really knows about
how Mrs. Fairbanks will vote. 81 e
At the Woman's Club.
At the woman's Club last afternoon
Professor Charles Winston, Of Richmond
I'll College, gave most dellEhtful tax on
wild Flowers
q r nal
& adorned with the blossoms of the spring,
about which Professor Winston talked SO
beautifully and entertainngly to his
large number ~ listeners,
All the differtnt varieties OF flowers
4 growing in the viclnity'of Richmond Were
to be found in the specimens which illus.
trated Professor Winston's talk and
brought to mind such faHorites us the
trailing arbutus. tho sweet scented blue
bottle, the hepatica, the Wild violet. the
saucy Jack-in-the-pulpit and number
a less others, in a list which tho 1'rofes-
sor handled in a manner that showed
him to be a true lover and student Of
nature.
The charm of the lecturers style ana
the beauty OF his subject rendered tho
afternoon one of rare enjoyment and
profit Chairman's guests were Miss Ella
Thomas, Mrs. a. w. CARRIER Mr.. Edmund
Harrison. OF Hopkinsvle. KY, and Mr.,
Gellett, OF Petersburg. Mrs. Joe Bensley
poured coffee at the reception. and Mrs.
George Wayne Anderson was at the tea
table.
Mrs. Able. OF New York, who was eX-
pected ms a guest ut the Executive Man
sion this week, and was to have becn
given reception at the Womnns Club
on Wednesday afternoon. will be unable
10 come to Richmond. as she had ex-
pected, on account OF Illness.
The house committee ofathc N-onlan'S
Club will give an excursion to Williams
burg on May Goth. for the benefit of the
Y club library. The season Will then re
sufficiently advanced to lcndcr such an
excursion a great pleasure.
Miss Bowie Wins Scholarship.
scholarship, offered a: yassar Col
lege, has just been Won by Miss Martha
"a Louise Bowie, daughter OF Mrs. Eliza
beth Brander Bowie, OF Richmond.
Miss Bowie has been student st Vas
ear since last autumn, and the fact that
she has won honors during her freshman
year at the leading wcman's university