The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-25
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL
,1,l,e Love Of Eli.

Her image glides from pag TO page,
"A Presence, frail and falr-
scarce more than sweet ted face
And CLINT OF shining hair
Yet lie she went a light would face
And leave shadow there.
HIS Alice! From the we'll worn page,
That III the freight lies
Before me, child, see with him
81 out Of the enbers rise
tn iYnperisllable vision OF thy face
Fair hair, and farers eyes,
What brought the later years, sweet chiiti,
RI we do not greatly care;
Sure. 'twere enough beatltude
For mortal maid to wear
Thy mystical maternity,
Sweet Alice with fair hair!
What If thy gentle arms grew old
From Love $ sweet burden free!
Listen!.these prutting little ores
n Love brought to him and thee
These dear Dreal,l-children with deep eycs
That nestle at his knee!
Yea, Alice! gentlest love Of, Fame,
Tra,l, favored child of Fate!
He boards thy memory chast and sweet,
3Si While never faces wait;
And the dear ashes of his love
X He keeps invlolate.
Charlotte Wilson, in May Harper.
Orange Meet and Ball.
To-day promises to be a red lettcr day
IN the history Of the Orange County
Hunt. as we'll as ono long to be remember
ed BY lovers Of hunting, and devotees
\ OF society. t .
The club proposes to make the most OF
its last meet for the spring, and In
addition to tho hunt that day, 1t expects
to entertain its members and guests at
hunt ball in the evening.
The drag hounds will meet at Orange
Mt 8 o clock in the afterhron, and will be
laid on about mile north of town on
the beautiful Booton estate. The course
will lead in the direction Of Rapldan, but
crcling about n mile south Of Rapidan
and turning back In the general direction
of Orange will end on the western out
skirts OF town. The field promises to
be an exceptionally large one, and the
countryto be hunted over is Of an ideal
4 type. Nearly the entire course Of eight.
or nine miles is over rich, springy turf,
and the opportunities for negotiating tall
timber and wide bitches will be abund-
Il ant.
X The hunt ball will be held In the Ma
sonic Hall, at Orange. The hall will
bunting on the ceiling and arches, and the
sides of the room will be banked with
spring flowers. and bowers Of fragrant
fruit blossoms.
The men will wear their pink coats
at the ball, and the ladies will powder
! their hair. and surrounded by all the
wealth that nature can offer Of her beau
tiful bloom, 1t Is not difficult to conceive
the enchantmen and Inspiration of such
a scene.
Music will be furnished by portion Of
the Marine Rand. which has made up
4 an especially attractive programme for
the occasion. Mr.. j. p .Wooiriff, DR.. L..
S. Ricketts, and Mr.. II. T. Holiday, Jr.,,
will receive the guests for the club.
Over two hundred and fifty invitations
have been sent out for the ball. and
representatives from Cameron Run Hunt,
the Kcswick Hunt, and the Deep Run
4 Hunt and other clubs are expected, as
we'll as Il large number of distinguished
quests from a distance.
Those expected from Richmond are
. .Ideutenant-Go Governor and Mrs WILLARD.
Mr. and Mrs. Allen Potts, MIR and Mrs.
Harry Beattic. Miss Gertrude sselton
Mr. George Cole Scott, Mr.. e. Il. Sydnor,
and Mr.. G. p. Hobson and others
Watkins-D eSaussure.
j ~
per Watkins, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Wharton Watkins. to Mr.. WIZ
( liam Peronneau de Saussure, 5Jr., son
OF Mfr. and Mrs. William P. de Saussure.
will be celebrated at 80 P. NJ this after
noon in Grace Episcopal Church, the
Rev Landon R. Mason pcing the cee-
I brant. = ,"g.
Miss Katherine Cust1s Watkins will
be maid Of honor and Mr., Thomas Null
drop Logan. Jr.. of Now York city, the
best man. Other members OF the bridal
party. who. with the families of bride
and groom and their friends. will be en-
tertained at reception, following the
ceremony, will include Miss Estele de
sanssure, Mr.. Henry Bayley Melvin Wat
kins. Miss Rose Norris Mr.. Robert Par
rott New York city: Miss Mary G.
Johnston, Mr.. ISAAC Davenport: Miss
Elizabeth II Bouldin. of Houston, Va;
Mr.. LucIus r. Cary of the University
Of Virginia: Miss Margaret Cabell Car
rington Mr.. T. v. Moore; Miss Elizabeth
Fisher, Mr.. Robert Cabel; Miss Marie
Lightfoot, DR.. Stuart A1fchaux;. Miss Eliz-
abeth EtLsley, of Houston, Va; Mr..
Charles NJ. Grant, Miss Elise Il. Clark, Of
Clarkton, Va; Mr.. Lane Lacy. Miss
y Douglas Wise. Mr. John Blunt, Of New
York city.
Noland-Merrill.
Grace street Presbyterian Church will
be the scene. at 6:3o o'clock this evening,
OF the wedding of Miss Rosalie Sinclair
Merrill to Mr.. Preston Wexford holland.
The ceremony will lie performed by the
Rev. Robert Giattan Noland, of Ohio,
brother OF the groom, assisted by the
pastor. the Rev. Jere Witherspoon.
Mrs. D. w, Lindsey. of Kentucky the
brides sister, will be matron OF honor;
Miss Edith Merrill. another sister and
Miss Julia Gardner Tyler, --S--Nvillnms-
burg Va, Will be the maids of honor,
Mr.. William II. Parrish will be best man;
the ushers. Mr.. Richard Workman, Mr..
Charles 3. Antrim, Mr.. McChesney Var
brough Mr.. James Rutherford, Mr..
Richard Johnson, Mr.. Carey Sheppard,
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