The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-06
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL
II Doesn't Cost Money.

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It Doesn't Cost Money.
II doesn't cost money, as many suppose,
10 have good time on the earth;
The beet OF It's pleasures are free to all
who know how to value their worth.
The sweetest OF music the birds to us
sing,
$ The finest OF drinks g,ish out OF the
spring
All free to man, woman and child.
No money can purchase no artist cal,
Such pictures as nature supplies
Forever, all over, to sinner and saint,
Whc use to advantage their eyes
Kind words and glad looks and smiles
CHEEKY and brave
s& cost nothlng--no, nothing at ALI
And vet all the wealth Monte Cristo could
save
Can make no such pleasures ocfall.
Il 10 hask In the sunshine to breathe the
pure air,
Honest toll, the enjoyment of health,
Sweet slumbcr refreshing-these pleasures
we share
without any portion Of wealth.
Communion with friends that are tried,
truo and strong,
To love and be loved for lovc's sake,
1r fact, all that makes a life happy and
long
Are free tc whoever will take.
Mrs. Ellyson's Report.
Mrs. ]. Taylor Ellyson, vice-rcgcnt Q:
the Virginia. Room, Confederate Museum,
submitted tho following quarterly report
at the meeting OF the Confederate Meno-
rial Literary Society, March 10th, in which
Z she says:
.As i write my report, sorrow like
pail horcrs over me- Our beloved Mil
bred Lee lies sleeping her last sleep In
New Orleans. She was endowed with
a bright intelligent mind. a Christian
simplicity and womanly dignity, rarely
4 found.
i ..As tho regent of the Virginia Room N
.i&the Museum, She was deeply interested
and donated many of the priceless me
mentoes OF her distinguished father, Gem
eral Robert r.. Lee as gifts to the Mu-y
scum. One of the conspicuous traits OF
her sensitive nature was her objection
& to lending her name for the purpose OF
enlisting funds or gifts for tho Confed-.
crate work, as she feared that request
from the daughter of General Lee might
be construed as a demand.
II treasure her. visits TO me and feel
honcred to have been permitted to work
with her for our Loved Cause. My warm
est sympathies are offered to her sorely
bereaved family. The Virginia Room,
q through me- reverently lays a wreath
upon her bier
First Gift.
.'The first gift record In this report
is that of an iron bcdstead used by
s. General r. E. Leo in his headquarters
s at Edge Hill, the residence Of Mr.. VIII
liam Turnbull, near Petersburg. The bed
was given to Mr. Turnbull at the cvacu-
alton and presented through Mrs. ", J..
Leake and Mrs. Parke G. 13agby.
}3 "Other gifts received since December
a4-imcluelea toy slipper, one out OF num-
her sold alta bazaar held In London,
England. during 1853 or 1864. for the bene-
fit of the Confederate cause. The slipper
y was presented through Mrs. Joseph
Bryan. Mr.. c.. .. Owens was the donor
CT a string Of Confederate buttons. An
Interesting gift is n failing collar one OF
~ niauy sold by 4 southern woman, who
mystcrously appeared In Baltimore and
as mysterousy disappeared, after real
jzing a goodly sum fc-Z.r hospital In
Richmond.
Miss Mora Kingsley Hurley, of Liberty,
Va. has sent a piece of drapery from tho
blerEof General Lee; mn autograph photo
graph Of President Davis and a photo
graph of Margaret Howell Davis. taken
when she was eleven years old
Interesting Ceremony.
1T gives mo pleasure to report very
interesting ceremony that took place in
the Virginia Room at the Museum on
Saturday, February 25th, tho occasion
being the presentation, through Mr. Will
liam II. Stuart, OF Portsmouth. Va, OF
tho swords aad SASH of Captain Thomas
Lawson BaTraull,' killed at Bristoe Sta
tion, Va, October 14th. 1868 Mr.. Stuirts
presentation address was made at The
request of r.. II. Baker and his sister,
Mrs Mary Barraud and was an eloquent
testimonial to tho bravery and hcroisn,
OF a noble Confederate soldier.
Letter From Nj. Penick.
II send with this report q letter from
Mr.. Paul NJ Penck. the lawyer.tof the
late Mrs. j. i. Edmcndson, that relieves
the Confederate Memorial Literary Sc.
cicty from all responsibility as to tho
certificate ISSUED for the flag OF tht
Eighteenth Massachusetts Regiment Tho
flag can now be sent to the proper State
officials. 1t was my intention to advise
Tie Fetulh Of this flag at the present
meeting. The called meeting was rol
the purpose Of arranging for its retur,
bN March nth, when it was desired fol
xs--a military celebration in Massachusetts
THE proper papers could not be obtained
by that time. The flahg now awaits the do
csion OF the Society as to its return Al
its being sent back Is an acknowledge
ment of our appreciation of al
act of Congress authorizing the return
of the Confederate battle flags--;ln &C