The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-02-26
I'jCOM|NGEQGN1S
NSQ [ ! |! Realm ]. AL|:..MI
Receptions to BE Held and En- En-
gag eincrts An Nh
i1oti1ced.
! 4 LLsTHoU GIFTS 5oNS5HUNT 1 8, y
be a Feature Of THEN En-.
III tree Season uste 58,
q, Pour Jolie
THE Turn of the Year

I The Turn 81 the Year.
ssprlnri Is coming Though skies jare gray,
Il ~ ewes Of blue are turned this way
sa iIltle sooner the shadows lift ~ Ss5 ai
Inter the sun shines through the rift
she calls to the flowers, al fast a ' lseep,
Beneat III their coverlet white and dee deep y
35ss .5 383 Ii II an, coming soon. js: 3S
Make ready to LIT with Joy each hend,%
When / strip the cover from your b BED
4 prnnnre. %! We trees, to burseon soon, 83,5
5fyn,ill3 feel my loreath5i iii the sun at noon
i AMI YOU, Impatient red checked clover
You shall spread with green the brown 7'l1
field over L Il, 81 N 4 4 ID a
E 1 am coming soon s..
u 1,avs there Will be OF frostYa and snow
sThe skies will darken md chill Winds winds
The hover Of winter will lift on high
III farming bloom in the II Orthern slty;tt5$
II AIT hour nv hour, Ills the days groWslong,4
shan We hear the springs triumphant an,
song - q. 81
v II am coming soon 1l. 4.
s5s The Whist T tournament. @
,rhe whist tournament which was played
n I, ~ 5yVomars Club wa s, perhaps, the
mos enjoyable of the season. Eleven " ~
%lles took part in tho game, resulting slh
the victory OF Mrs. Travers v and Z i NE.
Arthur r. Wilmer, mort and south. W Sll y
Miss Jane Nj. rutherford and Mrs y! 81 = Y;
10. ID oyle tied Mrs. Bland s.. smit ana
i Mr.. Irving Watkins east and west.
sfS Other8 players were Mrs James lSelth
3nnd Miss Harris Mrs. Edmund Waddill
ana Mr. a rthur Cannon. Mrs a. ASP. WI l.
\ ,,1er and MIR John Tylor, Nis M nrgareti
tnrorsonF and NJ Giles, Mrs te g no NJ
Hurt. Miss Guiluume and "a iniral ~ , ep-
ister, Mrs. Morton and MI. JohnS "a uiltcI's
RS In and Mrs larttn Gla = =.
IRIS. Allison Hodges and Graz Us ~
4 New York; Mrs. John Hunter and "a o !, y
4 Dunn, Mrs. Nv. b. d Palmer and Miss Louise
Williams, Mrs. Harric& Webster and q Mr..
\ Tom IS Moore, Miss Montague and NJ ~ n.
Scott Miss Florence r ylerf ana Mr.. AM
ierson, Mr. and Mrs. IT . a. Mill Ell, NJ r..
and Mrs. w. 2. Robins, Dr. a and M rs
il. C.. Noodwnrd, Mrs. w lllans and Mr.
Ingles, Mrs. Normen and Mrs. Fra nk iil
AT the close of the evening the Sf q e
3 ing toast was offered by Mr.. Ohm yler:
iS..Iadles, tic gentlemen who have been
recipients Of your Kindness by{invtatioln!s
Ito these enjoyable evenings Will, i know
y Join me in offering YOU this toast: j & #
.sToathe ladies Of the HYoman's Club
X AS the sparkle of their diamonds please,
IF our eyes so does the sparkle OF their eyes
r delight our hearts. Then with spades of
Sforgetfulness4will We cover up the recol-
lection Of lost tricks, and let these eve
lFnings remain to us only bright spot s ~
K our memories. while & we sheartlly otc
q this club trlnlps.; .i5Ss II n
This toast might have been longer,
$ Mere it drunk in something stronger;
2E:Slf wv, ri
81 Here a health to each fair daughter
81 The following response to the toast was
8 made by one Of tho ladics:s iss
"Here's to unfortunate mani ii
Let those read his life who can;
S 1t has been sung by ancient bnrds, "A
IS And may be forecast In these cards.
3ss For in youth man plays his heart,
Ill Hoping to catch one quick;
But another shows a diamond a.
Trunlps, and takes the trick.
'..Then to his clubs he goes s
And rails on hcartless maids;
Nd At last death ends his woes, e XII
And he's covered up with spades"
Current Events. 55
Current eyeethts wifi be discussed at tho
;Womans Club Monday afternoon. under
the direction OF Miss Carrie Lee Camp
hell. Miss Campbell will be assisted by
Il Miss Josephine Mcleod, NJ. A., Of Ran
4 dolph- Macon Woman's College, ana stu
j dent Of the University Of Chicago, now
S OF Westminster School, this city, who
81 will talk about 'The Cartoon,
Others taking part in tho afternoons
II programme will be Mr.. John r. Kennedy,
q who will expound 1.-THE Russian Stua-
I'd ton" and DIR, S. G. Mitchell, who will
present his vows on Education In Vir-
ginia." Z
The Hunt Ball.
81 Preparations for the hunt bal that will
II close the Richmond social season indi-
cate that. In splendid costumlng, gor-
geous decorations, delightful music and
supper browning the whole, tho ball
TO be given by the Deep Run Hunt. ono
OF the Oldest and best known organiza-
tions In the United States, in the Ma
& sonic Temple, Monday evening, March
y 9th, will take precedence oyer all other
s. affairs OF tho kind ever witnessed in
the State.
A special orchestra is being trained to
furnish musical programme. IN which
hunting airs will be conspicuous, "A COM
n position OF Mr.. Clements G. Jones, under
81 tho title OF The Hunt Ball Waltz" will
q be played by the orchestra, as one OF
their most attractive numbers.
The ball room will be most deliberately
+ decorated. palms, American Beauties and
white roses appearing In the floral ornu.
mentation, and the hunt colors, in pink
4 and gray, showing the gallant sentiment
E felt by sons whose Confederate sires wore
the same In a chase that lasted for hYt
Isl years
The patroncsses OF the evening will bt
Mrs. &C Plnckney, Mrs, II. G., Beattle
Mrs q. w. Scott, Mrs. John K. Branch
Mrs, a, IT.. Christian, Jr, Mrs, Il. N
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