The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-09-20
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL.
Opportunity.

Opportunity.
This / beheld or dreamed 1t In dream
7 There spread cloud Of dust alehs
d plain. g
And underneath the cloud, or in 1t,
\ A furious battle. and men yelled and
swords
i Shocked upon swords anu shlelus. .
prince banner
Unvered. then staggered backward. hem
med by foes.
A craven hung along the battles edge,
And thought: Had sword OF keeher
steel
Tha. blue blade that the Kings son
s bears-but this
Blunt thing" He snapt and flung II
from his hand.
And, lowering, crept away and left the
field.
Then came the Kings son. wounded
sore ,estcad,
/ And weaporiless, and saw the broken
I sword,
Hi, buried in the dry and trodden sand
\ And ran and snatched ii, and With battle
shout
/ Lifted atresh, he hewed his enemy down
AND saved a great cause that heroic
-Edvard Rowland Sill, in the Inter
4 OceGn.
Bridge Whist.
Miss Kate Buford. of Richmond, was
/ one OF the guests Of honor at a most
/! enjoyable affair given by Mrs. ". n.
! Eay1,plds. at the Hotel Phoenix. VIM
I stoa. Salem. n c. Bridge whist was
Z played. resulting In the first prize Tor
! Mrs. Eugene Hester and the visitors
| prize for Miss Buford.
/ Those presen, were: Miss Kate Blu
! FORD, of Richmond; Miss jamie ,Buford.
,erson. Clement Manly. W. A Whitaker,
+; J. 4. Billing. Frank Patterson, ". t.
1 Brown. D. n. Dalton. r. J. Reynolds,
], X. l. I'LL, ". J. Lupfert, w. a. Lenly
] and E. w O'Hanlon.
Sponsor Chosen.
Miss ophelia Percival. OF Petersburg,
I has been chosen as sponsor 70. the com
/; ing reunion by the veterans OF the
I fourth congressional district, She Is a
Z beautiful blonde and has e host of
I. friends. She is the daughter OF Mr.. Jo-#
4 sem Percival.
& Miss Templeton, OF Waynesboro. Is
4 the sponsor for the Sons of the First
! Brigade and Miss Mary Paul Roper,
/ daughter OF Mr. Bartlett Roper, of Pc
/ 1ersburg, is her maid OF honor.
/, selected Miss Josephine I'D, daughter
| OF the late Judge Joseph Budd. as spon-
/ sor. and Miss Ashby Camp as maid
Miss Lucy Aic1lwaine is the sponsor
/ for the Sons OF Veterans from the fourth
congressional districtraand Miss Mary
7; Cole Is her maid Of honor.
Coming Weddings.
Invitations have been received TO the
marriage Of Miss Marian Cottrell.
/ daughter of MIR. and Mrs. Samuel Henry
Cottrell, to Dr. William Johnson West.
The wedding will take place Tuesday,
October srd, at five P. NJ, at Cen
tenary Methodist Church. After No
vcmber 18th the couple will be at home
at $40 Main Street West.
Invitations have been issued 10 the
marriage Of Miss Alice Marion Dewey,
Of Washington. to Mr.. William Gurley
K Cook of Troy, N. Y. Miss Dewey--is n
niece of Major and Mrs. Frederick s..
Strong, of 174S Eighteenth Street, Wash
4 ington. where the wedding will be celc-
Z bratcd on Wednesday, evening. Miss
Louise Chase, of Richmond, and Miss
Helen Stout, of Traverse City Mich
Will be the bridesmaids while Mr.
George Cook, brother OF the bridegroom,
will be best man. Immediately after
the ceremony a reception will be given
1, at the home Of Major Strong. Mr.. and
Mrs, Cook will make their home In
4 Troy. N. Y, where the groom is In bus
mess.
Invitations have been Issued to the
wedding Of Miss Nellie tBotcn, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs Virginia Calhoun Boil
ten, Of smithiield, Va, to Mr.. Ryland
Owens Chapman. The ceremony Will
be performed at Trinity Church, Smith
y fold nj 1890 O'clock on Tuesday Sem
{. tcmber 10Th.
Students Reception.
Mrs Thurston. of the Richmond School
of Expression gave welcome reception
to her pupils. hath nsw and old. at
\ No. II South Third" Misses Lily Heckler
and Ollie Belle Hnrwood assisted Mrs
/, Thurston In receiving, after which de-
lghful refreshments were served
Reception at Mary Baldwin's.
The parlor at the Mary Baldwin Semi
! nary ,Staunton, was the scene OF n most
4 enjoyable reception, given by tho nlurnnao
! OF the school on Friday evening last.
The color scheme of scarlet and green
carried out beautifully In tho decorations.
After the reception banquet was
served. at which Miss salie S. Hicks
was toast mistress, Various toasts were
drunk to Miss Baldwin," "the old girls"
and 80 on.
7 Among those present were: Mesdames
Salle Hicks, Of Wilmington, ~ c.; Lucy
Hennebergcr, OF Hnrrisonburg; Lily Hen
tierson, of Aiken, S, c.. Maggie LeF'ls
OF Jacksonville, Fla; Jennie Williams.
OF LATHE Ioclt. Ark; Isabel Alofret,,
Brookwood, Va; Lima Cone, Richmond.
Va; Misses Maggie and Mary Hogshcad,
Middlebrook Mrs. Chase, Misses Wei