The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-29
Annual Tea of%Old Dominion.
Vii Chapter, Daughters Of
Confcdcracy.
ELEGANT HUNT 1. BREAKFAST Il: 4 X IS
Mrs.l1Ireclcriclt WI, Scott Enter
tail1s Many We'll Known ''y !,
Socictyg12 People.
The Unrer11efnbered

nv saints hive on the earth no shrine,
Save lnsthis shattered heart OF N
Whose trembling wallsSuro sinking fast,
Whose incense hath not long TO ~ ST., @
NM prophcls none did heed Or trust;
My conqticrors. conquered, bit the dust
Eot$withf their latest; breath, thcy knew
EI'i,ut deeds or theirs could none uild 9.
Nor consciousness Of might or right AZ
Sustained ti1enyin the gathering night 45
Bit III all self -abasementSthey q, VIII
From tie great battle passed iva y.
Oil somewhere be It otherwise, e &.
Than under these q 'crcloud'ng skies
Somewhere, in unirnagincd ways. .345
Be scored Their triumph and their praise.
RWierc'erathey dwell OF, cart h aunkno ,y NJ,
III nlfcontcnt IL mo they own AZ 81
Among their numbcr--theirs forgot, G&8
Unsllllg. unsl,rined, exalted not. as88l
And 81 I their shining brows-u nstarred---S 81
but bend on me their long regard. s ..3
And i q their silence saith, Have peace
From tears for lls-or raenns, cca sc III 8a
Edith 81 Thomas, In February Cent Try.
February. s..
Imam old, old wa gon for no could not not
Drawn q Two fishes for the seas I 4:
fS 4s ting sl9 B. III NJ ~ q
Which through Re ftlnoDod before ' ala
softly slide i. r. 5sI FL N
And swim away: get had he by hiA side
N Ills plough and harness lit to- til the the
III -spenser.
n Brady tic noted antiquarian. says.
s,Tlic common emblema Teal representa-
lion Of February Il Ii d man in q sky-col--S
sored dress. bearing In his hand thefas
trono,nlcal Sign. Pices.. III This ,doubt less,
Spcnscr had mind. when he wrote the
lines quoted above. To the modern man.
or woman in Richmond or Virginia cn-
svlronmcnt. Fcbrnary9.ls primarily siEges-:
/. tive OF st. Valentine whose festival Is
celebrated February i th and Of George
washington, the first n President Of he
United States, whose anniversary on Feb
ruary I'd. is observed with re spec VI by:
theanation al large. s3It
The February, flowers are the pink rose,
tho pink carnation,s the maiden hA r5and!
the asparag gus ferll,4 pink and green be-
ing the Valentine colors. I'm lbcrty roses
arc appropriate floral decoration for
Washington y anniversary. when Ameri-i
can Beauties are also en- .Teglc. For q he
last days OF February, when thoughts be-
gin Ito n turn spring WI, prtnlr and and
the white and gold u daffodils seem
most fitting for the pretty February func-
tons crowning long and brilliant sea-
son. Al 55S Il t6efs 5$
The Annual Tea.
THE anrllL1l tea 10 be given Tomorrow.
a ftcrnoontn Lee Camp Hall by the Old
Dominion Chapter, United Daug hters Of
the Confcderncy. will be one Of the plcas- 81
ATTEST social events Of tho day. Mrs
Norman ". Randolph. the president of
| the Richmond chapter, will be assisted
in receiving by the officers OF the chaps
ter. by Representatives from the various
memorial associa tons. by Mrs q p.
Borden, representing North Carollna;l
Mrs. Hugh Miller. South Carolina; N rs
John I4andstreet. representing Tennessce;.
Mrs d wyer. Representing Alabama; Mrs.
Robert Frazer. representing the Black
Horse Chapter. OF lYalTenton, Va: by.
Mrs. Bartlett Roper, president Of the
petersburg chapter, with Mrs. Pryor Jones
and Mrs. william McIlenney The mem
jbers of the Petersburg chapter Will tsbc
touchdown guests ut the tea, to which
ell Visiting Daughters and Confederate
lorgAniza tons III Richmond arc cordially
Invited ri n 81 N Sfl
Decorations Will lie in Contelerat e co.'s
ors, red and white, and refreshments will.
| be served by younger members Of the
lchaptcr. Asprogrnlamc of music, includ-..
| ing the singing Of Confederate songs,
Will be II feature Of the occasion. N
43s Eleven Fables Engaged
Eleven tables played compass whist at
tho gNVonan's Club on Thursday evening",
resulting in8thc victory OF Mrs. Webster.
AID Mr.. John Tyler. north and south
land Mrs Brock and Mr.. NJ Ilcnsie Andcr-.
! son, east and west I h q: b
\ The game was managed by Admiral
1 sWcbster and refreshments were served
| by Mrs. Enders Robinson anu Mrs. james
r. lVerth. rhe players We're: Mines.
|fWebster Borden. Warren Boykin. Nor
Ilrent, Walker. Flanagan, Williams. Wnd-
/ dill, Patterson, Smith. Robins. Brock.
franklin, lTraYers, White, Woodward,
|lIunter,. I1oge and Cornell; Misses Ruth
erfoord, GuIllaume, Montague Tyler. Ar
cher, linoS Harris and Mason; Mes:srs,
Broekenbrough, Borden. Woodward
j Spa lding, Moore, II Anderson Hurt Web
| ster, Ingles, Hunter, Satterdeld and Ty-
4 slcr. g. Is "a & h IA "a 33 5 3
on Monday afternoon at liur-past 4
4 philanthropy will be discussed under the
direction Of Mrs. ]. Calvin Stewart, chair
man 8 t }ls 5ss5 II 4. III Y.{ Il
M asOnlc lone Auxiliary. IL
The regular monthly meeting Of the
Masonic Home ilinry will BIO held IN
tile Temple on "Wednesday afternoon g t
i half-past 3 o'clock, 81 3 8 s3 e ~ "a
Pound Party at Retreat. vi
THE board of managers or tho. Retreat
for$the Sick Will hold q reception and
pound party3atBtl no Retreat on Thursday,
February I'd, from y n, TO 10 i ~.
oil Ia
bestow It's liberal pa lrorage llpon3 this
occnson, thus TO enable the managers
to continue their far-rcaching work of
charity Tho Retreat is thu pioneer hos,
pltul In the South. IT is .onencd the en-
| tire year for the reception Of patients,
land since It's opening has averaged every
year between 5000 and 900 days OF FREQ
treatment, Il
Donations of all kinds will be accep tahle.
/ and the board OfEMlanngerS will recelve.