The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-15
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL

= The sun shines bright In the old kentuck
home
IT'S summer, the darkies are gay;
The corn tops ripe and the meadows J
tho bloom.
While the birds make music all the day
The young folks roll on the little cap
floor.
All merrg, all happy. and bright;
5 By,r-by Hard Times comes a-knock
Ing at the door,
81 Then my old Kentucky home, good
night. ~
vs. They hunt no more for the 'possum ant
Ssi5 the coon.
On the meadow. the hill and the shore
e They sing no more by the gllmmer o
the moon. t
S on the bench by the old cabin door;
The day goes by like a shadow Ger tn
heart, Y.
S9 with sorrow where all was delight;
!, Ii The time has come when the darkie!
have to part, VI
Then my old Kentucky home, good
night. s+
The hend must bow and the back vii
have to bend, 5,.s
Wherever the darky may go;
"A few more days and the trouble will
In the fields where the sugar-cane grow
a few more days for oStote the heavy
load:
No matter, twill never be light;
"A few more days will we totter on the
gaa road.
Then my old Kentucky home good
night.
CHORUS.
h Wee p no more, my lady. IN
Oh, weer no more to-day;
We'll sing one song for the old Ken
n lucky home, 3tfE}
For the old Kentucky home, far away
Stephen Foster Day.
81 q This is homecoming week in old Ken
trcky and yesterday a statue TO Stephen
Collins Foster, 4 who wrote My Old
g Kentucky Home" was unveiled IN the
\ new armory ut Louisville by the daughter
so Of tho mortal song maker, Mrs. Marion
Foster Welsh, Of Allegheny City, Pa.
The statue is erected out Of subscrip-
lions from the school children OF le,n-
3 tGcky, and modelled by j. L. Roop, the
sculptor. 1t will ultimately be placed
4 in the new capitol ut Frankfort, Ky,
VI now being built, Songs written by Eos
III ter were sung at the unveiling yester-
q daysby q chorus OF one thousand school
cEildren. ss, 5t
Ss The .,home- coming began Wednesday,
June 18th, and will continue throughout
Il the week in Louisville, Where doors are
\ thrown wide and every hospitality, shown
by tho State and the Statespeople to
So the home com ers.
ss Virginia people, looking forward as
they are to 1907, when YirgInians from
~ Us IA Stnko
aS be coming back to share In the JOY OF
the nations birthday and do honor to
the Mother OF States, are full OF SYM
II patty over this Kentucky family reunion,
\ and over the unTelling OF a statue to q
man who, more than any other Ameri-
con song-wrlter. has touched the Heart
OF tho world with tho appealing melody
Of his lyrics +;
Hill-English.
The wedding of Miss Zaidn Durnond
y English daughter OF DR.. and AIRS Thorn
Is Reese English, of Union Theological
II seminary, to Mr.. William Edwin Hill, son
4 Of Mrs. Ella X Hill and the late Vim.
3 E. Hill of Wilmington. NJ c., was cele-g
n brated at 5 o'clocls yesterday evening In
Watts Chapel. at the Seminary. the Rev.
n DIR. T. r. English and the Rev. D. P. Nc
\ Geachy, Of Len Dir. n. c., officiating,
The chapel was decorated in palms,
white roses and white carnations, and
the music was directed by Miss Belle
johnson. Miss Annie Muller English, SIS
I ter of the bride. and maid OF honor. wore
white net over green silk and carried
white sweet peas. Mrs. D. McGeachy, an
q other sister OF lac bride, was her matron
OF honor, alfred in he'd wedding gown Of
n white satin. H.r flowers Were white
p carnations.
3fs The brsdesrna ids had pretty toilets OF
white chiffon trimmed with val. lace and
t,lcks, They held garlands OF sriila1.
z hey were Miss Sarah Brown. OF Fay
etteyiils, y. c.; Miss Effie stricklcr, OF
Richmond: Miss Julia HILL OF Whining
ton. y. G.. ard Mise Alice Cannon, OF
FrsdsricksbsiE Va
The best ,.nisn was Mr. George Nelson,
s az BOT Springs, va. Other attendants In
ciuded the groomsme,l, Mr.. Thomas
Reese English. brother OF the bride,
from Charleston. ". Va; Mr.. Harry c.
&C. Motfatt, Of Horton, w. Va. Mr. Wal
4 Ter Walsh. OF Charlotte, N. C., and Mr.
Warren II. Stuart. of Richmond. Two
charming little hower-bearers In white
were Miss Einor Johnson, daughter OF
DR. and Mrs. Thomas Cary Johnson ana
q Master Daniel SioGeachy, nephew OF me
bride.
The bride entered with her father, DR.,
English, end was given away by him.
II Etle was gowned In white crepe de chine,
en- princess, and trimmed with point lace
and pearls. Her veil was held with q
pearl and diamond brooch and her bou-
quet shower OF Bride roses.
% A reception In the home OF tho priue's
gl;arents followed the ceremony, DR.. az
Airs. English receiving with the bridal
party. Tie color scheme OF green and
white was uly carried out In house
floral ndornments. Mr.. and Mrs. mn
will make their home at Hot Springs,
va. where the groom is tho pastor or
e The Presbyterian Church.
Cut-of-town guests to attend the we'd
ding are Mr.. and Mrs. ]. S.. Muller,
Columbia. S, c.: Mr., and Mrs. Arthur
Smell. Washington. D. c.; Mrs. w. II.
Sprunt of Wilmington, n. c.; Rev and
Mrs. y. p. Mccieachy. and Misses Daniel
and English McGreachy. of Lemon. n.
81 c.; Mr.. Thomas Reese English, OF
Charleston, w. Va; Miss Sarah Brown
of Fayetteville. N c.; Miss Alice Cam
mon. of Fredericksburg Va; Miss julia
HILL OF Wilmington; the Rev. A. c, Hop
kins, Of Hampton, Va; the Rev. G.. M
E Mathis, Culrepper. Va; MIR. and Mrs