The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-13


the socretary being instructed to cast the
| ballot for tho club In the election of tho
4 president and the following officers: Mrs.
i l.. Il. Lewis, first vice-presldont; Mrs.
Christopher Tompkins. second vice-presi-
4 dent; Miss Giilllauine, recording seGretary
and treasurer, and MIS-. VI M. rerfal'
corresponding secretary
4 On "Wednesday afternoon the Literary
4 Round Table" OF the club will have Booth
| Tarklngtons "Cond,iest OF Canaan" Under
| discussion. with Mrs. l.. T.. Lewis az
\ chairman
| Immediately after the discussion. an
| Informal musicale will be given. IN which
Mrs. Baker, wife of Mr.. Baker, or the
chesapeake and Ohio Railway, VIII give
| tho club members the pleasure OF hear
Ing her beautiful soprano voice. She Will
| he ACCOMPANIED by Miss Mabel Sims. and
| a travelling yiollnlst will add some charms
| Ing numbers to a delightful programme.
Mrs. Brooks Here.
Mrs Reginald Brooks Is guest at tho
| Jefferson Hotel. where she arrived yester-
| day.
She ia said to be on her way to England
| to attend Mrs Shaw's wedding. and that
she will sail :. few days. Mrs. BROOKS
was busy receiving visits and consratula-
TONS yesterday oil trleIus. i
Their Golden Wedding. ~
Mr.; and Mrs. Cyrus Marsh, OF Gwath-
mey, Va. have lived to see the fiftieth
anniversary of their marriage which oc-
Cured March 18th, 1866
The most remarkable feature is that
not death has occurred in these num-
Der of years. Mr. and Mrs Marsh have
been blessed with six children and ten
grandchildren. The residences of their
children are as follows: Mrs. Jennie
NJ. BronauEh. Pembroke, Ky; Captain
james II. Marsh, Natchez. MISS; Mrs
1. G. West, Baltimore, Md; Mrs. May
Nj. Foster. Gwathmey. Va; Mr.. Myron
Marsh. Bluefield, w. Va; and Mr.. Bur-
rell Hyde Marsh of Winston-Salem. N. @.
During the summer. Mr.. and Mrs.
Marsh will hold family reunion. at
which time their golden wedding Will be
celebrated.
Mr.. Marsh was born in Sangerfield
Center. N. Y, October 26th, 1920, and
moved to Natchez. Miss, In 1854, where
ne engaged in the cotton business, be-
ing associated with his uncles. Captain
Cyrus Marsh and Mr.. Ben Adam Pendle-
ton. In 1879, Mr.. and Mrs Marsh. with
their family moved to Louisville. KY,
where they resided until 1892 when they
moved to Virginia.
Mrs. Marsh was born February 18th.
1884. She was Miss Euniee Eliza Hyde, OF
Norwich. Conn, the second daughter of
the late James H. Hyde, OF that city.
Norfolk Woman's Club.
The Norfolk Womans Club is In full
swing Of activity as those here who are
interested In 1t will be pleased to note
from the following extract OF mention
In the society column of the Virginian-
Pilot OF Sunday last that said:
On Monday afternoon the literary de-
partment of the Norfolk Womans Club
gave Its entertainment, when Miss Ro-
berta Allen, Of washington. delighted
every one with bright little talk on
her travels in Japan and the Philippines.
after which all assembled In the draw
ing-room and she rendered several violin
solos most beautifully. being accom-
panied by Mrs. ]. Leighton HUBBARD.
Following the entertainment tea was
served in the tea-room.
On Thursday afternoon the art class
held n most interesting meeting. when
delightful papers were read by Mrs. S.
S. Nottingham on Andre verrochio,"
Mrs. Charles Hatch on "Fa Angelica"
and Miss Evelyn Southal read the pa
per on 'Pitti Palace" which was pre-
pared by Mrs Allan r. Hanckel Miss
Julia Ward gave shor, talk on THE
Tombs Of the Kings OF Egypt She
also exhibited curos collected while she
was travelling in that country. After
the reading OF the papers pictures per-
tanning to the subject were shown and
about forty miniatures were then ex-
hibited. Among them was one of John
C. Shaw. painted In 1854. and NJ. Tyler
both done by Gilbert Stewart. one of the
most noted miniature painters America
ever produced. The former was the
grandparent of Lieutenant G. P. Shaw.
and the latter OF the grandparent of DIR.
Hy Smith.
Portraits In miniature of Edward F'itz-
gerald, United States navy, done in 1915,
who was an ancestor of the Doyle fam
lily. Portrait of Littleton Waller Taze-
well, third great-grandfather Of Miss
Caroline VALE, and the TazewelI fam
lily now living In Norfolk.
Portraits of James Behan. founder OF
the ST. Vincent Hospital: Miss Heron.
done 1903. and Mrs. Walter Heron, done
In 1900; also one of Sam Marsh, iden-
titled with Norfolk's early history. One
OF Aaron AIilhado grandfather Of Aaron
Milhado. now living In Norfolk. Several
miniatures of splendid execution. done
by Miss Miriam Wilkinson. Bell Irvine
and Florence Smith. were also exhibited.
Yesterday afternoon the current events
Mamie Smith read splendid paper on
Norfolk Charter-the Old and the New"
Her Eightieth Birthday.
Mrs Sue Gray. formerly of Richmond,
who has for some years made her home
In Norfolk. celebrated her eightieth birth
day on Thursday evening last, her chill
dren, grandchildren and other relatives
taking part in the happy occasion. Her
home in Warren Crescent. was filled with
profusion OF American Beauties. La
France roses, carnations and daffodils.
expressive of the affectlonate remem-
b,ance Of many friends.
Among those present were five daugh-
ters-Mrs. Alfred Gray, of this city; Mrs.
Fannie Gillian. of West Virginia; Mrs.
A. A. .Tunstall, Of Washington; Mrs.
Charles Slaughter and Mrs. William H
White, Of Norfolk.
Besides these were Mr. land Mrs. j.
T. S, Reid. Mr., and Mrs. George C, Reid,
Mr.. and Mrs. Lana Kelly, Mr., and Mrs.