The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-09
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL
Is Life Worth Living2

Ia AS spring revlves the year,
n And halls us With the cuckoos song
~ TO show that she is here;
5 SO long ms May OF April takes,
~ In smiles and tears, farewell,
$ And windflowcrs dapple all tho brakes
$4 And prmroses the dell:
III While children in the woodlands yet
Z Adorn their little laps
8&. witt, ladysinock and violet,
~ And dnisy-chnn their caps;
@ While over orchard daffodils
Cloud shadows float and fleet.
And ouzel pipes and laverock trllis
And young lambs buck and bicat
50 long as that which bursts the bud
And swells and tunes the ril
% Makes springtime In the niaiden's blood,
I. Life Is worth living still.
Life's not worth living? Como with me,
i3 Now that through vanishing veil
3.a Shlmn1ers the dew on lawn and lea
And milk foams In the pail;
Now, that Junc's lswcltcring sunlight
With sweat the stripinEs 1.-the,
y AS fall the long, straight. scented swnthcs
over the crescent scythe;
Now that the throstle never stops
His scf-sutfcng strain
4 And wood-bine trails fcstoon the copsc
And cglantinc the lane;
AS leisure, and blthe herds
Wend homeward with unweary feet
s Caroling like tho birds;
Now all, except the lovers vow
And nightingale, Is still;
{ Here in the twilight hour allow
Life is worth living still.
Is life worth living? Yes. so long
AS there Is wrong TO right,
Wall of the weak against the strong.
Or tyranny to fight;
Long as there fingers gloom to chase.
Or streaming tear TO dry,
One kindred woe. one Borrowing face
That smiles ms we draw ngha
Long as the tale Of anguish swes
The heart, and lids grow wet.
And at the sound of Christmas bells
we pardon and forget
& So long as faith with freedom reigns
And loyal hope survives
And gracious charity remains
To leaven lowly lives;
While there Is one untroden tract
For intellect or will,
And men are free to think and act
Life Is worth living still
Alfred Austin.
At Woman's Club.
On Tuesday evening next, May 18TH the
closing musicale for this season will be
~. M. c. A. Hall. Mt SGD o'clock.
Il a. most charming programme is promised
BY Mrs. II. A. Hoen, chairman OF the lnu-
sic committee. The tuncful Gades canta-
Ia THE Fri Kings Daughter" will he
rendered by a nno quartette, Il chorus OF
selected voices and an excellent amateur
orchestra
On this occasion, each member will be
entitled to invite two guests and can Sc
cure her tickets at the club on and after.
Friday Of this week.
Mr. Edward Howard 1, Grlggs Will viii give
Education and the Problems Of Demoora-
cy,'' at the NJ. C. A. Hall. on Thursday
evening, at SIS o'clock, under the joint
auspices of the Richmond Education AS
ISOLATION and the Woman's Club. This lee
ture is free to members Of both assoca-
tons and their guests. Club members
ca:, get their tickets upon application to
tire club innttress and admission cards are
z tcing sent out to members of the r. Il. a.
Stay-at-Home Whist Club.
The regular weekly meeting OF the club
was held at Mrs. A. T. Winners Monday
evening, the attendance being sixteen
players Tho best score for the evening
was made by Mrs. A. P. Wilmer and Mrs.
Eattison. Mrs Martin will entertain the
club next Monday evening, the fourteenth
Instant
! GlCSllol1 VI oAAtSS2o
Hollywood Memorial Association met
Tuesday morning in the lecture room of
Second Presbyterian Church, with Mrs.
Norman V. Randolph in the chair. Mrs.
Randolph will act as first vice-presdent
of the association until after the date
of Hollywood. Until after that date, all
communication In regard to arrangements
for the memorial should be addressed TO
her at No. Gil East Franklin Street.
j. Taylor Elyson as president; Mrs. |
Edgar D. Taylor. as first vice-prcsident:
and Mrs. j. II. Tlmberlake. as correspond
ing secretary,. All other officers were
reelected. y
II making arrangements for May goth,
the full programme. to be published
later. the ladies desire all persons In or
near the city contributing flowers. who
can possibly do so, to send ported plant,
growing Ehrub or flower by May 18th.
20 these flowers or plants may be planted
and growing in the soldiers section by
Memorial Day. A committee OF ladies'
viii te al the soldiers section In Holly
wood. on Nay 18th, 10 receive and set
oct plants and flowers
Junior Association Meet.
Junto- Hollywood Memorial Association
met Monday IN Lee Camp Hall. Owing !
70 the snail number % members present,
1. Uas decided 10 postpone election OF
officers Until next Friday afternoon a, |
O'clock.
The president Of the association, Miss
Mamie Baughman, requests that all mem
hers be present at that meeting cspe-
cialy the new members The changes |
In the constitution will also be brought !
up then and voted on
committee. appointed for Lee Monu- |
+ ment decoration includes Misses Gray,
, I'LL, Baughman and VIM. Mrs. ". NJ
Wade is chairman for the decoration OF
the officers section In Hollywood, All
members are expected 10 report for
duty and assist Mrs. Wade at $50 sharp
on May 10th.
The members are also requested to be
at Soldiers Home May 29th, TO make
wreaths for Lee Monument. Work Will
begin al 10 A. NJ.
Jamestown and Brandon.
jamestown is always open to tourists
and, II one chooses to go 10 williamsburg