The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-04-09
SOCIAL AND
PERSONAL.
Nv Desire.

over the ROOF tall puiIls s!ouu "A'oi II
swaying from side to side,
Every night We should fall asleep
TO tho rhythm Of tho lido.
Tho dawn should DO gay with songs Of
birds,
And the stir Of nuttcring wings;
surely the Joy Of lie Is hid
In simple and tender things!
At eve tho waves would simmer with
In tho rosy sunset rays;
Emerald velvet hats OF rico
Would rest the andwnrd gaze.
A boat must rock at tho latcrltc steps
In q rcef-protccted pool,
For we should sail through the starlit
night
When tho winds woro calm and cool. I
am 80 tired OF all this world,
It's folly and fret and care,
Find mo little scented home
Amongst thy loosencd hair.
Give mo a soft and secret place
AgainEt thine amber breast,
Where, hidden away from all mankind,
Ny soul may come to rest.
Many q man mas Il beCTct VI Ch!u +
OF where his life would be;
Mine Is q lovely, lonely place
With sunshine and tho sen.
Laurence Hope.
Continental Congress.
rwo chm ntcrs, the Commonwealth and
tho Old Dominion, will be represented
ct the Continental Congress Of the y. a.
r. converting Monday. April 10th. IN Con-;
tinental Hall, washington, D. c. Mrs.
B. L. Purcell and Miss Roberta u Alien
will 70 from the Commonwealth. tho
Old Dominion will send Miss Lucy CAR
Atkinson and Mrs. Katherine G.. Jones.
There will be two sessions n day ex-
cent on saturday, the closing day Mon
day viii be devoted to seating delega-
lions and getting through with the pre-
llmInarIes OF organization. The. remain
der OF the week will be well filed win
business and pleasure intermingled.
Tuesday afternoon the Daughters VIII
d make q specially conducted visit TO the
Library OF Congress-. Tuesday evening
tho bust presented 10 the Daughters BY
the French Ambassador, NJ. Jusserahd,
last spring. will be unveiled with I'm
pressive ceremonies at Continental Han.
Thursday afternoon Patriots Day VIII
be observed. Commissioner Mcfarland
will address tho congress. and there Will
be specially arranged programme.
IA Will Carleton will read poem which
he has specially written for the Dnugh-
tiers. entitled ''The Day and the Daugh-
ters." Friday will be charter members
day.
The distinctly social features will be
reception by the esldent-gcneral. Mrs.
Donald Mclean. which she WI give in
4 the ballroom Of the New Willard on the
evening of April 18TH. Il
On Thursday. April 18th. the President
Will receive tho Daughters at the White
House. AS mo officers will be elected
4 this Year. there will not be 50 much ex-
element ms usual, bnt the Montana
matter" is expected to give interest to
several sessions This relates to n con-
VI test among the Daughters In that State
over their representation ut Washington.
Barhan-Dewey.
Invitations have been issued by Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Dewey, OF Goldsboro n. c..
for the marriage OF their daughter Han
nah to Mr.. J.. Langhorne Barhan. the
cercmony to take place In st. Paulfs
Church Thursday. April 26th. at P. M.
Miss Dewey Is widely known and very
popular In her section OF the state.
Mr.. Barham is son Of Hon: J. L.
Barham, OF Newsons. Va, and belongs
tn ono OF the oldest of Virginia families.
He graduated at the University OF North
Carolina and adopted that State as his
home, being associated with Colonel W.
r. Dortch in tho practice of law In
Goldsboro. s
birthday Party.
Friends Of Miss Pearl Peay were en-
tcrtained "Wednesday night III her home.
No. 1902 1-2 Venable Street. In honor OF
her sixteenth birthday.
A very pleasant evening was spent
with refreshments served at It's close.
Among those present we're: Misses Pearl
Peay. Maggie Bosher. Susie Hicks May
Blake, Fannie Prince, Lizzie Yorke,
+ Enlo Crtzer, Rosele Critzer, Gay Lynch,
Eta Burton. Ellon Peay, Sadie Kitchen,
Mabel Kay and Mabel Mtchel; Messrs.
James Yorke. George Yorke, John Yorke.
Traylor Wilmer Kay, Eddie Dickerson,
Lem Sutherds. Everette Froman. Arthur
Cartor Walter LuHsey, Joe Mitchell, Ed
die Taylor. Sam Taylor.
Club Meeting.
The Roanoke Times contains the fol-
Lowing Of club meeting in which readers
OF The Tlmes-Dispatch are Interested,
Tho Times says:
The Y. y, NJ. Club met at the resi-
dence Of Mrs. Mark Jenney yesterday af-
ternoon at 3 o'clock, Tho quotations from
1.-THE Winters Tale" the play now In
hand, were we'll chosen. Tho first act, and
part of tho second act were read and
tho first five questions. on '"fhe Winters
Tale" given In last Sundays Times
Dispatch, were discussed Delicious re-
freshmonts. suitable for the spring season
wcro dhen served and after discussion
consuming the plays already rea1, and
part of "The WIN ,et'.: Tale" read. The
club adjourned to meet at Mrs. Morrison S
on next Tuesday afternoon.
Az readers Of The Tlmes-Dispatch have
asked for an account OF the work Of the
"a, NJ. Club. the members have de-
cded that It will be best to reiterate what
has been heretofore published. AT the
beginning ae zach month II part Is as
signed each member and she keeps that
part until the play Is finished,
ANNOUNCEMENTS.