The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-02-05

tcrday afternoon was most carefully
developed, and showed an insight into
the purpose of the play not to BIO at ,
tanned by the superficial reader.
The great lesson of the play" he !
said, us the lesson of personal re-
sponsibility." He showed how each
character in the May from Romeo hlm-
self to the humble messenger Of Friar
Laurence, held me .>es me SITUATION
in his own power, and how, II the
several personages had acted with less
selfish interest, the outcome would have
been entirely different. The ethical !
purpose of the dramatst Is clearly
worked out from beginning to end OF
! the play.
| At the reception which followed the
lecture Miss Lucetta Knox poured tea
and Miss Josephine Sizer served coffee.
Guests of the evening were Mrs.
/! Philip Taliaferro, Mr.. John Hunter,
| Mrs. Richard Darlington Booton. Of
! Orange, Va; Mrs. Moss. OF Seattle,
| Wash; Mrs. Ennis, of New York, and
Miss Tabb, of Gloucester county. Va.
German This Evening.
Particular interest attaches to the ger
man to be given in Masonic Temple this
evening, as 1t Is the last dance of the
Tuesday German Club before the Lenten
season.
The Tuesday germans are always at
tended by a very charming contingent of
young people, and their dances this year
have been unusually enjoyable. They
have served to give the buds q delight
| full social experience and the bellies a
renewed opportunity for pleasure.
Rich1nonders Entertained.
. Miss Ella Binford and Miss jamie
Wingo, who are the guests of Miss
Fields in Lynchburg, have been most
: chornlingly entertained during thelr stay
in the "IIill City
Or Thursday afternoon last Mrs, Will
| liam IIickson gave a handsome reception
! in honor of her sister, Miss Fields, who
Is her guest, Miss Binford and Miss
| W!ngo assisted in receiving, and Others
in the receiving line We're: MT. John
IIickson Mrs, A. +. Anderson. Mrs. r. c
! Quinn, Mrs Green Nowlin. Mrs. r. D
| Davis and Mrs. NJ. p. Davis.
| The dining and punch rooms were
decorated with smilax and white roses
and the drnwng-room was beautilie'
with long stemmed American Beaut,
roses in tall vases.
Misses Binford and Wingo received q
pretty tea given Saturday Afternoon
by Miss Nellie Quinn in honor OF Mis-
Fannie billiard and her guests, The,
were also present at the linen shower
given Miss Dillard Friday evening b
- Miss Katherine Slaughter.
= Pleasant Trip.
Miss Mamie Lewis, of this city. VIII
has been the guest of friends In Norfolk
was one Of u pleasant party who spen
the week end at Lake Drummond, re
turning 10 Norfolk to-day
Others in the party We're; Mr.. and Mr.!
Terry b. Gordon, of Norfolk: Miss Mule
ana Miss I'Allemond, OF Brooklyn, n, y
AIR. Oswel j Cathcart, of New York
Mr.. William Muller, Mr.. Oscar Grange
and Mr. Byrd Cardoza, OF Norfolk.
The Baltimore sun of recent date COZ
tanned the following:
MI. and Mrs. Hoffman Allan, who hay
been spending the last three months
the stanford, will leave in a few days #
the Marlborough Blenheim, at Atlant
city, where they viii remain until aft
Easter. MI Allan Is grandson OF u
late John Allan, OF Richmond, Va, WI
adopted Edgar Allan Poe.
Sickel-Schutte.
Mrs Lille G, Ileeke mas issued nvlt
tons for the marriage of her niece, Nj
Florence May Schultz, to MI. Ghhrl
Stone SicEel The ceremony VIII be pc
formed tomorrow afternoon at o'clo
IN No. COZ West Cary Street.
Mr.. Sicke formerly made his home
Savannah, Ga.
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