Daily press. [volume] (Newport News, Va.) 1896-current, 1908-09-04

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Mrs. !. Burns and granddaughter
Miss Cathe rine BnrEs. who have Oeeh
visiting Mrs. II. S. Jones, 751 Twenty
eighth street, returned y sterday TO
Baltimore.
Rev. 8. F. Nan, pastor OF the Cal
vary Baptist church. will leave to-
day for Roanoke for "A brief visit. Dur
ing his absence his lMlpit will be
filied by Mr.. John Gold.n. snperinten'
dent OF the Sailors Rest.
Miss Mary Kirk. of Norfolk. is the
gu.s st Of Mrs. c. l.. Cornelius. 322
Forty-ninthf street.
Mr.. George Williamson mas returned
from trip to thu mountains OF Virgi-
mia.
Mrs. Louis c. Philips Is visiting IN
Halifax. N. c.
Councilman W. A. Spruill has re-
Turned from visit 70 his old hom' IN
He was accompanied by
Mrs. spruill and Master william. VINO
have been spending the summer In the
South.
Councilman W. f.. Sprnill has re
turned from a trip to North caro-
lima.
Misses ia Lewis and Nancy Glenn
ents left yesterday for n weeks Visit
to friends at Denbigh and Halstead
Point
Miss Lucille Cooper will return
home today after spending n moh'h
with relatives and friends In Fau'
quier county and Baltimore.
A marriage OF much interest to the
young people OF this city took place
in Norfolk Wednesday, when MISS
Marie Louise Brumiey became the
bride OF Mr.. Denham A. o. Kelsey
the ceremony being performed AT the
home of the brides parents, Mr.. ana
Mrs. Brumley. on Freemason street
Miss Brumiey lived here during most
of her childhood and frequently has
visited friends in this city since her
|parents moved to Norfolk.
Miss Ruth Dlanton is visiting reia'
tives in Richmond.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. c. Host left yes
terday for Georgia to spend TWO
weeks.
Miss Lucille Koiner, Of Crimora'
Va. Is visiting her cousins. MISSES
Gladys and Helen Hanger. In East
End.
Mrs NJ. l.. Coyner and chiiiren'
who have been visiting relatives IN
Augusta county, have returned home
Making he Best Of Whatever Happens
Some paop,e are thrown off theis
balance the moment anything goes
wrong with them. They do not seem
to have the ability to overcome I'M
pediments and do their work In spite
Of annoyances.
Anybody can work when ev7rT-
thing goes smoothly. when there is
nothing to trouble him: but man
must be made Of the right kind OF
stuff who can rise abON' the things
which annoy, harass and handicap
the weak. and do his work IN spite or
them Indeed. this Is the test Of Sr at
ness.
As a matter OF fact. the greatest
achievements in all time have been
accomplished by men and women who
have barn handicapped. annoyed.
pcrsecutsd. misunderstood. criticised
But they have been great enough 10
rise above all these things and to DO
their work In spite Of them.
Few 'opie are largr enough to rise
above their aches and pains and disar-
pointnents. The majority are always
talking about them, projecting their
dark shadows into your atmosphere.
cutting off your sunshine with their
clouds. Their ailments and their
hard luck and misfortunes seem to be
the biggest things about them. You
never meet them but they thrust
them into your presence.
The man who il not big enough TO
rise above the things that troun!e him.
who cannot overtCp his ach ana