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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11

ment of a lot of weli-known people.
and / am being inundated with APP
plications for membership. The dues
viii be IS year. and we intend to
have about 1000 members. A lot of
very wealthy people have Joined al
ready, but | am almost sorry for this,
for | find they are the ones that are
usually close-fisted, But we are not
going to depend on donations. The
dues will support the organization.
we hope to accomplish great
deal for the dwellers of the east side
and eventually to convince the legis-
laters. without taking a horEewhip to
them, that they ought to pass Just
laws that will help TO alleviate the
misery and suffering that now exist
among the poor.
When our meetings are held in
Webster Hall We will so through the
same program as at The Waldorf.
The west side and the east side will
mingle together and social distinc-
tons will net he drawn at ALIVE
hope to set up q neN aristocracy in
which all will be equal by educating
the poor"
Mrs. Powell. when asked IL 1t was
true that she had dressed her SER
wants In evening attire and let them
nlinFle with her guests at reception
recently, smiled and said;
There may be some truth in the
story. Why not?"
1t was learned that Mary Corrigan,
waitress in Mrs, Powetts homo.
dressed in $500 gown, mingled with
her mistress guests for a whole even
ing at ball recently but she felt Ill
at ease. and said afterwards that she
didn't care for society life. as 1t was
TOO hard work
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11

garten will have Its first block day.
which will hereafter be an annual
event.
The city has been divided into dis
triets. including the suburbs and the
extreme eastern anu western sections
On Monday. the 14th, members OF
the board of managers OF! the Day
Nursery and Free Kindergarten will
distribute envelopes, containing leaf
lets. explaining the noble work of
this institution. They will attempt
TO leave these envelopes at every
home in Richmond, thus giving all
the opportunity to learn about this
work ard tn contrihute to Its STRIP
port These envelopes viii be col
lected on Friday, the 18th, when II
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11

Edna Atkinson, Caroline Rennoiaa
Marion Harris and Eleanor Lindsey,
Dabney- Beverley.
and Mrs, " ttttans- eseffetts
wnitlle have issued Invitations 10 the
wedding breakfast of their daughter
Mai: Beverley, and AR, James Cahel
ral,ney, on Wednesday. the thirtieth
OF March, at half after twelve O'clock
?2a Freemason street, Norfolk. The
ceremony, which VIII be performed al
high n, on will only be Witnessed b,
the tnne Fate families and intimate
friends.
sssebb-Clay.
Miss NJ. Nolina clay daughter o.
Mr.. T, NJ, Clay, OF Wren. Va. wa:
married to mir. James Edward Webs
Tuesday evening, March 1. at ths
home of the brides aunt. Mrs Jahr
]. Phillips. nr, Eggleston officiating
The couple left Immediately after
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
WAS WITH Ex-GIANTS:
DID NOT HIT WOMAN

Frank Fuller, q negro about thix~
ty-ftve WARS old, was before JusticA
crutchffsti Friday morning on the
charge of having beaten negro wo~
man by the name ct Mary Jones'
II am a ball player with the sEx~
Giants in Philadelphia. and / neveR
hit this woman" said the negro
Justice John never fully realized
what the Negroes connection with the
--Ex- Giants Ut Philadelphia had to-
do with hts beating the woman. bue
rs dismissed the aase upon tho word
Of Fuller that he would so back to
the Quaker City at once.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
BEAUTIFUL GOWNS AND HATS DISPLAYED
At DREYFUs { C0MPANYs STORE

"A thing of beauty Is Joy for
ever" Is an old saw that Is true. The
ingenuity of women and men to de-
wise something attractive for the
adornment of women Is marvellous. II
Is energy well spent. 1t Is perfectly
In accord with nature that women
should beautify themselves. Among
the houses that handle women's gar
ments DreyfGs d Co. have this philos-
ophy well ground in their business
purpose. They have artistlcally look
ed after the physical equipment Of
their place and presented a place of
business harmonious, clean and beau
tiful wherein to serve their custom
crs. The store of itself lis attractive.
and there is nothing repeliant or
harsh about IL. The fixtures are new.
kept spotleasly clean and fit. The
salespeop!e are attractive In their
dress and In their manners, and their
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11

thAt VIII mt cH'tHENH
who are one, two and
three years old. To
make the two-year size
two and five-eighths
yards of goods twenty
four inches wide or one
and tire e-quarters
yards OF thirty-six inch
material will be needed
Bingham. ga ! a Q a,
aeersucker, kindregar :
len cloth and pereale
ere among the cotton
weaves that are suit
able for there garments.
When purchasing such
goods 1t Is best to get
n superior quality. as
Ii costs only a few
cents more than would
an inferior grade, and
II will wear longer and
retain the color better.
In order 10 save time,
the garments should he
cut before attempting
the sewing. and II one
Is careful much time
may be saved by cut
ting several pieces at
the same time.
To do this 1t Is nee
essary that the various
materials DO laid on a
large table, ore on top
of the other, and the
pattern pinned firmly
In place before cutting
the gods.
II Is also desira ole to
place and pin all the
various parts OF the
pattern IN position be-
lore any one part rs
cut, This gives oppof-
t1ntty to adjust the
pieces SO they win cut
10 tho best advantage.
The seams should ba
felled end they should
be sewed, FIRST on the
right side, then trimmed
closely TO the row OF
stitching, and turned
and stitched on the
wrong side.
Variety may ba CIV
en- tae dresses by trim
ming the collar. cuffs,
bell and side front
( losing with braid On
bias bands Of material.
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person. The place gives to customers
feeling OF security that one In
tnitiveiy knows that 1t IL carefully
managed and thoroughly organised.
The selection OF merchandise seems
to harmonixe and blend from ono
class OF goods into the other. There
are no wrangltng colors nor fussy
feathers. The stock. flowers. axtHrea,
tradespeopie and the customers all
yesterday seemed to be harmonious
There was that ccmforty feeling %
conducive to wonan's pleasure
while shopping.
No man could write the details Of
'Chantecler" gowns or Georgette, 6u-
xanne and Louise hats. and when e
comes to the mysteries of Elixabethan
ruffies. pongees and chiAonx, OK
course, man is out OF his class. Slim
ply go and soc them. Well your
husbands and fathers will gladly do
the rest,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
SOCIETY WOMEN ORGANIZE CLUB
TO ENTERTAIN POOR OF THE CITY
Public Good Society" Formed to
Bring Masses Into Closer Con-
tact with the Glasses.
GATHERINGS AT WALDORF
AND WEBSTER HALL
Mrs. Powell Hopes TO Set Up New
Aristocracy. in Which AL. Men
and Women Will Be Equal.

/ NEW YORK, March 11.--With ths
object of entertaining the poor of th'
/ city In the same way that they enter
/ tain themselves group of society
/ women and men OF Manhattan an
Brooklyn have organized club called
! the Public Good Society. Its pun.
| pose, aside from entertaining the poor
Ia TO educate them and bring capita
and labor into closer contact, to the
lasting benoft of both.
1t is hoped te get up new aris-
tocracy. In which all men and womea
VIII be equal.
To bring the west side and the east
side together.
To give every poor person an equa'
chance.
To found a sanitarium for the poor
Esta biish ten cities for poor
mothers.
Publish a monthly journal in the
interest Of the poor.
Organise similar societies in Other
cities.
The society was organized a few
days ago and witt he Incorporated III
Albany within the week. The officers
have already been elected. They are.
Mrs. Alma Webster Powell. presi-
dent. Mrs Calvin Edwards Hull. vice.
president; Mr.. Edwin Palmer Rives,
treasurer, Dr. r. A. Stencil, medieai
director, and the Rev. Henry Frank,
director of economies.
Outcome of Mozart Club Dispute.
The formation of the new society
IL the outcome t,f a dispute that
occurred at recent meeting of the
Mozart Club. One Of the memhsr-
spoke slightingly of Mrs. Powell's
Brooklyn friends. referring to them
shirt waist wearers." and Mrs
Powell resented 1t by promptly re-
signing. She decided to form the
Public Good Society at once and to
eliminate all class distinction.
Il don't believe in this so-calleo
society any way" said Mrs. Poweli'
who Is singer Of note. to re-
day at her magnificently furnished
home, No. al5 President street. Il
think one man or woman Is as good
as another. II they are honest"
This In the keystone Of the new So
, ciety All the members. incluling
Mrs. Hull, the vice president. who
comes from a very old and wealthy
family, believe In social equality.
~ wouldn't care Ii man or wo-
man didn't have cent. so long as
/ they were honest" said Mrs. Hull
/ who Ia charter member of this
Smile Club.
| Mrs. Powell, who Is taking a deep
| interest In the suffrag'st movement,
gave up a good deal of her valuable
time to explain the objects of the
new organization. She took pains tc
state that 1T had nothing to do with
suffrage directly. although she hopee
that IL would eventually help Il
bring about the franchise for womer
! through its example and its workings
| Our plan" said Mrs Powell. Ifs
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is hoped that each family will have
placed some contribution in their en-
velope to aid In the extension OF
this ct.sirity.-Aa -matteF. how small
Tor how large) your gift may be, 1t
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11

to have two meeting place-one at
the Waldorf Astoria and one at Web
ster Hall, in East Eleventh street.
At the former the so-calied better
element will meet. and at the latter
the poor OF the east side viii come
together.
Social gatherings will he held In
each place once month in the even
ing. the idea being to bring together
the men and women Of the family.
We will have lectures, vocal and in
strumental music, including opera Sc
lections, and dancing.
To Have Government Lecturer.
We hope to get the government in
terested so that 1t will send lecturer
who can give talk on economies.
There will be another lecturer. who
will take the side of the common peo-
pie, and In a measure oppose the gov
ernment's idea. with the object of
bringing the social and economic
conditions existing throughout tha
country into notice, so that the veal
thy and the poor will understand each
other better and thus bring about
more equable conditions.
After the lectures and music we
will have dancing for the young peo=
pie, and the older ones too. My
daughter will be there with her es-
cort, and she will be- obliged to hear
the things that are necessary to know
I'VE Will let the east side teach the
west side. The latter do not know
life. They are too phlegmatic. too
stolid. TO stiff. They want to get In
touch with things as they exist among
the rank and file of the people
They are anxious to do 1t. too.
Our plan has received the endorse
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
ny Mns. JANE FORD.

pictured here and
coue
wish get the patterns IN w e
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11

Mr. Mach Reid. OF Richmond. sa
spending few weeks In Norfolk,
DR.. David Rawls. OF Suffolk, was In
Richmond to attend the banquet given
by the Alpha Kappa Fraternity at the
Jefferson Thursday night.
Mrs. Eugene Blackford has return
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-11
Society

VI socicty edi or of the Rich
n1 yirfinian will be glad TO re-
T. 1xe social items and personals.
Il 6e may be sent by mail II en-
1eA With the name and address
III dc contributor, or may be
sphoned TO Madison 1919.
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the ceremony for an extended North
ern trip. They Will be at home Ii
Brookneal, Va, after April 1.
Tee Itoom Eosfesscs.
Those serving at the tea room In
the Jefferson Saturday afternoon vii
bc Misses Marion Harris and Nellie
Tomrkius.
Personals.
Mrs. Bessie White Bass, of RAJ
leigh. N. c.. IL visiting friends here.
hrs. tits. wife of Representative
Utz, OF Madison county, who has been
the guest OF Mrs. Davenport, a7iz
East Broad street, has returned to
her home.
Miss Mary Osborne Tempieton Is the
guest Of Mrs. William Hodges Mann
at the Executive Mansion, Mrs. John
r. Tempieton has gone to visit friends
in Baltimore.
Miss Mary Parrish fs the guest of
hor uncle. William II. Parrish, at his
home, isi West Grace street.
Miss Ruth Nichols. of Richmond,
IL visiting Mrs. Thomas W, Brifting-
ham In Armistead avenue. Newport
News,
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Mrs. Eugene Blackford has return
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-08

And abandon my cause. my country,
our father, the Czar?"
''Just So"
The girl looked hauGhtlly al him.
"Of course ] REUSE she said.
Then I fear we must put 70 YOU 10 the
Inconvenience OF remaining here until TO-
morrow morning.
Marsha de Bardki turned abruptly to
Miss Coombes.
YOU are English" she cried "and
you English love YOUR king aud your
country 1 appeal 10 you. This man is
not the Chevalier de Portales-he is
Demit Gvanofr, p noted nihilist. The
last outrage was OF his planning He
is about to send his aCcompliceS back
TO Russia to make another attempt on
the ne OF our cZar. II / had but found
all rhe details of his plot | should have
started at once for st. Petersburg |
failed | trusted to have another chance.
10 be more successful. Instead, he has
Iured me here his mInions are on their
way 10 Russia, and tomorrow II may he
too late. II Is you, an English girl.
who helped to lead me into this trap;
Now when you know the truth, Will
YOU not help me instead OF him.
Alice Coomhes smiled coldly.
THAT Is very clever, mademoIselle, y
sho said "but | do not believe you. The
chevalier heard you arrange last night
10 elope with my cousin But his life.
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that gate. and she went in just as II It
were q thing she WINS In the habit ot do
ing
Bobby Below turned on his cousin.
What were you doing to see all that
he Numbered,
II slipped out here 10 look at tho
noun aims, while they were dancing the
cotilton. | was standing bv that figure
there, 80 ] suppose mademoiselle did no.
notice me"
81 know YOU arc mistaken he de-
ctared. "MaGemoiseie dc Bardii may no..
be in the ballroom. but took her TO the
lift a quarter Of an hour ago. She had
torn her dress"
This time Alice laughed outright
BOBBY shut the door ungrily on her and
hurried down the terrace lie had a few
minutes In which 10 act. He cast glance
at each plaster deity as he passed to
make sure that no shadow conceHled an
other spectator. Vaulted the iron gate. and
walked straight UP TO the long window of
the Chaveller de Portsles room.
The blind was down. but the sash was
not fastened. Bobby pushed IL back. lie
caught a glimpse of woman In the act
Of replacing packet Of papers in a
dispatch box before Mademniselle de
Bardlei, startled by the moving aside OF
the blind. turned and faced him.
''Enu.' she whispered. won -
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-08
By MARIAN POWER
Copyright, 1910

Marsha" he cried. for
than wind and wave - - IoVe Is z
when this Is oyer-wiIl w, NE are II
She paused "Yes-If I'e mnrry
she said slowly. and yoo, I'm I'm In
life work with me-" "ii sha
AS You Will he ansyersa .,
are together for ne" Just
He shot the boat acroeS
on to II while 1t went dow wave aye
waste OF swirling water "h INF
Then Marsha. who. durine 81,
minutes had looked again avn vdc "a
La Seyerle. bent forward. hsr aG|
ana alarm. her race
fear. she cr
Bobby. called
"A boat has come oui fro,,
II Is rowed by two men ana "a y
ing toward us. No ono 49,. ~
out In such a storm unless II it,u "
thing urgent" "ere|
Marsha was right, Tn. bo..
dently making towards tbom "a
coming along comparativcIv n ana
tected by the mountains (, h.S u
experienced the fun force NJ 'au
IT is out Of the water sui us
In n strange. SIN tone. 'aio =
Are You hit?" cried Bobh.
fore any answer could conc
storm. as IL up till now 4, had ~ nn
lnS WIN them. suddenly bora ssn a1
them With ell its Violence L., 70
encircied them, the wind bo. u
wafer seemed 20 rise up t1 n,est y
iners was no making headwsr
2na Marsha could but sec ono
The sky. the land. the whit.
were all bIotted out. The iIn. iauQ
caught, tossed, while a cloud 20, 20
and yet inky black. closed rIrn, I
They lived through IT, ami y.
most mighty effort the worst q, vlv sa.v
vas over The wind began "a " Y
sky 10 clear. p"
One danger passed. Bobby loot.
him 10 face another. 'o'~su
1T | only had revolyera
ard then his Jaw fell. for AZ ~
eye could reach. they two-ba -.
sha-in the little boat. wsrs ~ g.
things afloat. W
i can't see them. he eiaculs,.
lie sought Narshas eyes sNs
stood. The whiteness. the trs,,bi.
face, answered him.
slowly sne lifted one hand
sign Of the cross with it.
They neither Of them spoke
rowed on. A chime floated m,t +
merely borne along bv a bree1s
You are worn out alresdy. -
BoOoy when he had leisure io
her. W
NO" she answered, her ups =.
she smiled at him. II am happ1-
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-08

his future mis- career shall not be ruined
by such n woman as You. Bobby leaves
TO rejoin his ship tonight. Until he Is
gone. until IL is too late for YOU 10 go
after him. we shall keep you out OF the
way"
And" went on the chcValier, 1--WE will
make you a comfortable we can. but
propose To bind you 10 that tree"
Marsha looked toward the wind swept
tree.
Now that # was inevitable. she ac-
cepted her fate with all the lmpassiveness
OF her race.
You gee" explained the chevalier eff
We left YOU the use OF your hands. you
might try TO make signals again
"Wncn Bobby inquiries" Alice assured
her II will say that YOU have been
obliged 90 leave for Russia Unexpectedly,
You can trust me again until / can
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-08

Bobby" she said Il am sure YOU
ought 10 know, il is about Mademoisellc
dc Bardli.
"What about her." demanded the
young man sharply,
1T Is very strange" she answered. 'I
don't want to think III of people but /
saw her 20 into the chcvaliers room by
the window, u is that one thcre.'' and
she indicated the first OF line Of private
partments 81 know IL because he point
ed il out 70 me one day. | saw madcm
nlSclle 60 In there-she hnd q kew 10 nncn
The Salt Lake tribune. [volume] (Salt Lake City, Utah) 1890-current, 1910-05-08

Yes he answered. Come out OF this
room.
"She oheyed him. She turned white.
large eyed face to the Englishman and
waited Tor him TO speak
"Mademoiselle began Bobby, your
absence from the ball room has been re-
marked You were watchcd--sccn 10 go
through that EaAe--to enter that room"
Then" returned Marsha, az n evi-
deuce and espionage were her daily por-
tIon II must go back al once
Bobby looked about him.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-02
CHARTERS ISSUED

D. . H.
The following charters were issued
Yesterday by the state Corporation
Commissions:
Standard Auto Equipment Corpora
ton. Richmond. b. c. Pattee, presi-
dent; George a. Perry, secretary and
treasurer Z. Rideway Moore. vice.
president-all OF Richmond. Capital:
Maximum. st0,000; minimum, $4,000.
Objects: General automobile and car
riage business.
Madison Publishing Company (Inc).
Madison. Va. N. G. Payne, president;
j. j. Fray. president; r. p.
smith, Jr., secretary and treasurer-all
of Madison. Capital: Maximum. So
600; minimum $500 Objects: TO 40
a general newspaper and job printing
business.
Irwin g. Co. dnc). Lexington. Va.
w. p Irwin. president; l.. w. irwin.
secretary: w. b. Hutton, III. A. Hamil-
ton-all of Lexington. Capital: Max
imum. $4,000: minimum, $4,000. OBJ
jects: General mercantile business.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-02
NOW BELONGS TO JAPAN
Transfer of Home OF the Korean
legation

Transfer of Home OF the Korean
Legation.
Washington, September Am echo
of the recent transfer of the Korean
kingdom OF the Emperor of japan
reached Washington to-day. when a
deed was filed conveying to Baron
Yasuya uchida. the Japanese Ambas-
sador premises 1900 Thirteenth Street.
northwest, the former home OF tho
Korean legation.
The deed was executed at Seoul June
90, 1910. by His Majesty Ye Hung.
signing himself ex-Emperor of Korea.
The instrument is attested by NJ
Komija. vice-minister of the imperial
Korean household department, and by
Che Min Helm, president of the house
hold of His Majesty the ex-Emperor.
The acknowledgment Is taken before
Ozro c. Gould. deputy consul-general
of the United States in charge at
Seoul, Korea.
Baron Uchida Immediately transfer
red the property to Horace X. Fulton.
who has purchased the building. The
consideration is not named in the deed.
The property was bought by the
Emperor Ye. November %. 1891, to be
used as a residence for his represent
tatives at Washington and for tho
transaction of their business.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-09-02
{ NG|NE BUILDER
SHOWS BIG gain
American Locomotive Company
Reflects Improved Condition
in Annual Report.

Figures for the fiscal year of the
American Locomotive Company ended
June 80. according to the pamphlet
earnings Of sa2.2O3,392. an increase or
$l3,194.75S over the previous year. The
surplus, after charge for deprecia-
ton OF SS03,iS4 and payment of the I
per cent. preferred dividend, s1,750, 600.
loss of s762,S6l In the previous year,
so that the net Improvement In sur
pits was sl,097,6l9 This years sur
plus Is equivalent TO 1.34 per cent. an
the $25, ooo.000O common stock.
In his remarks to the stockholders
Waldo III. Marshall, the president. says,
In part:
During the first half of the fiscal
year :here was but slight increase N
tho monthly output as compared with
sion. the revival in plant activities be-
ing confined to the six months ended
June 80. 1910. About the time of this
resumption in activity the agitation
wages spread to the company's plants
and in commno with other Industries
and railroad companies made substan-
tial increases IN wages OF shop em-
ployes. As large part of the output
for the. year had been sold at prices
which did not anticipate the extent OF
such labor Increases there was q re-
sultant decrease in the margin OF
profit.
"The board of directors at their
meeting on August IS. 1903. author.
lied the issue of s5.oOo.OoO par value $
per cent. gold coupons notes. dated
October /, 1909. in three series for the
purpose of providing funds for In
creasing the capacity of the plans.
principally at Dunkirk, Richmond and
Schenectady. the expenditures aggre-
eating between s3.50o.0oo and $4,000
600 a large part of these expenditures
have already been made. and 1t Is ex-
pected the work Will be completed by
January i. 1911.
The company has also spent on its
plants during the year s4S2,70S of the
extraordinary additions and better.
ment fund. leaving a balance in that
fund of s6S9,7SS.
"At the beginning OF the fiscal year
the company had untitled orders on its
books amounting to $6.150,000 and on
July ], 1910, the amount was ST.
$50. Ooj''