The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-07-30

oanu uurinR tnRt BtruSSle, In Which
Francis j. Heney was shot and Free
mont Older was once kidnapped, and
In which her life and his were In con-
slant danger from the plots to murder
him. ~
Mrs Older was born in New York,
and went to Syracuse University where
she became particularly Interested in,
political economy and philosophy, both
OF which she still follows, and her I'M
Outstanding of both is clear in Esther
Damon. through the horo, Robert
, orme. whose philosophy takes the
pace OF a definite religion, and who
forms a model Industrial republic OH
cooperative plan. She has lived in
california for O good many years. and
besides her writing and reading, she
rs able to keep up in various sports.
At various times she has been expert
In fencing, swimming. tennis, billiards
ana riding: but now she says she has
settied down to walking and motor
! ing, ana every Saturday she and her
husband start on an expedition to find
an interesting place they have never
before seen.
Germantown. a suburb of Philadel-
phia. has flourishing Lovers OF Chill
aren Thank Offering Society" which
mao us inception two years ago. the
pan having been suggested by one Of
Kate Douglas Virgins BOOKS. Marin
LISA Mrs. Wiggin herself is the hon
orary president OF the society. and
there are no fees. but each member
sends a voluntary thank Offering of
any amount
me volume OF anonymous critical
papers lust published under the title
OF The Corner of Harley Street" has
peen compared by several critics with
Or. Holiness "The Autocrat of the
breakfast Table " This familiar cor
respondence of Peter Harding. NJ. D."
consists of letters to his son, his dnuch-
ter his aunt, other members of his
family and familiar friends. The let
.erS are the easy talk of middle aged
London doctor. and in subject they
,oucn all sorts of things. from fshing
to religion. They are charminEly dis
cursiVe' often witty. and always full
OF genial sympathy with humanity
ana The significant facts of life The
pook is most cmphatically readable.
ana 1t Is also comfortably cheerful and
gently humorous. a better volume for
summer reading could hardly be named:
LOT TINS purpose 1t is vastly SUPERIOR to |
most oil the fiction which IL is the Gus
tom TO denominate summer reading"
"A novel entitled The Larger
Growth" has just been brought out
ny IL. L. Dutton e Co, of New York. |
ms BOOK may aptly he termed novel |
oi the future. for. though IL does moi
sNe fanciful picture of some Utopia |
IN the year 1000. 1t docs reveal throueb
the medium of the DEVELOPMENT of an
ordinary family how general ard how
CONF iiins is that urge for a fuller l,to
ana Tor social reconstruction which &c /
,o-uay Undermining so many ancient
to clear the ground for a |
'aher and more real social life of 70. |
morrow. u w.
Inc author is Mrs. Maxwell Armae,d
diready known as writer to be rcrl
ohed with under her maiden name -,
Constance Smedley VI
IN this story of the Maddoxes THAR
'"o sons and two daughters. she has
eN nioited with extraordinary vlvidncss
s scou and bad in the usual relations
" chiidren to their parents. of hro- |
ana sisters to each other ana of |
inc units of family TO the rest NJ ,ho
house hold u me
AT the same time she shows how tho
- e!uulces Of tradition. the tyrannics
VI 2oiitical party and the seihshness nj
caste are inevitably breaking
uhoer the spread of true freedom
ana the diffusion of common sorsa
'housh' i'll the person of a litorar,.
es ohaniac. she displays with satirica,
"""ior the dangers of indivjduai,sn,
t'"riahism and other isms rua wild