The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-01-31

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| roll Mr.. and Mrs Darlington Moselcy,
ALLEN l.. Hawsc, Arthur Wellington
Goddin. James Watson and DR.. Mer-
rick.
Dinners MT the Club.
Miss Katherine Bryan, of Louis
Vile. who is visiting Miss Emily IIy-
man at the Chesterfield. was the guest
Of honor Saturday evening at u most
attractive supper given In the Country
club by Miss Martha Nj. Robinson
Miss Mary Hartman. Of baltimore
the guest of Mrs. Stuart Bowe. way
the honor guest at another supper
party at the club Saturday night, anu
Miss Alice lizard. OF Roanoke, was also
honored.
Miss Hattie Holcomb. Of Roanoke.
and Mrs. NJ. dc V. Carroll. Of Cincm-
natl. were others for whom parties
were given.
Attends Norfolk Assembly.
Miss Landonio Brock, who has been
spending the winter in Richmond, anu
is much admired debutantc, Viii
leave this week to attend the german
given by the Norfolk Assembly. N,ss
Brock Will return to the city the last
OF the week.
Piano Recital.
a pupils recital was given on lasl
| Sa turday in Mr.. Hairs studio on Lin
den Street. The rooms were well
Tiled by select and appreciative audi
cnce. Selections We're given from
Schumann. Weber, Chopin, List, Wo.-
lenhaupt. GODDARD. Schutt, etc. by the
following performers: Misses ri,iza.
Bemiss, Elizabeth Beverage Mary
Evans. Blanche Fore. Helen Gregory
He,en Hooker, Marion Meredith, Bcs
sic Powell, Marion Spiccr. Irma Wal.
lerstein. Emma Gray White, and Bas.
sctt lIouEh. who opened the recital with
he famous "Etudcs Symphoniques,' by
Schumann.
TaylOr--WInsfon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wiley Whist on
OF oxford, y. c.. have issued invita-
tons to the marriage of their daush-
ter Miss Julia Winston, 10 Marion g.
Taylor. on tuesday, morning, teoruary
H. at II o'clock. at ST. stephens
Church, Oxford.
Luncheon To-Day.
Mrs. Thomas scott will entertain a.
luncheon to-day from . until III
honor of AIrs. william II. Mann, in ne-
home. 500 Floyd Avenue.
Mrs. Nnnn At Home.
! The last in the series Of at homes
which Mrs. Mann has held in the Man
sion during January viii take place
tbs afternoon from 1870 TO 6 o'clock
3irthdny Pnrty.
Little Miss Thelma Louise Reynolds
| celebrated her fifth birthday Saturday
afternoon from 3 TO 3 O'Clock at her
nome. 31i North Twelfth Street.
Games were INDUCED in. after whicr
refreshments were served. Those
present were Ruth Wilks. Nenie
?lunkett. Elva Walker, Marion Fret
<eil, Claire spaldng, Mary Lock, Lucy
Hall AIllcrson Hate. Isabeil Clun.
Anna Maud Libes. Fred Hate, Leslie
Bannistcr. Roland Smith, George LOCK-
Returns from south.
Mrs. William Constable has re-
| turned to her apartment at the Han
over, on West Franklin Street, after .
trip through the Southern states.
Mrs Constable had very delightfut
stay at Palm Beach and ST. Augustine
| Fla.
Indy Mnccnbees to Meet.
| Miss Eta NJ. England, State Com
| mandcr Of the Lady Maccabecs, Will
NEE; With Richmond Hive tonight at
| < o'clock at Fraternity Hall, for the
exemplitication of the new ritualls,ic
work.
Pound Party.
| On Friday evening, January Il. a
party OF girls and boys gathered at
! the home of Miss Regina Ross, 34I0
| Floyd Avenue. to entertain her after
her recent recovery from her long
| Illness.
Those present were Misses Ester and
| Lillian Hicks, Madeline Black Ora
Edna and Grace Keys. Carrie and Luz
ellie Cawson. Regina Ross, Eunice
Ledly and Conrad Webb. Fred Poe. B
Ryan, Holland Rhodes, Caleb PUGET
George Hicks. Willie Enrigh;. Carey
Martin.
Mrs. Gilman mt Woman's Club.
| Mrs Charlotte Perkins Gilman gave
very plain talk on the subject OF
woman brains. or rather the seem
! ing lack OF them in the using. yester-
day afternoon at the Woman's CLUB.
Mrs. Gilman Is recognized as one or
the brainest and most gifted women
IN this country. and her arguments
| We're forceful and logical, and always
convincing Having such a big ana
well-trained intellect. the subject was
easily handed BY her. And in add
iion TO her brains. Mrs. Gilman has
a most delightful speaking voice. which
at all times impressed her audience.
and drove home her thoughts. onc
was introduced in a pleasing manner
by j. ID. Egglcston, Jr., and her lee
ture was TO make women think, She
announced. she explained most
infinitely that no function OF the brain
IS to transmit impressions into ex-
nrcssions. the distinctive feature or
the human brain is that 1t is a social
| organ. and cannot work alone. Even
tually any solitary labor produces
madness; hence this thirst for knowl-
edge OF one another which all humans
possess TO good or bad degree. is
necessary to development. The three
marked differences in the human brain
are The varying powers of intellect
along certain lines, the demand for
consistency in thought, and that pecu-
liar and almost ineNplicable break in
our mental processes which makes
wha. we know different from what w e
do And in this latter lies the weak
ness that has cramped and retarded
intellectual development and the
growth OF the power to ,..-..k for one
self. The greatest influences on the
mind are society, religion, EDUCATION.
and the home. For generations the
minds have done just what other