The gold leaf., 1911-01-19

minerals. forests and watar-power,
fertile soils, navigable streams, and
spreading waters teeming with great
wealth, this is indeed a State of vast
riches and vaster possibilities. The
Times-Diapatch is doing its share in
the work of acquainting the home
with the State rs it i9 and as it is
destined TO become in the future. In
this it doe. we'll even if its influence
did not reach beyond the borders of
the Commonwealth The better n
people know their own State, the
more they realize and appreciate its
greatness and goodness, the more
patriotic and lOvaI, and the better
citizans they are
Virginia is 50 closely allied to
North Carolina in all the ties OF com
mercial, political and social life that
| feel deep interest and pride in the
development and prosperity OF the
Mother Of States and Presidents
second only TO the Stata that gets
there first, goes farthest and stays
longp~t-even if Major Hemphili does
rrfus, to accept the Mecklenburg
Declaration with child-like faith. BY
the way, the Times Dispatch made a
ten strike when it captured the
Charleston News and Courier editor.
| do not know o. "A fiuer editorial
page than the Richmond morning
paper puts out seven days in the
week
When Frank WOOdsOn came to see
me the other afternoon he brought
along an armful of North Carolina
newspapers. He knows my weak
ness-frst, for things North Caro-
inian; and second, for newspapers.
Dear old Frank WOOdsOn, "a fellow
of infinite lest" he is the same choice
spirit he was thirty-five years ago
when we lived in Danville He looks
but little older-nOt quite so much
hair on the fOrepart of his cranium-
his intellectual brow gradually EN-
croaching upon the back of his neck,
rs Bill Nye said of himself But that
gives him a more distinguished ap-
| pearance-and this of course makes
WoOdson feel compensated for the
loss of his hair
have been thinking-softly, gent
| ", with mutfied strokes and padded
brain cells, so to speak, since | am
commanded not even to think too
much-about myself or thing else.
And what | have been thinking on is
trying to decide one of two questions
that have arisen in my mind. One
of the "little girls in blue'' who was
among the first to minister to me
when | came, "broke me all up" after
waiting on me two days by inform
ing me that she was going to leave
me to nurse in another department
of the building Now what, | want
to know is whether, after finding out
that there was a Mrs. Manning along
she lost further interest in me; or
having sized me up, she took me tC
be hard customer and didn't want
me as a patient. Which?
They sent a mighty nice young
lady 10 take her place-as all these
Virginia Hospital nurses are-and
am hegining to feel that this is moi
a bad place to be after all. The en-
tire esprit de corps, from the lady
principal and head nurse to the col
Ored Orderlies, is admirable. / have
reference of course to the first foo
section or division where | am lOca
ted, but | am sure that something
may be said about each of the Others
Kind, thoughtful and attentive
prompt and cheerful in the perform
ance of all duties, every wish is antici
pated, every need supplied. The tabl
fare is all that could be desired anC
the cooking very good.
| have frequently heard the Vir
ginia Hospital mentioned in term
of praise. There is a reason; AM
after brief experience here | can adj
very commendable endorsement
to what others have said SO highl
did the late Henry NJ. Cannon thin
of it that he left $4,000 to the inst
: tuition with which to add to it
! equipment and facilities. Or, to
: exactly correct he had expressed
2 determination to do so but bein
} stricken suddenly with pneumonia b
5 died without making provision t
5 this effect in his will. Knowing til
! expressed wishes of her husband Mr.,
/ Cannon magnanimously gave TIL
. sum in his name The result is a 81,
e room annex-three rooms on til
t first floor and three on the second
q known as the Henry NJ Canno
| Memorial, \ like sum was given tt
> Sheltering Arms Home, a worth
t charity of the city. | write this b
! because it will be of interest to IL
g people OF Henderson, where Mr.. Cal
non lived for a number of veal
$ engaged in the tobacco bushes
| aud where Mrs. Cannon (formerl
$ Miss LOtJie Southerland) spe1
e much of her girlhood and youn
d womanhood, she being a native
e that community.
= The name hospital. used To ha,