The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-10

Mr.. and Mrs Tabb will be at home
after their wedding trip in Florence.
S. c.
rInnO Recital,
The regular monthly piano recital
by the pupils OF Miss Mamie Davis
took place last Thursday afternoon at
her studio, 7U4 West Grace Street
The studio was decorated I'm bowls oS
spring flowers, and n number Of people
were present At the recital compost
tions being rendered from Mozart.
Mcndclssohn, Schumann. RaiT. LichneT,
Grieg. Chaminade. Tschaikwosky. Tie
pupils taking part in the program in
cludod Misses Katie Branch, Madeline
Bigger, louise Gibson. Marie Jones.
Anne Powers. Lindsay Powers. Louise
Shepherd Elizabeth Tompkins. Eliza
beth Warrent and Mrs. William ii.
Palmer Jr.
or Interest Here.
a recent exchange contains the fol-
lowing article of interest here:
Tennessee and Nashville are to be
we'll represented ht the meeting in
Richmond OF the League Of Southern
Women Writer'S. The dates are April
1917. In the party going from Nash
willie will be Miss Maria Thompson
Daviess. Mrs. Ida clyde Clark and Mrs.
". c. Spencer. with Mrs. Ruthiedge
'7HilNi' OF NOOhcNlllt, WIN is UI'Slhfut
Of the league. which was organized in
Nashville a year ago. Mrs. W;ilough
by Williams will join the party from
Nashville in Richmond. Mrs. W. q.
Rotnne Will go from Pulaski, ana
other Tennesseans Will also doubtless
he In attendance.
y very charming program has been
arranged. and so many women prom
inent I'm the literary world or In large
NM a.,
women, have already promised to at
tend the meetings. that a brilliant and
notable gathering is assured.
The literary and press women OF
Richmond are very cordially welcom-
ing the coming to that city or this in
terestirg body Of women folks from
the various Southern States. Mrs.
Kate Langley Bosher author OF the
inmtable Mary Cary" and other
popular novels, is chairman OF the
Richmond reception committee The
business meetings will take place IN
the mornings, in order TO give those
In attendance an opportunity to at
tend social affairs In the afternoon,
and evenings, and also the sessions or
the Southern Educational Congress,
with which organization tho League of
Southern Women Writers Is correlated.
the annual meetings always being at
the same time.
Some prominent women from the
national capital have been asked 10
appear on tho program Mrs. William
Jennings Bryan has been asked to
speak OH the subject, THE Newspaper
as an Educativc Factor" Miss Mar
garet Woodrow Wilson has been re-
quested TO speak on The Wider Uses
of Schools for Social Centres Mrs.
champ Clark has been asked TO repeat
gave recently with great success.
Since Mrs. Clarks daughter Miss
Genevievc Clark, is to have iourna-
lisIn as "A career, and has already done
some newspaper work it was thought
that she would be especially Interested
in this assemblage OF women authors
and Journalts.
Mrs. +. +. Claxton, wife of the
United States Commissioner of cdu-
cation, and formerly Miss Mary Liam
nah Johnson. OF Nashville will speak
on The Social Unrest of Women"
Mrs. Martin Iittlctou will give Il
lecture, probably illustrated with
stcrcopticon views
one of tho most Interesting features
on the program will be the paper on
The Comic supplement OF the Sunday
Newspaper" given 10y Mrs. Edith King
man Kern, of Washington. president
men. She is a member Of the Board
OF Education OF Washington. -. G..
director in the College Women's Club.
first vice president OF the District
Congress Of Mothers, and president OF
the Tower Grant Home and school AS
ISOLATION. She is the author OF two
travel books for children, an. writes
much on Juvenile and educational
themes
>n.,io a .,., ,,,.,
ton who has been asked to apcar on
the program is Ella Wheeler Wilcox.
Helen Gardner wife OF Colonel Sell
den y. Day. Miss Sophie Irene Loeb,
Miss Dorothy Schultz and Mrs Julian
( Harris. are other interesting women
who have been asked to participate.
Miss Daviess will lead discussion
of II timely theme. and Mrs. Ida Cylde
| Clarkc's subject assigned IS NV oman $
Call TO Woman" Mrs. Elizabnth Fry
Page IS asked 20 lead one discussion,
and Mrs w G. Spencer will speak on
irish Folk Lore"
Mrs. c. + IIixson has as the subject
for her address Conserving. Concen-
tration and Directing the Energy OF
Women" Mrs. w. b. Romine viii give
her address. Purity in Literature"
Hiss Alma Rittenberry. OF Alabama,
who is chairman for the Jackson
HIGHWAY. \auonal society OF the
Daughters OF 1872 in Alabama. Will
speak on Historic Trails"
The list OF officers OF the league in
cludes President Mrs. RuthledGc smith
OF Cookeville; Vice Presidents Miss
Isma Dooley. of Atlanta: and Miss
Sarah Barnwell Elliott. OF Sewanee
Secretary Mrs. Ida CLYDE Clark. OF
Nashville: Treasurer Mrs. i. \. Roun-
tree, of Birmingham Ala; Miss leila
Armstrong. OF Chattanooga is chairman
of the executive committee, wnfch il
made up OF representative of eacn
State which is represented in the
, league.
Mrs. j. Arthur LEROY, president ii
the Woman's Club, will welcome the
league to Richmond, and the business
sessions of this body will be held IN
the club rooms. courtesy extended
TO them by the members of the Wo-
mans Club. Mrs. Lucian II. Cooke. OF
Roanoke. has been invited to make
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