The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-10-02
Daughters Suspend Bus
mess and Ask Actor
Man to Tea.
INVITES WOMEN
TO SPECIAL PLAY
Will Present "The Bishops
Candlesticks" at Performance
Beginning 11:lo O'clock To-
Night-Convcntion Nomi-
mates Officers and Starts
Campaign for Funds.


temerity in facing an audience COM
posed entirely OF women. James *.
Hackett. the actor. went h&ore the
Virginia Division, United Daughters
OF the Confedcracy. In the Jefferson
Auditorium, yesterday afternoon and
invited the convention TO q special per-
formance OF The Bishops Candle
sticks" at the Academy of Misic ut
11:lo o'clock tonight. The invitation
was accepted uproariously and without
the fornality Of motion. Tho dis
tinguished actor bowed his acknow-
Judgements. and almost blushed.
You are the first man who ever
thought OF at one of our conven
tons said Mre Campbell president
OF the Virginia Division.
And II makes no difference IL 1t ie
~ o'clock" exclaimed Mrs. Randolph,
wen be there"
Told to Hiring Mrs. Hackeft.
Let's invite him 10 our reception
tonight" shouted delegate above
the din Of applause.
Yes. yes." came seconds from a hun
dred thronts. And. by the way, bring
Mrs. IIackett with you" Mrs Randolph
shouted
Perhaps there isn't any Mrs Hack
ett." n delegate broke in. is there?'
Well. bring tho leading woman. HIr.
Hacke,t" said Mrs. Rand olph, who al
ways KNOWS What 10 DO In an ciner-
Eency.
Byt this time Mr.. Hackett had bowed
his way as far as the door. but he
had to turn to face the Daughters OF
the Confedcracy. They had thrown
the program TO the winds, and they
wanted him TO be sure to come and
bring Mrs. Hackett or the leading wo-
man. Mr.. Hackett. still bowling. was
trying 10 edge in word TO say
would ho dpliuhtad
charmed. 10 accept. Wait. Mr.. Hack
ct;." called an officer. Bring any one
you like"
MIR Hackett stopped and raised his
hand
"Lahiea." he doomed out in his deep
bass voice. you overcome me.
overwhelmed. / shall be delighted TO
come. ! shall be charmed. indeed.
mag be little late, as you know 1
TO appear at the theatre tonight
But. if you don't mind, / shall come
aftor tho performance 1t will give
me the greatest pleasure" Then he
escaped
Escorted to Platform.
Mr. Hackett interrupted tho reading
Of some chapter reports when he ar
rived. but IL was forgotten when word
went the rounds that he was in the
hall. Mrs. Randolph had just an
nounced Mr.. Hacketts invitation to the
1nilcu 1)auSHteTS Oh LHc tOUIeOeT6cy
to special performance by his COM
pany. when nc appeared on the arm OF
Miss Mamie Randolph Heth. She led
him up to the stage. where Mrs. Ran
dolph grasped him by the hand shook
st vigorously. She ushered him for
ward and Mrs. Campbell. taking him
by another hand. led him out TO be
introduced. He smiled genally over
the audience. and then bent down to
speak to Mrs. Campbell 1t was a long
way down. for he is a very tall man.
"I am quite embarrassed" he said
and smiled again. II am suffering
fearfully from stage fright. and when
] was asked 70 come hero I literally
Cuaked in my boots"
Comes at Cabaret Hour.
But he held his own pretty we'll. 1T
has been my good fortune to go through
the South very often. sometimes when
! am playing, and sometimes just for
pleasure and on little shooting trips.
And l have always been the recipient
of much kindness and courtesy. not
only in Virginia. but in other Southern
States When heard that we were TO
hc here at the same time and that Mrs.
Randolph was trying to do much
to entertain you. 1t occurred to me
that I might reciprocate some of the
courtesies shown to mo by Southern
people. ] thought 1 might help to en-
tertain you at special performance
at the Academy 1T ten minutes after
II o'clock tomorrow night. 1t must
be put off as late as that because 1 am
appearing in The Grain of Dust, and
there must be some time intervening
before we can put on the special per-
formanco for YOU
It's Washington Style.
ooh. well come all right" Mrs Ran
dolph interrupted. IT'S the Washing
ton style. but we'll come If it's IL
o'clock"
You bet" delegate relaDscd from
The rear
IF you will accept. shall be deeply
honored and battered" he said. Then
he bowed his head to the storm of ap-
plause. 1t broke about him like O
March wind high treble mingling with
soft contralto I'm an acclaim as sincere
as any no ever received.
The applause followed him off the
stage. the Daughters of tho Confed-
eracy nearly forgetting to invite him
TO their reception He had nearly
reach ed the door with Miss Hoth when
the invitation came. Then it camo
from the Daughters like the battle cry
Of their fathers. the words stampeding
efter him like the charge Of tho Louis
lana Tigers.
ut takes q man after all to get
us going" remarked a delegate as she
turned to listen to chapter report.
The business sessions yesterday
were taken up with officers reports
and reports OF the 100 chapters which
showed that the Virginia Division Is
growing rapidly, and that its NOM
bership is increasing.
Officers Arc Nominated
At the afternoon session tho reports
OF the nominating committee was an
nounced. Three were nominated for
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