The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-04-23

kins, Mrs. b. w. Browning. OF Littleton,
| n. c.: Mrs. r. II. Lacy, OF Rocky Mount
y. G.; Miss Alice Moore. of Clarksville:
James -. Bryson, of Chase City, and
MISS Lucy Carson, of Charlotte. y. c.
! Mr. and Mrs. Moore left at once for
q Northern trip that will include New
York. Lake George and other places OF
interest. They will be at home in Chase
City after May 5.
Sfory-1cIlcrs' League.
The Story-Tellers' League will meet
this afternoon at ) O'Clock In the audi
| toriuIn of the Mechanics Institute, and
all members are asked TO be present
The regular meeting was postponed
from last Wednesday afternoon OIL ac-
| count OF the Eduea tional Conference,
then in session in the city.
| For MIR. Harrison.
! The henderson, the Fortnightly Club
! demonstrated Monday night that they
could come back when they held a
! reunion at the Commonwealth Club
and gave a dinner in honor OF Henry
! Sydnor Harrison. author of "Queed" one
of their members who now lives in
Cha rleston. w. Va.
! The centrepiece on the table was a
hen, labeled "Fortnishtly Club and
she was busily engaged Matching out
her eggs, the members OF the club.
| There was something doing at the
dinner from start to finish Between
|
slit by member or the club. Some
times it was an original poem. again
prose production or n witty satire
| of things and people in general. one OF
the poems Defense OF the Worst
| Sellers
| AT the close OF the dinner a short
play Was acted by some of the club
| upon Every woman which was seen
| in Richmond the past winter, and
which in turn was founded upon
! Every Man" the old morality play
I The play introduced Nobody" which
| was well actcc by member OF the
| club. Another appeared as Every
| Woman and made great hit in
| feminine attire and surprising wig hired
! for the occasion She was attended by
f! her three hand maidens, tho modern
| graces. which parts We're played by
| three members in more or less aNpro-
| pirate costume.
Every Man" did not actually APP
pear upon the stage. though close a,
hand, and attended by "a count Rem
! dered," Thirst" and High Ball.
! Finally, after mirror scene, In
which each member of the club saw
/ himself reflected the play closed with
Evcrywoman being presented by Every
man with copy of "Oueed" with in
| structions to read it, which was too
much, and she was carried off the
stage in fainting condition.
/ Two members of the club are ac-
| cused OF writing the play. but il was
said Monday night they had engaged
! Harry Smith to defend them. 1t was a
| ma tier OF regret that Mayor George
| Ainslie, the baby member of the club
could not attend on account of other
duties
/ Among those present were Henry
Sydnor Harrison, William Todd, j
/ Scott Parrish. DR.. II. f. McIlwainc
I state Librarian: c. C. Pinckncy, George
/ Bryan, TT. NJ. smith. Jr.. John Stewart
! Bryan, DR.. r. c. Bryan. George 4
4 Gibson. Benjamin B. Valentine John
] p. Mcclure. Murray NJ. Mcguire and
Kirltwood Mitchell
Meeting Thursday.
! The Chimborazo Mothers Club will
/ meet tomorrow afternoon at $3.50
! o'clock at the school All members OF
| the club are urged to be present at
this meeting.
Important Meeting.
( The Ladies' Auxiliary, o. o. O., will
hold an important meeting this eve
ming at o'clock in Smithdeal Hall.
Business of much Importance is 10 be
transacted and discussed at this meet
ing and a full attendance is desired.
In and Out of Town.
| Miss Nell Carneal left town Mon
day for Orange County where she will
spend some time visiting friends.
| Judge Owen Gwathmey Of King
! William County, is the guest of rela-
tivcs in Richmond for several days.
Mrs. w. Withers Miller is visiting
at 'Woodlawn." the home of her pa
rents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph w. Palmer,
in Brunswick County.
Miss Mary Withers Wigbic. of
Lynchbu:g, arrived here yesterday to
visit her aunt. Mrs. John Burruss, at
GOO West Main Street
Ensign Romauld T. p Meclewski.
United States Navy, who has been Wis
| ting Fenton Jacobs here for the past
ten days. has returned to his ship,
L. S. S. Ohio. at Philadelphia.
! Thomas Burton Snead has returned
10 Richmond. after attending the
SneadCocke wedding at Enfield. on
| Saturday.
Miss Lettice Woodward is the guest
| of Miss Nora Randolph, after a visit
of several weeks to relatives in Staun-
! ton.
Mrs. Lucian II. Cooke and her daugh-
l tiers, Miss Mary Stuart and Jeanne
Cooke. have returned to Roanoke. after
a visit to Baltimore.
Miss Flora Randolph Mason is the
guest of her grandmother Mrs. Kate
Kearney Henry. in Washington.
Former Senator Albert s. Beveridge
Is spending some time in Richmond
| gathering material for book OH Chief
Justice Marshall.
Mrs. Charles =. Snead has returned
to the city, after n visit to Mrs. Amelia
Linthicum. in Fredericksburg.
Rev. ard Mrs j. II. Weyle are the
guests OF Mr.eand Mrs III. ". Ebei. Mt
= their home on West Grace Street