The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-06

the memory Of men. and IL Is not
strange that they have come down 10
us bit hazy and misty in part but
with the warmth and beauty of the
! whoie In nearly every instance pre-
served. II is really astonishing now
accurately they have been transmit
| ted
! DR.. Smith concluded hi. golden ta,l,
about beautiful songs with the state.
/ ment that these ballads Of Scottish and
! English origin exist here to-day and
! not in England. More than twelve
nave already been discovered In Vir
gina. and the work IL not yet begun.
J The South is more genuinely English
and the ballad singing people settled
I here With the reading OF the quaint
barbara Allen the lecture was
brought to most happy conclusion
Play mt the Country Cub.
! ne board OF managers Of the Coun
try Club of Virginia has arranged with
the Frank Lee Short Company, Of New
YORK. TO produce Rostnnd's comedy,
| The Romancers." on the lawn at the
clubhouse on Thursday evening at $40
O'Clock. In the event of rain. the play
VIII be given inside the club 1t will
I be one or the most interesting society
events or the late spring season, and
a large gathering OF fashionable peo-
! pie Will attend. owing TO large mem
nership. club members are requested
not 20 bring any but out-of- town
guests TO witness this affair.
There viii he a special dinner served
on this occasion and dancing before
and after the play. \ special car ser
/ Heyance OF members 10 and from the
Grub Thursday evening.
DEMONSTRATING.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ardenne Low
ing announce the engagement and an
preaching marriage of their daughter
Ethel Bernard. 10 the Rev. Thoma $
Caldwell Delaney. OF Bristol The we'd
] ding VIII take place in June
Miss American to Speak
MISS Sadie American. of New York
! national secretary OF thei Council OF
Inond section at Beth Ahabah remnir
/ tomorrow "wednesday evening ar
s:l5 o'clock. \ cordial invitation is
extended the public
! CDRaEcincnt Announced.
MI ana Mrs Samuel Cabell Penn. OF
Eeidsv'ile. \. G, have announced the
engagement and approaching mar
rage OF their daughter, Lily Watt. To
Theodore Hermann Kruttschnitt. OF
/ luscoh, Ariz., the wedding to take
T, place some time in June Miss Penn is
a very beautiful girl, and is related
TO most OF the best known families in
f. Virginia and the Carolinas and the an
| houncement Of her engagement is OF
, much interest TO society in this State
/ The Eroom-to-b be has charge Of the
Western lines of the Southern Pacific
railroad, and his father. julius Krutt-
schnitt, OF New York, is leading Off
ciai OF the Southern Pacific. being
widely known as man of extensive
business affairs and ability
Ihe wedding will wake place In the
I nome of the brides parents in Reds
vile, and will be brilliant and i'm
portant society event.
In Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. X. Franklin. O,
Gresham Court. are in Baltimore, where
they went 10 attend the wedding of the
/, Baroness AliX Moncheur and Robert q
f. Lorec, which took place yesterday
morning ut IL o'clock in the cathedral
F.! with Cardinal Gibbons officiating. Mr.
and Mrs. Franklin also attended the
reception following the ceremony al
the home of Mrs. H. l.. Holman. 1910
Eutaw Place.
me Baroness has great many
friends in Richmond, having visited
here for several weeks last winter.
Mrs. swnnson's Luncheon.
Mrs Claude A. Swanson, wife OF
Senator Swanson. of Virginia, will en-.
tertain at large buffet luncheon or
| Thursday in honor or Mrs. Marshall
|
a very handsome affair and several
hundred guests will be present.
| Lecture Thursday Afternoon
Seumus McManus, the we'll known
teller OF Irish stories will give a lee
ture before the members OF the Wo-
mans Club Thursday afternoon at
o'clock. Mrs John T. Hunter Ia chair
man, and this is the last of an un.
usually brilliant and interesting Sc
ries or lectures given under her chair
manship at the Woman's Club. MIR
McManus has been heard at the club
before. and the crowded audience tina,
hlied the parlors to hear Jack, Of the
King Who Was a Gentleman" will
most assuredly be present at his lee
ture on Thursday afternoon
During his stay I'm Richmond for the
recreation Congress. now in session
! mere, E1r. McManus Will be the guest
OF MI and Mrs. John S. Munce. He
VIII also relate some OF his Irish folk
lore tales before this congress-
MIR. ana Mrs: Coriey to Entertain.
MT. and Mrs. j. G. Corley have is
sued invitations for n large reception
TO DC given at the Jefferson Hotel this
| evening Immediately following the con
clusion OF the May Festival concert AT
| the city Auditorium 1t Is to he a
very brilliant event, TO which several
hundred guests have been invited. and
| is given In honor OF the various rr.
rtists taking part in tile concerts of IN.
May Festival.
| In Suffolk.
Miss Louise Chiles Williams left
ltown- yesterday for Suffolk. whore she