The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-06
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Society was much in evidence last
+ ayeusng for the opening concert given
rs the Wednesday club at the City
auditcrlum. which was crowded with
music loving peop!e from all over
Virginia and was the scene OF one
If the most brilliant gatherings ever
4 sAen here for tine May festival. which
ffam n social and musical stand
mint cnuld not g surpassed.
At Woman's Club.
One Of the most enjoyable and in
feresting lectures Of the season was
given yesterday afternoon at 4;So
o'clock at the Weu3n's club by Or,
a. Alpaonso Smltn, OF the University
s ~ y!-rinia. who Is widely known all
aver the country as che Of the ablest
speakers Of the day. DR. Smith spoke
on Folk Lore" Re thinks Virginia
cne of the fines. Hclds for folk lore
in this country. and considers the
.sMarse Robert" stories the most in
terestsng 10 be found in the South.
He also spoke OF the negro ballads
ard told very interesting story Of
how the sTar Baby" originated,
which was about 500 r. c. One of
the most Interesting facts which DIR.
Smith brought out. was that you
will never find any Of the ballads
written, as they are "of the people,
'fer 1De people anu bN Aht fNtT
pIe.' The ballads dat back TO the
fifteenth century and. are handed
down from lip TO lip by each gem
GRAFTON. DR.. Francis J. Child, of
Harvard university, mas collected 3o5
ballads, only Ave being still alive in
England fffty-six In the United
States. ten in Massachusetts. and four
In Virginia, but he says we must
remember tina. Virginia has not even
been talf searched as yet.
DIR. Smith ended his lecture by
reading the old ballad. Bonnie
Barbra Ellen" better known as
.sBonnie Barbra Allen and gave
the Virginia version Of Il, which he
thinks by far the best. and termi-
mated Il as more the masculine side"
After hearing DIR. Smiths delight
ful lecture, the members of the club
are more anxious than ever TO send
their names in as members of the
.syfreinia Folk Lore society" and
feel that they were indeed fortunate
In having DIR. Smith. who has been
All over the country collecting folk
lore
Mrs. EiIer a Sponsor.
Mrs. Nathan d. Eller. of Roanoke,
has been appointed sponsor for the
army of Northern Virginia by Cen
erai Theodore Garnett to the reunion
10 he held in Chattanooga. Mrs
TIlAr was president of the Virginia
division. and as such Is prominently
known throughout the State and Con
federacy, having represented Wiz
ginia at the convention held here
two years ago.
Visiting I'm DanviiIe.
Misses Eliza and Martha Harvie
who have been spending several
months visiting their sister Mrs.
Y. waring. in Washington. are now
the guests of their sister. Mrs. w
N Ruffin, Grove street. Danville.
Entertainment to he Given at Coun-
try Club.
Society is much Interested In the
entertainment TO be given to the
members Of the Country Club OF Viz
gin!a, ard their out-of-town guests
on Thursday evening, May Sth at
$3.50 O'Clock The board of the club
have arranged with the Frank Lee
Short company, of New York. to
produce Rostands comedy, THE Ro-
mancers.' the performance to be
given on the lawn of the Country
club, but in the event of rain the
play will be given in the clubhouse
a table Il hote dinner Will be served
and there will be dancing before and
after the play The affair is the
FIRST one Of it's kind ever given at
the club and promises to be a great
success Special car service has been
arranged
Important Meeting.
The central committee of the As
sociati1n for the Preservation of Vir-
ginia Antiquities will hold their regu-
lar monthly meeting this mors f-g al
II O'Clock in the John Nj shall
House. Members are urgently re-
quested te he present, as important
business Is to be discussed.
Tea and Linen Shower.
Mrs J. Ross McNeal entertained
rharminsiy Saturday afternoon a.
the home of her parents. Mr.. ane
Mrs r. +. Phillips, Suffolk. at a tea
and linen shower complimentary t
Miss Sallie Twitty, who in June viii
become the bride of Alexander Ora
ham Martin.
The handsome Phillips home was