The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-05-26
ROBERT M. HUGHES SPEAKS
ON SAPPHO AT WOMAN'S CLUB
Says Ancient Greek Poctcss Organized
the First Club for
Women.
LARGE AUDIENCE HEARS ADDRESS
Art Department az Womrn's College to
Hold Annual Exhibition and NeccP-
tion.


ing and scholarly address by Robert
NJ. Hughes. of Norfolk. before the wo-
mans Club yesterday afternoon. Mrs.
l.. l. Lewis was chairman OF tho after
noon, and many prominent and distin-
Euishcd men OF the city worr among
the special guests ~ the secession. MIR.
Hughes IS a gifted Nirgirian and n
distinguished member OF the legal pro
fe.sion. and his presence Il; the club
brought out u large gathering, OF mem
bers and guests to hear him. several
years ago the speaker was = guest OF
the club here. ut which time lie spoKo
on Colonial CourtshipS."
Hardly any Of the writings of the
immortal Sappho have survived until
the present day. and We have but few
of her odes that arc no. in irac-
mcntary form. The speaker stated
that 1t has been the unanimous judg-
ment of time that this great Greek
poetcss stands eminent among
makers OF verse. Very littlo is known
of her ne, beyond tho fact that she
wac Of noble birth and tie names of
her parents and husband. &Ir. hughes
threw an interesting light on the man
uers and customs ~ that asc. ana
homo OF this WoinA1 living GOO years
before Christ on ono OF tho most
beautiful isles OF the Aegean Sea, al
most In sight of the famous Troy.
obtained from later writer's OF tho pc
riod, rHthcr than those of tho age in
which she lived. and the false impress
sions of her character CLEANED from
these. may easily be reversed by Pc
lusal OF her own works. She was
emincntly literary and scholastic in her
tastes. So far as history shows, sap
pho was the organizer OF the first
woman's club which held session
in Lesbos.
The tender passion Is almost entire
~ the subject of her work, and IL is
the beautiful lyric poetry or the artist
which appeals 10 the heart, rather than
the mind. MIR. Hughes concluded his
Interesting address with n reading OF
extracts from the odcs OF this Won
dcrful poetcss, who. rs he said Of all
tho classic writers. appeals ~ no other
70 the student OF That branch OF 1T
craturc.
Back From Motor Trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Wyatt. Clar-
ence Wyatt. Jr., and Miss Nancy Wyatt
returned to Richmond sunday might
from a motor trip through tho Nni
ley OF Virginia. Mr.. and Mrs. Wyatt
and their party We're absent from tn"
city four days, and motored az far
as Winchester.
Annual Art Exhibition.
This evening the art department. or
the Womans College VIII have It's an
nual exhibition and reception In tho
college chapel Best work done dur
Ing the session of 19l3-1t win be
hung, the majority OF the studies he
ing from life and nature, IN oil. water
color, pastel and charcoal. For tho
.irst time III some years the exhibition
will include quite number OF pieces
Of decorated china Original pen and
ink drawings made by Misses i>ata-
crime Harvey and Emily Garrett. OF
the art class. for illustration In the
college annual. ''Puns and Patches
OF 1914. and various humorous posters
by Misses Harvey and Waikup. vary
the serious side OF the exhibition In a
most entertaining and delightful man
ncr.
The art department IS under tho
supervision OF Miss =. NJ Whitfield ana
members of tho class include Misses
Emily Garrett, president; Katherine
Harvey vice president; Helen Brown,
Secretary Margaret WalIsup, art cd!-
tor Of the "Chisel"; Lottie Dickinson,
Marguerite Gardner, Elizabeth chat
ham. Barton Fauutlcroy. Evelyn Gil!.
Ora Listcy, Truman Miles, Marguerite
Parrish. Mary Taylor. Kathleen Can
tier. Mamie Lake, Ophel!u Nelson
and Mary Pigott
Kindergarten benefit.
Fashionable society VIII he much
,n evidence Friday ~ The benefit per
Torrance OF "AlalGin and His Won,
derful Lamp" which is to no hel.a 1T
the Little Theatre for tn" ScttL.mr.Ir
House Kindergarten. Tho affair is
under the direction and patronage 81
the kindcrgarten Association OF Rich
mond. and the members OF that organ
S2ation include some OF tho be9t known
women OF this city. other reels WIN
be included IN Inc program. and =
number OF young girls win sell candy
through thu audience.
At the Art Ciuh
This afternoon at 8:3o o'clock there
no al Inv airp
Houston. director OF the Art Schoo-
whose subject viii he THO work of the
ninctyfour pupils enrolled this sc--
sion. and Miss Adele CLARKE, who VIII
speak upon the work that tho Arr
Club proposes 10 accomplish ia the
twentieth year of it's existence. 1915.
These interesting talks viii take the
place Of the usual weekly lecture q;
the Art Club OF Richmond. ana large
audience Of members and guests win
DO present. Tea VIII be served later
and MI Interested are invited 10 attend
Leave for Washington.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Cramer auc
Their son. clifton Crame-. or Port
land, Conn, who have been visitua
AIRS. Cramcrs brother, II, L Mouseu
of 1900 Grove Avenue. left yesterday
for Washington. In Washington Mr.
and Mrs Cramer and their son VIVA
be the quests OF Mr.. Cramcrs sister
before leaving for their home.
Of Interest Here.
Announcement IL made OF the an-
preaching marriage or MISS Mary
Blake Baird, Of Efpne Forest. to
Richard Baylor, al kinlock Essex
County Miss Baird Is the daughter OF
Captain Edward i. Baird. who serveo
throughout tn" war as member d.
General Picketts staff. taxing ar active
part IN the historic charge Of tho fu-
nous brigade At Gettysburg she IL n
granddaughter u the late CommoGor"