Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-27
POEMS MAY Be NEUTRAL, .
BUT MOVES Says He IS NOT
Distinguished English Poet Gives Au-
thor's Reading at Jefferson
Auditorium.
HEARD By BRILLIANT AUDIENCE
Introduced by DIR. j. G. Afetcalf, Who
Refers to Visits of Well-Knoyn
English Authors to Richmond.
English Sympathies in Evidence.

Neutral" was a favorite word fire.
quently used last night b. Alfred
Noyes, celebrated English poet. In char
acterizing some of his own meritorious
compositions. which he read to the de-
light OF large and exclusive audience
IN the ballroom at the Jefferson Hotel.
The reading was n leading social event
of the week.
Certainly I am not NEUTRAL" said
Mr.. Noyes. after the curtain had been
rung down. Tho poems that have
! read tonight may truly be character
| lied rs neutral but I am not. OF
course. Ny sympathies are with Eng
land. but / am afraid could not go
into details as to the latest develop
ments In the war situation"
The event was under the direction
or the Alumnae Association OF Miss
Elletts School, and the audience was
brilliant one. MIR. Noyes was In
PRODUCED by Or. J. c. Metcalf Of Rich
mon1 College. and the committee in
| charge of the event included officers
and members of the board of the Alum
nae Association.
| INFEHS THAT AUDIENCE
SYMPATHIZES WITH ENGLAND
Vigorous applause came when Dr..
Mctcalf in introducing the poet. in
| ferred that the sympathies OF the au-
| diencc were with England in the war
! now raging. "Mr. Noyes." he said,
"has called America his Western
| sweetheart Our hearts go out to
England in this tragic hour of war.
| We welcome Mr.. Moves. a great poet,
| to this city OF great poets" In an
interesting manner DR.. Metcalf told OF
the visits of Dickens. Thackeray, Mat
thew Arnold and other celebrated Eng
lish writer's to Richmond. and took oc-
caslon to refer to the genius OF Edgar
Allan Poe and other famous local celeb
| rifles.
Mr.. Moves scored n triumph Among
the dozen poems he read. the ones
| ~hich were best received were. per-
| haps: Tho Highwayman," "The
Searehlights.' The Song Of Sherwood"
and The Admirars Ghost" The
author recitcd his poems with a vim
aud poetic spirit which captivated his
! hearers completely.
NOW EXCHANGE
PROFESSOR At PRINCETON
Practically every seat in the ball
room was taken. and there was q large
crowd In the gallery. Mr.. Noyes, who
is now exchange professor at Prince
ton University. is, with the exception
OF Kipltng, perhaps. tho most popular
English poet alive. His works were
recently studied and discussed in Rich
mond at the Literary Round Table OF
the Woman's Club. and his appearance
here was the signal for unusual in
tcrcst in literary circles. Mr.. Noyes
will leave Richmond at o'clock this
afternoon TO fiji other engagements
Some OF those on committees il
charge OF arrang ements for the reading
last night were: Miss Emma Ora,
White, Miss Alice Blair, Miss Roberts
Trigs. Miss Jellis Scott, Miss Bessi,
Stearnes, Miss Alice Blair, Miss Mar.
Boyd. Miss Patty Cary. Miss Elizabeth
Cooke, Miss Margaret Freeman, Mis-.
( Ilfc 10 Inn Niu.- To,
Caroline Preston. Miss Emily Ruther
ford and Mrs. Kicks.
DISTINGUISHED WOMEN
ACT AS PATRONESsEs
Among the patronesses were: Mrs
Franklin Agnew, Mrs. John T. Ander
son, Mrs. Lewis Aylett. Mrs Archer
Anderson, Miss Anne W. Archer. Mrs
John Stewart Bryan. Mrs. Melville
Branch, Mrs. Thomas y. Bryan. Mrs
Robert c. Bryan, Miss Maria Blair, Miss
Blankcnship. Mrs. George Bryan, Mrs
jr.. Mrs. William Ru1in Cox, Mrs
Thomas y. Carter. Mrs. ]. Aston Cabell
Airs. Beverley Crump. Mrs. John Coke
Mrs. G"org" Il. Cannon, Mrs. Il. r
Dashicll, Mrs. Charles de Geer, Mrs
John Dunn. Mrs. Frank Duke, Mrs. Johr
c. Freeman, Mrs. Logan Golson. Mrs
Grymcs, Mrs. W. l.. Gordon, Mrs. j.
IIickok, Airs. Levin Joynes. Miss Lou
Belle Jones, Mrs. Clement ap c. Jones
Mrs. Roy Jones. Mrs Thomas Cary
Johnson. Mrs. Thomas Jeffress, Miss
Holiday, Mrs. II. w. Hazard, Mrs. Jor-
dan I.cake. Mrs. Arthur LEROY, Mrs. w
II. Meredith. Mrs. Edward Minor, Mrs
w. J.. Mcneil. Mrs. E. 7. ID. Myers. Mrs
Il. h. Munford, Mrs. J. G. Mctcalf Mrs
Warner Moore. Mrs. John s. Munce, Mrs
Clifton VI. Miller. Mrs. Herbert Mann
Mrs. +. r. Noting, Mrs w. IT. Open
himer. Mrs. c. Cotcsworth Pinckney
Miss PcSram. Mrs. J.. Robinson. Miss
Cally Ryland, Mrs. Sallic Nelson Robins
Mrs. Edmund Strudwick. Mrs. George
Cole Scott. Mrs. T.. a. Saunders. Mrs
| William D. Thomas. Mrs. William r
Trigg, Mrs. Il. r. Valentine, Mrs. Doug
las Wander Hoof, Mrs. Barton Wise
| Mrs. William IL White, Mrs. Ernncis