The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-18
NyOifAN,S (NsUR HEARS VERSE
WI ,IxHRE BY FAMOUS AUTHOR


verrs HIRE was explained and Illus
rated at the Woman's ciub yesSefo"S
Afternoon in rAoaf interesting MAJ.
oer " the leading woman rye 49,
.~e-ss~ :, y --.S .o7sSb- 9ss
MIR priestcss Of, the pootefr reexss'
revolution was the title tsSto"ea
Upoh her by Mrs. Sally Nelson Rooms
wfIO presented her TO the audience
l a ssWe are not particularly Interested
si III the technicaiities OF poetry en-
blamed Miss Lowell. Verse hbre ~
nor syllable Ordinary verse is syi
liable. and the poetry has TO he nrteo
10 the metre like a mosaic floor. ne
SfYYne unit is the test 0f verse hpfc.
Nnd this form Of poetry Ia to De fe'-'
aiouds Hiss Lowail continued 10 eh-
\ piain the. in comparing ordi'nry r ,pst
try win, music II was found 'hat
many rythrs peculiar 10 music cannon
be expressed in this poetry. bot 'TSenE
a. these rhythr1s can be given IN verse
slfbfe. Verse HIRE Miss Lowell insatS'
rnust he read aloud 4 the reader ;
has 4 sense Of rhythm and reads ~,
lYke prose the swing Will ccsr'~
sthe person lacks a. rhythmieat fsei.hs
they can never read II. II is virnhsT
80 ,y,tir6c. said the speaker C7sopin'S
nocturnes In print are nothing 10
uerspn who cans play them sue
dep3creA the fact that the rhythm Sf
yefae sffbre cannot he reproduced IN
printing ~ the time IS in music
IN TIA don't say that our poetry VII.
rupsrSede the old verse IT Is fnerelE
uron II. Some things
are better expressed in The verse hor@'
The Two forms will modify one an
other
The dffs.renc. IN the attitude Of the
49, ND
to meter was explained by Miss Low
All The former writes abou' things
n they are, irrespective al whether
human eyes are looking at them or
not. The picture itself, more than me
eject on the writer, is emphasized IN
ordinary poetry the effect on human
being or the relation to human be
ing ID emphasized. The writer OF
verse libre believes IN a maximum Of
suxressfon and a minimum OF eNpla
nation.
Mis-. Lowell read "a series Of i'm
area as she termed them, in which
ths word painting WAS especially vivid
and beautiful. Gardens. New Eng
lard gardens. and simple garden
scenes were the themes, Common
MACE objects described In poetic ian
xuage are the principal subjects the
free verse writer deals In. Two mar
ratfye poems were enthusiastically re-
-eived at the club. She gave exam
pies of poetical prose. and two war
poems closed her program.
keen sense OF humor character
red the poets comments on the re
csption her work has recefTeo
throughout the country and the CUES"
lions concerning its development Win
wh,rh she has been confronted.
The lecture by Major Allen Bishop.
Canadian aviator, which ~as To nave
been given on Thursday evening or
this week In the Academy Of Music.
'aas been postponed indefinitely MA
TOR Bishop il suffering with an attack
az appendicitis and Is AT a hotel IN
Roanoke The lecture Is to ne ar
-anyed for as soon as he RECEIVERS.
Lieutenant Robertson AT Home.
Lieutenant George Alexander Ron
.rtEon, of the aerial observation ser
vice. has returned from the coast hetd
Ut Fort Sill. Okla, and is the guest
IT hfs parents Mr. and Mrs John 81
Robertson, at "Brookside- foTesR
'fiii.
Nair--Horst
Announcement has been made or
he wedding Of Miss Salome Mathiida
Horst, the daughter OF Rev. Elan
Horst If Ohio. formerly Of stuart
faraft. Va. and Roscoe Warren Mar,
he son Of Rev. and Mrs. C. II. Naif,
IT Broadway. va. the ceremony nav
'ng been celebrated THURSDAY evening",
MARCH Is ut 6 o'clock, in the home or
Rev and Mrs. Nair. Rev. W a MY
.rs oniciated The bridal party stood
,eneath an arch Of evergreous. In The
presence Of about thirtyfive guesfs@
Mrs w A Myers played Aende'A~
sohn's march as professional
there were two bridesmaids. Misses
odessa Najr and Artie Cart and the
Hoomsmen were Howard Iigler aha
.rving Nair latte Esther &alF NoS1
he license bearer After the cere-
enrp wedding supper was served,
md later MIR. and Mrs, Naif Ter foF
wedding trip They will be at hoine
after Mach 30 81 Orville, Ohio
Interesting Announcement.
william Henry Gardner. Of WayncS-
anvo. announces the engagement md
approaching w0lding % his dauehter-
Sora Lee. IN Lieutenant Charles W.
smith Of Waynesboro.
win Wed in April
or interest in Virginia is the am
9ounrement that the wedding Of Miss
Matte Taylor, OF Connecticut and
,.iYtsirsia a well known illustrator. 10
sienard r. Ca.lett, 81 stanton. viii
AXE place in April Miss Taylor II
aoa VISITING friends IN Staunton
WOnan'a htsstcrMry ~sN1eff.
This afternoon at haf~past o'clock
he woman's missionary society ~
sraes Street Baptist church will hold
IS regular meeting, anc Mrs. W r.
rraiahans circle will have charge of
ne program. The subject will he
Mountain Schools and Rev. W l..
riller. a former student at buchanan
Mountain school. now pastor OF B"th-
chen, church, win speak, All wo~
men OF the church are invited 10 be
present.
Mothers Clubs Meeting.
The regular monthly meeting OF the
Federation of Mothers clubs will be
neid this afternoon at $50 o'clock In
ne mothers room IN the adninistra-
ion building. TIL revision Of the con-
sgitutson Will he brought UP and ar
ranFeTn ents made for he annual eiee-
*anr ot officers ~f 5t "4" N'',s~
Oyster Super.
The women OF LeiEhStree Paptiss
hufch are having an oyster supper
HIS evening from 10 O'Clock in the
sunday school hall.
Recent Visitor.