itching ctty hall house, brzstol, red noses go flfo-...cert at tho y. m. c. a.. under the uusplces...
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ITCHING STOPS;RED NOSES GO
A'-rr skin Remedy Wortesi flulckir nn«lKflfeeHvely.
Many rnfemnccs havo been mnde Innewspaper oolumnfl lately to Itohingptilms, red hosos and pltnplos, whlcli,ln thn oplnlon of those who Clftlm tOknow, nrn l)tit mlnor affoetions, easllynnd readllv cured l>v poslam, whlchoan bo obtalned at Traglo'B or at anygood drugglst's. Stlll lt must he re-
toembnred that poslam, as orlglnttllyOvolvedi ls llrst, last nnd all tho tlmoa remedy Tor ecBema. atppplns. thottolilng Imin odlntelv and qtllckly re-
slorltiK thc health of the skin. Sowlthevery form of Ixhlng disease, nlv.8,rash, rlngwnrin, fever bllsters, piles,acne. BOre*. scabs and cruptlons or. very klnd. , ,Tlie siituple package of poslam whlclithe iSmorgency Laboratorlos, :i2 westTv. .-ntv-llfth Street, New York, Is send-lug out hv mail free of ehnrgo to overyonc who'writes for It tells the wholostory, nnd ls sufllole-nt to ciear thn
romplcxlon overnlght, or to rld tliofni o "f plmples ln -t hours.
Danville Social News.[Speclnl toTht-Timos-Dlspatch.]
Dttnvillo, Va.; Aprll O..The rti-
gagoment of Mlss Marguerlte Massle,of thls city, to Nathanlnl Turnbull. ofLawrenceVIlie, Va., wns announceriTuesday afternoohi a.1 a beautiful"garden party," glven by Mlss Vlr¬ginla Dance. at the home of Imr nnnt,Mrs. W. W. Wliliamsnn, 711 Maln Street.The dainty flower, "Marguerlte," wasused tnont effectlvely, both ln thc dn-liclous refrc hments and decoratlons.The color Bchemo. yellow and whlte,carrled out perfcctlv tho "Marguerltei.lea." Mlss Massle ls tho daughter<-f Mrs. Lula Stover Massle. and Is oneof thn most popular glrls of theyounger aet, and ls oiiito a socletyfavorlte. Sho ls promlnently relateain Vlrginla. and has llved In Danvlllenearly all of hor llfe. Mr. Turnbullis a son of Congrossman R, G. Turn¬bull, of Lawrcncevlk, and ls a wellknown and promislng lawyer. Thoweddlng wlll tako place May 11, atthe Church ,of the Kplphany. and wlllprovo of much lnterest throughout theHtate. Among those present wereMJss Marguerlte Massle, Madgn Vass,Janle Harvle, Nell Vass, llnrriotJames, Klizabeth Noell, Grace Jones,Mary I/olgh. Bessb- Carter. NannleMoonnan, Katle Green Guerrant, IrmaAll»n. Blanoho Pntton, Mary Woodlng,Vlrginla Dance. Mlaa Coons and Mrs.W. W. Wllllamson.
Invltatlons. readlng p_s follows, havobeen recelved by friends ln DanvllleMr. and Mrs. I-'red Clarke requestyour presence on Tuesday evenlng.Aprll twnlfth, nlneteen hundred andten, from elght-thlrty to olevon-'hlrt;;.to me.-t Kev. nnd' Mrs. Arthur H.Clarke.
A. t/fon Kronfeldt. a brilllant andcultured tenor. scored another trlumphIn Dnnvllle Tuesday nlght. ln a con-cert at tho Y. M. C. A.. under theuusplces of the Danville Chapter,Unlted Daughtcrs nf the Confederacy.ln whlch he was capably aaatsted hyMlss Graco M. Gelseeke. vlollnlst, andJllss JcseIo Brewer planlst. The au-dence was numerlcally large. and on-thuslastlc ln Its r-\pros_,lonH of ap-p'reclatton, ..rootlng mn.t of Mr. Kron-fnldt's songs wth a storm of aPPla'ise.Tho Tuesday Club was dellghtf ully
enterlalncd by Mlss Janle EdwardaTuesday afternoon ln one of Mrs.I^ege's attractlve housea on South MainStreet. The color .clu-me, gre.-n andpurple, was lmautlfully carrled out.l^irt:o vnse.i hold fragrant lllaca andferns. Tlm scoro-curds wero attractlveetchlngs, and iho hoatess waa asslst-e.i bv Mlss Kva Covlngton, Mr-. Legeaud Mlss Kunlce Vodei) The prlreswere beautiful hand-palnted ferndlshea, and wero won by Mrs. LoulaT. Puryear and Mlss Annlo Ayres. The!..nn hand prlze. an exqui. Ito lacehandkerchlef, was won by Mrs. CharlesBrucc Guerrant. After the games wereover elegant refreshments were served. jAmong those present were Mlss Ann!>-Ayres, Mr.-. Rrufe Guerrar-.t. Mrs. Pur-year, Mra. Raymond Hall. Mrs. XV. n.Lewls, Mra. A. B. Cheatham, Mi.-sJanle llarvle. Mrs. llamlln. Mrs. Pp'.oGuerrant, Mlaa Kvt-h-n Wlmbush, Misst'annle Wlmblah, Mrs. Traylor, Mrs.Carson Conwiy, Mrs. James Gravely.Mlaa Illanclm Patton, Mrs. Irvin. Mrs.Bolsscau, Mr.»! Thomas Fltzgorald,Mrs. Lege, Miss Covintrton, MiasVaderi,Mrs. J. O. Hoatwrlght, Mrs. FrankSpeneer, Mrs. Higglns, Mrs. S. E.Hughes. Mrs. Averette. Mlsses Toot.Mlss Coleman. Mlss Eliza Taylor andothers. ;A dellghtful program was rendered
hy the Art Clrcle of the WednesdayAfternoon t.'lub here thls -week. Paperson "The Gf-nre Palntera of Uolland"and "Dutch Marine Art." were read\.\ Mrs. Thomas tiamlln, and Mrs.Grconhard Maury. Both were thor¬oughly enjoyabk- and were dellveredWlth much expresslon.The chapel of th..- Randolph-Macon
Institute wa.s taxed to its utmost ca¬
pacity on Monday evenlng, when thepupils of Mrs. Kean'a vocal class gavea recltal. Tliero was a aympathetiolnterpretation of the songs renderedthat reached the hearts of the culturedand appreclatlve audlence. whlcli wasinanlfested in the spontaneous ap-plauso glven those who took part inthe recltal. Qulte an attractlve andlengthy program was rendered.
Mrs. Turner Aahby Mlller entertaln-rd the Sans Souci at her home on MainStroet, Thursday afternoon at 4o'clock. Thls was the flrst meetlngof the club slnce February, and wasthoroughly enjoyable. After the gamodclicloua refreshments were served.Mrs Lewis E. Harvle and MIsa Janlo
llarvle leave this week to vlsit rela-tlvos lu Richmond.
Mrs. 7,ob Featherston and childrenare ln the city.
__.j_-Qovern.6r Swanson was a visltorhero Tuesday.John Lewis, of Clarksville, spent
Monday ln Danville.Wllllam Lalrd has returned from
a vlslt to friends at Washington andDee.
Mrs. R. I. Toboy, who underwent anoperation for appendicitis at thc Gen¬eral Hospital, ls lmprovlng.Mlss Eugeno Wlthers is tho guest
of Mrs. W. I. Jordan, in South Bos¬ton.Mrs. L. F. do Bordenaro and son
havo returned to Franklin, after avlsit to her father, Dr. W. L. Kobin-son.Mlss Bland Schoolfield has returned
to Natick, Mass,, where sho ls atschool after apendlng Easter wlth herluthor, R. A. Schooltlold.Mlsses Grace Jones and Ellzabeth
Noell, attended the Vlrginla-Caroltnagamo in Greonsboro, Frlday.Mrs. F, X. Burton has returned from
a pleasant vislt to Lynchburg.Jllss Virginia Dance is thn guest of
her brother, W'illis Dance, ln Chester,Pa.
Mrs, John P. Swanson has returnedfrom a pleasant vlsit to Nelson.
Mrs. C'larence MacDonald England,of Ix)gnn, XX'. Va., and Mlss Carleton,of Winston, N. C, are vlsltlng theirparents, Mr. and Mrs. XV, A. Hinos.
Miss Ellzabeth Halrstoh. of "OakIIili," was tho guest of friends herethls week.
Mrs. Speneer James and Mrs. A. E.Cioorge aro In Richmond.Mrs. O. XV. Dudley has returned from
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Ctty Hall and Court House, Brzstol, Va.
[Speclal to The Tlmes-DlKpatch.lBrlstol, Va., Aprll 9..Tho new Clty
fall ln thls clty, fronting on Cumber-irid Street, and lylng between Leond Water Streot**, whlch Is eoncededo bo one of the handsomest and bestrrangcd buildings of the klnd In thotate, was completed early in the fallf 1909, but the work of dr,.**.*dng uphe premlses, ,-ind bcautlfying the lawnh pust now ln progrcf-s. Above theolonfal front of thls building is thonscrlptlon: "Built by tho people ofJrlstol, Va., A. D. 1909."Tho structurc ls built of gray brlcknd terra cotta, wlth marblo trlmmlngs.nd terra cotta roof. and cost, lnclud-rtg tho furnlshlngs. $65,000. Therchltects were Stone Brothers, of ttfewIrloans. The contraetors wero John1. McCrary & Son, of Brlstol. Theulldlng commlttee was composed ofhe following members of the Clty.ouncil: James A. Stone, chalrman;arnes W. Mort and H. E. Jones.The structure hos a frontagc of nlne-
y-slx feet on Cumberland Street, anddepth of 108 feet.By members of tho bar and other?
vho have vislted the new building. It
i vislt to Mrs. Parklnson, ln Rlch-nond.Mrs. Charles L. Holland is visiting
'rlonds ln Ncw Vork and Washlng-on.Miss Ada Cabanlss ls tho guest of
'rlends h'-re.Mrs. .lohn Sutherlln has returnpd
!rom a dellK^itful two months' stay'vith Mrs. John Neal. In Baltimore.Mrs. Radcllffe ,Of I>»xlngton. N. C.Mrs. Radcllffe, of Lexington, N. c.
lughcs, haa r<-turned home
Louisa Social News.[Special to The Tlmes-Disi utch-1
Doulsa. Va.. Aprll !*..Mlss Clararri e returned Tuesday from a vlsito her slster. Mrs. John Tyler. In Rlclt-
Mr. ii-nd Mr/*. A. T. Gordon left Thurs-lay to spend several days In Rlch-
Mrs. Henry Koch and daughter. Mrs.Meyers. returned to thelr home ins'ew York. after spendlng several.v-eks in Louisa.Misses Ro.salle and Sadle Francisco
iave return_ed to thelr home near here,ifter teachlng in Pittsylvanla countyor the past soshlon.Lewls i.'nsby, of Richmond, Is vlsit-
nfr his parents, near here.K._-Gover*ior W. E. Cumeron has
heen spendlng a few days wlth hison, George Camcron, her...II. B. Taylor, of Cumberland coun-
:y, has taken charge of the Chesa¬peake and Ohio otllco here.Mrs. Joseoh B. Wlnston, of Wayncs-
joro, Is visiting relatlves in Louisa.Joe Hall. of Gordonsville, is coach-
ing the Louisa track team.Miss Julla Kupfer has returned to
licr home ln Washington. after a visltto the Misses Goodwin here.Mrs. John D. .Sawyer left Monday
to vislt her slster. Mrs. Everett Per¬klns, in P.oanoke.
Farmville Social News.ISoecial to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
Farmvllle. Va., Aprll 9..Mrs. JohnA. tScott has been spendlng a fewdays in Richmond during this week.
Dr. J. L. Jarman, of the NormalSchool, has been ln attendance uponthe meotings of the Southern Con-ference of Educators at Eitlte Rock.Miss Alice Burgess has been ln Em-
poria thls week, where on Tuesday,sho attended the marriage of a frtend.A* F. Brown spent several days thls
week at hls old home ln Culpeper.Rov. Archer Boogher, rector of St.
Paul's Church, Roanoke, is visiting hisbrother, Rev. Dudley Boogher, otFarmvllle.Dr. Irwln, a practlcing physiclan,
who has come to Farmvllle to reside,has been on a business trlp to hisformer home at St. Augustlne, Fla.,during the week.
Mrs. A. C. Ogburn. Jr.. and Mrs.H.| W. Walker. who havo been inRichmond for some woeks for sur-glcal treatment, are both doing llneand will soon be ready to return tothelr homes.Mrs. Holladay, the venerable mothet
of Dr. Holladay, of Hampton-Sidney,is reported as boing crltically 111.
Mrs. Eouis Jenklns, of Lynchburg,was called to Parinvillo this week be¬cause of the extreme lllness of a lit¬tle daughter of Mr. and Mrs. HenryLindsey.At the "Wednesday afternoon meet¬
lng of the Presbyterian Ald Soclety,the members were dellghtfully en¬tertalned by Mrs. J. J. Walker, MrsWlllie Rodd, Mrs. James Womaek andMra. Howcll Rlchardson.
Pinehurst Social News.[Special :o The Tlmes-Dlspttch.'l
Pinehurst, N. C. April 9..Soclallythe weok's pleasures have been ln-formal. confined very largely to din-nors and bridge, sjaddle plenlcs anctrips for luneheon or supper nt populainearby points.
Mr. and Mrs. George C. Putton, oiBoston, entertalned Informally at dln-net* at tho Carollna, and numorous curchristonlngl partles were enjoyed bjfrlends ol' trophy wlnners.
Progressive bridge filled in a do-lightful evening ai the Carollna. aiuvisltors at the Berkshire enjoyedcross-country walk and plcnlo supperNever has rlding been moro generall.enjoyed, for tho nearby poach aiupoar orehards are an "ocean" of fra-grant blossoms, and many ure enjoy.int? auto rides over the new roadswhich como as tho result of tho lntercst uroused hy the Capital llighwajAssociationAmong tho luto nrrlvals from Rich
mond aro Mr and Mrs. Wllllam 1JWood, who spent a week here.
.). T. Werey, of Rlohmond retums fohls usual spring vislt,
Onancock Social News.ISpoeial to The Tinu s-Dlspatelt.
Onancock. Vn., Aprll U..Mrs. i:lv. Powell gavo ii tea Wednesday al'ternooii nt her handsome home, '"3,-uiSoucl," ln honor of Rev. and MraT. II. Lacy, of Mnkemle I'resbyieriaiChurch. The occaslon was ono of dellghll'ul social iiitercoiirse, and sorveito introduee pa.* tor aiid wlfe and members of the congregatlon.
Miss sarab K. Waples entertalnoitho l'.astern Miore Chapter, Daughter;of the Revolutlon, Tuesday aflornoon
Rev. ,1, T. C. Ileuth. uf Cape Charles
haa been glven credit for being one ofthe prettlest and most convenlently ar-ranged ln the State. The ofllco of J.H. Gose, clerk of the CorporatlonCourt and Clty Council, has been gen¬erally commentod on as one ot themost comtniidiotis and best arrangedclerk'a ofllces wlthln the bounds of theCommonwealth. It has been providednot only wlth modern desks. tablesand chalrs, but wlth the latest pat-tern of steel vault flxtures, Including111c cases and book shelves.The lnterlor arrangement of the
building places the Police Court andthe Chief of Pollco's headquarters ontlie ground floor. On the next floor Isthe Councll chamber, the Mayor's of¬fice, tho ofllre of the Clty Treasurerand Wator Commissloner.On tho third floor In the court cham¬
ber, the ofllco of the clerk and va-rloua other office rooms. The courtchamber ls one of tho hn.ndsomest tobe found nnywhere. It ls large andwell ventllated, and ln addition to thefirst floor. has a spacious balcony forthe aroommodatlon of any overflow ofBPectators. This chamber is llghtcdwlth incandescent chandallers, andpresents a very brilllant seene at
ls at the home of hls parents. Mr.and Mrs. James C. Heatb, on Kerr.Street. He wlll leave June -1 for anexter.ded tour of Kurope.Captain John P. L. Hopklns cele-
hrated hls elghtloth blrthday Wednes-day. The day was spent qulctly at1.* mr, rocriving the congratulationsand good wishes of cal'.ers.
Mrs. L. L>. T. Qulmby returned fromBaltimore Monday, and occupled hernow home, "Kerr Place," tlie follow-ini,- day.
Mrs. John AV. Lcatherbury and llt¬tle daughter, Margaret. of Eastvllle.aro guests of Mrs. R. E. Shlcld, at"Melrose."
MIsj N'ellle P. Powell ls visitingrelatlves ln Norfolk.MIs? Georgle E. Lewls entertalned
| the Domino <"lub Thursday evening.Jamea H, Halo. who has' been under
treatment at the Sarah Lelgh Hospital,Norfolk. slnce November 3 last, re-lurned home Thursday.Miss Ilattle W. Kelley and Hattlo
Parks are ir, Norfolk, the guests ofMrs. William B. Stevenson.Miss Margaret Clark, of Poeomoke
Citv. Md., la spendlng the week wlthMiss Sadie Fletcher,
Mrs. J. Clayton Dennisi of Ncw VorkCity, recently the guest ot her bisters.Mrs. K. O. T. Custls and Mrs. _}. l-**redKelly, left for her home Frlday.
Mrs. S. C. McGrath spent this we^kln Bloxom. the guest of Mrs. John W.Bowdotn.
State Normal Social News.[Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.]
Farmvllle, Va., April 9..The Rev.Mr. Watts, secretary of the BaptlstSunday school board, vlsited the schoolWednesday, and conducted tlie assem¬bly exercises.Mlss Grace Wal-.li. of Lynchburg.
who has been ln s'chool this sesslon,has just returned to Lynchburg todo substltute work lu the clty schoolslor the remalnder of the sesslon,
Mrs. Burton St. John, of Tlen-Tsln.Chlna, wus the guest r.f the VoungWomen's Chrlstlan Assoclation fromWednesday to Frlday; She spoke tothe school Thursday morning on"Chlna's Awakening."President J. L .larman spent the
week in Llttle Rock, Ark., attendingthe Southern Educational Conference."The Llllputian Weddlng," presented
in the audltortum Frlday evening,April S, under the dlrectlon of MissesLaura Twltty and Loulse Ford, wasa novel and attractive entertalnment.Thirty chlldren front the first gradeann the klndergarten composed thebridal party.
Powhatan Social News.[Special to The Times-Dlspateh.]
Powhatan. Va., Aprll 9..James A.Tilman, Sr., is qulte sick at his homein this place.Rev. J. W. Reynolds, of this place,
was in Richmond Tuesday.Mlss Anne Thraves is qulte slck
at her home here.Mrs. W. H. Gills and Jlttle daugh¬
ter spent several days thls week withMrs. Gills's parents at thls place.Miss Alina Thraves, of Amella, is
visiting her aunt, Miss Anne Thraves.Mrs. Willie Nicholls, who has been
visiting her parents. near Dorset, hasreturned to her home, Powhatan.Mlss Mattle Worsham, who has been
quite slck, is improving.
Abingdon Social News.[Special to The Times-Dispatch.]
Abingdon; Va.. April 9..Judgo andMrs. R. M. Page are visltors in Rich-mond this week.
AV. E. Mingea, president of tho Vir¬ginia-Carolina Railroad, ls expeeted
', home the first of the week from atwo weeks' stay ln Cuba.Mrs. AV. E. Mingea and Miss Frances
Mingea are spendlng this week in Bal¬timore.Dr. P. E. T. Brady has returned from
a meetlng of ihe Medlcal ExamintugBoard in Lynchburg.Mrs. U. .1. Ctirrle, of Diiblln', was a
vlsltor at Stonewall Jackson Institutethis .weok.Mrs. Clark Carpenter has returned
to her home in Johnson Clty, aftera vlsit to her aunt, Mrs. T. 1'. Trigg.Wllllam and Preston Trigg, who
havo been on a vislt lo thelr parents,have returned to Washington and LeeUniversity.
Mrs. Gllmoro Penn has returned tohor homo in Saltville, after a vislt to
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CASCARETS ioc . box for n wcek'itreatment. all drugguu. Htr*n*-t-t -ellerlu the world. Milhou boxci » .uu-itu.
llght. The furnlshlngs are of blRhly-lollshed quartered oak, Includlng mod-1:rn behchea, except withln the bar rall,vliere costly .-hairs of heavy pattcrniave been placod, includlng twelve re-
¦olving chairs of recllnlng pattern forhe jurors.Thls chamber, llke that for the City
-ouncll, Is protected from the nolse ofhe streets by a tler of oftlce roomsm elther slde, whlle lt Is llghted and.entllated from the upper parts of thellgh walls, whlch extend above thelor of rooms alonsr elther slde.Tho bulldlng la provlded with a
nodern steam-heatlng plant and wlth.unnlng wator.The Ladies' Memorlal Assoclatlon of
thla city has boen raislng funds forjeveral yeara for 'the purpose of eroct-Ing a rnonument In Brlstol to thornemory of thn Confcderate dead. Ttia understbod that thls assoolntlon willnow a«k the Council for pennlsslon toarect such a monumept on the prom¬ise*, and dlrectly ln front of the malnontrance to the hall, as the concretevvalkways are so constructed that theyapproacli thc maln entronce fromelther of the two front corners of tbepremlses.
her parents. Mr. and Mrs. John Cosby.Mlsses Mary McConnell and Mar-
garet Hoss, former puplls at Stone-vvall Jackson Instltute, attended therecltal there on Saturday night.
Mrs. Lewis Marks. of Poughkeepslc,N. Y.. was the guest of Mrs. GeorgeKreger a few days this week.
Mi. and Mrs. J. Irby Hurt are inTazewell thls week.
llenry Wlthers 1< ft this week forFort Deflance. in order to accompanyhia brother. Alfretl Withers. home.Mr. Wlthers has been qulte slck fortlie past fe^v weeks.Baker Thomas, who ha-s been home
on a vlsit, has returned to Randolpb-Ma.-on Academy at Bedford.The marriage of E. J. Hutton, of thls
place,. and Mlss Mary Barr will takeplace Thursday next, nt the home ofi!.r bride, i;> Jackson, Mlss. Dr. JuuiesHutton, uncle of the groom, will offt-ciate. The marriage wlll be a veryqulet. one. The groom ls a son ofJudge F. D. Hutton, and hls father.and slster. Miss Sarah Catherine Hut¬ton, will acoompjiny hlm to Jackson,to be present at the marriage.
West Point Social News.[S_>< cial 10 The Tlmen-Dlsjiat.-h j
West Polnt, Va. April !'..Mrs. J.Lloyd Tabb entertalned very hand-somely thls week In honor of herdaughter, Mrs. Barrle Flsher, ot Nor¬folk. Mi.-s Mlnor, of Pennsylvanla.who ls on a vlsit to Mrs. Lane Cook,Miss Mary Gatewood, of Marlon, S.C.; Mrs. Wharton and daughter, ofNashvllle, Tenn.. were the honored outof town guests.The Home Ne.llcework Club was en¬
tertalned by Mrs. A. Julian Bagl.y.Fine music is always a dellghtfulfeaturo ln the home of Mrs. Bagb'y.Mlss Lilllan Boberts and Mrs. Fred
Uoberts attended lhe marriage of Kd-win Kobert;. and Miss Florence- Brit-ton, which took place ln HIchmoudTuesday. ,U ti o'clock in the afternoon,in the home oi the bride.Mrs. (.eath and slster, Mlss Jessie
Denmead, are maklng ciulte an oxtend-ed visit to relatlves and friends InBaltlmore, Washington and ColonialBeach.Mr. and Mrs. James Denmead are
spending tlie week in West Polnt.Mrs. Deland Treat and children and
Mlss Mary Denmead left Frlday tovlslt thelr grandmother, Mrs. JamesJohnson, near Cohoke.
Mlss Bessie Palmer, of West Point.who has been with friends near Bal-timoro several months, wlll sall fora trlp abroad May 14, to be awayuntil September. Mlss Palmer will gowith Mrs. Thomas Corner, ot NewY'ork.Miss Emlly Puller, who has been
with Mrs. Hardlng at Dandover, Md.,for some timc, a little later will gvito Atlantlc City, N. J.Mlss Mattie Lewls will attend the
linals at William and Mary College.Mr. and Mrs. George E. Trice, 01
Hampton, paid a short vlsit to thelislster here. Mr. Trice has just re¬turned from an extended vlsit as faiSouth as Texas and New Orleans.Mrs. Flora Hrockenbrough, of Rich¬
mond, is vlsltlng her slster, Mrs. Huns.-for.l Anderson.
Milier School Social News.[Special to The '1 imes-Dispatcli.J
Mlller School, Va., Aprll 9..Dr. Eu¬geno A. Taylor, of Waslnigtoi. citypaid the school a visit thls week. liewas a guest of his father, GranvllleTaylor.
Miss llelen Mlchio returned thisweek from Washington city. whero shespent Eaater.
Dr, U. H. Fulton returned this weekfrum Now Vork City.Professor willnughhy Reade, of the
Thoologlcal Soinlpary, Alexandria,gave a reading Saturday evenlng. lielilled the pulpit Sunday mornlng withapproprlato selectiona for the ocen-aio'n, Mr. Reade also read 10 the VW. c. A. SUnday evenlng.M. W. Lee, V. M. C. A. secretary
addivssed lho V. M. C. A. Sunda.evenlng.
Suffolk Social News.[Social to Tlio Tlmes-Dis]-auh.
Suffolk, Va.. April ti..The Matlne,.Card ciuh was entertalned Tuesdujafternoon b« .Mrs. Nathanlel RlddickWilhers at lier homo |n tioylU Multstreei. Frogrcsslvo ouchro was play¬ed, Thc ciuh und guest prlzc-s werswon, respoctlvely, hy .Mrs. Gcorgii.loy.i Barton and Miss Liiiian Nor-lleet. Tho loim-hund prls.o, a work-bag, wcul 10 Mrs, Claiule .1. RUldtckl-'rult punch und pthor refyesiunent.were uorvi d.Thc Ilaiidalph Soclety of St. Paul's
Proteatani Eplsccipul Church was en-tertalnbd lltla week hy i>r. aud MraClaudo -l. Rlddluk, ou BrooklyiHelghts. liov. Joseph H. nunn, wluB'111-s io St. Pttul's l hui-ch, Lyr\chburgroslgned as _o<.rotury, und is suCcpede.hy Mr. I.orbert. .Miss Susk. I'renlls:oh -red hei' ri-signutioii as pi'i-sldnniof tho soolaly, Mlss Mary Dolk waselected ln her stoud.
Rev, .1. 11. nunn, rotii'iug roctor o|st. paul's. hits been preseni.-d hv hltparishiom-rs with 11 silver howl, ap-Pi-opiiauh iiiscrlhed, und also willa purse of 111-5 lu gold,Thu Ludlcs' U.novul.iu aud Soclu
UnlOtl of the Chrlstlan Church wasentertalned thls week by Mrs. JohnW. Eluy. Mlss Mary P.rothors and MlusMjiggle Brothers.There was an lriform.i.1 hop at Ar¬
mory Hall on Tuesday nlght. lt wasglven In honor of Mr. Messenger. ofNe,y Vork, who has been a guest ofSuffolk frlends for some- days.Mlss Mary Oeorgc Htott, of Tsle of
Wlght COUnty, thls week has beon aguest of Mrs. R. U Bre.wer, Jr., in\Vci»t WnsliltiKton Street.
Tlie Suffolk Llterary Ciub metThursdnv n*tcrnoon wlth Mlss MaryDelk ln' Plnner Street.
Mrs. E. M. C Qulmby and son havercturned from a vislt to frlends lnKmlthflnld, Vn.
L. Pretlow Holland has returned af¬ter a vislt to 'Washington and LonUnlverslty, whero he wns formerly astudent.Thn Woman's Missionary Soclety of
the Baptlst Church rnet Thursday af¬ternoon wlth Mrs. AV. D. Bayelt.
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Gordonsville Social News.Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.)
Gordonsville. Va., Aprll 9..Fred..chwelckert, of Richmond, 13 a vlsltoral the home of hls uncle, p. M. Good¬win.
IX. G. Watklns and family have beenspendlng the week wlth relatlves nndfrlends In Richmond and NewportNews,
Mrs. R. C. Hogshend has returnedfrom a wcek's vislt to frlends In Wash¬ington,
Mr. and Mrs. A. t). Beckham, ofGreensboro, N. C, have h'^on spend¬lng the week wltli relatlves ln Gor¬donsville nnd Louisa.
Mlss Mary Curd has returned froma vlsit to relatlves In Richmond.
W. 1-;. Holladay, of Alexnndrln,vislted hls mother, Mrs. J. II. Hunie,here thls week.
E. >_. Hopper, of Washington, hasbo<Mi the guest the past week of hlsslster; Mrs. E. W. Bowen.
Mrs. J. Holmes McMurran, of New¬port News, has been spending tho weekwlth Mrs. XV. O. Blakey.Clyde Torrlll, of Roanoke, was a
vlsltor on Tuesday at the home ofAV. II. Jordan.Mr. and Mrs. T. L. Thurman, of Kaat-
liam. were visltors thls week at thehome of the latter's brother, T, W.Ross.Miss Mlnnle Dowman hns returned
to Washington.Charles and Ed. Hogshead, ot Mt.
Solon, vislted thelr slster. MiSs ArgeneHogshead, here thls week, en route toLouisa county.
Mrs. F. BrI.-co and Mrs. W. C.Baker have returned from n twoweeks' trlp tn Atlantlc Clty.
G. T. Klrkpatrlck, of Wnshington.was a Gordonsville vlsltor thls week.
Phoebus Social News.[Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlepat _h.
Phoebus, Va. Aprll 9..The Phoebusflremen have an invitation to vls(J.Altoona, Pn., during the PennsylvanlaState Firemen'r. Convention the com-ing fall.The llampton I_ode:e of Elks, nl its
meetlng last nlght, lnstalled DavidFrankel as exalted ruler, and T. I.Sclater, secretary.
Ruih Rcbekah Lodge. I. O. O. F. No.3, inltinted flve candidate last Mon¬day night. Next Monday nlght thislodge will meet In Jolnt sesslon wlthNaoml Lodge. No. 9, of Newport News.at the Odd-Fcllows Hall there, for thepurposo of recelvlng nn official vlsitfrorn the president of the Robekahassembly. Mrs. M. Emma Hamrlck, ofStanleyton, Va., nnd the vlce.-presldont,Mrs. .1. 11. Seaborn, of Portsmouth.James Mltchell, who has ben an effl-
clent member of the public schoolboard for several years, was unanl-mously re-elected by the Town Coun¬cil last night for three yeais.
Ashland Social News.[Special to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.
Ashland, Va., April 9..Miss Shep¬herd. of Palmyra, who has been theguest of Mlss Herring, Is visiting Mrs.Shepherd. at Dumbarton.
Mrs. Rutherioord Fleet has returnedfrom a vislt to -Washington.Mlss Leota llundley. of Richmond,
is the guest of Mrs. James Cox.Dr. lf. I>. i*. Machlnchlan. of the
Seventh Street 1. hrlstian Church. Rich¬mond, will lecture on Sunday. Aprll IT.at A P. M.. in the Chrlstlan Church, be¬fore the Sunday School Assoclation.
Mr. nnd Mrs. Lcslle STarbrbugh wereweek-end guests uf Mrs. MattleSwlft.
Mrs. William Mende Addlson wasthe guest of Mrs. WIMinm Jones at thellenrv t'lav Inn on Monday.Mrs. C. E. Muller. of Bnltlmore. is
visiting her slster, Mrs. Frank Day.Mlss Charlotte Fennell has returned
to her home in Wilmington; N. <'.. af¬ter a delightl'ul vislt to Misses Mld-yelte.
Dr. It. E. Blnckwell in In LitlleRock, Ark., attending the SouthernEducatlonal Conferenc.e,
Mlss A-gnes ChewnliiK. of Freder¬lcksburg, is visiting- Mrs. R. B,Smlthey. .vMiss Arlene Brldges is the guest ofMiss Gundry at Falls Church, A"u_
Mrs. Danlels was the reccnt guestof Mrs. L. O. Kent.
Mrs. Ivy Foremau Lewls has re¬turned from a vislt to her slster, Mrs.William Dunn, In Gordonsville.
Remington Social News.[Speclal to Tho Tlmes-Dlspatcn.]
Remington, A'a., April 9..Elmer Har¬ris, of Warrenton, vislted his motherhere last week.
Mrs. Jordan and Mrs. Thom left la«tweek for a stay of some time Jn NewVork and Massachusetts.
Mrs. Floyd Soule vislted friends In\\ ashlngt.on last week.
P, L. Prolhitt returned on Wednesdayafter a pleasant vislt to his home atShores,
Mrs. Erma Rundeil. nf AVashlng-ton, vislted .Mrs. Walter' Jasper lastweek.
Dr. Caskie and daughter. Nlta, spentTuesday and Wednesday ln Washing¬ton.Mrs. Lester Lynu nnd children. uf
Midland, ure now visiting Mrs. Lynn'smother here.
Miss Eihel Foster Is now spendingsome tlmo In Elkwood.
Mrs. Jones vislted frlends in Klk-vvood or. Monday and Tuesday.
President Root, of tlie Eastern Col¬lege, Of M'anassas, gavo a llne talk attho schoolhouse un Tuesday evening.when the School Improvement League
Montvale Social News.[Speclal to The Tlmes-Dlspatch.l
Montvale, Va., April 9..Mlss Mar¬garet RIce and .Miss Bettie Buforilspent Saturday tn Roanoke.
Mrs. Robert McGheo spent Sundayand Monday at the hoir'e ol Mrs. Rice.
Miss Allce McGheo, of Thaxuui, twvisiting Mlss Margaret RIce.
Mr. Llowellen. of Esmoht, ls ihe
% Aitman $c flfo-
HAVE READY THEIR CATALOGUE No. .01
FOR THE SPRING AND SUMMER SEASONS
AND WILL MAIL A COPY UPON REQUEST.
ffifitj Atttmu?. 34.1f m\b 35ih 8tttctB, Sfoui ^crk...J. _LB..
-uo. t. of Dr. 'and Mrs. B. II. Early,Mlss Rudd has roturned from a vl?lt
o relatlvea ln ''rnij. county.Kdgar Dyor. of Roanoke. spent Sun-
lay wlth hls family, at tiu- home ofIrs.' Ada Blggs.George Hlggs, who has heen visit-
ng relatlvea here, left on Monday for'elersburg.Mrs. Otis Wllson and son. Flelding,
vho have boen the guests of c'aptain
and Mrs. Nf. t. Luck, spent Tuesday.md Wpdnesday at Roanoke.
Mlss Ellzabeth Ruff, of Penlck, lsspnndlnir (ho week wltli her Montvalefriends.
Mrs. S. II. Price left on Tuesday forGlen Wlltoii. to visit her mother, Mrs.Davls Woods.
Mrs. Walter Sllcer, of Roanoke, wlllhe tho guest nf hor father. Dr. P. H.Price, during Mrs. Prlce's absence.
The Fourth Sex.Men Who Are Sup¬ported by Their Wives.
By ADA PATTERSON.
There Is a fourth sex. It ls the poor,pale, lnnocuous creature, orlglnally a
maie, who is supported by hls wife.Me I. distlnctly tlie lnferlor of tlie
"thlrd sex," whlch Is the way a French-nian characlerlzod women who won'tinnrry. For the thlrd sex is at leastflnanclally Indepondont of any otlierperson. Thc member ot thni order,wotks for a llving. Or she may havelnherlted lier Income. Aggresslvo shemay he, ac.utely independent slie ls.hut .v'ic reriulres no excuse for belng.She ls the great Indlvlduallst. of theige, tlie person who gives example oftht helght and breadth to whlch one
lnlellect, unboistered by any othercar. thrive.But for th.- fourth sex thero is nc
excuse save lllneas, antl Ulness ls noillfelong. Tlm member of the fourthsex does not .row. IU- Is born. Tli.creature of the fourth sex overturnsthc theory that a groa- body house;ii gn-Ht soui nnd a great mlnd, Of¬ten be ls blg. L'sually he is handsomeAlways he is lazv.
F'or the prosperlty oC one of thesimaie vampires i teel a sense of pei-sona! responslbillty. I had seen hinseveral tlmes strldlng up the strcelbesldc a sllm, pale, hard-worklng frienof mlne, and wnen l spoko of thls fre-nuent proxlmlty sho confided ln meThc aplendldly blg creature had askeiher to inarry hlm. Should she?
"lt would seeni worth whlle to hav<such a pair of shoulders in tli..- faan-Hy." i suggestod.Hut that wa.s before i had seen hlt
face -.1 tai. smug. laa. face wlthttny nose. ] nevor knew a. person wltla little nose who had courage or Inttla-tlve or energy.She got the shoulders in the family
and she has been supporting tbeiiowner ever since. He swings a golstick beautlfully, hut he ba.s neveboen able io swlrtg any jol. ho .'ver hadHo admlres feminine clcverness amllves off it. At flrst hi.s wife lovoihlm. Now she plties hlm. Perhaps thstage of abhorrence wlll nevor comefor she Is loyal to her friends nmher Int.
l'sually the creature of the fourt'sex poses as the "manager'.1 of hlwlfo's affairs. Tlie syllnhle "nilsshould precede his ttt Ie. A manageof a once famous actress so "managodher affairs that last sprlng a secon-"beneflt" was tendered hor to preventoroclosure of the mortgage on hehome. One eommontalor upon the affalr suggestod that her spouse wa"a husky person who would bettego to work to support lier." Thls oruament of tlie fourtTi sex answered thahis wlfo's health was so precariouithat ho had to read novels to lier alnlght.
Anotlier of these self-sn ttsflecwrotcha'a is his wlfo's umanuensls.\ thlrd is tho floor lady In
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