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Talented Young Musician WillGive a Recital at Wo-

man's Club.

A BEAUTIFUL CELEBRATION

Miss Coitway Christian FlemingHost to Numbtr of Friends,

'. "Engagements.

Something Great.The trial was ondfd, the vigil, past,All' ¿lad In .??ß'??p??-was tho Knight nt

last, , ,>l

The goodliest knight In the wholo wideland,

With fucov that shono with a purposogrand,

Tho King looked on him with gracious" 'eyes,

And said: "Ho is moot for some high'¦ emprise."To himself he thought: "1 will conquer

' './ate,1 will surely die or do somothlng great."

So from the palnco ho rode away;Thero was trouble and need In the town

that day;À child had strayed from his mothor's

side .

Into tho woodland .darle and wide."Help!" cried the mother, with sorrow

wild,"Help mo, sir knight, to sock my child!"The hungry wolves In the forest roam;Help mo to bring my lost one home!·'

He shook her hand from his «bridle roln."Alas! poor mother, you ask In vain;Some meaner succor will do, maybe;Some «quire or. valet of low degree!There are mighty wrongs In the world

to right,I keep my sword for a. noble light;I am sad at heart for. your baby's fate,But I ride In hasto to do something

great-."-

One wintry night, when the sun was set,A blind old man by the way he met;"Now, good sir knight, for o"r lady's

sake, «

On a· sightless wanderer pity take!The wind blows cold and the sun Is down,Lead me, 7 pray, till I reach the town.""Nay," wild the knight. VI cannot wait!J. ride In haste to «do something great,"

So on hV'rode in hie armor bright,'? Hie sword all keen for the longed for

ilgbt."Laugh with.us, laugh:" cried the merry

crowd;"Oh, weep!" walled others, with 'sorrow

bowed,'.'Help us!" the weak and weary prayed,But for Joy, nor grief, nor need he stayed.And <ho years rolled on and Ills eyes

grew .dim,And he died.and none made moan for

him.

He missed tho good that ho might havedone,

Ho missed the blessings he might havewfcn,

Seeking uomo glorious task to find,His eyes to all humbler work wero blind.Ho that is faithful. In. that which Is-leastla bidden to sit at the heavenly feast;Vet men and women lament tholi· fate,If they bo not called to do something

great..Selected.

George and M^ry Washington.The immortality of Washington's fume

will bo testified to by the universal ob¬servance of his birthday next Wednesday,February 22d. Many -beautiful tributeshave been paid to Washington's characterIn prose and poetry, Among theso thefollowing lines, .written by Jolm H.'In-giiam, are noted. The Hues say:"',",This was the man God gave us when'the

hourProclaimed the dawn of liberty begun;.Who dared a deed and died when 11 was

done./Patient in triumph, temperate in power.Not striving like the. C'orsican to towerTo heaven, nor like great Philip's great¬

er son,To win tho world and weep for worlds

unwon,Or lose the stur to rove] In the flower.The lives that llko his servo the eternal

.veritiesAlone do mould mankind.From the thought of the first Presi¬

dent, the mind naturally reverts to MaryBall Washington, his mothor, tho Virginiawoman who' Impressed upon her son

George so much ot her strong,. dignifiedand "very silent" nature, and mado,through blm, all futuro Virginia womohher debtors.Tho Mary Ball Washington home, pur¬

chased by her shortly after sho became Ia widow, and iocated at Frederlcksburg,Va. belongs, through the generosity oftho|r president in securing it, to a Stateorganization of women; the Associationfor the Preservation of Virginia Antiqui¬ties, who keep It as a place of great hls<-torleal Interest, toward which tho foot¬steps of many American women annu¬ally turn. Hero Mrs. Washington receiveda visit from Genera] Lafayette In 17S4.and hero she saw the Father of his

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MISS ROSA MOSELEY.Little Miss Moseloy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. W, Grandison, Moseley, was

a charming and quaint'figure in the George Washington minuet danced at

Masonic Temple February 13th, She will take part in a February 22d dance'to bo given on Tuesday next by Mrs. James Welch's class.

Country for the last time.. When Mary IBall Washington died in 1780. she was

hurled by a rocky crag at "Kenmore,.*on the ostato of her son-in-law, ColonelFielding Lowls, which »he herself desiredns it *suital>le locution. The,women of;America have placed a suitable., monu¬ment to mark her last, resting placo.

At the Woman's. Club. jTo-morrow liolng the Monday nenrest

Washington's birthday, Judgo L, L. Lewishas been prevailed upon to Improve thoacquaintance of the club ladles with the"Virginia Signers of the Declaration of iIndependence."Airs, ChllCH M. Ferrali will bo chair- !

man of the day. Tho hour of meetingwill be half-past 4 P. M. It was 'hopedthat Mrs. Fen-all's father, Colonel RobertWhite, of Wost Virginia, would', be uttho club to-morrow,, but that pleasure hasbeen deferred until later ,ln the' week,when, Colonel White will be Mrs, Ferral'.'sguest. vOn Thursday evening next, Felcuary

'2!ä, promptly at 8; 16'o'clock, the monthlywli)sl tournament will be plàyuii ut theclub. Members are entitled to Invito gen¬tlemen partners, or may play'with othermopUiers'of tho club, They are expect¬ed to select their partners In udvanco.

Attractive Home Wedding.At "Piedmont, ' the homo of the. bride,

in Orange county, Vn., Miss ICllanbetliStttton Jones Was married at noon, i Feb¬ruary Kith,'to Mr. Graham Rogers Holly.of Stamford, Conn. The service of theEpiscopal Church was Impressively readby the Rev. Parnoll l«e Bas Cross.The house was. beautifully decorated

with running cedar, laurel and ferns,Those wore combined In tho. drawing,room with l'irido roses'; in the dining room,with red carnations, und In tho hall withyellow* jomiulls.· |M.Iks Jonos wove an exquisite gown ut

lumd-einliroldorçd' whlto crepo do chineand a-i'ong tulio 'veli fastened by un'oldpearl bi'oüoli which, hud belonged to hermollier.After ,tho ceremony a breakfast was

served to relatives und friends presont,»moug whom woro Mrs. .Howard Kyle andAfu.si.er VoIi.cy.Kylo, of Honinu, ¡,??."· MissSusie. M. Jones, of Bultlnioro; Mi*, andMrs. IS. a, I,ojgh, Jr.,-Air. Richard M.Jones and Mr. Suttou J^nes, of Richmond, IVu.;, Mr. w··: i?> Jones, and· Miss'Helen«Tone's, t)( Rapldanj Mrs. Heath linbney,and Mis« Alice Duyls, Unl.vurslty of Vlr- «

glnia; Mr. Biniseli, of New York; MiseMoore, of Fulxfax, Va.; Mr, GeorgoShackelford, Mr. Richard Booten, Dr.and Mrs. Lnw.s Holladiiy, -Mrs. Conway,Misses Conway, Mr. and Mrs. Edwin Con¬way, tlio Misses Grlnnan, Mrs, Mills,Mrs. Bresco,' the Misses Hakey, Messrs.,Hollnday, tho Misses Holladiiy, Mr. Alex.·Tallnferro and Miss Tallaforro, ofOrange: Miss Tyler, of Williamsburg; Mr.and Mrs. Furnlval, Mr. Thomas Peyton,Mr, Henry AVnrrcu and Mr.'Joseph AVIl-?mer, ull of Rapldan.The bride Is tho second daughter of the

lato Philip B. Joncs and his wife, Bet-¡tlo Morris Jones, and has a largo circleof friends and acquaintances through¬out the State.to whom she-Is endeared by |rare social gifts and many virtues of mindand liear^. The groom la an official of a

large .Insurance company located In Bos¬ton. '

In the afternoon Mr. and Mrs. Holly leftfor an extended bridal tour, and willbo, at homo after March 1st.In Brookllne,Massachusetts.

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talented .« young musician as Mr. John

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11. Powell Is going to gratify tlio desireOf the Richmond plll.Ho by giving u re¬clini In the Woman's Club audiencerooms,on Friday evening next, mtmy in¬teresting things have been told of n|sprecocity nnd of how the promisé ofhis early childhood Miti« already b'eoltmore thun fulfilled, though he Is still so

yodng. ..... "¦, ....·...

Mr. Powell, who Is the youngest childof tho late John 1-1« and Rebecca LeighPowell, Is descended, on his mother'sside, from a long libe of musical 'ali»enstors. As a baby,· he wn« never, so

happy a« when'listening to music, liesitng the nlrs h6 heard before he couldtulk; at eighteen months he picked themout on tho plnno'i'wlth one linger; sotthem to slmplo harmonies beforo ho. wasthree, and ut four compound hlH drat'.'Pieces," Being a delicate child, ho wasnot taught anything until ho reachedeight years of age, wheti he bognn -'to,¡study muslo with «bis,sister,,Mrs. Brock··enbrough, and was serit'to ?????G. Later,ProDessor F. C. Hahr undertook * hi«musical education", and showed by'illsfaithful Interest .In the boy his caiefui jtraining, his ennobling influence, nnd themoulding dt his tastes and ambitions, on

a lofty plane,, that-ho was· In every wayworthy of tho .task-entrusted to ¡him."After taking his 'B. A. at the University |

of Virginia, Mr. Powell went to Vlcrtna ?t'j contlnud hisiiiuMoil -Studies uiuleKilioworld-renowned Lcechctezkl, and wasmost, favorably received hy tho gteatmaster, with whom ho. remained twoyears, working fu'ltlifully. In «this musicalatmoBplwre, isurrounded l.y the beet1known musicians of the day, lie is aga.nIn Richmond Mr a While, and by 'heappreciation shown him hero It Is evi¬dent that Richmond Is not behind VIentiiiiIn appreciating genius.'Friday's recital will bo under tho

patronage oí the .following ladles, fromwhom tlckots can bo obtained: Mrs.James W. Allison, Mrs. Archer Ander¬son/ Mrs. DecatUr Axtell, Mrs. AVllllamH.-Adams, Mrs, Henry Baskervlll, Mrs.John Kerr Branch, Airs. A. B. Gulgon,Miss Claire.Guillaume, Mrs. F. C. Hahr,Mrs. John Hunter, Airs. L. L. Lewis,Mrs.A. J. Montague, Mrs. Clarence Mlllhiser,Mrs. T. William iPemberton, Miss Jane ??.

Ruthorfoord, Miss Frances 13. Scott, Mrs.N. R. Savage, Airs. Joseph E. Willard,Mrs. Edward J. Willis, Mrs. Francis D.

Williams, Miss Louise Williams.Tickets can-also bo procured at XV. D.

Aloses's and from tha Cable Company;at tho Bell Book and Rtatior.ery Companyor the Woman's Club. ¡

Engagement Announced.Airs. Eugenia Slaughter announces the

engagement of her daughter, Sadie Pat-ton, to Mr. AVllllam Bain Snldow, Com¬monwealth's attorney/ of Giles county.The marriage, a widespread matter of

Interest, wlil take place in the EpiscopalChurch at Bo.'rff.MVjsv.tte, Orange county,February '«??».

Card of Thanks.The. ladies of the Ala sonic Home Aux¬

iliary, wish to' express their thanks and

grateful appreciation to all tbo kindfriends who assisted In· making the sale

at the Temple such a success.

Chapter Entertained.The Commonwealth Chapter, Daughters

of tho American Revolution,· were de¬

lightfully entertained Wednesday after¬noon at 4:S0 o'clock1 by Mrs. Wlllnm E.

Evans, ot No. Ill North Sixth Strict.Judge L. L. .Lewis. .w,as Introduced by

Dr. Evans and mado 'im address, most

appropriate to the' ReA'Olutlonary periodand or the greatest interest to chaptermembers, who heard it with enthusiasticapplause.Afterward Dr. Evan's' gave a brief ac¬

count of the Amerlcajt flag, and Mr.

Charles Cook..sang,as.;·,,;solo, with greatfeeling,and expression,^ "The Stiir Span¬gled Biinnur." ','"1 ".'-'The dining "ro'om· wttfa beautiful Iti Its

Revolutionary decorations, ? Red and.white roses,.. In put glass vases, adornedfue tatole, resting on handsome lace. Redwax candles, in silver candelabi-a, 'madethe pretty''Illumination. <A delicious .'col¬

lation Was .served, and,the chapter feltthat. It .was Indebted to Airs·'. Evans foran, afternoon of rare'enjoyment. Amongthose present were Dr;'and Airs. W. E.Evans, Judge and Atre., I*'L. Lewis, MissJane..Ruthorfoord, Miss Helen Montague,Miss Freedley, Mrs. William H. Nelson,Mrs; John W. Southall, Mrs. Harrison,Mrs,- E. T. Roblson, Mrs. Dalian» Barks-dale. Airs. Chiles M.? Ferrali, Mrs.Charles Bosher, Airs. James B, Pace,Alias "Constance Evans'' 'Aliss Bossleux,Airs. Reynolds, Airs. Chambers and oth-"ers, ... .'¦·..

' Beautiful Celebration.AIlss' Conway Christian- Fleming, tho

daughter :0f Air. and Airs. W. L. Flem¬ing, celebrated her birthday last weekand entertained a number "of her yeungfriends In beautiful fashion, at a heartand archery contest.The house wus charmingly decoruted

In red carnations with hearts, big andlittle, put everywhere that, hearts oughtto bo in artistic arrangement. Cupidsplayed "hide nnd seek" among tho hearts,ar.d souvenir» for guests wore hand-paint¬ed .heart boxes, Tilled with conserves.Receiving with the young hostess wero

Aliases Gonovlcve Lathrop, Alary Alc-Faden, Frances Wheat and KatherineSlnton. In the game of,, "progressivehearts" girls who gave out "progressera"wero AIlss Natalio AIoFaden and AlisaLowls Warren. AIlss Elsie Parrish won

the first prize, AIlss Alary Saunders,. thesecond, and AIlss Fanny Doswell. Tylerwas consoled.Others presont wero AIlss Emily Mon¬

tague, AIlss Dorothy Chrlstlnn, AIlss Elea¬nor Wln'gflold, AIlss Kato Taylor, AIlssAlnr'garet Wnddey. AIlss Carrie Waddoy,Aliss Owatklns, Miss Alary Johnson, AIlssAlary AlcCaw, AIlss Gwendolyn Ruthor¬foord, Aliss Rosalie Valontlne, Allen AnitaWest, Miss Alinnio A'.ehor, Aflse CamillaWellford, Aliss Edith Donnai», AIlss Al¬ston Drake, Aliss Florence Lney, AIlssSlnton; Aliss'Katherine Gunn, Miss Imo¬gen Rlddlck, Aliss ¡s'orati Randolph, AlissNancy Watson, Aliss Lu'.lo Johnston, AIlssCnrollno Preston, Miss Evolyn Byrd Wnr-wlek, Miss· Louise Richardson, Aliss Vir¬ginia Tyler, Miss Chloe Cooke, AIlss AlaryLowls,· Alls« Emma Brown, Aliss NanniePatton, Miss Katherine Rhonda, AIlss LoisRichardson, Miss Lucy Beveridge AlissElina' Chrlstlnn, Aliss Juno Alooro, AlissCodio Habllston, Aliss Gay Montague, AlissAlary Boyd and Aliss Cary Valentino.

Oyster Supper.The ladles of Asbury Place Church

rarsonngo Society will servo an oystersupper at No. 1115 Hanover Street nextTuesday evening. February 81st, at 8 p..Al. Tho proceeds will bo ^devoted to agood cause,· and the ladle«' hopo to bowell patronized.Musica] attractions of tho evening will

Include selections rendered by tho WestEnd Angels.

Valentine Tea.The Thursday Card Club wus given a

delightful Valentino tea in the homo ofDr. R, A. Brock, No. 617 Went MurehullStreot, Tuesday evening, February llth,Handsome decorations were in Valontlne

colors, many hearts emphasizing the Val¬ontlne Idea. At the close pf tho gamodelicious refreshments wero served, icesbolng in heart shapes. Air, Robert 8.Phlfer added greatly to tho pleasure oft|io çomptiny by several violin solos,

Pr-Jae winners at cards were Mrs. Alar«·shall, Mr, wilder and Mr, .vlosby, Clubmernbers Include Dr. and Airs, R, A.Brock, Mr. and Mrs. AV. Marshall, Air,and Airs. Samuel Pulllam.'Mr. and Mrs.D. ?, Wilder, Alx·. and Airs. S. E. Huynos,Misses Mary Sue Dow, Eliza Aloshy, Har¬riot Norvelh Emma Perkinsoh, Mary Fitz-hugh, J'Jllíuheth Brock, Ann, Brock. Alos-.damos V. Q. Aloshy, H. B, Fltzhugh;Messrs, Fctitoti Taylor, Peyton Currineton.Jolip Lee, Frank D«w. Jumes P. Watson,"Horace,Carter, Alaxwoll Conner, Robert

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PREMIUMINCOME.

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ASSETS.Real Estate, Book Value....,.? 74,447 DCMortgage Loans on Real Estate- 1.174.C32 19Loans on Collateral .... 00,331 57Loans on Company's Policies. ..... 24,810 .19Bonds and Stocks, Book Value. 297,509 94Cash in Banks and Office. 159,006 21Bills Receivable _...·. 1,087 24Interest and Rents Due and Accrued, 20.G91 25Market Value of Real Estate, Bonds

and Stocks, over Book Value. .. . 39,901 21Net Uncollected and Deferred Pre-

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J. G. WALKER, President.T. WM. PEMBERTON, First Vice-Pres't. J. W. PEGRAM, Second Vice-Pres't.

W. L T. R0QERS0N, Secretary.¦ ¦ mi^**^*mM**0*^mÊH0*0*M0*»*0a0**Ê****m0**t*M%

S. Phifer, S. B. Mot-py, Claroiica Smllhund Loallo M. Spence.

Alumnae to Meet. ·

Tho regular 'midwinter ^meeting, ns

announced by MVva Umnia C. M, Wlilt-llold, the president of the AS'omun'H Col¬lege Alumnue Association, 'will b(i heldFebruary 23ii, ut . P. M., Ill tho ?????ß?'cluipel.At this meeting tho motion to appoint

stuiidlnK committees.Academic, Finirne .·,Conference, Nominating unii Executive«-Will conio up for discussion and adjust-muijt. Other mutters of lntor..st l'or did« jousslon.wlU bi¡ plunH for securing l'opri.···«entatton Qn.llio Hoard of Truntues ami ¡for raising money to il'»-ray current ex-lpensosi. ,

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At the» ciò.e. iVr. tin. bvt.lnt.-i-i meeting,pr. Flit and A*i·.*.. IjeimuiL, oí thu yduca¬

tion Commies uri, will address tho ..stm« |UtUloii on the DU''j>oae <jf the Baptist ?»,?t

oral Association to establish a. great Wo¬man's Collegi) In Virginia, *t Is earnestlyhoped that overy niomhor of tho asso¬

ciation will ¿Uteml this meeting,Uay.Bickers.

Air. und Mrs. William M. Bickers hnvuIs-.ued cards for thu marriage of their(laughter, Jullu, to Mr. William Demp-sey Guy, tho ccruinuny to taita placoTuesday evening, February ¿ftth, at ·)ii'clock, In Trinity r.l. E. Church, this«.Hy.jvir. and Mrs. Stern at Home.Mr, and Mvti, U B. Storti will be ut

hon»" Alomlay evening to their frlouds.from 8 to II o'clock, at tin« resldonco oftholr parents, Air. an«! Airs. I. Sten», N>.i>iu West Uraco Street«

George Wv Birthday Party,A "Georgo Washington Birthday Party"

for children will be given In the lociur»

room of tho Second Kiptist Church, peruary Tiii, from 3 to 5 P. SI. The adnjlslon will ho only tlvo cents, und the ad¬mission fco will entitle e.ich child to a

chance nt tha 'Cherry Treo" ¿ind un uj··proprlato souvenir. In addition, there willb.» refreshments and candy for .«ule; ?\?>u candy bag,All uro cordially Invlco-J to attend tld.

Interesting entertainment.C. M. L. S. to Meet.

The Confederati» Memorial LlternrySociety will meet Wednesday, FebruaryÏ2d, ut ? ?. M.

Carr.yle.Wharton.A beautiful homo weddlug .wUf ???,?

piuco In Dover, Delaware, Wed(ie»íl»y,'Murcli let, at· s P. M when Miss J-mb».Kdytho Wharton, the lovely you«-.*·,

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