Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1896-03-28
CHARLOTTESVILLE LETTER.
The Churches ntertainments-Pe Person
ais and Briefs-lnteresting Items

CHARLoTTEsvILLE, Va, Mar "a, '96.
Sunday was cloudy and cold in the
morning. but the churches were well
attended with the usual services by
the several pastors. The clouds broke
away in the afternoon and the sun
shone out brightly.
The sunday School Union met with
the Mount Zion Sunday-SchooI P-esi-
dent Robert Kelser in the chair After
the reading OF the minutes Of the last
meeting, the officers for the next quar-
ter were installed. After which an
excellent programme was rendered by
the scholars in both schools, in which
the little ones TOOK a large part. The
essay on Union" by Miss Brown. was
very good and timely and also the one
by Miss Edmonia Waller. A letter
from the Ebenezer Sunday School was
reed and received n q are glad TO say
that she is with us in the Union. The
remarks by Mr.. Willie Ferguson of
Richmond, Va, and Mr. John Kennie
from Hampton Normal School were
both good and we'll received.
TUE FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH.
There was given at the above named
church on Monday and Tuesday nights
March 9th and 10th, grand Leap
Year Star arrival, which for exceIlen-
cy of design and brilliancs of presenta-
tion. surpassed any entertainment
which has been given here fora long
time The entertainment was under
the auspices Of the Earnest Workers
Society, OF which Mrs 81 Ferguson
is president.
The main features of the entertain
ment were Tom Thumbs Wedding,
with the little folks trained and man
aged by Mrs. h. 9. Quarles, military
drill by the Girls Brigade Ibis brigade
was made up of about twenty young
Misses, and was commanded by Mr..
Robert Kelser; and beautiful piece
by about wenty children, trained and
managed by Miss Willie Perkins This
piece vas known as Baby Land" as
all of the little ones had, and sang TO
their dolls To the above must be add
&! zee =. s.siesl and lite-s
ry programme with charming selec-
tions by Nessrs b +. Tonsler, Robert
Kelser, VIM. Nj Curtis, Madam 1. b.
SeaY, Misses A. E. Bracket, j. Made
line Jackson. Lucretia Pride, - Clay
ton and L. Buckner
The contracting parties in Tom
Thumbs Wedding were Benjamin
Harrison Quarles, son of Rev. K. @.
Quarles, and Alice West, daughter of
MIR. John West.
The bridal party was large one,
the little boys wearing full dress suits,
(swallow TAILED coats,) and the little
girls trains. When these made their
appearance the house went wild with
applause The drill by the girls and
Baby Land also ELECTED rounds OF
applause as did the Three Old Maids
by Messrs. ronsler, Kelser, Curtis.
Misses Brackett, Buckner, Pride and
Clayton.
The amount realized vas gross Sis.
90, expenses 81 10, net proceed SIG 40.
Great credit is due to Mesdames S. j.
FERGUSON and Nj. l. Quarles and Miss
es A. + Bracket, Willie Perkins, Mr..
Il. Kelser and To the large and faithful
committee and many thanks to the
public.
An informal conference of the repre-
senUatives o! the proposed Union Uni
versity convened at the Mount Zion
Baptist hurch, March 18th, 1896.
Rev. r e. Quarles was made chair
man, and Rev r b. Hardy secretary.
after which a communication was read
from Prof q. W. Hayes, expressing
his regrets at not being able TO meet
the Charlottesville conference. The
| following resolutions were adopted:
Resolved That we, the members Of
the harlottesville conference, having
listened very carefully.to the explana-
tions and statements made by Dr.
McVicar with respect to the proposed
Union University TO be established at
Richmond, Va, the unification of all
of the educational work in Virginia
and the adjustment and liquidation of
the present Indebtedness of Virginia
Seminary, do hereby hear lily endorse
the same and we promise to give to
the same our cordial and full support.
financially and otherwise as we may
be able. And be it further
Resolved That we will support
this movement and effort before our
churches, association and the Virginia
Baptist State Convention.
r. @. QUARLEs. Chair.
r b. HARDY Sect.
Well, Sunny has been under the