The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-12-29
|. D. c. c. HOLDS
ANNUAL MEETING
Great Gathering Of Tilncs-Dis-
patch Little People at the
Academy.
AN ATTRACTIVE PROGRAMME
Variety Of Entertainment for
Girls and Boys Who Write
and Draw.

The annual festival OF The Times-Dis-
patch Contributors Club will be held this
afternoon at 2:3O o'clock at the Academy
OF Music. 4 This Is the third annual re-
union OF the popular Childrens Club and
two hours Of pleasure are promised TO
the boys and girls who como with T.-D
c.. c. badges Admission will be BY
badge only.
An attractive programme has been pre-
pared and The Times Dispatch hopes
that every member In Richmond will be
there to enjoy the entertainment provided
for the club.
The ,Times;Dispatch Contributors Club
has been In existence for about three
years. and one page OF every sundays
paper is taken up with contributions
from the members.
# Admission to the club is absolutely
free, the only condition Icing that the
CHILD wishing a. join shall make some
contribution to the page. whether his
work Is published or not. Any little boy
or girl may thus become member.
Three prizes are given weekly for the
three best contributions, whether story.
dra wing, poem or puzzle; and every month
two gold medals are awarded to the two
members who have done the best work
during the month In addition to these
regular prizes, special prizes are given
giving, Christmas and Fourth OF July
A Thousand Members.
Starting with a small number OF chill
dren, tho club has grown until the pres
cnt membership has fairly touched the
thousand mark. ContribuSons come from
all over the United States, the member
IN, 1i,,,it rD}
Some Of the work done by our club
members is remarkable, especially in the
line OF original drawing Cartoons
worthy OF publication on the front page
OF q city newspaper are sometimes re-
ceived while many Of the members are
particularly slsillful in illustrating their
own stories. Some of the poems and COM
positions sent in show real literary merit.
Every effort is made to keep the page
from becoming embarrassing and stereO-
typed and to that end new contributors
are always encouraged to their best ef-
forts.
THIS afternoon, when the Richmond
members Of the club come together for ~,
their Christmas celebration. they VIII
meet with q hearty welcome, and every
comfort and pleasure.
Following Is the programme
e poh,o,no,g;ra}ph recital from r. NJ. TO
]. Gr~,ynp Mr.. John stewart Rryar.
l'honograrI- selection.
:. Moving pictures. operated by Mr..
8 7 Boys gymnasIum , class from the y.
rector w. y, Reithard
la) Dumb-bell drill.
~ German buck exercises.
(c) Mat exercises and pyramid.
monograph selection,
4. Instrumental selections, West END
Angels Club--Masters Sam Harrison,
Charles Rawson, Harry Lucy, Ben.
Holmes nan Joe stelnbrecher and Willie
/, s. q. Comic song, "Possum Pie" Master
and May Lucy.
Phonograph selection.
I. Moving pictures, Mr. Turner.
:. STORIES IN dialect and other sketches,
MISS Kate Fuller. .
rs y, n9y g. symnqsium class, Games" d.
~, Speclalty, "Good-bye, Eliza Jane'
dee!1 nri { d May and Harry Lucy.
me Christmas entertainment OF Grace
SlIeel Baptist Sunday-schoo was held
room Of The, church, 4 cisarminE ei IittIe
| cantata, entitled 'rphe Real Santa nlai,s'i
Was presented by about forty five CHI.