The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-03-08

fist Church. will give birthday boot
party this evening from to II o'clock.
at No 906 West Grace Street.
Each visitor Is expected to put sum
representing his age In tiny souvenir
boot, which he will receive. An attrac-
tive muscal programme vii help to make
a pleasant evening for all who attend.
This afternoon the ladies will hold a sale
of fancy and useful articles at the san'e
place.
Auxiliary to Meet.
The Church Hill Auxiliary of the Re-
treat for the Sick will meet this after
noon at O'Clock in the home OF Mrs.
G. T. Talley, No. 3ll6 East Broad Street.
Board Meeting.
The Lady Board OF Managers Of the
Retreat for the Sick will hold their
annual meeting to-day CThursdaD at
IL o'clock. A full attendance is desired.
lakewood Memorial.
The Oakwood Memorial Association
4:30 o'clock in st. Johns Church. AS
the meeting is very important. 1t is hoped
tho members will be out In full force.
Lecture Postponed.
The lecture. Travels in Europe" an
nounced to be delivered by the Rev. DR..
r. b. Egglcston on Friday evening.
March 9th. has been postponed on ac-
count of several conflicting engagements.
Committee to Meet.
Mrs.-.Mary Conrad Gentry, chairman
of the Restaurant booth at the Floral
Carnival for the benefit Of the Woman's
Christian Association and Day Nursery,
has called meeting OF every member
IA HNu Ill al f.t~
ternoon in the w. G. A. assembly hall.
All Interested are cordially invited to
come.
Postponed Meeting.
The meeting of the Woman's College
Alumnne. which was postponed from
March 9th to March Sth. will be held In
the college chapel. Tuesday, March 20tlk
at 4.3o p. NJ. The second postponement
is due to business that cannot be ar
ranged before tho date indicated. The
meeting will be in the interest OF the
movement for the Central Woman's Col
lege, A large attendance Is desired.
College Items.
AT the recent convention Of the Stu
dent Volunteer Movement, which con-
ycned In Nashville, Tenn, on February
2sth and adjourned March 4th, there
were nineteen representatives from the
colleges of Richmond.
Among these were Miss Ethel Pickett.
OF High Point, N. c.. and Miss Maudc
Pickett of Newport. Giles county, Va.
both of whom are members of the senior
class OF the Woman's College. the former
being secretary of the class OF 1906 and
the letter vnlcdictorian of the same
class.
The object OF the Student Volunteer
Movement is TO promote the foreign mis-
sion spirit among the students of Amer
| lea To this end the representatives arc
| pledged to offer every assistance posi-
| BILE to those who desire to train them'
| selves for the foreign mission field. Many
| OF the students volunteer TO s!ve theil
| lives and efforts to this work.
| Among those who took these obligations
was Miss Pickett. who expects to no tc
| some foreign field as q medical mission
| airy,
! The sessions Of the body were held ir
| the Ryman Auditorium. there being over
/ five thousand students present. besides
| an immense crowd of outsiders interested
/ In the cause. The auditorium was filled
1 every session. although admission was
4 by ticket only,
The motto of the convention was
4 CHARACTERIZATION of the world In thi;