The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-17
CHURCH HILL NEWS

enthusiastic over the prospect of a
successful bazaar. which they con-
template holding in the lecture-room
beginning Monday night, April is.
Block Day.
Church Hill was invaded Monday
and Tuesday by the ladies with the
Block Day envelopes. They met with
most cordial reception, for the Belle
Bryan Day Nursery and Kindergarten
Is a near neighbor of ours. II this
was not the case. however, we should
still respond to the need OF innocent
childhood. which Is one which appeals
to the heart of friend or stranger
alike. 1t Is hoped that when they
again visit our section, for the pur-
pose of collecting the envelopes. that
they shall go back to the nursery re
joicing, carrying their sheayes with
them"
Political Gossip.
The executive committee of the East
End Citizens Association will meet
with the councilmen and aldermen OF
Marshall ward tonight at the CHM
held to discuss the adytsa bility Of
taking up the securing OF $4,000 for
the completion of the sChimborazo
school
AS the election day is drawing
neorer. with many new aspirants for
political honars In the field, politics
may be said to be warming up. The
East End Association will shortly hold
rally at corcoran Hall. to which the
candidates will /. be invited, and "a
chance to indulge in oratorical stunts
given. The political gatherings of to-
day lack much OF the crude pictur-
esQueness which characterized those
Of fifteen or twenty years ago. Then
u rough stand erected at the inter-
section of two streets. gayly decorated
with the stars and stripes. made a IT.
ting objective point for the long torch
tight procession which paraded the
streets with Its boom er-rang, rang"
several hours before the performance.
Men and women. girls and boys. all
attended and these two facts stand
out wildly In the writer's mind after
| the lapse OF years: George ID. Wise
| could drink more Ice water than any
man / ever saw, and could perspire
! more freely. 1t no doubt was partici-
patton In these giaring torchiight de-
| monstrations that gave our popular
| Commonweaith's attorney and his
| senator brother their first longing for
q political career, while our mayor
| was az necessary to one of these gath
| erings as any other torchlight.
Personals and Briefs.
| The weather bureau on Chimb oraxo
Park Is having her picture taken. We
| hope she may look cheerful. smile
sweetly and show q sunshiny face, as
the ground hogs reign il over.
| Mrs Herbert Wiikerson, OF 80
| North Thirty-second street, Is home
from the hospital and is conyalescent.
Mrs. William Brown. OF Lester
Manor. King William county. who
has been visiting her daughter. Mrs.
| Thomas New, iii North Twenty-sev-
enth street, has returned home.
| Miss Jessie Oliver. of 3606 East
Broad street. win spend the weekend
with her brother at Providence Forge.
| New Kent.
| Mrs. Richard James of Thirty
fourth and Marshall streets. is inn
proving at the Retreat for the Sick.
Mira. James Huckstep and children.
OF tbs North Twenty-seventh street
| will spend Easter with her aunt, Mrs
William Brown. of Lester Manor.
1 Miss Bessie Launders. of 213 North
Thtrty-sixth street. will spend the
week with relatives and friends in
| Manchester.