The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-01-06
NEWS OF ASHLAND
Especial 70 The rimes-Dispatch.I

Especial 10 The TlIneS-DlSpdtCH-i
Ashland. Va, January 5.-Chas. H
Boschen has just returned from Bal
tirnore. where ne went to attend the
great poultry exhibition. He was HIM
self an exhibitor. and is very natural
ly elated over his remar kable success,
as the show was a mammoth one, anu
he won second and eighth prizes on
Barred Plymouth Rock puI4ets IN
world wide competition, including win
ners in the Crystal Palace SHOW Lon
don. England. and other Leading SHOWS
Of Canada and America Ashlahu was
handsomely represented. George II;
Morris Having won second on barred
Plymouth Rock hen. and ". c. Bianten
seventh on White Orpington hen ana
tenth on Black OrpingtOn hen
Ashland has truly gained a more
than national reputation for her out
put of the highest type OF pure-breo
poultry.
A beautifully appointed luncheon
was given on Thursday by Mrs James
Miss Blanche Chenery, and her guests
Misses Ernestine Jacobs and Katherine
AIcKiever The centrepiece was OF
holly. ferns and Richmond roses
Covers were laid for fifteen, whlcn IN
cluded Misses Ernestine Jacobs, Kath-
crime McKiever. Elizabeth Chenery.
Elise Cardwell, Nancy Sydnor Opnela
Nelson, Clark Hoofnagle, Ella THY
Catherine Ellis. Anne Marys. ace
Howison. Catherine Christian and
Blanche Chenery.
Miss Chenery and her guests. Misses
Sydnor. Nelson and Ellis left SATURDAY
to resume their studies at Randolph
Macon Woman's College, lynchours'
and state Normal at Farmville-
Mrs g. s. Kennedy, Of Fork Union
was the guest OF the Misses Nixon on
on Wednesday and Thursday. Jam
uary and ?. was held at Randolph
Macon College the annual convention
OF the sigma Epsilon Literary Fra
ternity This Is the second time the
delegates to the Sigma Epsilon nave
assembled at Randolph Macon since
the founding OF the fraternity in 1905.
~ has rapidly extended in the leading
colleges of the South, and has bright
future before it. as the only strictly
literary fratern ~ in the United states
Wednesday evening a smoker was
home Of Professor John Fisher. Those
present were DR.. 4. \ Kern. or MIL
saps College. Mississippi; Nj carr nG-
ton. Of University Of North Carolna ;
q. W. Fallen. OF Vanderbilt. Drs- X l.
Blackwell T. IL Bowen, Graham Lam
beth. J. II Moss. ". L Maneval. a {.
Roy. and J. r Fisher. III. q. Ellis. ".
:. Ions. F. NJ Wray. J. r Spann. N
IL Harrison. r 3. Devine, W B. N"t-
yette. J. T. Childs, E A Burgess. o.
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Chattanooga. and +. 2. Astrop. or l nj
versfty of Virginia.
Thursday morning in Washington
Literary Hall. President Kern called
tn. first business session. ana ssain
al 80 o'clock in the afternoon some
very important business was transact
ed. Reports were received from the
active chapters and a charter was
granted 10 the English Club OF the
University OF Texas : new constltu-
tion was adopted a shOrt-story con-
test was naugurated. with trater-
uit- ring rs the prize. Hereafter In
stead Of an annual. a bi-annual con-
vention Will be held
OIcers were elected follows
President. DIT. \. y. Kern. Of Milisaps.
historian. J. VI. Burton. secretary. o.
W Follen. am treasurer. J. X Spann-
Thursday night at the Henry Gay
Inn the local chapter rendered ban
ouet 70 the convention At the con
ciusion toaSts were responded 70 ~
Dr. 4 y Smithey. Mr.. Csrringtcn- Il
t. Ast-op. H. q. Ellis. J. n Moss. r. p
Blackwell and DIT. James A Duncan
Of Alabama. ToastmaSter Kern de-
rlared the seventh annual convention
adjourned.