The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-06

There will be an afl-day meeting at
Leigh-Street today Thursday in the
interest of home missions. This meet
ing takes the place OF the week Of
prayer being generally observed in
Baptist circles. A very interesting
program has been arranged, the fea-
ture OF which will be an address by
Miss Alice Taylor, Baptist mission
airy to Cuba. There will also /. be
special music during the day. this
taking the form of solo each hour
by different talent The following
cises; F'rom Io.3 80 to 1890, Mrs.
James Howard: from 1850 TO 1890,
Mrs. John Goode. During this hour
Miss Taylor will speak. From 1890 to
2 P. NJ. Social hour with luncheon
served; from 2 to 3 +. M. Mrs,
Marsh; from to 4 P. M. Mrs, Spen-
Ger Holdcroft, During this hour the
envelopes for home missions will he
collected, and each member is asked
to come and bring her own envelope;
from to 8 p. NJ, Mrs. Campbell,
Mrs. Julian p Thomas and Mrs. Cox,
State officers, will be present and Will
have a part on the program A cor
dial invitation Is extended to all in
terested in missions.
The Springfield Mothers club will
hold very important and interesting
meeting this Thursday afternoon at
$50 o'clock. Miss Gulley. who liz
head nurse at the John Marshall high
school. will make the address of the
afternoon. taking as her subject, The
Fresh Air School and the School as
a Social Center" Having recently
returned from Best OF, eSnri neffetti.
Mass. and New York city. where
she had been sent by the school
board to study the fresh air and So
cial center schools of those cities. Miss
Gulley is now an authority on these
subjects and her address will prove
very helpful
On Friday afternoon at o'clock
there will be union service of all
the Baptist Missionary societies of
Church Hill and Fulton at Leigh
Street church. Miss Buhlmelr, who
has charge Of the immigrant work
at Baltimore, will make the address
a solo will be rendered by Miss Mer-
GER Everyone is invited to attend
this interesting meeting.
Mrs. w. A. Burrows, president Of
the Federation of Mothers clubs. and
Mrs. 3. B. Munford. of the Education
association. have been appointed by
Mayor Ainslie to represent the city
at the great International Congress
on School Hygiene, which will con-
vene in Buffalo August 25th 10 30th.
inclusive. This la the fourth con-
gress which has been held. this being
the first time In the United States
Previously II has been held in Berlin.
London and Paris. World renowned
speakers are on the program and
much good is expected to accrue to
our own schools. as the result of the
attendance upon that congress of
Mrs. Burrows and Mrs. Munford. both
of whom are so closely identified with
our educational work.
Miss Kate johnson has returned
from a weekend visit to relatives in
Scottsville. Va.
Mrs. Elizabeth Hare, who has been
extremely i'll. is improving In her
home. 1901 East Broad street.
Mrs. Emma Johnston and Master
George Baldwin Brown, of $40 North
Twenty-third street. are spending the
week in Washington.
There was a family reunion this
week in the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. c. Sanders. of Washington, in honor
of the fourth anniversary Of the mar
riage of Mr.. and Mrs. James Sanders,
of 1901 East Broad street, Richmond.
Among those attending were: Mr.. and
Mrs. James Sanders and two chill
dren. Miss Jessie Sanders all OF Rich