The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-25
State GATHERINGS
INTEREST CLUB WOMEN
Suffragists Plan for Sale of Auto
graphed Books by Rich
mOnd Writer'S.
PEACE MOVEMENT G
GROWS
Social Service Federation Working
for Policewomen for This City.
Busy Housekecpers Relax In Y. w.
C.. A. Gymnasium.

< Gradually returning from summer
holidays Mt mountain and shore, the
women of Richmond are resuming their
various lines of work in the fields of
social service. suffrage, the arts and
education in its broader sense. To-mor-
row afternoon Miss Ellen Glasgow,
who is now visiting her Richmond
home. will speak at the woman's Club,
2i1 East Franklin Street. on THE
Novel" Miss Glasgow. who spends part
OF her time in New York, recently made
this address before large gathering,
of the literati of that city. and it was
said to be of great interest to writers
as we'll as to those outside OF the pro-
fesson.
the Woman's Club. will Introduce the
speaker. and tea will follow the ad-
dress. This city claims many writ
e e1s Of note that the suffrngists are
their books for the fair to be held mere
on November is: Every woman in the
to contribute what she can best do
to make this fair success. The writ
ers. including Miss Glasgow, Mrs. Kate
ston. will give books: those proud seek
ers. of the elusive vote who excel in the
culinary art will provide delicacies that
much favor on the cause" The needls-
craft booth will be filed with many
peautlful things made in the home
by suffra gists.
he used for the affair, and the 800
members are uniting to make it a sue
Sess' ,tt a large rss Richmond delegation
ton to be held in Roanoke November
:; 10 and Il Among those will be the
S S.a6o president nt.r Mrs B. vtlsntins
Taylor, Mrs. c. " Meredith and Mrs
Besner: From Harrisonburs the dele
Miss Margaret King. TIL" Marion dele
gates Will be Mrs. G.. w. Richardson.
Miss Virginia Buchanan and Mrs. por.
ter Ellis. From I.ynchbmrg. Mrs. John
e. Lewis. Mrs. Dexter Otev and Mrs
H c. Mcdowell. From Lexington. Miss
Eliznbeth Barclay and Mrs. G. D.
=, The three Roanoke leagues are unit
Ing 70 entertain the delegates Among
the speakers will Is" Mrs o. r. p Ral-
mont 81 New York: Miss auth Nc
rlet Stanton Blatch and Miss Kate
s gordon Of New Orleans, After the
meets iE 81 M the nntional body Will
Virginia delegates will attend TIVE
southern States Conference third con-
held next month nHha' w; IF smfrage to be
tanoosa. November 10 and H.
College Girl Cooks Mt y. w. c. A.
one or the most interesting. as well
S rs inc most democratic OF the womens
n
CHRISTIAN Association. Here busy
n noui, are relaxing in the gym
n n5an Classes college girls are sup
pieHentlne their work in the domcs-
tic science classes and other ynmcr
are brushing up" In English and Other
cultural branches.
Gent, In her Friday morning Rihlc clas.
nad forty women enrolled this week
, Lhis class ass aims to help Christian
rially on the Y w c. As own boarI
Its committees and volunteer WORKERS
|F The s Gl;,H = Tor study m; week was
For the coming three Fridays tho
subjects are as follows: October 30
me ne Rsas1 1,nn Service: November
H. "Intercession."
During the interim between the warm
weather and tho time of turning on
the heat In the building the swimming
Thursday and Friday after the gym.
nasium classes, and for children on
Saturday morning.
Riehmond held it's frs, meeting on
Mrs. J. Tyler. Jobson. lis North Fifi6
men and women are represented in tho
federation. which has an ambitious
program pros; M Among Among other, things. they
the policewoman is not stranger to
many other cities. and those who are
hghttng to secure such officials here
point TO the success which has at
tended the efforts OF these modern
m1inions of The. law elsewhere. They
n,sn fsa, welfare ma,rons in every
cmploNed and an industrial home for
o oGEs nnasr the age OF fourteen. The
G. ". Meredith and Mrs. w. 4, Rur.
rows, vice prrsidcnts Mrs O. Harvey
Glarke. ireasurer,. and Miss Mice
Women Organize for Pence.
tijeG with the National ro,lcra mon ~
Mothers Clubs, and have as part OF
.hs,r programs work outlined or sug.
the most timely subjects no,v be.r.r
discussed by the club women is TINT
club women OF the world calling TO
use their efforts in behalf OF peace
Each club or organization is asked to-
appoint one or more members of it's
EDUCATION committee to direct the club
study Of vital peace questions and to
mittee. which will arrange for the
presentation Of the cause of interna-
tional peace and justice at State Fed
Grafton meetings. {;
this State, Miss Mary Johnston recent
~ wrote, NO woman in any country
country SHOULD 20 to war or remain
IT peace. No woman has helped to
choose Parliaments and Chambers OF
Deputies and Reichstags and Councils
and Ministers. No woman has voted
armainents and Dreadnoughts and war
FUNDS. No woman has had a voice as
to peace or war--if she had n voice
II for generations the mother Of the
species had been able To make her
VIII known and her Yea or nay count
ed. we might see peace to-day. War
need not he"
III the peace movement propaganda
IT Is urged that women create n pub
lie protest against scenes in the NOV
ing picture shows which picture blood
shed or foment racial or national hos
tility or that make war seem incvi-
table or alluring.