The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-11-10
WIPE |Lu|TERACY
OUT IN VIRGINIA
SLOGAN OFF EDUCATIONAL CONFER
ENCE~ TO DE HELD HERE
TRANKsGIvING.
S P E A K [ r s
DANIELS. ALDERMAN, FAIRFAX
HARRISON AND OTHERS EN-
PECTED-ENTERTA
MANY AND VARIED.
SPLENDID S P E A K { r S

The number Of entertainments Of
feIed by the various Organizations of
richmond and the ieng1l ana i'm
portance OF the program have made 1t
necessary TO extend to four days the
sessions of The Educational Confer
vnce to be held IN Richmond during
i i &nksgivlng week, beginning Wed.
n~sday and continuing through Fri
day.
Plans for the conference are prac-
tieal.y complete. except for mnor de-
tails. and indicate that the seventh
annual session Will be t'ne most sue
cesslul in the history OF the various
organizations taking part. large
attendance is expected attracted by
the excellence Of the program and the
unusually low rates orQered by the
railroads of the State, All roads are
giving a rate of one and one-fifth fare
tor the round trip. tickets TO be on
sac November 20. "a and Is and good
for return not later than midnight of
November 80.
Aany Entertainments.
The entertainment features OF the
conference are superior to any yet
planned. A reception and musical at
the Jefferson Hotel under the auspices
Of the Elementary Teachers Associa-
ton OF Richmond will be given on
Wednesday evening from to II
o'clock; Friday afternoon the Lucille
taVerne Company will tender a COM
plimentary matinee at the Empire
Theater. NJ. l.. Hoffheimer have given
one thousand tickets TO the Little
Theater. good for any day during the
conference; the schedule for Thanks
giving Day has been SO arranged as
not to conflict with the hour Of the
Virginia Carolina football game: We'd
nesday noon luncheon VIII be tenuereu
the visiting superintendent by Super
lntendenL j. A. c. Chandler at one Of
the city schools. and other entertain
ment features VIII make the occasion
one of pleasure as we'll as of work
The speaking program has not been
completed, but among those expected
to- make addresses are Secretary Of
the Navy Daniels Governor Stuart.
State Superintendent Stearnes, Presi-
dent Fairfax Harrison. of the South
ern Railway, and President Alderman
OF the University of Virginia: Score
tary Binford, Of the Virginia Co-opera
tive Education Association; Superin-
tendent r. c. Glass. Of Lynchburg,
and others.
The conference will discuss many
subjects and problems but the slogan
OF nearly every section and nearly
every meeting will be Wipe Out
llteraey in Virginia"
Friday League Day.
Friday has been selected as League
Day 81 the State Educational Confer
ence to he held in Richmond during
Thank sgiving week. at which time adj
dresses win he made by Secretary J.
III. Binford and others explaining the
work and purposes of the Virginia
Cooperative Education Association.
There are now about 200 leagues
in the State and a determined effort
Is being made to increase the number
to l,0G0 by Thanksgiving. On this
work Secretary Binford has been
energeticallv engaged for a month
making frequent visits to various
parts Of the State organizing new
leagues
Recently eleven leagues in Chester
field County have reported and new
leagues have been organized In the
last few weeks at Madisonville.
Charlotte county; MELVILLE and Dis
putanta, Prince George County:
Strasburg. Shenandoah County. and
White Oak. Henrico County. and
many others in Tidewater Virginia,
where Secretary Binford has been ~or
a week or more.