The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-19
RECEPTION GIVEN
W.P.L.A. DELEGATES
SPLENDID ENTERTAINMENT AT
LEAGUE HEADQUARTERS
LAST NIGHT.
TWO DAYS SESSIONS
CONFERENCE OPENS IN TARERNA-
Gle BAPTIST CHURCH TODAY.
CoNGREssMAS FALCoNER
A SPEAKER.
TWO DAYS SESSIONS

Though the actual meeting of the
annual Virginia State Conference of
the womans Prohibition League OF
America will not begin until 1880
O'Clock this morning In Tabernacle
+ Baptist Church. corner Grove Avenue
and Meadow Street, many Of those
who will be in attendance upon the
sessions were present last night at a
reception and entertainment given BY
: the Richmond League In honor of the
visitors at w. p. l.. A. headquarters,
lis North Fifth Street The event was
a very interesting one and was a
pleasing preliminary to the confer
ence.
I The interior of headquarters was
iprettily decorated In the league colors
yellow and white An excellent pro-
gram. made up OF musical and literary
numbers. was given under the direc-
ton of Mrs. Strothers. chairman Of
the program committee. The gather
Ing was one of the largest ever had at
! w. P. l.. A. headquarters.
! DR. Rudd a Speaker.
I Rev. A. Ii. Rudd. u. D., pastor of
Barton Heights Baptist Church. and
returned missionary from Mexico
and Porto Rico. made thu opening
prayer and gave the final number on
and It's Effects in Mexico and Porto
Rico"
Less serious numbers were those OF
a quartet composed of Miss Ada Kuyk
and Amoret Allen. DR.. koblenzer and
A. W. Martenstein, with Mrs. A. w.
Martenstein. accompanies: reading by
Miss Alice HechIer; symbolic drill by
Misses Ora Austin and Ray Reams.
with Miss Fitz Anderson. accompanist;
solos by Miss Kathleen Parrish. CAL
vim Lucy and Russell Creekmore:
duet. Mrs. II. r. Hobson and Miss
Alice Hechler; selection by Mrs. Lucys
Mandolin Club; piano solo. Miss Rosa
'mond Rraeuer. and piano duet by
Misses Rita Flanagan and Miss Fitz
Anderson.
AmanA Early Arrivals.
Among the out-of-town delegates
who arrived yesterday 10 attend the
conference are: Mrs. J. B. Jennings
Charlotte Courthouse: Rev. H. J.
Parker, Major; Frank Jacobs, Louisa:
Mrs. A. p Jones. Mine Run: Rev. w.
A. Pearson. Keysville; Mrs. f. l.. In
gram, Miss Lottie Powell Miss Annie
Palmer, Crystal Hill. Miss Molly Cow
Mary Page. Powhatan; Mrs. w H.
Bassett. Mrs. c. w. Donally. Mrs r.
II. Powell, Louisa Courthouse. Garry
Mcdowell. Brookneal: Philip Adams.
Cluster Springs; Willie Hughes, Fork
Union. n T. Toombs. Halifax.
The conference. which opens this
morning will continue through to-
morrow. Three sessions will be held
each day. This mornings sessions
will be featured by the annual ad-
dress of the president. Mrs. Georgia
May Jobson: a paper on The Voice
of the W. P. l. A." the leagues Of
ficial organ. by Mrs J T., Wiltshire,
and the address on Alcohol AS a
Medicine; Patent Medicine AS Al
During the morning session commit
tees on credentials, resolutions. future
programs. etc will be named. and
the report Of Miss Jennie Bates. busi-
ness manager of the league organ, will
be heard
Devotions and business.
The devotional exercises will be led
nacie Baptist Church. Others on the
morning program are: Mrs. w II.
Burrell Mrs r. L. Ingram. Philip
Adams and Misses Kathleen Parrish
end Corinne Saunders.
At O'Clock this afternoon a meet
Ing Of the Board of Directors will be
held This will be followed at 5
q CLOCK On the regular ScS-
sion. which will be opened with de-
votions. led by Rev. j. Y Fair. pastor
of Westminster Presbyterian Church
Besides reports on various phases of
the work Of the league during the last
year there will be read by Miss Lu-
ellie Priddy the prise essay OF Miss
Ida Harvey. OF brakes Branch, on
Future Of Virginia Under Prohibit
ton; solos by Miss Edna Shuman
and Miss Corinne Saunders, and an
address by Rev. John F.. White on
Law Enforcement AS Minister Sees
1t"
The exaning session will be largely
In the hands Of the children. and the
principal address will be Children;
Their Part In Making Virginia Dry.
by n. Courtice Scott. The devotional
exercises will be led by children and
children will participate IN catechssm
drills. Rotations and music,
The final session OF the conference
tomorrow night. viii be addressed by
Attorney General Pollard and Con-
gresham J. A. Falconer, of Washing
ton State.