The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-08-02
w. G, II. q. AT STATE FAIR
Arranging for Comrnohious Restroom
and Headquarters on Grounds.

The white Ribboners are arranging
20 operate commodious headquarters
and a restroom on the State Fair
grounds during the six days of the 90
tober exposition. They have neat
frame building, located just across
the thoroughfare from the site OF the
Home Anchor rest tent and adjoining
newspaper now. Ladies of the W. L.
r. u. will be in charge and will dis
tribute their literature In great guam
titles from this point.
The walls will be adorned with large
charts and Autographs. which furnish
striking temperance lessons. a pleas
ant little banter occurred between
the w c. r. Il. Bi-County president
and the secretary of the fair .associa~
ton ''r was in hopes you All were
going to forget that building so we
could use II for a hospital" said the
secretary. The white Ribbon repre-
aantat1yas ra p HAD. But, VS. don't fog
get and we seek to reduce the NUM-
Der of hospital subjects,"
A new union has lately been or
ganized In Fulton and il will hold a
rally at Denny Street Methodist
Church tonight, and addresses will
be made by the Bi-County president.
Mrs. Or. d. G., Wilson, corresponding
secretary of the Bi-County. and others.
Mrs Wilson is president OF the Wood
land Heights Union. which LIS very
progressive and has a phenomenal
record.
The officers of the new Fulton
Union are Mrs. Viola Ashworth. pres
dent: Mrs X. E, Savage. secretary.
and Mrs. G.. d. Parrish. treasurer.
The Dinwiddie County w. c. r. L.
Convention will meet at Carson on
August 3. and by invitation. Mrs.
Mayo. the county president; Mrs. w,
M. Bickers. president of the Richmond
Union, viii make an address. Mrs,
Btckers has returned from a two
weeks sojourn at Atlantic City and
Intended the National AnH-Saloon
League Convention there.
The annual State w. c. r. L. Con-
vention will meet In Lynchburg this
year. Preparations are being made
for a big time and 1t is expected
that IL will he the largest attended
annual gathering in the organizations
his1Gry. Last year was red letter
year and the present year bids fair
10 eclipse IL.
Mrs. Hoge has her entire corps of
lecturers and organizers in the fled
Mrs. Ropp's great address In Harri-
eonburg in behalf OF a dry Senator's
election Is declared by the local press
I TO have been thrilling and many pro-
nounced II the most magnificent eff
fort ever heard there. The Silver
Tongued Orator Of the Shena ndoah"
u besieged with requests to lend her
assistance In several other States and
she has consented to make an Ohio
Itinerary I'm August. Mrs. Green, Mrs.
Weech. Mrs. Newton, Mrs PARROT,
Miss Teniing and Mrs. Shepherd are
AL busy and their services are much
sought after,
Mrs. NJ w Newton, natural or
Eanizer. was In the city on a visit a
few days ago. She has been at work
In some Southern States.
Mrs Lillian VI. Shepherd, OF Nor
folk. the w. G. T. Il. State CORE
spending secretary is busy getting out
her annual report blanks, which,
when filled up and returned. will
give an exhaustive detailed summary
% the several departments of work
Mrs. Shepherd has a pretty lantern
\ slide lecture entitled "A Beautiful
story" which gives the history OF the
nov worldwide w. C. T. 1.-THE
larEest organization of women In the
gOridt