Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-03-21
ENGLAND" IS SUBJECT
FOR CLUBS DISCUSSION
Afternoon Devoted to Mother
Country.
LITERARY SOCIETY HAS DEBATE
Affirmative Side, Arguing for Adolf.
ton Of Sunday Games, Is Declared
Winner by JudCes-Missionary
Society Elects New Officers.
| Special the rimes-pispa,ch.l

WEST FONT. VA. March :o-The
woman's Club met this week in the
home OF Mrs H. Lane cooke. The sub
tect OF the afternoon was England"
Mrs W. s Eastwood gave historical
sketch of England which was very in
structivc and interesting. Mrs. ar
thur Neustadt spoke on The Relations
Existing Between England md Amer
lea" "Penzane and the sicily Islands.
Nth their many legends, WAS tho sub
icct OF an article read Ivy Mrs. n. Lam"
Cooke. Miss Katharine !. Howcrtou
told OF the characteristic of truth
among the English peopie. Refresh
n,ents were served by the hostess of
the afternoon.
The Pierian Literary Society. OF the
HiEh School, held AN Interesting meet
ing this week The suhjec, debS ted
was: Resolved That sunday games
should he prohibited. Miss Lily Cooke
and Thomas Humphrey we're the speak
crs for the Affirmative side of tn" Iucs-
ton: Miss Beatrice Taylor and Blanch
Smith for the negative. The judges,
Misses Juliette Brown ami Mary Brown
and Richard Billiard. decided that the
Affirmative side presented the strongest
argument and that Miss Beatrice Tay-
Tor read The most carefully prepared
nSper. The contest in debating and
reading between West roin; and Botc-
tourt UGlouccster> High Schools was
hcld on trldaN evening IN INC Masonic
audit orium. In the debate Rotctourt
WIS represented by Miss Marsuerite
WYATT and Thomas Sterling. both OF
gloucester County West Point Vas
represented by Miss tornciia Hogc aud
raul Gault Miss Minnie ilo@G. Of
Gloucester County. represented Botc-
tourt in the reading. and Miss Beatrice
Taylor represented West Point High
school. In addition to the debate and
reading contest there was a musical
program, arranged by Miss Mary Lay
cock. OF the High School faculty. Mrs.
: Julian Bagby and the symphony Or
Chcstra also took part
The Womans Missionary Society OF
Shackelford's Methodist Church met ut
tho home Of Mrs. II. :. bland recently.
Officers We're elected for the ensuing
wear As follows: Mrs. " w. Bennett.
president and corresponding secretary:
Mrs. s. T.. Lucas. hrst vice president;
Mrs. W. |. BRADLEY. second vice -presi-
dent; Mrs. II. S. Bland. treasurer and
recording secretary. A letter from the
district secretary. Miss Fannie Robin
son, WAS read and discussed. This let
ter had reference TO the new constitu-
ton, which went into effect January |.
1915. by this constitution the home
and foreign departments OF missions
are united under one government. with
one set OF officers.
Mr. and Mrs. r. NJ. Hart. OF "Elming-
ton" just across the Gresham Bridge.
in King and Queen County, entertained
At dinner in honor OF MIR. and Mrs. A l..
Roane. OF Mt. Airy, and Mr.. and Mrs.
j. II. Sutton. OF Plainview. The dinner
was r typical Virginia dinner OF turkey.
old ham and ALI manner OF good things
in the eating line. Those present, be
sides the two wlymarried couples
mentioned. were Mir. and Mrs. \. r.
Thornton. Miss Countess Thornton, Miss
Ethel Collins and Miss Jeanette Bland
Mrs. George w. Richardson returned
on Tuesday from a weeks trip TO Bal
tinore.
Mrs. Walter l.. Lipscomb and Mrs
Lucy Byrd Dudley have recently been
on tho sick list.
Miss Eleanor Small, OF Hancock, Md,
arrived here on Tuesday morning.
DR.. Robert DeFarEes, OF Washington
r. c., and his brother. Brandt DeFar-
ces. OF New York, spent the week end
with their parents here.
On the Cpd 90 April III. intcrdcnom-
national Sunday school convention, in
Guiding all sunday schools east OF King
William Courthouse. lin this county
viii meet at the West Point Baptist
Church. Thomas {. Digs 's state
secretary. and will have charge This
is the first meeting OF this convention
since its organization on April % at
Lester Manor The convention VIII
last only one day.
The silver wedding Of Mr. and Mrs
Montague Pitcher to be celebrated at
their beautiful home on the Pamunkcv
attracting much aetention all through
this section and Richmond A great
many guests have been invited
Miss Sophie Goode Of Washington.
n. c., who has been visiting in the
homo Of Mr.. and Mrs. Fl. l. Lewis. is
now visitor in the home Of Or and
Mrs George Rose. OF Gloucester