Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-06-06
DIPLOMAS ARE AWARDED
TO EMPOR|A STUDENTS
Interesting Commencement Exer.
cises Are Held at GreenesvilIe
County High School.
BINFoRD DELIVERS ADDRESS
oivic Improvement League Holds Its
Last Meeting of Season-Book
Club Entertained by Mrs. George
,. RosZel-Many Social Affairs.
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hMPoRIA. VA. June 5.-The COM
mencemsnt exercises of the Greenes-
r'iie County High School were held
'his week. The baccalaureate sermon
was preached In the Methodist Church
on sunday evening by Rev. NJ. s. Eagle,
rector Of Christ Episcopal Church
ne formal closing exercises were
neid In tho Methodist Church on Mon
uay evening. The graduates are: class
president and salutatorian, William
ManHon; historian. Robert Cato:
prophet James Field; the last will and
testament. read by Grace Poole: vale
victorian. Mary Rawls; the other mem
GERS OF the class were Jeanne Cowie.
Ruth Waters and Lucy Sears. The ad-
oress was delivered by ]. H. Binford,
VINO built around the words Come up
out OF the crowd" an inspiring mes
sage. DR.. w. w. Lear delivered the
). r. Taylor medals to Dora Bailey
ana Belle Morgan. A prize for spell
ing was awarded William Cato Pro-
lessor {. w. Owen delivered the diplo-
mas. pleasing feature of the even
ing was well-trained school chorus
or nifty voices. with Miss Ruth Waters
at the plano.
The Civic Improvement League held
inc last meeting OF the season on
thursday evening, the vice president.
V '" Owen. presiding. Mrs w. w.
robertson read report of the pro-
ceed'ngs OF the annual meeting of the
state Federation Of Clubs, which met
at Fairfax May 1915. Rev NJ s.
Eagle gave a talk on the value Of CO.
operation in civic work The league
contributed IS towards the sanatorium
.or negro tubercuiar patients. Mrs
~ W. robertson was elected president
20 MI the unexpired term.
Miss Helen Kunes entertained a num-
Der OF her friends on Monday afternoon
ne national colors were used in the
decorations. emphasizing the idea of
Memorla! Day, on which the nation
honors her dead Small flags were
given as souvenirs. Six tables played
prosrcsslve forty-two. The first prize
was won by Miss Mary Wood; the sec
ono by Miss Matte wyche the BOBBY
prize was presented to Mrs s. V
Southall. a course OF ices was served
nose playing were: Misses Bette Lee
Lula Lee Ida Cato. Rose Friend, Rose
rHce. Eleanor Tillar. Fannie Briggs,
Marietta Cato. Mary Cochran. Pinkie
Iillar, Kate Price. Matte Wyche. Mary
WOOD. Grace Lear. Louise Goode. Helen
vincent, Sara Wyche Florence Buford.
Mesdames ). V. Southall. A. VI. Potter,
H. /. McNair. w. ]. Oliver, j. r. Griz-
card. a. f. Dodd and Joe Harding.
Mrs. George s. Roszel entertained the
members Of the Book Club and few
other friends on Tuesday evening. The
crimson rambler was used in the deco
Tauoas and red roses were given as
.avors. Three tables played progressive
forty-two. Mrs. w. w. Robertson won
tho club prize. and Miss BEETLE Lee tho
Mrs F.. p. Turner. Mrs. W. T. Tillar.
MRS. W. Is. Goodwin, Mrs J. c. Warren,
Mrs. w. w. Robertson, Mrs A. j. Slate.
Misses Mary Turner. Mary Cochran,
Bettie Lee, Mary Wood. Eleanor Tillar
ana SITS NJ. 5 Eagle. two-course re-
past was served after the game
Among the Emporia people who at
tended the reunion in Richmond this
week were Colonel e T. Goodwin
Mrs. Goodwin. Miss Laura Briggs. Miss
susie Powell Miss Sara Briggs. Miss
Louise Buford and Miss Lula Lee.
The teachers of the Greenesville
County High Schol left this week for
their respective homes. Miss Saunders
has gone to Union Level, Miss Florence
Buford to Lawrenceville Miss Storm to
Boonesboro. Md: Miss Harmon to Har-
risonburg. Miss Holland to Holland.
Va; Miss Reese to Southampton Miss
Marjorie Atkinson to Chesterfield
County.
The County Sunday School Conven-
ton was held on Sunday at the Pres
byterian Church. There were morning
and afternoon sessions. Addresses
were made by DR.. w. w. Lear, Rev. T.
NJ. Bulla, Rev. NJ S. Eagle. Rev T. F.
Mccullough. Rev. w. Z. Jordan The
president. Mr.. w. NJ Powell presided
The reports from the Sunday schools
were most encouraging.
Mrs. P. w. Turner and little daugh-
ters. Mary Wilson and Ellen Walker,
arc visiting Mrs. Theodore Barrow in
Smithfeld.
Mrs William De vaney. OF Lawrence
Vile lis visiting relatives in Emporia
Professor w. B. Loving and family
nave gone to Lawrenceville, where
they expect 10 spend the summer
Mrs w. B. Lifsey has returned from
Nnrlina, where she has been the guest
for week of her son, w. p. Litsey
W. T. Harding. cashier of the
Greenesville Bank. who was operated
on last week at Stuart Circle Hospital,
has returned to Emporia
MISS Sallie Bailey has returned from
a visit to friends In Raleigh.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. NJ. Lee Mrs. e. p.
Barham, Miss Rose Friend and Miss
Bette Lee motored TO Richmond on
Monday.
Mrs. F. a. Hastings and Miss Lucy
Brittle spent Monday in Richmond.
CULPEPER