Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-19
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE
HAS REGULAR MEETING
Its Members Are Doing Active Work
for Betterment of COndi-
tons In Emporia.
PAPER READ by DIR. MNAIR
Mothers Club Meets and Discusses
Various Subjects Of Vital Interest
TO Community - Indorse Resolu-
tions to Go Before Legislature.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.

Especial TO The Times Dispatch
EMpoRlA VA December lS.--Thc
Civic Improvement League. with a large
proportion OF its membership present.
assembled in the school building on
Tuesday cNeuinF .or ;hc regular meet
ing. Mrs w w Robertson PRESIDING.
The meeting was opened with prayer
by Rev NJ. = Eagle G. w. owen made
a report OF the meeting OF the -Oper-
alive Education Association. 10 which
he was a delegate. The needs commit
tee reported several immediate needs
which were placed in the hands OF the
Improvement committee to be supplied.
\ generous sum was contributed by
those present towards phouoSTaph
for the school. Plans OF work were"
outlined by the lihra.y committee. T..
L. Sweeney made a report OF the AZ
-angement with the Cohurn Play
who are to he hele in May. y commit
tee was appointeG TO petition the rail
road to give Emp"ria mex depot The
movement to suppress all Objectionable
Aims in moving picture th"at.rs WAS in
To- d. The market inspection com
&C made q report OF good work
:, q AS y result. cards have been
AGED in several markets showing that
they meei the requirements OF the state
law. An instructive feature Of the
evening vas :, clear and exhaustive pa
per on Food Values read by bi. l..
T. McNair, which wa. received with a
vote OF thanks from the members.
The Mothers club with nineteen
members present, convened In regular
session in the school building on
Thursday afternoon. Mrs. ". I. Tillar
presiding The sanitary committee
recommended thpt pape" towels lie
placed IL the school. ana that the town
board OF health he asked to inspect the
building. Two resolutions. presented
l.,s IA.
AIRY Society, We're endorsed to petition
The Legislature TO raise the are Of con
sent in Virginia from fourteen TO eiSh-
teen years ami TO ask the management:
TO suppress all Objectionable films FROM
local theatcr Ten dollars was donated
towards buying photograph for tho
school Mrs. X. /. McNalr. chairman
OF the market inspection committee Of
the Civic League, asked the co-opera-
tor of the club in the work now being
done by the league backed by the State
rood Commission. The feature of the
afternoon was a papcr read by DR. T.. f..
Flanagan az the state Health Board.
on Mothers in Their Relation To school
Inspection"
The Camp Fire Girls held their first
regular meeting in the home q Misses
Martha and Glare Robertson ON Tues
day afternoon. Miss Elsie Coleman was
elected guardian, and Miss Martha
Robertson, secretary. There are twelve
members 4 council tire will he held
monthly and informal meetings every
two weeks
n snort program. consisting OF music
and readings, was rendered. AID light
refreshments We're served
Mr.. and Mrs W. 7. Ti!lar spent the
weekend in Richmond. rnrv wer,
Joined there ny Mrs. TiNar's sisters.
Mrs, J. W. Price and Mrs. j. T. Byars.
Who attended the suffrage convention.
Mrs. l.. w. Brittle and little son. or
Risbee. Ariz, are expected here to
spend the Christmas holidays
Mrs. Nellie Roszel spent the week
end with friends In Richmond.
MISS Sara Wortham Coleman Is visit
ing Mrs. James Branch Cabell al Dunn
barton.
Mrs. W. Il. GOODWIN was called to
FranklmIon. y. g.. OH sunday by II
telegram announcing the dcoih of her
mother. Mrs. i. G. Person
Flournoy Tillar arrived mere from
Washington and Lee tMivcrsity on Sat
urday TO spend the holidays with his
parents.
Miss sara Briggs is visiting her
friend Miss Omohundro. in Richmond
this week
4 Junior Citizens League has been
organized in the public school with
Miss DUNCAN. the supervisor. as tho
leader. The other officers .,re prcsi-
dent. Miss Jessie johnson: ,.ic.- prcyi-
dent Miss l:mc Ncwsom.: secretary.
Willie Ayves; treasurer. John Good
Wyn.
Al the rerul-.- meeting Of the odd
Fellows on T!!csGHN night, the follow
ing officers were elected: ~. G. r..
Martin, noble grand; {. II. Jones. vice
grand; II. 7. Moore, secretary: J. d.
Peebles treasurer, - l.. Cox. chaplain
The new officers Will he Installed in
January.