Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-26
SPIRIT OF CHRISTMAS
PREVAILS IN E|MPOR|A
Mrs. II. j. Green Entcrtains Members
OF Book Club In Honor OF
Her Sister.
WANT TO BETTER CONDITIONS
LayInen's League Will Continue Ef-
forts to Suppress Vice in Town.
Miss Davidson to We'd Richard NJ.
lrby on December 20.
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EMPORIA, VA, December 25.-Sug-
Sestive OF the Christmas season, tho
homo OF Mrs. r. j. Green was gay with
red poinsettias on Friday evening.
when she entertained the Book Club at
her home. The guest OF honor on this
occasion was Mrs. GREEN'S sister. Mrs.
j. H. Drewry. of Clifton Forge. Miss
Eleanor Tillar rendered TWO musical
numbers. "Shuberts Serenadc' and tho
quartet from "Rigoletto." In the game
OF forty-two. which followed, Mrs. J.
G. Warren won the club prize and Miss
Fannic Briggs. the guest prize. Those
present were ns follows: Mrs. j. II.
Drewry. Mrs. J. G. Warren, Mrs. -. r.
Prince. Mrs. j. IS. Bailey, Mrs. ". ID.
Dew. Mrs. w. T. Tillar. Mrs. ". W.
Laura Briggs. Marjorie Atkinson. Alma
Robinson. Mary Turner and Eleanor
Illar
The jolly Twelve assembled for "A
regular meeting on Wednesday after
noon In tho home Of Miss Saliic Bailey.
1'ottcd plants ana ferns furnished the
decorations Domino rds were
played at three tables. The club prize
was won by Miss Ecttic Lee ana the
guest priz" by Miss Pinkie Tillar.
Thpse prcscn, were: Misses Sara
briggs. Ida cato. Mary Cochran, Bc,tic
Lee. Susie Powell. Helen Vincent. MARY
Wood. Matte Wychc, Eleanor Tillar.
Iinkie Tiilar. Rose Price, Grace Lear,
Mary Tillar and Airs. y. NJ. Potter.
sunday afternoon about thirty mem
bcrs assembled at the preshytcriur
Church. when tho Laymcn's L"apue
met In regular session ". r. Cato
presiding. The report Of the commit
tee ON vice conditions was heard. and
tho work VIII b. continued Three
resolutions we're alopted-tO request
legislators TO raisc the age Of cons.n,
IN Virginia from fourteen TO eighteen;
to make the gambling law more "ncc-
tive. and to appoint q committee to
act with the other organizations OF
the town TO work for :, higher stand
ard In the moving picture theater.
Cards have beer. received here from
Mr.. aud Mrs. Charles Edward Davidson
announcing the approaching; marriage
OF their daughter. MABEL Woodsor. To
Richard Muuroe Irby. The marriage
will be celebrated in Lexington on
December %. Nh. IrbY IS a former
principal Of the Grecncsville County
High School ana Miss Davidson was a
teacher In the school.
Otis Cato, United States Navy. spent
"a. Few days last week with his parents
In Emporia. soon after Christmas he
vii! sail for the Philippines. where he
VIII remain FOR tho next three Years
+. 7 Stallings is spending the
Christmas with his family here
Mrs. j. Il Mason is on an extended
visit in the North. She will visit rcla-
twcs. in Washington, Baltimore ANA
Philadelphia before returning to EN-
poria.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Il. Bailey arc in New
York for the holidays. They will visit
relatives In Richmond before returning
to Emporia.
Flournoy Tillar has as his guests
his schoo!mat.s. Edwin Nelson. Of
Florida. and Gallaton Paxton. OF Mis-
sissipri Mr. Tillar ana his guests, ac-
conpan!"d by Miss Eleanor T,lIar. viii
motor TO Richmond on Wednesday 10
attend the Kappa Alpha convention at
the Jefferson Hotel.
The following young men have ar
rived here for the holidays: George
Wood. from the Medical College of
Virginia, Richmond: James Field. from
Richmond College: James Briggs from
Fishburnc Academy: Flourn0y Ti!lar.
from Washington and Lee; Gordon VIM
cent and Willie Squire. from Randolph
Macon College: Paul King. from Cor
nell; Edward Jordan, from Princeton.
Marshall High school. Richmond. is
spending Christmas with his parents
Miss Marietta Cato is also nome from
Crittcnden. for the holidays.
The Methodist Church will bc dedi-
Gated on January =. Bishop Collins
Denny will preach the dcdicatory ser
mon. Rev. Fred Davis. Of Petersburg
former pastor will also be here to
assist in the service.
After a visit to her niece. Mrs. Tur-
ner ChnTbliss, Mrs Roswell Atkinson.
the wife of former Governor Of
Georgia, has returned to her home in
Atlanta.
Mrs. r. II. Drewry. of Clifton Forge
has returned home, after spending
some time with her mother, Mrs w
II. Chambliss. and her sister, Mrs r.
J. Green.
Mrs a. L. Davis, OF Petersburg. has
been recent guest of Mrs. L. T. Good
wyn.
w. r. Cato, for more than ten years
chairman Of the board Of supervisors
has resigned to take up his duties ms
q member of the House of Delegates
The new members of the board elected
at this meeting were w. T. Tillar and
II. S. Jones.
Among the Emporia people who were
in Richmond last week were Mrs. II.
l.. Taylor, Miss Elizabeth Taylor, Mrs.
r. r.. McNair. Mrs. L. NJ. Lee. ISIS Lucy
Brittle, Miss Delta Hastings and Miss
Helen Vincent.
W. r. Cato and daughter, Miss Hat
tic MadduX, and Miss Eta Belle Walk
or were in Petersburg on Tuesday