Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-13
CLUB HAS AFTERNOON
WITH CHARLES DICKENS
njslcd Thcmc mt Meeting OF
BookluvcrS of Emporia.
OMEN GIVE LEAP-YEAR DANCE
fair mt Odd Fellows Hall Is Ono
OF Most brilliant of Winter Sea-
son-Sevcral Luncheon Parties
Given After Dancing Is Over.

ISpccial to Tho Times Dispatch
ENWORIA, VA. February l2.-Bowl:
narclssus and American Beaut,
SOS decorated the parlors OF The
ethodist Parsonage on Saturday af'
rnoon. when Mrs. W. W. Lear enter
lined the Book Club. Pictures o.
eencs and characters described H.
dickens wero arranged with artist,
effect. striking the keynote OF the pro
gram, AN Afternoon With Charlie:
Dickens" The responses at roll cal
were quotations from Dickens. Mist
Sara w. Coleman Envc a very interest
ing talk on Dickens as n delincator o.
child life, and as an illustration rcat
with pleasing effect the scene from
David Copperueld," describing; David
first departure from home. Mrs. L. T.
Goodwin read q selection from the
PiciwiCk papers. The guests were
then asked to write Q catalogue OF
DickerSs works IL story form. Re-
ireshmcDts in TWO courses were served
~ Miss Grace Lear. assisted by Misses
cato and DUNCAN. Those present were
Mrs. T. j.. Godwyn, Mrs. l.. p Tur-
ner. Mrs. w. T. T.llar. Mrs. a. J. DauGh-
y, Mrs. w. ID. Dew. Mrs. II. J. Green.
Mrs J. c. Warren, Mrs. Pace. Misses
Laura Briggs, Mary Turner and Sara
Coleman.
One of tho most charming affairs OF
the winter was the lcap-ycar German
given by the young women of Elnporia
IN Friday night In odd Fellows Hall
iarlands OF green and red descended
rom the ceiling and chandeliers; green
branches of the Long Leaf pine bank
ID the wall spaces. The many lights.
shaded IN red, made fairylikc scene
Il great beauty. which was a fitting
background for the lovely gowns OF
The women. An orchestra from Nor
folk left nothing TO be desired In the
way of music Miss Eleanor Tillar
gracefully led tho German figures with
Or. Harry Carter, assisted by Miss
Mary Wood with George Wood At
ter l o'clock tho dancing ended with
IN Informal CUP. A number OF lunch
con parties were given In the home
following tho close OF the dance. Those
dancing were Mr.. Livescy and Miss
Bette Lee, Marvin Newsom and Miss
Susie Powell George Wood and Miss
Mary Wood. DIR. Carter and Miss Elenn-
or Tillar, Frank Slate and Miss Helen
Kunes. Irvine Slate and Miss Matte
Wyche, W. M Land and Miss Lillian
Trotter, Ren Howe and Miss Annie
Banks. Peter Weaver and Miss Char
lotta Pebbles, Potter Squire and Miss
Margaret Love, Jack Seaborn and Miss
Rose Friend. MIR. Cannon and Miss
Bessie Dunn. Hugh Fuller and Miss
Carolyn Pope, Mr.. and Mrs. Schloss.
Mrs. IL E. GOODWIN. w. G. Weaver and
Mr.. SchloEs.
a large and enthusiastic meeting OF
the Civic Improvement League was
held In the courthouse on Tuesday
evening. All officers and nearly nil
chatrmen Of committees wore present.
The reports show tho League Mt work
IN all departments Contributions were
made to the sanatorium for negro tu-
bercular patients md for the extern
sion OF league work in the State
Miss Eleanor Ti!lar left on Wednes-
day for an extended trip TO Columbia,
5. c, she VIII visit Raleigh. Lau-!n-
burg and Selma before returning 10
Euroria-
Miss Carolyn Pope, OF prewryvtl,.
was the weekend guest OF Kiss Elean-
or T,lla-.
George Wood, of R.chnond, spent q
Few days OF THIS week a, his home
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