The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-27
MISS WILLS HAS THREE
ADDRESSES FOR TO-DAY
shop Meeting OF Cedar Works and
Union Station Church.
OTHER SPEAKERS ELSEWHERE
Seven Lecturers With Exhibit OF So
Geological Congress Are Doing
Much to Awaken People to Nccessi-
ty For Better Living Conditions.

MISS Edith N. Wills, lecturer FOR the
Anti-Saloon League Of America and a
member Of the Southern Sociological
Congress stan. Is scheduled to deliver
three addresses in Richmond today.
At $3.50 o'clock she will speak in
Bellevue Junior High School, at the
noon hour will conduct the regula,
Y. NJ. C. A. shop meeting at the Rich
mond Cedar Works, and speak at 8
o'clock in Union Station Methodist
Church.
Miss Wills shop meeting sat the
Cedar Works was arranged by D. B.
Marks, of the Y. M. c. A. staff. Miss
Frances Allen, a soprano singer, will
assist Miss Wills at this meeting.
Mrs Elizabeth Troutman, dtrector
Of mothers work. will address q meet
ing of colored women in the Fulton
School Sunday at 3 o'clock. On Mon
speak a second time in Third Street
Methodist Church. Colored women
who heard her speak Wednesday were
so we'll pleased that they asked her
to come again.
Miss Brown To Colored Nurues.
Miss Mary Z. Brown. lecturer for
the National w. c. T. u. will speak
TO colorsd nurses tomorrow afternoon
in the exhibit hall in the Grays' Arm
ory, from to 6 o'clock. Today Miss
Brown will get a much needed rest
as she has had a strenuous speaking
program every day this week.
DR.. Albert J. Read. director of
medical work, Is expected to return
this morning from Norfolk and will
give his free efficiency health tests this
afternoon for women. from 8 to 6
o'clock and tonight for men. between
I and o'clock. He motored to Nor
folk yesterday to speak before the
convention of the Virginia State
Medical Society.
DIR. McCmIIoch Here Today.
DIR. James f. McCulloch, the execu-
tive secretary of the Southern Socio-
logical Congress, has telegraphed he
will reach Richmond some time today.
Upon his arrival DR.. McCuloch 10 ex-
pected to map out plans for an ex-
tended itinerary. Richmond Is the
largest city visited by the exhibit
which began its tour in Winston
Salem, N c.. September 10. The Con-
gress plans to deliver its great mes
sage OF health sanitation and disease
prevention to all the Southern people.
as the South needs awakening along
sanitation lines.
James F. Terrence, organization
secretary, addressed the executive
committee Of the Y. NJ. c. A Club of
the Medical College OF Virginia last
night. His topic was. "Christ's Mes
sage for Social Workers" Mr.. Tor
renee handled his subject in a grip
ping. compelling manner and was ac-
corded a warm reception.
Miss Brown spoke to about one hum
dred nurses in tho exhibit hall yes
terday afternoon from to o'clock.
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many helpful hints to the nurses. Miss
Mamie Minor. of the Instructive Visit
ing Nurses Association, presided over
the meeting.
Seven Lecturers With Exhibit.
Miss Brown 10 only one of seven
lecturers connected with the South
ern Sociological Congress, whose pub
lie welfare exhibit discloses interest
ing and instructive data about sex
education, child labor, diseases of
children, race bettermen and almost
every phase OF public welfare.
This exhibit will remain In Rich
mond until Wednesday night and will
be open to the public free of charge
each day from 10 A. NJ. to 10 P. NJ.
The hours Sunday will be from to
s o'clock.
Every mother and child of school
age should read and study the child
welfare display at the Grays' Armory.
as the manner In which children con-
tract diseases and the methods of
prevention are graphically related
This particular phase OF the congress-
exhibit has been pronounced the most
comprehensive Of it's kind ever shown
In this country.
1t is but stating a fact to say that
this exhibit has awakened the Rich
mond people more than any other
single thing ever attempted in this
city.