Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-12-24
JAMES WH|TCOMB RILEY
H0N0R[D BY BOOK CLUB
Emporia Organization Arrangcs Pro.
gram aS Tribute to
the Poet.
LAYMEN's LEAGUE ELECTS
Woman's Missionary Society of
Methodist Church Chooses Officers.
Miss Susie Powell Hostess at Meet
ing OF the jolly Twelve.

Special To The Times bispatchI
EMpORIA. VA. December 23--At
the meeting Of the Book Club. on Sat
urday evening. the hostess, Miss Mar
jorie Atkinson, arranged her program
as a tribute to James Whitcomb Riley
White carnations. the poets favorite
flower. were used in the rooms and
were given as favors The members
responded AZ roll call with quotations
from Riley. Miss Carrie DUNCAN. Mrs.
j. c. JaIn!son Mrs. Il. r. GOODWIN.
Mrs W. r. Tillar, and Mrs. Il. +. Sta
pies gave readings from his poems
Those present were Mrs. II. j. Green,
Mrs: W. r. Tilar. Mrs. l.. r. Turner
Mrs J. Il. Bailey. Mrs. ]. Y. .Jamison.
Mrs y. j. DauEhtry. Mrs. l.. l.. Good
wyn, Miss Martha Hobbs. Miss Mary
Turner. Miss Laura Briggs. Mrs. r. +.
staples. Mrs J. l.. Suit"r. Mrs. G. W.
Beman. Mrs. a. q. Slate. Miss Carrie
DUNCAN and Mrs. j. w. Price. OF Bris-
toll
Patrons day was observed in tho
Grccncsvillc County School on Thurs
day. when school closed for the Holt
days until January s.
At tho meeting of the Laymen's
League. on sunday. the following Of
ncers were elected for the year: rrcsi-
dent. w. Il. Cato; secretary. \. r. Dodd:
treasurer. y. q. Daughtry. y special
meeting nf the league will b" held in
the Episcopal Church on the hrs, sun
day IN January TO receive the rcpor,
OF the committee appointed TO canvass
the town for funds 10 establish ii read
ing room.
The children OF tho Baptist and Epis-
copal Churches Will not have Christmas
trees this year. They have decided 10
spend tho money TO buy food and cloth
ing for Armenian and Syrian relief.
Many teachers are spending the hoi-
idays out Of town. MIR. and Mrs. K.
l.. Sweeney arc in Norfolk. Miss Elsie
Coleman in Chase city. Miss Mary Per-
kins in Louisa. Miss George in Staun-
ton, Miss Banks in Victoria. Miss Lii
liam Trotter in Petersburg. Miss Walk
UP 10 Augusta County and Miss Dun
gan and Miss Chappell in Cumberland
County
Miss Susie Powell was hostess AT the
la: meeting of'the Jolly Twelve. Two
tables played f"rty-two. ard the prizes
we're Won by Miss Ida Cato and Mrs.
s +. Lee. Those playing were Misses
!,cl"n Vincent. Ida cato. Bette Lee.
Mary Wood. Eleanor Tiliar. Rose
Friend. Elsie coleman and walkup.
and Mrs. &. l.. Lee and Mrs g. c.
Burr
STUDENTS AT HOME
FOR THE HOLIDAYS
Social affairs this week will be
given for the students who have come
from schools ali over the state 10 spend
the holidays at home. Among them
are Miss Elizabeth Taylor. from
Chatham: Flournoy Tillar. from Wash
ineton and Lee; William Cato. from
William and Mary: Miss Bertha Green.
from Randolph Macon Woman's Col
icC": Miss Mabel Cato. from Black
stone. and Miss Mary Lifsey, from
D-uv!lle
w. VI. Land. OF Waverly is spend
ING some time in F.inporia.
The Woman's Missionary Society ~
the Methodist Church recently has
elected officers for the conference year
As follows: president. Mrs. l.. NJ.
Parker: first vice pres dent. Miss File
Mannin; second vicc-preSidcnt Mrs
Belle Walker; superintendent of social
service. Mrs. j. II. Light: superinten-
dent OF mission study, Mrs II. l.. Tay-
Tor; superintendent OF supplies, Miss
Annie cooper; treasurer, Mrs. r. j.
Green; corresponding secretary. Mrs T.
t.. GOODWIN: recording secretary Mrs
". l.. Palmer. agent for papers Mrs
". T.. Richardson: orGanists. Miss Helen
Vincent and Mrs. Eddie Wychc