Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-09-17
SCHOOLS At EMPOR|A
BEGIN ACTIVE WORK
Reopen With 400 Pupils and New
Principal, Il. J.. Sweeney,
I'm Charge.
ELECTION BY TOWN COUNCIL
The Jolly Twelve Entertained by
Miss Eleanor TilIar-MiSs Mario
Deal md Miss DRAMA FitZl,ugh
Honor Guests AT Dance.
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Especial to The Times Dispatch
EMPORlA, VA. September l6rhis
week has seen interest renewed in the
educational life OF Emporia school
opened on Tuesday. with NOR" than 100
pupils and with II. l.. Sweeney. the
new principal. in charge. The other
new teachers are Miss Chappeil. o;
Cumberland County. in the seventh
grade. and Miss Davia. Of Gulford
College. in charge OF mathematics in
the high school.
The Mothers club the civic I'm
provcmcnt League and Joseph Hedges
Chapter. Daughters of the American
Revolution. will hold their first meet.
i,rs this week, after a thrc"-months'
vacation
At rcccn, meeting Of the town
Council the following officers were re-
elected: X. T.. Whitaker. supcrIntend-
ent of wat"rworks w. w. Robertson.
clerk: ! Il. Rodgers sergeant: Sidney
Mitchell. deputy sergeant; T.. +. Tur-
ner. attorney.
Miss Marie Deal, of Norfolk. and Miss
Orania Fitzhurh. Of Baltimore. were
honor guests At a dance given hE the
Cotillion club ON Tuesday evening.
Among those prescn, were Misses Rose
Friend, Of Petersburg f.l"se Tnrpin.
of Boydton: Page Schrel Of Court
land: CAROLYN Pope. OF Drewrysviiie.
Bailey. Of wtcnc"ville. Mrs Dickens,
OF Enhcld. y g. Miss LILY P"rciNal.
Of ia"Icnccvillc Misses Eleanor TIL
lar Ruth Wa'crE Bertha Green. car
lo,ta rocblos. Mary squire. less" John
son. Marion Guhcy and Mary Wood
and Colonei and Mrs. T.. +; GOODWIN,
Mr. anu Airs y. e. palmer MIR aud
Johnson. Dr and M,s Whitaker.
George Percival aud Russell Meredith.
OF I.awrenc"vill" W Il cato. T. T..
Turner. Jack Scahnrii. Marvin Now.
rome Hugh Fuller. i'iouruoy Tiilar.
Frank state i'"tor Weaver James
PrtrCs McsWrs WALL I'D Young,
JOLLY TWELNE >RE
Il ESTS OF MISS TtLINIt
Tho Joliy Twclv" an artiv" social
women Of i:mporia. was entertained
on Tucsdav morning b. Miss Eleanor
Tnlar Mrs W Z. 'rillat served
punch ~ tho game of prosr"sstv"
fur.v-two Misses H"lcu Vincent and
Mar eta Cato won ~" pr!zcs. Those
rrcscn, wcr" Misses sarah briggs, Ma
be! cato Rum Miu;ct;u. Helen VIM
cent Mary Wood Ida cato Marietta
cato. Sallic Haflcy. Matte WYch". Mrs.
q \ Tredwav. Mrs y VI Potter and
Mrs II 9 Cater
Nj. 4 \ Hall Is spending some time
WIN AcT SISTER. MIS- ''.''- - '7'''l''''
in Wilson y g
y Y. podd and li,,ic iI,rry 10" Tay-
lor Joined tho party uf CAMPERS IN Lou
don County last saturday. Mr. podd
viii spend :, part az his vacation with
his parents In Alexandria
Hol; Newson has accepted u position
in l.vnchhurE and Robert cato ono In
Orange
Mrs r. STAPLES ana n,,lc dauah-
ICY. who haze becn spending tn" am
mo- ~ orange, nav" reformed home.
M-s. = Warrior nnd rhilhron have
heen the guests this we"k % Mrs w
7 Tiilar
j T. Everett. form"r Mayor Of Em-
po9!a has been appointed postmaster
for North Emporig, and entered upon
his duties "u Wednesday, morning.
Mrs. Ma, Armis'ead Mason. %
brunswick County. - tn" &uest this
week OF hcr sister. Mrs i T. TAYLOR
Mrs 7 T Snol'. "f THa''ichoro. sven,
-hc wcek-"ud WITH hcr mo;r"r Mr"
;cor&c Bl:lc~
Miss i.u .-''n 81 Enfield y. g.. j.
visit.n Mr,. - = Davis ;hjs 'ok
Mts. g. l. rri-:. ~ Baltimore and
been recent guests -! Mrs ! II Bailey.
have i"tUrned 70 their homes
Misses Mary and Gladys Cochran arc
in charlotte Cu.rtho use, tn" guests OF
their aunt. Mr.. Charles Guthrie.