The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-07-25
MEN Of THE QUILL
ARE NOW MODIFYING
Knights of the Pen VIII Capture
stanton Early This
Morning.
WILL HEAR THE SECRETARY
OF THE NEWS AND OBSERVER
The Raleigh Commodore. Who Edits
the United states Navy, VIII Fur
nish Real Story OF Press Mems
Meeting.

Staunton. va. July 2&--Many MEM
bers OF the Virginia Press Association
and their wives arrived here tonight
| for the annual meeting, which opens
tomorrow morning.
The two meetings of special interest
TO the general public will be the open
ing exercises to he held Tuesday morn
ing at II O'Clock in the New Theater
and the exercises Tuesday evening in
the Beverley Theater. when Secretary
Daniels, OF the navy. and Hon. John
Barrett. OF Pan-American fame. with
other celebrated speakers. will be
heard Especial attention Is called
to the two distinguished lady speak
ers Mrs Kate Waller Barrett, at the
morning session. and Mrs Kate Lang
ley Bosher. at the evening session.
stanton IL fortunate in having an
opportunity TO hear such DISTINGUISHED
speakers, and they should be greeted
by large audiences.
The Business League appointed the
following committee OF ladies 10 look
after the pleasure and comfort OF the
visiting ladies' Mrs. e. w. Bissen
chairman: Mes8ames Albert ShuitZ
G. A. Sprinkel, w w. King, Franklin
NJ Hanger, J. II. Hihoard, III. L. Opie
T c. Darlington. j. A. Alexander and
J. NJ Walter.
These ladies are asked to drop In
informally at the Virginia Hotel Tues
day morning and meet the strangers
and do what they can to assist them
in any way The committee Will go
with the association to the luncheon
at GYPSY Hill Park in the afternoon,
to the Caverns on Wednesday. to the
luncheon at the Augusta Hotel on
Thursday and to the reception at the
Country Club. the idea being for the
visitors to have someone at every gath
ering to whom they can 60 for any
information wanted.
For the Country Club entertainment
Thursday afternoon the president, DR..
NJ. j. Payne, has appointed the fol-
lowing ladies': Mesdames f, w. Bissell
G. A. Sprinkel. Franklin NJ. Hanger.
w. F. Ficklen. J. A. Alexander. w. w.
King, ]. NJ. Fl. Morgan, T. c. Caring
ton, ]. Fl. Hubbard. J. H. Carmichael.
Fl. L. Opie and Misses Martha Bell
Laura Wise. Henrietta Moore. Ellen
Howison. Mary Sue Bowman and Page
Hughes. This committee will have
entire charge OF the club entertain
ment. Refreshments will be served
and thre will be dancing. Miss Bell
Is the chairman of the young ladies
who will have charge Of the decorat-
ing, and they will serve the refresh
ments.
The reception committee appointed
by the Business League 10 composed
OF Albert Shultz, chairman: r. E. r.
Nelson, Charles s. Hunter, W. b.
Undertake, Curtis p. Bowman, w
F. Ficklen, L. w. II. Peyton. Abe
Walters, A. s. Morton w. A. Pratt.
T. c. Darlington, Harry G. White.
John D. Crowle. Clark worthington.
A. r. Moore and Edward Woodward
W. B. Undertake and W. F. Flick
len form the special committee on
automobiles to take the guests to
Weyer's Cave and Harrisonhurg: Cur
tbs p. Bowman and A, Walters. on
finance; John d. Crowle, on music
for the meetings at the theaters;
Clark Worthington, on tolls
The committee from the Country
Club for tho golf and TARGET shoot
are W. s. Moffett. ]. H. Grafton and
r. w. Eprinkei. for the target shoot,