Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-02
CLUB STUDIES EVENTS
| IN V|RG|N|A's HISTORY
"scph Hedges Chapter, ID. n. r..
Has Patriotic Discussion at
Its Regular Meeting.
ooK CLUK RESUMES WORK
"ii'lion Club Is Host at Informal
nance-Daughtcrs of COnfcticracy
'tcar Plea for Funds To Make Pay
mcnt OF Shiloh Monument.


,', pu'rn' |" me Times Dispa,ch.l
EMPoRlA, VA, April l-"Grcat
vents In Virginia History" was tho
'hp"ct for discussion ut "a recent
'cphS OF the Joseph Hedges CHAPTER,
y. it' held in the home OF the
eEen' Mrs w. :. GOODWIN. Miss Sara
o"mah CAV" an Interesting account
Siha part ia the Revolution.
IN contribution was made towards liuui-
h'hf the debt on Memorial Continent
~ Hall The regent recommended tina,
ne iund the chapter is raising FOR
. chapter hous" be used for :: mo
noriai l" the Rcvolu,ionary soldiers
IT, htcch"SNillc County drinking
oui''aii on the courthouse square was
+'uEEcstcd Those present wcr. Mes
,hhcs x. j. Green. :. V. Southall. W.
weaver w. II. Goodwyn 3. NJ.
redway. NJ, ~. Trcdwny. W. w Rob
rtson and Miss Coleman
After "a lull OF Il f.w weeks IN en-
ertainmcnts. the Book Club came into
'romincncc again OH Friday evening.
I"hcn Mrs. w r Tillar entertained
most charmingly AT her home in Church
street Rocks. old and new. furnish
|Hh the subject FOR tho evenings pro-
ram Each guest responded ~ roll
| All with the book which had mos;
Fascinated her Mrs J g. Warren. Miss
'tkinson. Mrs. II. l.. Taylor. Mrs "
~. Lear. Mrs r. T.. GOODWIN Miss
Wary Turner. Mrs ". ". Robertson
gave short readings on masterpieces
If literature. The guests were then
asked TO guess tho titles Of books
from the arrangement OF articles on
table The prizes wcr" drawn by
Misses Cato and Powell. Booklets
were given rs souvenirs Refresh
n-nts u, two COURSES were served.
L..
lowell, Alma Robinson, Mary Turner.
NarEcry Atkinson. Mesdamcs L. T..
|Goodwyr. j G. Warren. ". " Lear.
~. L. Taylor. y. j. paugh;ry. ". "
robertson. Mrs Jamison. Il +. Staples
aud y .. Hoszcl
rho Cotillion club CAV" an Informal
'"rcc q, tho hall in North F.mporia
cd BY an Italian orchestra. Those
dancing we're Miss Mary Wood and
NJ. Grier. Miss Eleanor Tillar and Dr.
1larry Carter. Miss Lillian 'rro,tcr and
Hush FTl"r Miss Walkup and Jack
-caborn, Miss Waters and ". NJ Lana.
Miss ga"lotta pebbles aud Peter Weay.
"r Miss Margaret Love and Peter
Squire, Miss Sara ErlgG- and Or Nd
ans. Miss Helen Kuncs aud Frank
Slate. Marvin Ncwsom and MIR Wall:
"hapcrors, Mrs. f. : Palmer and Mrs
81. 2. Adams
Tho Grc"ucsyillc chapter, a. l. -. hold
N" regular monthly meeting in tie
""urthou>'. Mrs. ". y. Goodwyn pre-
sizing IN" following members an
awercd " 'oll-call: Mrs. " Il Good
wyn, Mrs. w s. GOODWIN, Mrs +: T.
GOODWIN. Mrs. s.. J. Green, Mrs W r
Tillar, Mrs. II. |. Taylor, Mrs Il NJ
Ircdway, Mrs. f. l.. Palmer and Mrs
rcad supplement TO Mrs Merchants
''ttcr. stating that she had visited the
culptor's studio and had seen the
SIuloh monument Mrs Merchant. as
state director, mad. Hu urgent plea
that chapters unite Ia raising the Sli.-
monument In addition TO the prize
offered To the chapters OF tho bust %
Albert sidney Johnston. the shiloh
committee now offers two other prizes
tn tho FORM of tablets. showing in re-
lief The head ana bust Of Albert Sid
pCl Johnston One Of these Is offered
TO tho state division leading IN contri-
buttons the other 10 the one leading in
membership.
the historical prog ram consisted OF
V cmhers reading the replies from Miss
Euthcrford'S "HistoricaI Sins OF Omis-
sion and Commission" The chap,ar
historian Was appointed TO correct tho
mistakes in Confederate history In the
Grccucsvillc COUNTY High and grammar
schools
MrS. George = Bruce i spending
>"mc time in Baltimore.
Miss Grace Lear is in Bowling Green,
tho guest OF her sister. Mrs. Broaddus
Mrs. y. t. Hall. who has been spend
ing the winter with her daughter, Mrs
NJ :. Eagle. left this week for a visit
80 LynChbuiG
Mrs. :. + Jordon, who has been in
Iynchburc several months. has re-
turned homo.
W. r. Tillar. Mrs T.. l.. Rurruss. Miss
Eleanor Tillar and William Tillar were
IN Richmond last week. returning by
automobile.
Judge G T.. Cassell will address tho
farmers OF this county on Monday,
April 3
The Woman's Ribl" Class OF tho
Methods, Church has set high stand
ard for organized Bible study. The
class meets every week for a study OF
tho lesson The membership is about
sixty. rh" officers arc: Mrs. T. l..
story. president: Mrs. Jesse Lee. vice.
president; Miss Helen Vincent. secre-
iary: Miss Saliie Bailey, treasurer:
Miss kunc. teacher.
Or. f. l.. Flanagan. OF the State
Soard or Health. who is doing rural
sanitation work in this county. gave n
series OF illustrated lectures on How
to Improve the Health OF Com
nuniiy' at Locust Iiill on Monday:
Ictt* on Tuesday; Rockbridgc on We'd
nrsday, and Pleasant shade on Thurs
hav.
FARMVIi