Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-04-30
HOUSTON WELL PLEASED
!. WITH YOUNG DEBATERs
Even Defeat AT Hands of John Mar.
shall Does Not Dim Glory Of
Their Achievement.
HEALTH CAMPAIGN PROPOSED
BOARD of Supervisors Declines To
: Make Appropriation for County
s Surrc!-Socicty Interested i'm !Ap-
" preaching Cockc-Lcigl Wedding.

Special to rh" Times blSpatch.
HOUSTON, VA. April 2a--Miss Mar
ravci { Edniuuds and Branch Dunn.
who composed the debating team Of
trc houston High School in a state
wide contest ~ the University VI VII
,Gtri' last week. have returned. They
defeated several strong teams aud
were ~ INC final contest. opposing
John Marshall High school. Of Rich
.nord Local in;eres, ran high as the
rows ~ tho several Victories for lious
ton was wired back. and the town was
IN = slcc when II was learned In. con.
test had narrowed t" Il fight between
houston auI John Marshall The fnai
defeat OF The local team hardly les,
.svned tn" glory "f The school
The county hoard Of supervisors was
81 session on Monday nr w ~
Rrumfcld. Of Eichmond representing
the State BOARD Of Health. addressed
The supervisors in regard to health
campaign covering tho county. The
state board offered. through Dr. Hrum-
held Ia give S"en II the county would
appropriate SAGE. the fund 10 he used
For the services Of an cxp"r; i'm MAX
inE examinations and giving informal
ton on tho prevention of disease. The
Supervisors did not make the appropri-
atom :. = ciiliiland. Of South i:os-
u
n proposed demonstration farm FOR
,roloTod people TO he established by
.the Norfolk and Western Railway. Til.
sum If S@0n wss appropriated 10 de-
.fray tirs expenses nf Confederate vet
Grams :" the reunion to lie held in
birmingham, Ala,
! ccnl society is interested in The an
nounccment oy MI, and Mrs. William
leigh. OF Danvlle, Of the engagement:
of their daughter. Miss Mary coles
Z
York. Miss Leigh i we'll known here.
where she has numhcr Of relatives
+t.nd friends The marriage Viii take
place on Tuos'iay June 20
. The remains Of Mrs. Frances 6. Jor-
dan. who died IN Richmond. were
buried in St. Johns Cemetery mere ON
Monday afternoon. Mrs Jordan Was
the widow OF Or. iaml.; Jordan She
IS survived ny two sisters Airs. IL. u
-Ednunds and Mrs, w II. !;dmunds
both OF this place. Two brothers. Henry
g. Iicly. OF Richmond. aGd John ".
.EielN. of New York. and four children
Darlington Jordan. Mary Green .ior-
dan, Frances H. Jordan and William
r, Jordan all Of Richmond
TIL. local minstrel troupc which has
hecn rchearsing for sevcra, weeks has
'rostponcd its performance" until rri.
day. May 5.
The Young Peoples society OF ,h>
PRESBYTERIAN sunday school govc an
,l.aSltf egg hNnt on saturday after
noon. The event was held at tho resi-
dence % Judge William L. Earli s,iale.
and Was largely attended by members
of th. school
The county convention OF rhc Wo-
mans Ch";siion Temperance Union
(which was to have been held in Huus.
ton This week was postponed until
Thursday, May Il.
y large number Of young people
from several surrounding communities
gathered at Easley's mill, On the Ean-
lister EiV"r. on Monday 10 enjoy an
Easter picnic. Fishing constituted the
chief amusement
Herh"r, Dunn visited relatives az
.kcysNillc during the week
. The Misses Wilson and Miss Green
iof panville, were guests this week u.
Miss Empic Shapard
ii"i, Rculdin, OF Eichmond, vii,cd
his home her during Easter
Miss Mamie crews and Robert Q
Crews spent Easter n guests Of rcla-
tiveS nj Key Sviil".
Miss DOLLY Houldin. of Randolph
Macon college. Iynchburr. visited her
hone this week
. James \. iit,man spent the Easter
season III Winston salem y G.
2 Mrs. y. r. Powell. OF Vernon Hill.
was IN" guest uf her sister. Mrs w
1 Johnson ,njs week
Mrs C. i."cy and da.eh,cr. Miss
Moronrci LACY visited relatives AT
Nern"n Hin last .wech