Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-08
All EMPOR|A CHURCHES
ARE ACTIVE HOLY WEEK
"omcn's Prayer Meetings Every At
ternoon. and Missionary Socic-
Ties Also Hold Sessions.
brilliant EASTER MORNING
special Music, Flowers and Messages
of Gladncss Will Mark Services
Io'Day-Land-TilIer Marriage Is
Social Event.
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Snecial 10 The Times piapatch.l
f.NPoRiA, VA. April 7.--IIoly week
p"S marked in Emporia by unusual uc-
,i'ity In the churches. the union meet
.nHF hclng continued In both North and
.""ih Emporia. Women's prayer meet
InSS we're held every afternoon The
hcthodist Missionary Society held n
meeting In the church on WEDNESDAYS
afternoon: the Baptist Missionary So
c'etS met also on Wednesday: the mis-
sion. study class OF the Episcopal
'hnrch held it's last meeting on Tues
cay. and there was a service In the
Episcopal Church conducted by the rec
Tor. Rev. NJ. S. Eagle. on Friday morn
ing. Special music. beautiful flowers
and messages of gladness will mark
the services on Easter morning.
The marriage OF Miss Eleanor TIL
lar and william NJ. Land. of Wavcrly.
vas an interesting event OF tho week.
me ceremony wax performed I'm the
Ir"sbyterian Church by Rev. T. NJ.
Buiia at o'clock on Wednesday, even
ing. Miss Julia Bailey Tiliar was the
maid of honor. Nat and Wyche Land.
The small nephcws of the groom. were
The ribbon bearers. Miss Sallic Bailey
played the wedding marches and Mrs.
w. j. oliver Sand a selection bnfore
the ceremony. The ushcrs were Ben
Lindsay. =. w. Wyche. Jr.. Flournoy
Iillar and DR.. II. c. Stoneham. of
Waverly. The Groom's brother. y. j..
Land. OF Norfolk. was the best man.
Tho out-of-town guests were Judge and
Mrs. j. w. Price, OF Bristol; Sir. and
Mrs. j. C. Byars. Of Washing ton; Mr..
aud Mrs T.. s. Northinston. Mr. and
Mrp. J. W. Chappell and Miss Ethel
Land. OF TynchburE: Miss Lizzie Win
ston. OF Selma. y. g.; Franh Nash. Of
Norfolk; sir. and Mrs. y. j. Land. of
Norfolk, and Miss Lily Percival. Of Pc
tcrshurg.
Tho Ioll, ,ruolva r,yo Ntfor 1riiI,r 9,
miscellaneous shower on Wednesday
ut Village View. the home OF Miss sara
BriEg, the president of tie club. The
guests were Mrs J. W. Price, OF Eris-
,ol: Miss Lizzie Winston. OF Selma ;
Miss Ethel Land. Of Lynchburg; Mrs.
=. Dodd. Mrs. Z. !. Burrus". Mrs. w.
Il. Tiiiar. Mrs. III. w. Hall. Mrs. S.
Y. Southall. Mrs. II. l.. Taylor. Mrs
6. a. Trcdway, Mrs. ". r Harding.
Mrs VI. l.. Trcdway. Mrs. W. Il. l.ifsoy.
Mrs. II. r. McNair. Mrs. l.. l.. GOODWIN.
Mrs j. r. Bailey. Airs. l.. NJ Lee. Mrs
". r. Lfscy, Misses Eleanor Ti!lar.
Mary Wood. Bette and Lula Lee. Kate
and Roas Price, Pinkie TiiIar. Laura
BriEg. Mary Turner and Helen Vim
cent
Y. w. Crichton. OF Capron. addressed
day.
Colonel Il. L. Goodwin has been CALI:
cd into Federal service with tho Fourth
Regiment The headquarters for the
present are IN Norfolk. Colonel Good
wyn has left his business In charge
OF J. G. osburn, the secretary and
treasurer OF the firm.
Miss Fannie Lipscomb and Miss
Florence Rylahd. of Richmond. arc
spending the Easter holiday with w.
-. Dew.
j. Il. Taylor has returned from
visit 10 friends in Richmond.
G.. J.. Grizzard. the county demon
stration agent. has been appointed APP
praiser Of land for the Baltimore Fed
craI Farm Loan Bank. He is the frst
man appointed 10 this Office. under the
Federal farm loan act
At recent meeting Of the Grccncs-
vile Chapter. United Daughters Of the
Contcdcracy. the following members
were appointed delegates 70 the dis
,rict convention 10 be held in lIump-
ton on April % and "a: Airs. ". Il,
Goodwin. Mrs. l.. l.. Goodwin and Mrs.
W. e. Weaver.
Mr. and Mrs. Eidredcc Henderson. OF
Philadelphia. are guests of their sig
ter. Mrs. Il. Z. McNair.