Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-03-11
TOWNS may COMBINE
TO ESTABLISH Y. NJ. C. A,
Emporia Taking Lead in Movement
to Secure Services OF
tsssi Secretary.
SUBSCRIPTIONS ARE SOUGHT
Town Council Votes TO Rebuild Prin-
gs,scipal Streets OF Town at Cost of
IA, COOKBOOK Club Entertaihcd
by Mrs. Daughtry.
,Ispeci,l 10 The Times. pispa,,n

1 Especial to The Tunes Dispatch
: EatPoRIA VA. March lo-A called
meeting Of the l.aymcns League was
held on Sunday afternoon in the North
Emporia Methodist Church. the prcsi.
Z dent, W. Il. Cato. presiding, for the
purpose of comforting with W. :. Ack-
LEY. State secretary Of III, Young Mems
Christian Association ahou, shliSh-
! ing the Young Mems Christian Assoc
1 citation work in t.mpor,a. after lis
&cusston. Mr.. Ackley advised that I'm
.porta cornbinc with q number of other
small towns in this section and employ
a boys secretary to take charge OF
this circuit of towns \ committee
ewas appointed to solicit subscriptions
to take care Of the expense Of tho NO, X
Tor period Of three years. 6. l.. Vim
{ cent. 4. ]. DRuEhtry. w. W. Robert
son. j. n Thompson and J. r. Harris
compose the committee.
AT the meeting OF tho Town Council
on Tuesday evening a resolution was
) adopted 10 rebuild the principal streets
or the town n cost Of $4,000. The
contract was awarded to Il. r. Far
ham & Co. tho lowest hil6cI The
Iealth work. as outlined by Or Flaua-
gan last year. will lie continued Ivy
, maintaining tho work already begun
under the supervision Of l. :. Whit.
:,kcr, the superintendent, or water
works. There were present n. this
meeting Conncilmen w. :. Lindsay W.
8. Weaver. c. l.. Vincent. 4. T. John.
son. w. T.. Harrison H. j. ,;rc.n. I. H.
PEBBLES: clerk. w W. Robertson ~
torney, L. reyton Turner: T. J. Whit,
akcr and Police Officers i H. Rogers
and II. S. Mitchell.
Mrs. A. J. Daurhtry entertained tho
Book Club on Tuesday evening III n
progressive card party. in "a contest.
oil t,1T
auctioncd. Mrs. w Il ticodwyn won
the first prize. Il crochcteti luncheon
cloth. and Mrs. l.. T.. Goodwin. the Sec
ond prize, an embroidered towel ~,
the modelling table tho prize was Won
by Miss Mar! Turner: skctchins. Mrs
u. j. Green. portrait. Mrs. w. r. Tillar
and water coiors, Mrs. L T. Staples
Two courses OF refreshments we're
served. Those present ,:crc: Mrs Il; T.
Eubank. Mrs. ! y. Bailey. Mrs T. L.
Green. Mrs. W. r. Tilar. Mrs Il T.
STABLES. Mrs. H. l.. TAYLOR Mrs L. H.
Goodwin. Mrs, w. i. Goodw,r Miss
Mary Turner ana Miss Marjorie At
kinson.
The organization meeting Of tho mis-.
sion study class Of Christ Episcopal
Church was held IN Tuesday afternoon
in the home OF Mrs. w W. Robertson.
Rev. Arthur Gray's hook. THE New
World. Is being used. :,nd IN" follow
ing compose the class: Mrs. w. e.
BrigEs. Mrs. C. r. Tha ccard. Airs =,
y. Steinger. Mrs w. =. Davis. Mrs w
Il. Goodwin. AIRS. l.. r McNair. Mrs
Annie Wear Smith, Airs. j. T.. osburn.
MRS. ]. p. Taylor. Mrs. &. l. Wood and
Mrs. NJ. s. Eagle
Among recent visitors TO Ri.hunnd
from Emporia were Mrs, l.. T. Good
wynn, Miss Mary Turner L. W. Jordan.
Mrs. il. II. Manhood, Mrs. j. IL. Gr;z%ar,i.
Mrs r. 7. Euhank. Miss Maryar", Love.
MISS Marion Baker and 7. l.. NlIcn
twenty-five men wcr" Summoned
from here 10 lawrcnccvill. last wrcE
ny the sheriff of Brunswick County
10 FORM a jury in ease in which tho
Town or Lawrenccrillc was u patty.
MISS Mary Wood entertained the
sewing Club on Monday afternoon
Ihose present werc Mrs c. Al NM
MIS-. v Sonihan, Mrs. 4. l.. sweeney
Mrs. ~. g. Carter Me-. o. 4 .rrc,,ya,
MISS Sara Briggs Miss liclcn viu.rn,
ana Miss Bette Ice
y. II. Sharp was called To Far Rock
away. y Y. on Monday on account of
inc death in that place Of his brother.
Louis Sharp =
Inc teachers conference III no
Eourth Congressional Distric, win
meet mere on Thursday. continuiu.
through Friday