Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-28
IMPROVEMENT LEAGUE
IS D0|NG ACTIVE WORK
Names OF Eleven New Members Pre-
sentcd Mt Last Business
Meeting.
SEVERAL VISITORS PRESENT
Mrs. M. p. Chandler Hostess to
Young Woman's Auxiliary-Mrs.
j. w. Marshall Entertains Card
Club-West Point Personals.

Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.l
WEST POINT, VA. October 27.-Thc
School Improvement and Civic League
met this week. Mrs. W. r. Broaddus
presiding. Quite a large number OF
members and visitors were present. and
the membership committee reported the
names of eleven new members. Much
business was attended to- Before the
opening OF this meeting, the league
was delightfully."- entertained by the pri-
mary grades. with their motion songs.
Rotations, dialogues and feature work.
The higher grades will entertain the
league at tho November meeting.
Rev. Alfred Bagby. d. D., of Rich
mond. spent Thursday and Friday with
his many grandchildren and great
grandchildren living in West Point. He
was en- route TO Baltimore, and left
on the steamer on Friday evening for
that city to visit his three sons and
their families there. He went by spe-
cial invitation to attend the eishtieth
birthday celebration OF William H..
Campbell, OF Essex County. This in
terestinE function will take place in
tho home of Alfred Bagby, PHI. D., who
married Mr.. Campbell's daughter. Miss
Meta Campbell. OF Essex County. Rob-
ert N. Pollard. of Stevensville. Va.
joined LII. bagDy mere ana dCCOnp nleQ
him to Baltimore.
Mrs. b. p. Chandler entertained tho
monthly social Of the Young Woman's
Auxiliary. a missionary society In the
Baptist Church. Many were present.
the members bringing their escorts.
Ono feature OF the entertainment was
an indoor automobile party.
Mrs. ]. w. Marshall entertained the
Gard Club on Thursday at auction
bridge.
Two schools in the county that had
been closed for several reasons. are to
be resumed. The Romancoke School
has already been opened. with Mrs. E.
NJ. Pitcher as teacher. The Cohoke
School will be opened as soon az the
necessary arrangements can be made.
Misx Emily Davis. of West Point. Is
associated with Miss Louise Pitcher In
tho public school at Euclid Heights.
Mr.. and Mrs. Brantly Bray. Of Wa
kema. King william; Mr.. and Mrs. Ro-
land d. Allen. Mr.. and Mrs. Spotts-
OF King and Queen Courthouse. and
Mr.. and Mrs. C. c. Vaughan. Of Gunner
King and Queen. had An interesting
trip In their automobiles last week. and
this. to Fredericksburg, Baltimore
Washington. Annapolis. Fort Meyer and
Camp Meade. They have now returned
to their homes.
next Monday will study "France-Its
Cathedrals and Chateau1," and will
meet in the home OF Mrs. r. H. Laft-
man.
Miss Josephine Ware has been the
guest OF Mrs. Crosby Thompson. at her
homo at Euclid Heights. for the past
ten days.
Mrs Emma Rcy Spencer. who has
spent the fall with her friends, Mrs.
Eta Lumpkin, In Richmond, returned
last Saturday. She Is spending this
week in town with Mrs. A. G. Ware
and will return to Richmond on Satur-
day. Thence she will 90 In a short
time to visit her son. Flournoy Spen-
Ger. in ST. Louis, Mo. She Will spend
tie winter there.
Mrs. w. r. Broaddus. who has been
spending a week. the guest OF Afr. and
Mrs. Raleigh billiard. near Mineral. Va.
has returned TO hei home here
Mrs. Anderson Bland. of West Point.
Is visiting her pa:ents In Ashland, Va,
Mr. and Mrs. F. ". Tu .ker. ST..
Walter M. Freeman. employed in the
clerical Offices of the Southern Rail-
way Company here. Is confi.:ed to his
house with infiammatory rheumatism.
Mrs. John l.. Hagan, State president
Of the Federation OF Woman's Clubs.
telegraphed the president OF the West
Point Womans Club. Mrs. w. s. East
wood. urging that the women should
offer their services and assist the ad-
ministration in placing as many Liberty
loan bonds as possible this week. Be-
fore the telegram reached here tho
club had been called together. and 1t
had been decided to divide the town
in sections, and to each section two
women were assigned. so that a Wig
orous campaign might be made and
the whole ground covered as soon as
possible. The women have been hard
at work selling bonds. and will keep
It up until Saturday evening. They
have done good work. and sold many
bonds.
Benjamin p. Richardson. of tho
Cherrystone naval base. enjoyed nve
days furlouEh with his parents this
week.
Ernest Thrift and Andrew Brookes,
of Camp Lee, spent the weekend In
their homes here.
w. Bennett. Mrs. James Clayton and
Mr.. Sparklin attended the Sunday
School Institute of the Rappahannock
district. which met in Gloucester with
Salem Church. They heard the field
secretary. NJ. Fl. Brabham. Of Rich
mond. and Miss Minnie Kennedy. Of
Nashville, Tenn. elementary superin-
tendcnt Of Sunday school work in the
Methodist Church, and we're much
pleased.
The food conservation campaign,
which was postponed for n week to
make way for the campaign relative
to the Liberty loan bonds. will be
taken up next Sunday with a vim and
carried through as soon as possible.
The captains and their various teams
are enthusiastic. and are ready to go
forward. In addition to the white
women. whose names have been given
before, and their assistants. two col
ored women. Alice Allen and Ellen
Lee from the colored unit OF tho Ma
tional League for .Woman's Service.
have been appointed as captains Of
teams to represent their organization
in having cards signed.
Mayor J. W. Courtney, at the call
OF the Governor attended as a dele
gate the meeting held at the Jefferson
Hotel auditorium in the interest OF
Y. II. c. A. work.