Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-15
RELIEF FUNDS RAISED
BY EMP0R|A FLAG DAY
Committee in Charge
az Plan.
URGE FARMERS GROW CROPS
Directed by William \. Baker. Car
mcna" j. Produced Under Au-
spices az Mothers tluh--Miss
Douglas PEBBLES Eutcrtains.
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EMPOEiA. VA. April "a. Under the
direction ~ tho board OF trade. flag
day was observed here Oh saturday.
Miss Hsicn Vincent was chairman OF
Inc committee in charge of tho work.
small Tags were sold at various sta :
tioHs IN North and South Emporia. and
the proceeds. about SO, was sen, To
Mrs ST George BRYAN. chairman OF the
,ommi,,cc for 4 home war relief, fund
10 Ejchmoud
Ey a pruclanatiou or tho Mayor. W.
NJ Powell. mass-mcctins OF the citi-
2eus OF tho town and community was
held in the courthouse on "Wednesday
evening.
\ committee was appointed 30 or
canize a home guard as soon IL
.ieir Judgment one becomes necessary.
\ resolution was adopted indorsinC tho
action OF The President and plrdSinE
the support and cooperation OF the
town and community 20 his policies.
w r. cato addressed the farmers ~
4 meeting here ON Monday. urging Tho
Importance Of producing moro food
rrons The brownsville Farm Loan AS
MOCHA ton will lie organized a soon as
the Fedora! Farm Loan Bank IN Bal
lmore can supply tho necessary forms.
Under the auspices OF the Mothers
club = musical comedy, "Carmcna.
directed by William y Baker. was
given in the school auditorium on
Thursday evening. Tho cast was COM
poscd Of 100 local singers. Among
them were Miss Douglas PEBBLES. MISS
Marion Baker. Miss Ellie Newsomc,
Miss Louise Barham, -. l.. .AsEcw
Henry Maclin. Gordon Hastings. Ed
ward squire and Miss Mabel Satter-
white. pianist.
Miss Douglas PEBBLES entertained
cigh, tables AT auction on TUESDAY AZ
tcruoon. at her home in Park street
Nns q rsh
served punch. Misses Louise Barham
Marion Baker. Alice Howe and Dora
Bailey assisted the hostess in serving
refreshments. Easter novelties were
given as favors and tho prizes wer.
won by Miss Rose Price and Mrs. ~ u
Slate. Those playing were: Mrs. \. -
Roszcl Mrs. y. e. Slate, Mrs ~
podd. Mrs Il. =. Eubank. :. Y. South
All. w. Il Lifscy. W. j. Oliver j. t.
BAILEY. 4 j. DauGhtry. L. NJ. Lee, w
T.. Iifscy, u. y. Trcdway. +. I. Harhtin
r.. J. Green. X 7. McNair, G. NJ Matt
r. A. Hall J. II. C;rizZard. X l.. Swce-
new Mrs. Penn and Miss Laura ErlGgs
Ruth waters, Bette Lee. Sara BRIGGS
Sallie Bailey, pinkio Tillar, Mary Wood
Ida Cato, Kate Price. Zee Robinson
Mary Taylor. Rose t'rice, Helen IN
cent. Elsie Coleman. Lula Lee Mar!
Cochran. Mary Turner and Mrs, l.. Il.
Henderson. Of brooklyn
Mr. and Mrs. II. w. Hall are spend
ing the week in Baltimore.
H. NJ Trcdway. Mrs. W. {. Weaver
and Miss Mary Turner were In Rich
mond for the Easter holidays
Mrs. w. \. CarriGan. of Society I'M
: g.. has returned home, after a visit
to Mrs T.. L. Goodwin In Emporia
After visi, TO her sister. Mrs G
> Steingcr, Mrs. v Il. Brewer has
returned to her home i'll Baltimore.
Miss Marjory Lotion. of Richmond
attended the Land-Tillar marriage
here last week and. after spending =
few days with relatives. returned
home.
Misses Marrare, light, Mahel Cato
and Jessie Johnson. of Blackstone In
s,itutc, spent Easter in their homes
here.
J. H. Smith. of Nashville. has re-
turned home, after a visit TO w. /.
Tilar.
The Cleaners" Young womcn's
class has been organized in the Main
street Methodist church with the fol-
lowing officers president, Miss Dora
Tiailcy: Vice president. Miss Carlotta
Pebbles: secretary and treasurer. Miss
Enc NeWsomc: teacher, Mrs. +. l..
Palmer. The class motto is, II serve