Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-04-29
TEMPORAL NOW MAKING
MANY IMPROVEMENTS
Closing OF Church Year. With Annual
Conventions, Calls Many Min
listers From Town.
sPREsBYTERY MEETS AT AMELIA
Mrs. James Lowry Smith, State Re-
gent Of d. 4. II. In Texas, Returns
Through City From Thirteenth
Continental Congress.
Special to The Times.

Especial TO The Enthusiastically
EMPORTA. VA. April oS.-in spite OF
the economic pressure due TO war CON
ditions. i'm Improvements arc going for
ward In Emporia. Main Street is be-
$1,000. The colonial columns on the
front OF the Courthouse have been re-
Quilt at a cost Of $1,000. greatly inn
proving the appearance OF the old
building.
The cloeins of the church year and
the annual conventions have called sew
eral ministers from town this week,
Rev. 7. NJ. Bulla IS attending the pres
bytery which convened on Tuesday at
Amelia Courthouse. Rev. VI. :. Enelc
went TO Claremont on Tuesday to at
tend the Norfolk Ccnvocatiou OF the
Episcopal Church.
Mrs. James Lowry Smith. State reEen,
OF the Daughters OF the American Rev
olu;ion at Amarillo. Texas. was the
guest OF Mrs. W. T. Tillar. en- route
TO her home from Washington, where
she had attended The thirteenth con
+ t~inental congress.
Mr.. and Mrs. W. w. Robertson are
spending some time in Amherst, Mrs.
Robertson will attend the annual meet
ing of the State federation OF Wo-
mems Clubs which convened in Lynch
5urk May S.
Mr.. and Mrs. Peter r. Prince have
returned from their honeymoon trip
to-New York, and arc At home TO their
friends at their residence in Peach
tree Street.
Mrs. II. w Hall has returned home
after spending a few days with Mrs.
Richard McIllwaine. in Norfolk.
After p visit OF several weeks 30 rel
atives In Richmond. Miss Fannie Briggs
has returned home.
W IN S,t,,ria,. Sfr. = 7 49,
and Mrs. W. l. Ice. OF LynchburE, gave
a miscellaneous shower. in the home
OF the former. to their sister. Miss
Lula Lee. whose marriage to W. NJ
Nance, OF Roxhury. was celebrated on
Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. I. 7. Nanny and Mrs. l.. ". Lee
presided at the punch table. and ices
were served during the afternoon. LII
Tie Mary Ellen and Alien Leo dis
tribu;ed the Sits. Those present wore
Mrs. A. G. Slate. Mrs. Jesse Ice. Mrs.
II. W. Hall, Mrs. W. =. Adams. Mrs.
RIP. Euhank. Mrs. W. L. Llfsev. Mrs.
c. p. Ruford. Mrs. =. i. Prince, Mrs.
Eddie Wyche. Mrs. NJ. ". %Tredway. Mrs.
w. T. Tiilsr, Mrs. G. =. GAY. Mrs. VI.
J.. Squire. Mrs. w. r. Lifscy. Mrs. Archie
Sneliings. Mrs. +. /. Palmer. Mrs. I.
r: Nanny, Mrs. II. a. Hall. Mrs. w. T.
Harding. Mrs. Rclle Walker. Mrs. Lee
roy Taylor. Misses Sallie RaiIey. sara
Briggs. Fannie Briggs. Helen Vincent.
Helen Kunes. Mary Turner. Pinkie TIL
lar. Mamie Price. Alice Price. Eliza
beth Walkur. Annie Banks. Laura
Briggs. Ida Cato, Erie George. vida
Reid. Douglas Feeble and Harriet
Moncure, of stafford County.
The Main street Methodist Church
WAS the scene OF a pretty marriage on
Wednesday, afternoon when Miss i.il:,
Rebecca Lee became the bride of wal
ter Mnnlcy Nance. The ceremony was
performed by l.. =. Guy. Of Richmond.
an uncle of the bride. assisted by Rcv.
Richard Ferguson. Miss Sallie Bailey
played the wedding marches and Miss
Evelyn Reaslcy. of Petersburg, ronder-
ed two solos.