Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-10-28
-FOUR SUCCESSFUL DAYS
FOR FIVE COUNTY FAIR
Display OF Farm Exhibits Far Ahead
OF Any Shown Before at
Emporia.
CROWDS UNUSUALLY LARGE
Public Schools and Girls Canning
Clubs Make Good Showing-Spc-
cial Building TO BE Erected for
Work OF Colorcd People.
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ENrORIA. VA. October 27.--The
twelfth annual Five County Fair clos
ed here on Friday. after four success
fu DAYS Tho gate receipts on the
orening day were larger than on any
corresponding day in the history OF the
association. The crowd on Thursday,
Emporia Day. was large. in spite of
the fact that the railroad could not
furnish excursions IS in former years.
The display Of farm products was
ahead OF anything ever sc"n here, due
to the efforts Of c. l. Crlzzard. the
county demonstration Interest and
enthusiasm in the girls canning clubs
wore shown in the large and fine. cX
hibi:s This work * in charge OF Miss
Gertrude Button and Miss Kate Man
son. Prizes amounting 10 500 were
donated sy the business mon.
The school exhibit gave evidence OF
a vitalizstiou OF work. and an effort
to connect home and school by placing
domestic and manual labor on the
same basis with literary and classical.
Officers of the fair association are:
president. IL. w. HALL vice president.
Il. J. Green: secretary treasurer, j. e.
Osburn. The coloreI exhibit. farm
products. az well as The work OF the
women. bore comparison with the best.
Next year a special building Will be
erected for the display OF their ex
hibits.
AT meeting o, the Parent Teachers
Association in the school building on
Thursday afternoon. the new president,
Mrs. (. NJ. Parker. presiding. large
percentage OF the membership was
present. Plans were outlined for the
years work and new committees APP
pointed. Mrs, II T. McNar is chair
man OF the sanitary committee; Mrs
II. L. Tillar, lecture and entertain
ment
The Woman"s Service League held
the monthly meeting in the school on
Wednesday afternoon. Mrs. L. L. Good
wyh presiding. -Four barrels of canned
fruit and vegetables have been sent
to Richmond as q Christmas present TO
the boys in France. and one box to
the Greencsvillc Guards in ADMISSION.
The second box of hospital supplies
is about ready 20 send 10 the Red
Cross headquarters. and a box OF books
shipped to the Y. NJ. .. \. secretary
At Camp Lee. Magazines have been
given to the soldiers as the trains pass
through Enporia.
Miss Ressie Burkhcimer. OF Char
lotte, y c.. presented n musical com
edy. The Girl Who Dared" in the
auditorium on Friday evening and
again on Tuesday evening, the pro-
cecds being used for the benefit of the
Wcman's Service League and the re-
lief fund. GrccncGvillo Chapter. United
Daughters OF the Confcderacy. The
cast cons istcd OF more than loo pco-
pie, local talent, Miss Burkheimer tax
ing the part OF leading lady. Among
those deserving special mention arc
IL L. Taylor. j. u. Reid. Henry Mac
lin. Miss Mary Squire. Mrs. Vance
Harding. Miss Ruth Waters. Miss
Marion Baker Lauricc WycEc. Hattie
Lifsey, Julia Tillcr and Gertrude Dew
we're among those who led in the
dances.
Rev. J. NJ. Oakley. OF Danville clos ed
series of evangelistic meetings in
the Methodist Church here en- Mon
day evening Mr.. Oakley was accom-
panied by Mrs. Oakley. ana they were
the guests OF Or and Mrs !. II. Light.
At the parsonage, during their visit.
G. L. Vincent, who was operated on
week, is rapidly improving. and will
return home this week.
Rev. F. Lipscou.h. presiding elder
OF the Petersburg district: Will preach
tonight al the North Emporia Church
the last service here presiding cid :
er. as the conference year closes this
month.
Miss Fannie Briggs is visiting rel
atives in Richmond
Mr.. and Mrs +. l.. story. OF Frank
lin, are in Emporia for the week
Mrs. W. r. Oliver, Of Spring Hope
is the guest this week OF her mother
Mrs. r. j. Cochran
Greenesville County Teachers AS
ISOLATION held the first fall meeting
IN the school here on Saturday. Of
hcers for the year are: Mr.. Wassorn
president; Miss Laura Briggs. Miss
Mary Field. Miss Constance Price, vice
presidents; Miss Ida Cato secretary
treasurer. The subject selected for
study this year is Motivation OF
school Work