Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-06-24
.EMPOR|A INTERESTED
IN COMING NUPT|ALs
Society Has Conferred About Peters.
Powell Wedding on
Wednesday,.
MANY GUESTS ARE ARRIVING
Pretty Shower Is Given for Bride-to-
Re by jolly Twelve Club at Home
of Miss Bette Lcc-Book Club
Holds Meeting.
Especial to Tho Timcs-pisratch.

Especial 10 The Times Dispatch
EMPoRlA. VA, June 2S.-Social in
tcrest here this week centcrs around
the marriage OF Miss Susie Powell.
daughter Of Mayor w NJ Powell. TO
City. son OF Rev. J Sidney Peters. OF
Richmond The wedding Will take place
in the Methodist Church at high noon
Wednesday. June -. Among the out
of-town guests who are arriving FOR
thc occasion are: Miss Anne Wilkinson.
of Roanoke. Miss Lily pcrcival, OF
I.awrcnceville Miss Pattie Prince
rurnhull. Of Lawrcnccville; Miss Elumc
Cooper Of Tampa. Fla: Miss Alice
Burgess, Of Ivor. Miss Margaret Wood
ward. ri Lynyhburc. Miss Thclma
Hlauton Of Farmville; Mrs Chester
Ma"klcy. .. Roanoke: Mrs. W. J. Luma-
Gen. Of Elizabeth city: Mrs. ". IL. Rudd
az Ashlsrd Mrs. J.. Il Britt. of Nor
folk; John Anthony of Irving ton. Kov.
j. sidney Peters. OF Richmond: MIR. and
Mrs e 6 Hurr Of Black shurG and Mr.
and Mrs Walter Turnbull. Of Law
renccNiile.
4 miscellaneous shower was given
Miss Powell by the Jolly Twelve on
Tuesday in the home OF Miss Bette
Ice Misses Mary Wood and sara
Briggs served punch. and ices were
served during tn" afternoon. The gifts
were showored from a large wedding
bell while Miss Sallic Bailey rendered
the wedding march on the piano Those
present were: Mrs. Il. l. Goodwin, Mrs
+. " Turner. Mrs. K. L. Eubank. Mrs.
Goodwin. Mrs w T. IiiScy. Mrs Z. NJ.
Howe. Mrs. W. 7. Tillar. Mrs. =. g.
Burr. OF Blackshurg; Mrs. w. T. Adams.
Mrs Lucy Wilson Duke. OF Nashville
Tenn; Mrs Henry Smith. Of Nashville:
Mrs +. T. Prince Misses Mary Turner.
PInkie Tillar. Kate Price. Sallic Eailcy
sara Briggs. Mary Wood and Mary
Cochran.
At a recent meeting OF tho members
Of the Book club Mrs. J. 4. Bailey,
the hostess, arranged a patriotic pro-
gram Responses at roll call were
deeds Of patriotism and questions We're
submitted on events OF the present war.
Cor which prizes We're awarded Miss
Martha Hobbs ard Mrs. L. T. Euhank.
Mrs Bailcy's guests We're: Mrs J. y
.Vamison. Mrs. \. J. Daughtry. Mrs. l..
r. Turner, Mrs. II. w Han. Mrs Il.
J. Green. Mrs = w Turner Mrs H.
2. Eubank. Mrs H. u. Penn. Mrs. w
&. Goodwin. Miss Laura Briggs Miss
Mary Turner and Miss Martha Hobbs.
The womcu's organizations arc con-
ccNtratinG their efforts this summer in
patriotic work. Since the organization
Of the Woman's Service League. one
month ago. the Ways and means COM
mittcc has raised S5H.,5 The Americas
first committee has lost no time in the
important work of trying to arouse in
,erest in the league. Under the
auspices or this committee Flag Day
was celebrated in the high school au-
ditorium on June Il. y flag drill and
chorus ny tho children. under the di-
rection OF Mrs. r 7. McNair. was the
feature OF the occasion. Short ad-
dresses were made by II l.. Taylor.
Commonwealth attorney. Rev. VI. :.
Eagle. rector OF tho Episcopal Church.
and Rev. !. sidney Peters, Of Rich
mond.
Red Cross WORK has hcen started
among the colored people, and an open
AIR address IN North Emporia on sat
urday evening by :. V. Southall aroused
much interest
Mrs. r. +. staples is spending tho
summer with relatives in Portsmouth.
Mrs Henry Smith and children. OF
Nashville Tenn. are Visiting relatives
in Emporia.
Miss Lucy sears is attending the nor
nal school a. Farmvillc this summer.
The Ladies Aid Society OF North
Ecnporia Methodist Church was cntcr-
lclrcd on Tuesday afternoon by Mrs. i.
= Callahan. There was large at
tendance and one new member. As
sisted By Mrs. ,iarhEr and Miss Nellie
callahan, ;l.o ..o.+ttSs served refresh
gram
Carr p Flythc. an Emporia boy, has
Joined the field artillery in camp at
Newport, Nv. and Marvin Ncwson is
nov d member OF the Richmond Eucs.
Mrs Lucy Wilson Luke, form