Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1917-07-22
SHORT .CANN|NG COURSE
|. FOR GIRLS IN EMPOR|A
Iessons Given in Mornings, With
Lectures on Various Subjects
Ss In Afternoons.
MISS AsHstEAD Is IN CHARGE
Picnic. Reception and Movies on Pro-
Il gram for Entertainment OF Wis
=. itors - Committees of Women's
q Service League Make Reports.
Special to the Tir,es-Dispatch.

Special to the Tines Dispatch.
EMPORIA. VA, July. 21.-A short
corrae for the Canning Club girls was
given last week. .he sessions being held
In the high school building. Miss ASH
mead. the Brunswick County agent.
assisted Miss sutton in the class VOL.
The club in G:..nsvillo County now
numbers ninety-three. Lessons in
canr;ng were Civ IN in the morning ana
lectures on various subjects in the
afternoon. On Friday, there was a DEM
onstration in home nursing and Il lee
ture on first aid. given by DR.. Il. T.
McNair. 4. +. Treakee. of Farmrille,
lectured on poultry on Friday evening.
A picnic, a reception at the home Of
Mrs. E. Nj. Parker and tickets to the
moving picture theater were among the
social features provided for the enter
tainment of the girls.
The reports of the four committees of
the Women's Service League, at the
monthly meeting on Wednesday morn
ing in the high school auditorium,
showed the league to be actively at
work in its various departments. Mrs.
E. E. GOODWIN. chairman of the league.
has sent three washing machines 10
Company NJ OF the Greensville Guards.
stationed in Petersburg. In the absence
OF Mrs. Tillar chairman OF the hospital
supplies committee, Mrs. GOODWIN re-
ported three dozen pillow cases, thr
dozen towels and ten pajamas for the
Red Cross. Mrs. E. NJ. Parker subchair-
man Of the agriculture committee has
sent to Company NJ two barrels and
one crate Of fresh vegetables. Mrs"
w. 3. GOODWIN Of the ways and means
committee reported receipts amounting
to $62.5o. Mrs. ]. B. Bailey of the motor
committee has furnished cars on request
to be used for the purposes Of the
league. Mrs. w. w. Robertson. chair
man of tho America First committee
and Mrs. J. H. Light have made pa
triotic talks in four colored churches
presenting flags and urging loyalty to
the country by thrift and economy and
service through the Red Cross. Seventy
registration blanks have been signed
and sent to Mrs. w. w. Sale, of
Richmond.
Under the direction Of Mrs. Anne
Wear Smith. the Japanese Operetta
yokohama Maid" was given in the
high school auditorium OH Wednesday
evening for the benefit of the Episco-
pal church, the receipts being $4,000.
Mrs. Smith presented the opcratta in
Lawrenceville on Thursday evening.
under the auspices of the Camp Fire
Girls, for the benefit Of the Red Cross.
Miss Gertrude NJ. Button, the county
demonstration agent in charge, the
town and county were organized into
districts with captains over each, and
on Tuesday, July, 10, the Hoover reg
istration cards were signed by the
housewives. with few exceptions.
L. Holitser, r. W. Little and J. r.
Thompson were the committee OF ar
rangements for the banquet and an
nual outing of the Emporia Board of
Trade, held on Monday at the Emporia
Hunt Club.
Colonel f. E. GOODWIN spent few
days at home this week
DIR. and Mrs. II. G.. Carter and little
daughter left last week for a visit TO
Hopewell. After a months stay in
Baltimore they will return to Emporia.
Rev. Edward Jordan, OF Philadelphia,
is spending some time with his mother,
Mrs. s B. Jordan.
Rev. r. F. Staples has returned from
q visit 10 his family in Norfolk
Mr.. and Mrs. l. H. Cooley have re-
turned from visit 10 relatives in
Williamsburg.
Mrs. P4.Walker Turner and children
are spendisE the summer with Mrs
Turner'S mother, Mrs. Theo. Barrow.
IN Snithheid
Rev. Frank Baker and Mrs. Baker
have returned from visit TO friends
IL Richmond.
Miss Carrie Fox is visiting relatives
in Norfolk.