Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-01-06
COLD WEATHER. HAlTs
CAYET|ES IN EMPOR|A
Subscription Dance on Tuesday Nigh,
Is Enjoyed by Members Of
Younger Set.
QUIET WEDDING AT HOME
Miss Gladys Virginia Cochran Be-
comes Bride Of Charles Hartley
Baker--Masons Elect Officers for
Ensuing Term.
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Especial to Tho Times Dispatch.1
EMPORIA. VA. January 5.-The un-
usually cold weather has made social
iifo here somewha, dun during the past
week A subscription dance given by
the boys in Odd Fellows Hall Tuesday
night was function enjoyed by tho
young people.
The figures were led by Jack Sea-
born. dancing with Miss Rose Friend.
Of Petersburg. and +. Z. Slate. with
Miss Jolin. also Of Petersburg
y quiet marriage. with only tho
members of the immediate families
present. was Solemni2cd In tho homo
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. J. Cochran on We'd
ncsday. when their daughter. Gladys
Virginia. became tho bride OF Charles
Of the Baptist church. performed tho
ceremony. After a trip to New York
and other points North. they Will be
at home In Emporia.
A linen shower for Miss Cochran
was given on Monday by Miss Marion
Baker at her homo in Pcachtrce Street
Punch was served by Misses Crouch
and Webb. Those present were: Misses
Bertha Green. Ruth Waters. Louise
Barhan. Dora Bailey. Mary Rawlcs.
Grace Poole, Mabel Cato, Alicc Howe.
nilta Hastings, Anna Barham, Bette
Loo. Cariotta PEBBLES. Mrs. A. J. Slate,
Mrs. r. r. McNair. Mrs. j. 8. Wren Mrs
and Mrs. l.. NJ. leo. a light luncheon
course was served.
On December o7 widows Son Lodge.
4. f.. & A. NJ. celebrated the anniver-
sary OF ST. John and held the annual
election OF officers. The following were
named. w. c. Davis. worshipfui mas
ter. Thomas III. Sharp. senior warden:
Fitz L. Palmer. Junior warden; l.. L.
Eancs, senior deacon: A. T.. Dodd, ju-
nior deacon: A. j. Daughtry. treasurer;
w. w. Robertson. secretary. Owing to
war conditions, no banquet was served.
Miss Ruth Taylor. OF Richmond. who
mas been visiting relatives here. viii
leave for New York on January 10 and
will later sail with DR.. McGuire's hos
pital unit for France.
Mrs. Anne Wear Smith is visiting
relatives in BlueheM and Roanoke.
Bad weather has intcrfercd TO some
extent with the Red Cross membership
campaign, but the service flag is dis
played in many windows. The gram
mar school, with Henrietta Beman, as
chairman. made n nice contribution to
the fund and ordered tho magazine for
The school library.
Rlount GOODWIN, Gordon Vincent and
Willie Squire. OF tho navy, spent
short time at home recently.
The teachers OF tho public school.
who went away for the holidays, have
returned, bet the school is closed. on
Accoun; or frozen pipes.
Among tho students who have re-
turned TO their respective schools. are:
Flornoy Ti!lar. 10 Washington and
Lee: Gordon Hastings. to the University
OF Virginia; Cooper Bailey and Hanson
Grizzard, 10 Virginia Polytechnic 1nstl-
tutc; Iilcr Weaver. To Front Royal;
Misses Mabel Cato and Charlotte pee
bles. to Sweet ETiar; Misses Mary and
Martory Raw!S. 10 Randolph Ma con
all
Taylor, 10 Chatham,
Mrs II u. Taylor and Miss Elizabeth
Taylor wcrc visitors TO Richmond
Monday.
Miss Martha ROBERTSON. who spent
The holidays IN Amherst. has returned
TO Einpora.
After spending Christmas with her
mother, Mrs. y. =. Turner, Mrs. Lucy
Wilson Luke went 10 New York for
4 brief Wait