The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-11-26
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A splendid audience greeted Arthur
Stanley Riggs, f. r. G.. S.. the lee
turer. Mt the Women's club yesterday
! afternoon, when he gave talk on
7 srafn. Illustrated with photographic
slides which he had made during his
many years sojourn In that country;
1t was one of the finest illustrated
lectures that have been brought to
the club for a long time and the
members fully appreciated 1t.
Mr.. Riggs delivered an interesting
lecture. weaving Moorish and Span
!, ism history into 1t IN such manner
as to slim ulate his hearers to read
more of the history for themselves
and his historical sketches were
as though he tried to re-live the
times as he described them. Mr..
Riggs also showed the keenest ap-
probation OF good architecture and his
analyses Of the Moorish structures
that were flashed on the screen were
very fine. The lecture was not only
/ historical and descriptive, but more
personal touch was injected when the
speaker related incidents in his own
experience with the people of Spain
which brought out their cbaracteris-
tics. His Interpretation of the Span
iard's love for the dance and his de-
scription of the celebration in the
cathedral in Saville on Corpus Christi
day, when a group OF little boys dance
in commemoration Of the lance or
the children Of Israel before the ARK
of the Covenant were especially fine
portions of the lecture.
The photographs were unusually
large, clear, and we'll colored. ana
were chosen so as TO give the char
acteristic insight into the Oldest Span
;sh cities. The AIhambra was shown
! in detail and was we'll described.
humber OF littie-knowp facts about
Spain and her people were related
and those who were fortunate enough
! TO DO at the club to hear and see yes
terday afternoon took away not only
the memory OF the lovely scenes. but
refreshed interest and added krowi-
edge about this historic and beautiful
southern country.
| Miss julia sully was chairman OF
/ the afternoon
/ Visitor from Hawaii.
Sergeant James r. Galliland ana
Corporal John r. Cihboney OF Camp
Humphreys. will arrive here toInor-
row to spend the Thanksgiving holi-
days. Sergeant Cililand will hc the
guest of f-orporai Gihboney. whose
home is at a2o3 Park avenue. The
former is u native of Houolulu,
Hawaii.
! Homo for Tha nlsgivtng.
Miss Elizabeth Cole. of Mount De
Sales academy in Baltimore, will re-
turn homo tomorrow to spend Thanks
giving with her parents, Mr. and Mrs
+ David j Cole. OF 202e West Grace
.strcet
Z " tho Suffrage League.
/ Mrs. Archer q Jones will address
the regular weekly meeting Of the
: 1.,-,1 fST ma and
at suffrage headquarters, Fourth and
/ Franklin streets, this afternoon at
4:39 o'clock speaking on what No
(vembcr Fifth Gave Women her ad-
dress being "A summary of the politi-
cal status Of the wf<len Of the United
States as affected by the recent cleo
ton. Miss May l. Moore will be
chairman Of the meeting. The pub
lie is cordially invited TO hear Mrs
Jones.
Weekly Prayer Meeting.
The regular weekly prayer meeting
of the Woman's Prohibition league
will be held Thursday evening at 8
O'Clock in The Girls ResSover, sol
South Fourth street. Mrs. G. NJ. Job
son will be- the speaker Of the evening.
Baptist Woman's Missionary Circle
1 POSTPONE because of the influenza
epidemic, the autumn meeting OF the
! Baptist Woman'S Missionary Circle OF
Richmond will he held this afternoon
lat $3.50 o'clock at Emmanuel Baptist
church, Grace and Pine streets. u
: will he a praise service. Special mu-
sic will he an interesting feature 81
the program and the speakers Will
/ he Mrs w. c. James. president OF
Woman's Missionary Union auxiliary
Ito Southern Baptist convention, and
/ Miss Mamie West. The devotional
service will be conducted by Rev Le-
/ land Smith and Rev w T. Hedley-
/ Final Pians Tonight.
Final piarssn for the series of dances
to be given in the Howitzers' armory
SATURDAY evening of this week. and
every Saturday evening for some
time to come. will be made at the
regular meeting al the woman's aux
! iliary OF the Howitzers this evening
at Sis o'clock in the annex of Muir
phys hotel. A large meeting is sN-
pected Mrs. Robert Hudson Is gen
erai chairman Of the dances and she
will announce her committees at this
time. The dances are for the esta b.
fishing OF an emergency fund for the
men in the fiowitZers tBatterv Az
the Rockhridge battery. and the head
quarters and supply companies OF the
one Hundred and Eleventh artillery.
now In France. a novel feature will
be the use OF the Howi'zers arrnory
! for the entertainments.
| Musicians Club Concert.
/ The Musicians club will present at
it's first morning recital tomorrow the
following well-known musicians~ Miss
! Margaret Heindl Miss Sallie Gray
Shepherd. DR. Maurice kohfenser.
Mrs, Richard Fox. Carl Jacob. Mrs.
f. ]. Wright, Mrs James Scott, Mrs
r. s. Hudgins, Miss Katie Branch.
John George Harris, Miss Margaret
James Miss Mary Patterson. A pro-
gram OF miscellaneous composers viii
be given.
Change Of Meeting.
] The board of governors of the Mu-
sicians' club will meet the second
Wednesday in December instead of
the third Wednesday on account OF