The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-01-20
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MEREDITH Telephone 1898.

Quantico are expected Us well as III
sailors and marines In the city at
the time. Tho One Hundred ana
D.. Fourteenth aero squad jazz band Will
be asked to furnish the music for the
occasion The proceeds of the ball
! will go toward the purchase OF wool
! for sweaters for the sailors and ma
rines. Mrs, Andrew Jackson Mon
tag,fe In the president of the chap
ter and Mrs. Temple ROY lis chairman
of arrangements for the ball.
Az the woman's Club.
/ DR.. John Calvin Metcalf, former
dean of Richmond college, now Ed
gar Allen Poe professor Of English
at the University OF Virginia. VIII be
the speaker at the Womans club on
Monday afternoon at 4 o'clock. His
subject will be Poetry OF the World
War" Mrs. Thomas Cary johnson Ia
| chairman of the afternoon and will
introduce DR.. Metcalf.
! After the lecture the usual infor-
NAL reception will be held In the
drawing rooms and the following will
act as hostessss: ---s
Mesdames Robert Lee Powers. John
Southail, James j. Hickey, William
Meade Addison, Thomas w, Murrell.
Murray Mcclure, j. W. Crews, Ben
! o, James. Heth Lorton. David Terry
Williams, Robert @. Thornton. Ar
thur scrivenor, Lowndes Peple, Mas
Virginia Randolph Elicit, Miss Car
oline WEIGH and Miss Harold.
scrihs;sS= 49,
The scrihbiers Will meet this We'd
nesday evening at $50 o'clock In the
home of MIRA Henry Ayiett Sampson.
This will be the hrst regular program
meeting of the year and all members
are expected to attend. In ths future
meetings will be held alternate weeks
! Artists at Tea.
Miss Nora Houston. Miss Adele Clark
and Miss Josephine Houston will re.
ceive thar friends at tea on Wed
nesday afternoon from to o'clock
In their atelisr. lis East FRANKLIN
street.
Miss Jorhnston 60 we&-
Mr. and Mrs. Willard F, Johnston
have announced tho engagement and
approaching marriage OF their daugh-
ter, Sibyl. to Or. Howard Emory Top
ping. arst lieutenant .. II c.. U. s.
army. the wedding to take place this
month.
Miss Johnston has many friends
throus hout the state Or. Topping Ia
stationed at Fortress Monroe.
Conrewnsmw the A. n. ". A.
The central COMMITTEES and advisory
; board OF the Association for the Pre-
servation OF Virginia Antiquities VIII
meet Monday morning at II o'clock at
. the home OF Mrs. j. Taylor Elyson.
10 East Franklin street.
Baptist Women to Meet.
} N The new-year meeting OF the Bar-
list womans Missionary Circle Of
: Richmond and vicinity will be held at
Second Baptist church on Tuesday. at
p. NJ. Rev. w. L. Bali will speak
on Woman and the Hour; Miss Mary
Frayser will speak on Food Conser
vatlon." and there viii be reports
from the young peopie's council and
other departments OF the circles work.
At the Art Cfas.
At the Art Club Of Richmond Tues
day afternoon at $50 o'clock Miss su-
can Wilson will continue her series OF
talks on Various Periods In the His
tory Of Furniture" Ali members OF
the club and their friends are invited
to attend Tea will be served later
tee.
Interesting Speaker CoMing.
Mrs. Eudora Ramsay Richardson viii
address the regular weekly mastins
of the Equal Suffrage League Of Rich
mond Mt suffrage headquarters. Fourth
and franklin streets. Thursday, ut
o'clock. speaking on THE Contributing
, Having worked in the New York cam
paigu. Mrs Richardson 10 fully
equipped 10 give this information frs,
hand. while her charm and ability a.
a speaker will make her address an
event of great interest Mt suffrage
! headquarters. MIRA @. Harvey Clarke
will be chairman of the Afternoon
NfaH w tMx In ~
present.
Thrift stamps will be On sale afteI
. the meeting and may be purchased
from Mrs Milton Marcuse. chairman
OF the war savings stamps sold by this
=, Richmond league.
Social Service Meetsn@.
The regular monthly meeting of ths
? Association Of Methodist Women fol
, Social Service win be held In conneo-
; tion with the district missionary meat.
ing, at Centenary church. Wednesday
I from 10 10 S'eloek. DR.. Smoot will
be the speaker He will present sont
: special Information concerning tws
r hills now pending before the legisia.
turc In which our women have beer
much interested. the bin to rrcvid'
, for a hospital for crippled children
and the bin to provide for q board
, of censors for moving pictures.
) Y. w. q. A. News.
One OF the new features OF tho WIN
/. ter tern, classes At the Y. W. G. A
is the class In business and commercial
!. law Mr. Duval. of the arm OF DIVA
! and puvaI conducts This class afonf
tiscussional lines. bringing out sucf
: points as the relation between tenant
: and landlord: banking. personal prop
> erty and q discussion of the new fed
eral income tax. This class is prov
!. ing very popular.
Conversational French with Mile
J Jeanne Oyer 10 also claiming muc'
: interest both with tho beginning pu
!. pills and those OF advanced standing
I This class meets on Wednesday from
: Sis to Sis.
The classes In millinery. plain sew
i Ing and more elaborate drcssmakinl
- always have their appeal. The show
ing Tor this terms classes 10 especial
r ly nns. even more than the accustomed
1 interest being evident.
4 Red Cross clAsses. both hrst aid ant
: dietetics. are meeting now NJ the as
: ISOLATION. DR.. Gorsline Is conductini
{ the nrst aid and Miss Mary LancAsts
! Smith the Dictates classes. Thes'
: classes lead to recognized Red Cross
i certificates.
Perhaps the most interesting Of al
fha CLASSES IN the series or efght les