Richmond planet. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1883-1938, 1919-09-20
FARMV|LLE NEWS

Mrs. Mary E. Jones, formerly of
Farmyillc. who is now making her
home in l.ynchburg, will attend the
Mite Missionary Convention as re-
preventative from the Lynchburg A.
NJ. l.. Church. Of which Rev. George
w. Pcndlcton is pastor.
Miss Minnie B. Woodson, OF New
York City left last Thursday after
spending six weeks with her mother
in buckingham County and with her
sisters. Mrs. Matte Allen and Mrs.
Annie Carter Of this city.
Mrs. Lizzie Casscll. Of Roanoke is
visiting her mother, Mrs. Eliza Reed
Of Grace Street.
Mrs. Maggie Monroe. Of Brooklyn.
n. Y. is visiting her sister. Mrs. Mel
lie Dcanc.
Mrs. Mary Griffin Branch has re-
turned from pleasant visit with
relatives in Orange, N. j.
Miss Dorothy Johnson, Of Peters
burg has returned home after Il
pleasant visit at the home of Mr..
Philip Ward.
Miss Gertrude Lee has returned to
her home in Richmond, after an on
tended visit with Mrs. Matte Allen.
Mr.. George Wade has returned to
Baltimore.
Mrs. Mary Holmes and Mrs. Annie
NJ. Brown have returned from Il visit
with Pamplin friends.
Miss Marion llankins is homo with
us again.
David Wiley has been i'll for few
days but is much better now.
The Race Street Church revival is
going on and is quite q success. Many
fine meetings have been hold.
Miss Louise I1ankins has returned
after n pleasant visit with friends in
South Boston.
Miss Matte Armistcad and Mr..
Hanoy Brooks were united in mar
riage Wednesday, September 10, ut
the First Baptist Church by Rev. ] .
II. Wiley. Before the ceremony Mr..
c. E. X. Boisseau sang n beautiful
solo. Miss Jessie Cousins rendered
the wedding music. Little Virginia
Griffin was the ring bearer. Misses
Odarius Watkins and Jessie White
. werc flowor-girls. The walters were
Mr.. Lcmuel Bland, Miss Cecilia Mcr-
rill; Mr.. George James, Miss Matte
Lee Robinson; Mr.. Henry Anderson.
Mrs. Hattie b. Lancaster; Mr.. Eddie
Williams and Miss Alberta Boiling
Mrs. Lucy 1cffreSs was matron of
honor and Miss Mary Armistead of
Roanoke was maid of honor.
The reception was given ut the Ely
Street Han. Among tho out-of-town
guest were Mr.. and Mrs. Alex. Arm
istcad, Of Roanoke.
Prof. \. c. Griggs delivered the
welcome address to the soldiers on
Labor Day. The speaker said in
part:
I'VE welcome you from proud
Flanders fields drenched in blood
we welcome you from the water
soaked trenches. We welcome the
boys who, Spartan-lilte in courage.
faced death and nrivation in ono
Mans Land" We welcome the bows
who slept upon the frozen, bullet
rlonghcd fields Of France. You who
went forth to win~-to make this
VOID safe for democracy. TO Won
who have returned bringing white
dove Of peace upon thy stainless ban
ncr. Nou waved valiant in the fight
They placed You on the Marine but
YOU did not finch. They placed you
en- the AiSne but You did not trcmb!c.
they placed You before Metz but YOU
did not weaken. You were Jim
cr0Wcl hut did not lose your nghtine
spirit, but marched like intrepid war
r'ot% upon the greatest battlefield of
TIC centuries and wherever YOU
'onEht wrote your names in the CON
qucrcd earth. We welcome. Won
Rome, lay aside the bayonct, the
grenade, the gas mask. You were
brave soldiers i'll war be brave citi-
%cns il peace.
t!X your gaze on Jcsus Catch
'hc VISION. lis vision OF EMPIRE
NOT 'eriEiorial-put thy sword--This
world must be made neighborh0od
NHcro one common brotherhood is
reco%niZed. True spirit OF brother
hood alone will bring about = single
rAce-- single empire, a single
TONGUE, Il lynchlcss land. q warloss
world.