Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-03-10
BREAK GROUND FOR
COMMUNITY HOUSE
Little Emily Gray CMcnault, Aged
10 Months, Lifts First Spade of
Earth From Excavation.
swAGGERTY LEADS SINGING
Broad Street Methodist Church BE-
gins Unique Untlcrtak;ng-Bui
crS' Arcade Attracts Attention
Because OF NcatncSS of Design.

First steps IN the construction OF
The proposed S300.000 community
Church We're completed yesterday AT
tcrnoon when Miss Emily Gray Che
nauli. tiny l5-mohts-old daughter of
the pastor: Rev. Fred X. Chcnault.
lifted the first spadcfui of earth The
demolition of the old building on the
property. which is located next door
IN the church. has been complct ed
and the contractors. Davis Bros. Inc.
OF this city. Will proceed AT once with
the erection of the building.
TO properly commemorate this i'm
Fcrtan, WORK hitting program was
planned TO take plac" out of doors
on the grounds where the building
is to be erected, bu; due 10 the in
element weather * was found that
these would have 10 lac held in the
church auditorium. \ large crowd
gathered 10 attend these services
despite the weather
Rev. Fred Il. Chcnault opened the
ground -hrcakinS ceremonies with Il
few introductory remarks. after which
II" prosecuted j. Douglas Swaggcrty,
song leader OF tn. "van.;clistic party
under The direction of Rev. Walt
iio!comh. who is holding services at
the Laurel street Methodist Church
IN the. singing of America" Rev.
Walt Hnlcomb led the opening PRAYER.
~ series of short addresses follow
na IN which May prominent Method
49, = ''l'ii anu ldNnlth spoke
earnestly ana httiuIly OF the past
history of the Broad Street Method
Isl church and of the wonderful on
porinniti"s for service which the flu
was W. Z. S,ni,bd.,l 49, 49, ,,r
Smithdcai business college. ami
chairman -: board of stuar,is. ny
.rutlNe board ana building commit
'ct; lie spoke generally of progress
ana stated that new program OF tho
cnnrch was on. of adjustment to the
present day conditions. hut in no
H ~ !" r"mpromts". Or. q. c, KeI-
~ 4 former pastor OF the Eroau
Htrcrt Cnnrch. ANA AT present pastor;
OF IN: Duncan Memorial M.,hodist
nnuEcn. az Ashland, and chaplain of
M SIR '| Sm;ih HaGon College. followed
~ thu.avorinG t" bring about Tho new
iT"E"'i IT." gave unlimited credit
rhtTSi"S and ability of the
rn,,.,,,r,n ;Ht"E IN bringing about Il:
ION of the work
~. :. q. Hatcher. another former
riSt"r OF tn" church. and DR.. NJ :
,ri,,i "a, ~ Ebdns dior Of this dis
th, 49, e." SNORT talks. after which
OF me hrm Of = atom 4 E.nton ~
Cnitrcts. who dccw the plans of Tho
"u!iuihE !" ais" presented /
Davis. pr h IN; of tho cnn;rnci =
ing firm. ana a nronlin.ni lI,ihn''is,
-, n' II 81 me city. j. i. Jones am
ny, M,S,.i-kh"Wn layman Of the city.
~; n"rrrSIHd the congregation.
prngrrn, inns Jenny brought the
ing REMARKS ''S" Win few strik-
lated IN" rbum when he conTratu-
1t was tallinn ~, va ,he SFcat step
journed to tic s%c,o o'tEGr'S"ti"n al,
breaking ,nd it,,I' 81 IN" ground
lifted ,hc ~, .,'.tr MISS Chcnault
The site. 'P'uc Oh earth from
En,jrnlv oo,,;,,
equipped. the community
anu wv. Nh cost approximately sGc0.ooo
n c.rt,r ,"'sttiu ute. when comulctcl
services INA, ny; ',on am! religious
community ..y.n S'rNr IN" whole
Because of ~. , oiES ~ Tho Week.
Il is felt I'M, /, 49, " w, church.
of nconic y. q l!r@" number
scrN,icr donn,,i rnt'''N'.N "iI'r this
withJro w. ,,,., ""' IONA ilh"s Will hc
into this 60, 49,. IN u" WELDON"
NINA an, S"h.' "drE OF the hody.