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News Among Our
Colored Readers
There will be services at the Smedley Baptist church Sunday, April HO, at J o clock. Rev. C. M. Can oil will preach the sermon.
My-, and Mrs. Thomas Starks are receiving congratulations on the birth of a son, Randolph, born Sunday, April 9.
Mrs. B incite of Pittsburgh, visited her daughter, Mrs. Frances Cartel over the week end.
Mr. and Mrs. Willis Richardson of Washington, D. C., were the "week-end guests of the former's patents, Mr. and Mrs. A. G. Richardson.
Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Childs of Scrabble, entertained at dinner at their home on third Sunday, having as their guests Rev. and Mrs. C. H. Sanford, Mr. and Mrs. ■ Fred Hawkins, Mr. and Mrs. Johnson and son, Richard Black and Fred Barnes of Culpeper, Miss Stafford of New Jersey, Mrs. Lib Dennis, Mr. and Mrs. C. M. Dennis and family, Mrs. Etiiel Dennis and daughters.
Mrs. Elizabeth Tyler returned Monday to her home in Chester Heights, Pa., after visiting Mr. and Mrs. F'rank Jordan in Flint Hill for the past three weeks.
Mrs. Julia Jett, Mrs. Adeline Myers and daughter Jean, were guests on Friday of Mrs. Elizabeth Jett in Flint Hill.
Miss Mary Slaughter of Alexandria, and Mrs. Catherine Williams of Washington, D. C., were Sunday guests of Mrs. Nannie Starks.
Miss Nancy Freeman of Washington, D. C., visited her mother Mrs. Mattie Freeman and friends in Washington Sunday.
Miss Virginia Underwood of Washington, D. C., visited Miss Stella Underwood in Flint Hill over the week end.
The bancf.et he'd at the school house Saturday, April 22, was very successful.
McKinley Majors, John Majors and son John S, Majors, and Mrs. Ruth Grigsby of New York were week-end guests of Mr. and Mrs. George Majors of Sperryville.
Visitors at the Hopewell Baptist church, Sperryvflle, 6n Sunday were Mr. and Mrs. George N'uakes, and family. Miss Ida Jackson, and Mr. and M'S. John Haney of Wood Ville.
WASHINGTON SCHOOL NEWS
On Thursday, May 18, the school will bioadcast over the Front Royal radio station WFTR. Their theme will be “Music Through the Ages.” Tnis program will be under the direction of Mrs. Dorothy Wade Porter, principal, and Mrs. Callie R. Roberts, primary teacher.
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The sixth grade class under the leadership of Mrs. Dorothy W. Porter, has been studying for the past fwA—weeks—Limeric ks. They have decided that they will nowtry their hand at writing poetry. Below is one poem submitted by a student. The old, rotten, rail fence, on the
farm Was built with moist and sweat. The ho rs of aching legs and arms They never will forget; The barking axe, the crying saw, The wedge and maul, all these Were ours, when life was new
and raw, In making rails of trees.
by: James Arthur Freeman
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