Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1899-11-05
new {: | \ PORT ! ] B NEWS.
A Chrlstiana kind ergarden to Be
Established Here.
Work B+sun on tho New n. f. Church
& Another Launching Arranged
for-Norfoik man Appointed TO
Posilion-New Power Honso.

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row afternoon ut 8 o clock in the rooms
of the Union Gospel Mission, No. 2e15
Washington avenue, the initial steps
will be taken looking to the organiza-
ton of what will virtually be Chris
tian kindergarten" although that is
not the name by which the movement
will be known.
Several days ago there arrived In the
city a young dady who had had consid-
cradle experience in training children
who have been neglected by their par
ents OF whose parents have been too
poor to give them the advantages they
should have in their tender years. Miss
May Carrigan came here from. Wash
ington, where she has done excellent
work In handling neglected children.
She is we'll known to Superintendent
R.AE. Redding, OF the Union Gospel
Mission, who has had occasion to OBJ
serve her work and to note the success
with which she carried it on. Mr.. Red
ding Is gratiffed as being able to have
Miss Carrigan here, as he feels con-
fident she will do a good work with the
little tots who need her attention.
NEW METHODIST CHURCH.
Work has just been started on the
foundation for the new Washington
Avenue Methodist Church on Twenty
ninth street. between Washington and
Lafayette avenues. The bricklayers are
now at work on the rear wall. The walls
will be laid on foundation of concrete.
Nowethat work is actively under way,
the contractor will hurry 1t to COM
pletion as rapidly as possible In order
to make up for the delay In starting.
ANOTHER LAUNCHING.
The new Cromwell Line steamship
Comus will be launched at the Ship
yard Thursday afternoon at 1850
o'clock.
Miss Josephine Rohrer, Of Burlington,
VT, will christen the ship.
The date originally announced Tor the
launching Of the sixth vessel to leave
the ways at the shipyard this year was
November 18th, but the event will take
| place two days later.
Miss Rohrer Is the daughter of Lieu
tenant Commander F2arl Rohreq- who
has been attached to the battleship
Kentucky as executive officer She has
been staying at the Warwick Hotel for
some time with Commander and Mrs
Rohrer
! The hour of 1870 O'clock has been se.
lected for the launching, as the tide
is highest on that day then. This vii
be the flTstyafternoon Launching at TIN
shipyard.
RESIGNATION AND APPOINT
MENT.
Mr.. I. G. Harvey who for ten O
twelve years has had charge Of TIN
Chesapeake and Ohio coal agency !,
this city, has resigned his position witt
the railroad to accept the agency her
of the Virginia Pilots Association. Hi
new office is an important one, and Mr.
Harvey is the right man in the RICH
\ place.
Mr.. o. T. Edwards, Of Norfolk, sue
ceeds Mr.. Harvey and has entered upo1
his duties. Mr.. Edwards is q yount
man of Intelligence and ability, fun,
capable of discharging the duties of hi
responsible office.
TO COMMENCE NEXT WEEK.
Mr.. q. D. Preston, the Baltimor,
builder. who was awarded the contrac
for erecting the large power house O
the Newport News and Old Point Rail
way and Electric Company. the foun
dation of Which has already been com
pleted, Will arrive in Hampton Tues
day morning to commence work on tn
structure. The building Is to be com
pleted In IT'S working days, and Mr.
Preston will have the work begun /,
two OF three days after his arrival here