Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-05-25
Bethel Chapter Daughters of the
Confederacy Elects officers.
Tho Leon Silk Mill Located at Paterson, N.
J.--County Court Convenes Tuesday
Norfolk and Richmond Knights of CO.
lumbus to be Entertained by Now Local
CounciI--The Labor News Endorsed by
State Federation.
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Newport News. Va, Va, May 24.-At
a meeting of Bethel Chapter Daughters
of the Confederacy, held Wednesday af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. w. L.
Turnbull. Mrs. G. w. helms was re-
elected president and Mrs. J. w. Court
ney. vice-president.
Mrs. w. f. Turnbull was reelected
secretary and Mrs. Leroy Roggs was
elected treasurer.
At this meeting it was decided by the
chapter to donate the entire sum now
in the treasury to the home for wives
and daughters OF Confederate veterans,
which will. in the course of sixty days,
be instituted by Pickett buchanan
Camp of Confederate Veterans. at Rich
mond.
DON'T GET THE SILK MILL.
Mr.. Henry Leon. of Paterson. N j.,
who had considerable correspondence
with the Business Mems Association
relative to the location of silk mill
here has accepted a proposition to To-
cate the mill at Radford, Pa. Work
has already been started there on
buildings for the plant
VESSELS EXPECTED.
Among the ships due to arrive. here
before the end of TIE month for cargo
are the German steamer Albano, Cap
tain Kudnehold, from Hamburg; Brit
ism steamer Appomattox, Captain Ham,
from London.
The Rappahannock should have ar
rived this month, but will probably not
get in until early in June.
COURT CONVENES TUESDAY.
The Warwick County Court will con-
vene in regular session next Tuesday,
instead of Monday, as has been report
ed
NEW Y. NJ. C. A. BUILDING.
The bids for the new Y. NJ C. A
building will be opened at the office of
the architect. Mr.. Marye, next Monday
at noon. Four or five have been re-
ceived UP to date.
The lighthouses have been renovated
and put into good condition for the sea-
son. New locks have ben put on most
of the doors.
Quite number of the local Y. NJ. C.
y. men will attend the State encamp
ment OF the association. to be held at
Virginia on July 1922. inclusive.
Mr.. l.. A. Coulter. State Y. NJ. C. A.
Secretary. is in the city.
INSULATION OF KNIGHTS.
Some time early in June the officers
OF the recently instituted council of the
knights of Columbus will be installed
occasion Richmond and Norfolk
knights will be the guests of the local
council. Grand Knight Bowen has call
ed a melting of the new council for next
Monday night at o'clock at the Elks'
Hall, Washington avenue, when ar
engagements will be made for the recep-
ton and entertainment of the delega ties
expected from Richmond and Norfolk
or the occasion OF the installation of the
officers OF the charter council. Steps
will also probably be taken at this
meeting to secure reGalia needed by the
members OF the new council. The
knights will probably make arrange
ments to hold their meetings. at the Elks
Hall.
Mr. D. c. Ashby has won his fight for
liquor license at the Lexington Hotel
corner Of Thirty first and Washington
avenue.
The application was heard before
Judge j. w. G.. blackstone, of the Cir
cult Court, yesterday, the proceedings
occupying the entire day. The School
Board, as a body, opposed the granting
of the license on account of the propin-
guilty of the location of the High School
bufffdifiHg. When the elise csr11rr UP. ftort--
ever two members of the board, Trus-
tees Robinson and Clark, testified in ia
vor of the applicant.
TAKEN TO WILLIAMSBURG.
Mrs. Carrie NJ. Blythe. wife of Mr. B.
G.. Blythe. merchant. has been taken
to the Asylum for the Insane at Will
liamsburg by Travelling Agent Henry
Sweeney. who arrived here yesterday
morning for this purpose.
LEAVE or ABSENCE.
Lieutenant Commander Carl Rohrer,
the executive officer OF the Kentucky,
has been granted a three months leave
OF absence on account of great trouble
with his eyes. Lieutenant Commander
Hugo Osterhaus has been ordered to
the Kentucky in his place.
LABOR NEWS ENDORSED.
Among other actions taken by the La
Dor Convention at Richmond was the
Endorsement of the Labor News, pub
lishcd in this city by +. r. Perry, as
the official organ OF the Virginia Fed
Grafton of Labor. The News is the
only labor ma nPr in the State