The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-05-14
TO HELP THE ]
UNFORTUNATE
Petersburg Takes Deep Interest
iii Conference Of Charities ties
and Corrections.
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ENDORSE JoNEs's HISTORY
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Enthusiasm Of a. r. Hill Camp
in Its Protest Against
Book Change.
ENDORSE JoNEs's HISTORY
1snee,al 10 1,he ,ritneg- Dispatch,

fspecial to ,rhe Times- Dlspatth)
PETERSBURG, VA, May 13--At no
place In the state Is there as much In
tcrcst taken In the Virginia Conference
OF Charities and Correction as III PETERS
burg, and now that tho fourth annual
session TO be held In Norfolk May l7th
10 10Th is near at hand. there Is mitch
nctivity among those Interested. The
ladies or Petersburg are forming an ns-
soclaton to have charge of a home Tor
working woman. Or Pitcher Is lending
his assistance, and already several meet
ings have been held looking TO tnc es-
Establishment of the home. DR.. w. u.
Drewry, Of Petersburg, is treasurer OF
the conference and Rev. J. M. Plleher
and Robert Gillian members OF the Elk
ecutivo Council. Among other Peters,
burgers identified with the conference 8,
are William b. McIlwainc. Charles !.
Iassiter, Rev. j. s. Foster, Mrs w. u.
Walking, Il. M. Clements, DR.. Il. A..
Martin, Mrs. w. II. Drcwry, Rev. n.
81. Hope, Mrs w. M. Jones. Mrs. WIZ
liam Pitcher, Mrs. G. ". Pegranl, simon
Seward Il. p. Barham and others. The
conference has no official connection
with any other institution, religious de-
nomination or other organized BODY. put
Is an independent organization under inc
direction Of representatives of the varl-
ous charitable, penal and reformatory
institutions, benevolent societies ana
workers in the field Of charity through
out the State.
The purpose of the conferences are to
educate the public mind to a proper
conccptlon OF the needs of the INDECENT
defective and delinquent classes; 70 en-
.lcouragc a humane and philan1hropic
spirit; 10 create and foster more gen
cral interest In charity and rcformatory
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condition OF the unfortunate classes
FAMILY OF PREACHERS.
The very unusual incident OF father
and brother Of pastor preaching for
son and brother VIII occur at the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church In this city
next Sunday. Rev. DIR. II. NJ White,
pastor, OF Opcquon Church, Va, will III
tho pulpit Mt the morning service and
Rev. r. A. White. pastor at German
town. w Va, at the evening service.
They are father and brother, respec-
lively, OF Rev w. Nice. White, the pas
tor or the church.
Mr. r. b. Crump. n wcll-known citi-
zen of Petersburg and member OF the
Petersburg Lodge of Elks. VIII present
the lodge with handsome bronze elk
head. Mr.. Crump Is an expert mach'n.
list, now employed In Washington, anu
the fact that he made the head himself
j
OF his brother I1lks.
Rev John Ridout, who recently re,
signed the rcctorshlp OF Grace Episcopal
Church In this city. left this morning
with his family for Brandon, 70 Visit ms
brother. Rev. Frank Ridout Mr.. :Rdont
will 70 from Brandon to Richmond 70
take up his work in that city IN connec-
ton with st. Andrews Parish.
Mr.. w. Fl. l.. Nelms, who has been
quite III for several weeks. Is now I'M
proving. lie was able to sit up for
awhile to-day.
JONES. HISTORY.
There was much enthusiasm among
the Veterans In a. p. Hill Camp Hal
last night. when they adopted the rcso-
lutons protesting against the action OF
the school board in supplementing the
school history OF Rev. J. William Jones
with one less clear In its statements OF
the position taken by the South IN the
war between the States. Mr. carter
r Bishop, who wrote that part OF the
history embodied by Judge Christian IN
his report TO the reunion at newport
News last fall. had examined both BOOKS
carefully and spoke OF the Injustice that
would be done the children of the Aeuth
by the action OF the school board.