The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-19
QUARTER million
.F0RNAvAl Y, MICA
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Name OF the Generous Donor, a
Northern Man, Not Made
Known. 4
DREW LOTS FOR OFFICE
Joseph W. Colbert, Who Was
Run Down by Electric Car,
Dies from Injuries.
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4 NORFOLK. VA, Juno 1s.--Announce-
ment was made to-day by Mr. Q. y;
Heissenbuttei secretary OF the Naval
Young MEMS Christian Association, that
h rich New York merchant has donaied
a quarter OF million dollars for the
erection In Norfolk Of q naval association
building. i 4 +. N
IRE name Of the donor rGs not h.cn
made public, hut 1t will be given out
ile;t week, when General secrntary MI
lar, OF the Naval Y. NJ. G. A., comes
here from New York to aid IN the Sc
lection OF q site for the building. Sew
eral sites for 1t have been offered IN the
central part OF the city.
The building will DO 125x110 feet IN
size, and will be six stories high It
will contain tfreo hundred sleeping
rooms restaurant, bowling alleys.
swimming pool, gymnasium, reading
room, banquet hall, parlors, and every
other auxiliary necessary 70 q complete
association building. .
The needs of the Naval Y. NJ. g. A.
here have far outgrown their present
quarters. }1s56} " FIX y ~ a
There are now four thousand sailors
and marines at this naval station.
4 Those recently elected to Norfolks new
Board OF Control to day drew lots to de-
ternine the time which each OF. them
shall serve on the board the law pro.
jyidinR that one OF them shall serve q
term OF six years, one four and the other
two, the members to be elected here.
after, one every two years Tor q term
OF six years. 3a5. AS
AS the result OF the drawing, Mr.. r.
Henry Jones will serve for six years. Mr..
Robert Johnston four and Mr.. H. II.
Hodges two. ;5SSs 81
Mr.. Jones Is the administra ton m EN-
Der OF the board. both the other men-
bers being Santi-adn1lnistjat ionists. 1t
Is coincidence that Mr.. u Jones pollcd
a greater number OF votes In the pri-
mary election than did either Of the
others, and Mr.. Johnston poled q greater
number than did Mr. Hodges. 81
On slips of paper were written the
names Of the members OF the board ard, and
on other slips the terms OF Office. Tho
names Of the members were placed In
one hat and the service slips in another.
One slip was ID IA wnsfcom each hat stimuli
neously byS dislnterested parties to de-
termine the question OF service. The
board members themselves were inter-
ested spectators to the proceedings.
The salary OF q member OF the Board
OF Control Is $4,000 a year.
The official life OF the board commences
September 1st y rs 81 I'M N s.z
"a MI. JOsepll2 ~otoct :, wiz We1s7 " = -
over by an electric street-caraat Pinner's
Point last Monday morning has died at
the Kings Daughters Hospital
s Mr. Colbert was O native OF Fredericks-
burg, " a. and was a gallant Confederate
soldier, having participated in many OF
the famous battles of:{the Civil War. He
was sixty-eight years old, and had re-
sided In Portsmouth for ten years. he
is survived by#a widow and seven chill
dren. The body will be taken to Fred :
ericksburg for interment