The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-12-13
FORM SOCIETY TO
HELP BAD CHILDREN |
Christian People OF Norfolk
Launcl, Movement Looking to
Reclamation OF Erring.
PROBATION OFFICERS NAMED
Merchants Waging War on the
Itinerant ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Poll Tax Matter To-Day.
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NORFOLK. VA, December l2.--Un-
der the auspices Of the churches Of the
city and the Society for the Prevention
Of Cruelty to Children, rousing meet
ing was held this afternoon at the
First Baptist Church, and the move
ment launched for the reclamation OF
children hald by the police on petty
charges or children pronounced to be
incorrigibles.
The first step taken was the naniin
OF probation officers. prominent mem
hers of. number of churches. who
will. without charge, Interest them
selves In cases arising in their terri
tories. interest the pastors, and put
forth every effort for the reclamation
of the young people.
1t was also decided to hold meet
Ing among the colored people on next
Monday night when an auxiliary so
ciety will be formed and colored pro-
baton officers named.
Probation officers.
The probation officers named to-day
arc as follows:
First BAPTIST church--w. T. Ballen
tine and Mrs Elizabeth Hayes.
Treemason Street Baptist Church
DR.. L. T. Royster.
Sturgeon Memorial Baptist Church
W. j. Fulford and Mrs. Mary Stanstord
Barber.
Grace Baptist church-w. w. Work.
Ins n and Mrs. Fanny Lumber.
Central Baptist Church-Captain J
w. Phillips and Miss Jennie Fiveash.
Christ Episcopal Church--Henry Cas-
tleman and Miss Mary E. Rowland
St Peters Episcopal "a Church-nlr.
Qua S{rc n r ZONES
Ascension Episcopal Church-Mr.
and Mrs. j. L. Beiote.
First Lutheran Churcil-A. L. Wood.
in and Mrs. D. 4. Swink.
Cumberland Street Methodist Church
MIR. and Mrs. j. w. Housh.
Centenary Methodist Church--s. w.
Collins and Mrs. W.. p Earnest.
Trinity Methodist Church,. w. Do
zier and Mrs. J. w. schell.
Queen street NJ. Z. Church--T. 7. Os-
borne and Mrs. George Watson.
McKendrce Methodist Church,. j..
Odcil and Mrs. II. C. Peterson.
j. w. Eachus and Mrs. Hunter Leake.
Zion Methodist Church-v. L. Bac-
ol1us and Mrs. j. ". S. Robins.
First Presbyterian Churcll-George
Brown and Mrs. Sabine.
Second Presbyterian Church-O. D.
Heissenbuttel and Mrs. S. I. Foster.
Client Presbyterian Churof,-James
TAFT and Miss Elizabeth Allyn Moore.
Colley Memorial Presbyterian Church
IL. Feuerstein and Mrs. Robert Thorn
ton.
Park Avenue Presbyterian Church
e. L. Walker.
Park Place PRESBYTERIAN Church
E. a. Goehring and Mrs. John Hutch!-
son.
First Church of Disciples-Mr. and
Mrs. J. Frank East.
st. Mays Catholic Church-A. j..
Smith
After Itinerant Auctionccrs.
IN the case of J. Il Phillips. charged
per day as an itinerant auctloneer or
vendor, Justice Simmons, this morn
ing, while holding that the license is
and therefore illesll, with
ned ms r order to alloy
present law TO the contrary.
J, The fight Is being. made to sustain
the law by the retail merchants. The
city is overrun with these itinerant
declare the holiday business is being
and that the people are
being "sulled' out of their money.
The auctionears. on the other lfant d :
clare their business to be le~itimate.
and charge that the merchants are
unable to stand competition.
Judge Martin to-day announced that
he would render his decision in the
poll tax case tomorrow. He pointed
out that, t,el meaning of the, word
would not De passed on in the case
that its Interpretation was q matter
Sor the city treasurer.rand that all he
would pass on was whether or not the
n
those paying taxes IN person. or cer-
fifty to all those down on his books
as having paid the poll tax. He gave
no intimetion rs to what would be the
decision.
In the Law and Chancery Court this
morning Judge Martin refused u dis.
solve the Injunction rrcent!v obtaired
by the Won't c. 10 realtv Corporation
against chsriss II c,nsolvo TO preven,
Monticello Hotel the plaintiffs decla--
ing that the hotel vas not rented FOR
such PURPOSES and that the reputation
of the house would be damaged by
their cont 'n"onoe. The Injunction was
made permanent.
Brief Norfolk I-ens.
home Of j. w. Montague Manteo
Street Client. Only tha furniture va.
DANA esd the department controlling
the blaze with the chemical engine.
The EXPORTS of Norfolk vii, show
\ decrease of at least s2,000,0o0 from
TO the bareins evil. Newport News re
cei"irr the heoefit
Pstrolran r. y. Whitehead was finet
s25 end loses his salary during sus
pension on the charge Of into.ica
=. Ho',n4s. a negro chicken thsat
while rohbins hen roost last night
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