The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-06
WANT MONEY FOR
new HIGH SCHOOL
Petersburg Council Asked to Pro-
vide $4,000 for Site and
Modern Building
CALLED TO NEW ORLEANS
Or. Foster rendered Passionate
Made Vacant by Resignation
Of DR.. Palmer.
Especial to The Times. Dispatch.

PETERSBURG. VA. May ga re-
quest from the Board OF Public School
Commissioners for an appropriation OF
$4,000 for purchasing new site and
erecting a new building for the Pc
itersburg High School was tho most
important feature Of a meeting OF the
City Council this evening. at which
routine business occupied nearly all
the time. Councilman a. y. Hamilton
presented the boards request. which
was referred to the Finance Commit
tee. Fifteen thousand is asked for a
new site. the remaining sixty thou
sand to be expended on building
of the latest and most improved type.
I. the present location at Union and
West Tabb Streets is not changed adj
joining property Is to be purchased to
enlarge the school.
City Engineer Budd reported the
dangerous condition OF the Pocahon-
tas Bridge across the Appomattox
River. saying that 300 would be need
ed for essential repairs The chair
appointed committee OF three to con-
fer with the Board OF Aldermen as
to bridge appropriation. Vice-Pres-
ident James II. Gray presided in the
is confined to the house by sickness.
To Visit Central Hospital.
A feature OF the coming session Of
the National Conference OF Charities
and Corrections, which Will be OF espe-
cial interest to the many Petersburg
friends OF the great organization, will
be the visit next Friday to the Cen
trail State Hospital. near this city, OF
the National Conference Section on the
Insane and Epileptics. which has been
invited, with the members of the vir-
OF Int re orif nj
rections. the officials OF the State hos
pitfalls, officers and directors OF the
Anti-Tuberculosis League. and Asso-
ciated Charities OF Petersburg. to be
the guests of the board of directors
and officers of the Central Hospital
The reception committee consists of
the board Of directors. and the follow
ing officers. DIR. w. II. Drewry. SUI
perintendent: DIR. r. c. Hume, DR.. T. +.
Jarratt, S. j. Hurt. J. W. Old, Jr. l. B.
Hall, j. A. seay and Miss n. ]. Owen.
The visitors will be conducted through
all the departments Of the great In
stitution. which now has more than
1890 patients, and a farm OF 500 acres.
An Informal meeting will then be held
at the assembly hall, and at midday
luncheon will be served on the beau
tiful lawn in front of the big build
ings
Call to New Orleans.
Rev. DR.. j. S. Foster. pastor OF the
Tabb Street Presbyterian Church. has
under consideration unanimous call
to the First Presbyterian Church in
New Orleans. to succeed Rev. DR.. Pal
| mer. who has accepted a call to Lynch
burg. AS previously stated, DR.. Fos-
ter recently declined call to the
chair of Scientific Theology in the
Presbyterian Theological University at
Clarksville. Tenn.
Virginia Dare Council. No. 5, Daugh-
tiers of Liberty. of this city, received a
| large delegation of visiting members
of the order from the Richmond and
Manchester councils at their hall in
the dd-Fellows' building last eve
ming. Addresses wer made by the
State councillor. Miss Annie Bailey, of
Richmond State vice-councilor, w.
Z. Ferguson. of Richmond. and State
secretary. A. l.. Bradley, of Richmond.
Funeral of Mrs. Martin.
The funeral of Mrs. Josie Gridley
Martin, wife of Mr.. William NJ. Martin,
whose sudden death occurred at her
husbands residence in this city. last
Friday evening, took place at II
O'Clock this morning from Tabb Street
Presbyterian Church. Rev. DIR. j. S.
Foster conducted the services. which
We're attended by a large congrega-
ton. The interment was in Blandford
Cemetery.