The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-07-09
ANNUAL MEETING
HELD AT DENDRON.
petersburg Methodist Episcopal
District Conference in Ses-
sion for Three Days.
RIVERSIDE CLUB RECEPTION
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Iartte Church Case Is Again in
Court for Hearing and
Decision.
RIVERSIDE CLUB RECEPTION
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore Street.

Petersburg. Va, July s.
The Petersburg District Conference
Of the NJ. Z. Church. after a session
OF three days at Dendron. in Surry
county. adjourned yesterday afternoon.
The attendance of clergy and laymen
was large, most of the twenty-seven
charges in the district being repre-
scented, and the proceedings were OF
interest throughout Reports were re-
ceiyed on all branches of church work,
which showed gratifying progress
number OF addresses were delivered
during the meeting on important sub
jects touching the welfare of the
church. Among them were those OF
Rev. J. T. Bosnian OF Petersburg. on
THE Spirituality of the Church." Rev.
w. II, Atwill. OF Petersburg. on sun
day Schools Rev. j. D. McAllister. OF
Richmond. on Temperament Rev. r.
E. Blackwell. of Randolph Macon Col
lege, on education" and Rev. Thomas
r. Reeves, of Blackstone. on MIS-
eions.''
The conference yesterday elected
delegates and alternates to represent
the district in the next Virginia An
nual Conference. as follows:
Delegates--Dr VIM. F. Drewry and
r. H. O'Kennon. OF Petersburg, r.
Hartley, of Stony Creek. and j. Z
Rodgers, of Dendron. Alternates--W.
z. Butcher and j. r. Dyer. of Peters
burg, and e. L. Mann, of blatoaca.
No Quorum Again.
Y Another effort was made last night
to hold Joint meeting of the Board
of Aldermen and Common Council to
elect city officers. but quorum could
not be obtained. and an adjournment
until next Wednesday was ordered
The two bodies IN caucus several
weeks ago nominated all the present
to MI
a matter of the joint meeting OF the
Councils. Meanwhile they hold over.
Burial of Former PetersburEer.
The remains of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Williamson, widow of Major John G.
Courtney. reached this city via the
Seaboard Air Line Railway from At
lanta, Ga. yesterday. and were met at
the station by number of relatives
and friends. The burial was in Bland
ford Cemetery. by the grave OF her
husband Rev. C. Braxton Bryan, D.
D, conducting the services Mrs
Courtney was born In Petersburg in
1896, and died in Atlanta on Tuesday
last.
Reception ut Riverside Club.
The reception and dance 10 be giver
at the Riverside Club tomorrow after
noon will be an event of social interest
The committee of reception Will b'
L. i. =.
rerson. Mrs. r. D. Crowley. Mrs j. "
Seward. Mrs. 81 c. Jackson, Mrs. Hor
zee Smith, Misses Lucy Friend. Eliz
abeth Field, Mary L. Gillian. Ami,
H. Jolly, Florence LeMoine and Mary
Martin.
Personal and Otherwise.
DR.. F. q. Talley, a prominent den
list. was operated on for appendicitii
several days ago at the Hinton, w
Va ta1 W ha
visit a friend. It Is stated that he !!
getting on we'll
The newly elected officers of Peters
burg Lodge. No, 49, 1. o. o. F.. were
installed last night by District Deput,
Grand Master James A. Alfriend. a!
follows. Noble Grand. Owen Gilmore
Vice Grand, Leslie Eanes: Recording
rial Secretary, r, L. Alley; Treasurer
W. II. Wilcox; Chaplain. James
Hoy.
Charles Brown. negro. made muir
ferrous assault on Emmett Gill. col
pred. several weeks ago and fed from
the city. Gill was cut entirely acros
his left face and across the abdomen
Brown was arrested out in Greenes
rille county yesterday and was brough
back to-day for trial
The Tartte Case UP.
The chancery cause OF Avery ct ais
vs. Tartte ct ais. having for its objec
the busting OF Pastor Eli Tartte an,
his faction from the control of tn
Harrison Street tcolored) Baptis
Church. is now before Judge ]. r
West, sitting in place of Judge Muller
Tor hearing. Smith, Moncure &: Cor
don, of Richmond, are counsel for tn
plaintiffs, and r. B. Davis and Pau
Petit represent the defense
The case will probably consume sew
eral days. the dispositions to be rea
being very voluminous. For the plain
fiffs the dispositions of twenty fiv
witnesses We're taken. The defens
took only few dispositions. The tw
factions of this church have long bee
worshiping apart.
.DE. Newton summoned.