The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-06-22
APPOMATTOX CAMP
ELECTS OFFICERS
New Organization Instituted
Monday by District Deputy
r. Z. Mayes.
COLORED TEACHERS MEET
Masons Will Observe Festival of
St, John Friday Evening.
Eppcs.kirland Marriage.

Especial 10 The Richmond Virginisn.)
PETERSBURG. June @2.-Appo-
mattoN Camp, Woodmen of the World.
was instituted In Ettrick Monday
night by District Deputy X. E. Mayes.
The officers installed were Consul
commander, W. T. Dowden; advisor
lieutenant. IL G. Mann; Waterman.
Charles f. Hawks; physicians, Drs.
Julian Betkwith and James E. Smith;
managers. John A. Branch, l.. NJ.
Moore and y. Y. Moore.
Nearly ali the institutions of learn
ing In Virginia and many from North
Carolina, among the cofored people,
VIII be represented at the Virginia
Normal and Industrial Institute June
20 and "a The subjects for discus
sion will be problems that confront
the negro schools of Virginia.
Among the speakers viii be: Pro-
lessor r. Il. Moten, Of Hampton in-
stitute. Professor r. =. Inborden, of
the Joseph X. Brick Agricultural
school OF North Carolina: w. r. ID.
Williams, Of the Slater board: Profess
sor J. NJ Candy, of the Virginia Nor
NAL and Industrial Institute; Profess
sor f. A. Long. of Christiansburg;
President j. Fl. Johnston, OF the Vir-
ginsa Normal and Industrial Institute.
and DR.. q. II. Howard. Of Petersburg.
This meeting is made possible by
the earnest work of Professor James
T. Phillips. president OF the Negro
Teachers and School Improvement
| League, and the werk this meeting
viii accomplish will be OF great ale
in the uplift OF educational facilitie.
among the coiored teachers OF this
State.
/ II. Johns Festival.
/ Friday evening Of this week, at the
Masonic hall on Tabb street the fes.
/ tival of st. John viii be observed By
the Masonic Fraternity. An elaborate
program has been prepared ana tn,
livered by Mr.. John Sebreil. a proms
nent attorney of Norfolk.
To this BANQUET AIS Invitations
nave been issued by Mr. Louis l.
Kidd, worshipful master OF Lodg
No. 124. under whose auspices III
ceremonies will be held.
Thursday evening petersburg
Union. Royal Arch Chapter. will hol
it's regular monthly convocation.
Work in the Royal Arch degree Wi
be given
Thursday plans and specification
for the ven-story Office building o.
the corner OF Tabb and Sycamor
! streets will be ready for bids. Thi
edifice is to be erected by the Peters
burg Mechanics Association,
Wants Team.
, In case Portsmouth gives up he
franchise in the baseball league q
Virginia 1t lie greatly desired by man
in Petersburg that the team be trans
fcrred to this city.
, Petersburg is a good baseball towr
easily accessible to all the other citie
In the ieaghe and should the transfe
be made the games will be welt nj
tended and have the entire support o
the citizens.
= delightful entertainment too
place at the residence OF DR.. william
y. Drewry. on Fillmore street. Monda
evening. II was given by Misses Ella
abeth and Frances Drewry in homo
of their guest Miss Esworth Drewry
OF Southampton county. There wa
dancing and games of oil kinds. whlc
were greatly enjoyed, and refresh
ments were served.
; Eppc~--K irkiand.
MIR r. w. Eppes. Jr.. and Mis-
tersburg Tuesday morning for Nor
J folk to be married. The couple wa
: met at Zuni by Mr.. p. D. Snipe. VIII
acted as best man. After the marriag
the young couple left for Smithfield
, where they viii spend several weeks
The Petersburg 9rays are maxim
I preparations TO leave for Gettysburl
! July for ten day encampment. Ac
cording to orders issued by the wa
Department. 1t Is necessary for al
members to go In order for the DOM
pany to make the trip. The Grays 70
a month have been taking week en-,
trips to Riverside Club. camping GU
over Saturday and Sunday. for tn
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