The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-24
TEACHERS NEE
IN PETERSBURG
Feature Of Occasion viii Be Ad-
dress By Judge Walter
Watson.
CHURCHES IN COURT
Wednesday Club Gives Delightful
Musical Adjourned Session
of City Council.

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PETERSBURG. Feb. 24.-The
Teachers Assoclatlen Of the Fourth
Congressional district OF Virginia viii
meet IT 8 o'clock this evening in the
auditorium for three days. MI. Ii. p.
Woim, OF the Petersburg High School,
president OF Petersburg Teachers AS
sociatfon. will pteaide.
The convention n to bs opened with
prayer " the Rev John Z. Bosnian.
Of the Market Street Methodist
church, and the addresses Of welcome
Will be delfysrsG BY Mayor William
n. Jones and Mr.. r. RAndoiph Jonss.
superintendent Of public schools.
Response to the addresses or well
come Is to be delivered by Mr.. r..
Aiger Woolfolk. principal Of Em-
poria High school.
An interesting program which in
cludes addresses on various subjects
mas been prepared. and IL Is expected
that the convention will be Target,
attended by teachers throughout the
entire district.
The feature OF the opening session
tonight will be an address BY walter
A. Watson. Of this circuit, who Kill
discuss the educational progress and
growth of culture IN this section Of
Hustines Court.
The hustfngs court of Petersburg,
Judge ]. r. West, of Waveriy, pre-
siding for Judge Mullen. Of this city.
was occupied Wednesday hearing ar
guments on a demurrer nled by the
defendants In the chancery court OF
Avery and others against Tartta and
Others Of the First Baptist church.
coiored.
The argument was opened b,
Gordon. OF Richmond. for the plain
this. and BY Messrs X. b. Davis and
Paul Petit of Petersburg, for the
defendants.
The court oyerruled the demurrer
and the counsel for the plaintiff
above named then contemp plated mo-
ton for receiver, the effect OF
which leaves the Tartte faction In
possession of the Harrison Street
fore, until the final determination Of
the case. which comes up later ON
dispositions.
This church has been tern by fac
tons for some time and cases have
been coming up in court for the last
several years The matters seem
possibly farther from settlement than
In the beginning Of the dissenSicns-
Musical.
The "Wednesday Music Club met
yesterday afternoon with Mrs. Charles
e. Plummer. on Liberty street. 1t
was the FIRST of series or three meet
ings for the study of compositions by
List for the pianists with Scotch bal
IL de- and folk songs FOR the yocalists.
The following program was given:
Reading--Sketch OF Lisxt-Street-
held
Autobiography OF q Rhapsody
Mics Mary T. Patteson.
Piano Soio--Sos. l and :. EFctf-
con---Suite tSiogren}. By Mrs. Cieve-
land Wright.
3. Violin Solo - Capriccic vaise
twseniawsk). BIZ Miss Florence Titus,
4, Piano Gnln--yentffAn Regatta
tfsisxt1. by Miss Mary Webb.
-. Vocal Eolo-=-April Rain Wood
mani: He Loves Ne fChadwick,. By
Mrs. william b, Hill
8. Piano Solo ~ The NightingaAe
fLisztj. by Miss Anne Bell Patteson.
T, Vocal 6olo---Ths Land o. the
Leai--The Slave Song tDei Riegol.
by Miss Jean Trigg.
g. Piano Eolo--Romance Ruben
steinl. Miss Clara Hays.
>. Spinning 6ong-From FLYNN
Dutnhman tLisztl. Miss Beatrice p.
Jones.
The guests were Mrs. r. b. Davis,
Miss Davis. Mrs. Richards. Miss Gill.
Miss Cuipeper OF Norfosx. Va
The next meeting will be held with
Miss Rosa Heath. on Market street,
March 3.
COMMITTEES Repnrts.
An adjourned meeting OF the Conn
mon Council was held wednesday
afternoon ut o'clock, Ut which tine
nAr&FNs-f wnn rtHf3-fff1,vs-44sA S4rAus
Committee.
Bids were considered on the paving
Of various kinds Of the roadway OF
North Market street
The hid OF Messrs. Perkinson 4
Finn. OF this city. was accepted. paw
Ing this roadway with granite block
at 41.tS per square yard.
Mr.. John Wood was elected menu
her OF the Council to nh 4 Vacancy
from the Sixth ward.
Messrs. r.. b. wilcox. II. ana W.
O. McCahe, Jr.. were elected members
cf the Health Committee.
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