The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1910-05-28
MILITIA OFFICERS
. SPEND BUSY DAY
Lectures Delivered by Members
of Regular
Army.
CLOSING OF HIGH SCHOOL
District Conference, Methodist
Episcopal Church, to Be
Held at Dendron.
CLOSING OF HIGH SCHOOL
District Conference, Methodist
Times-Dispatch Bureau.
1oe North Sycamore Street,
Petersburg. Va. May 81

petersburg, VI d., May Z.
The Virginia Militia officers in the
instruction camp near this city got
down to steady work to day, the first
class lesson having been given at 1880
o'clock a. NJ, and the last at s o'clock
tonight The lectures during the day
were delivered by different officers of
the United States Army. Last night
Major Charles II. Barth, of the Twelfth
Infantry. who is in charge OF the
school of instruction. delivered an in
teresting lecture on the general fea-
lures OF the instruction to be given.
The attendance at camp to-day was
larger than on yesterday. and is ex-
pected to be larger still on Saturday
and Sunday. The subjects to be lee
tured on tomorrow are:
1880 A. MA tactical talk. march,
advance guard rear guard. patroling,
orders and messages. with practical
demonstrations.
II a. M.-The ration and its prepar-
alton. verification of issues. savings
supervision of kitchen. kitchen man
agement. etc.
1:3o 2. M.-Patrolling. officers or
ganized into patrols and their move
ments directed by the Instructors;
messages 10 be written out and del1v-
cred to the instructors.
4:3o P. M.--InspectIon under arms.
followed by talk on the rifle-its es-
sential parts. care cleaning. etc.
P. M.-Conference on the days
work and practical talk on infantry
outposts-the company, battalion and
regiment,
There will be Ave classes of instruc.
tion on Sunday.
Closing Exercixcs.
The commencement exercises Of the
Petersburg High School will be held
in the Academy OF Music on the night
of June 3. Miss Annie Tench will de-
liver the graduation essay. and fine
program of music has been arranged
The formal address on the occasion
Will be delivered by DR.. George II
Denny. president of Washington and
Lee University. and the orators will
be introduced by Paul Petit, of this
city. Diplomas and medals will bt
awarded.
The commencement of the Southern
Female College will be held on Mon
day and Tuesday next. the graduates
recital and Junior promenade on Mon.
dav afternoon. and the graduating en-
erclses and senior recention on Tues
day evening. Tho finals at this col
lege are always events of great socia
interest.
The thirty-ninth anniversary exer-
oises of the Peabody High School. col
ored. will be held in the Academy of
Music Tuesday evening. May 81. There
will be a class of twenty graduates
Tho address of The evening will he de-
livered by DR., D. Webster Davis. OF
Richmond The program embraces
music. ESSAYS and orations BY the
graduates
Vcrr Sudden nrrth.
Mrs L,,cv r. Lodge, widow of Jesse
| Lodge, died very suddenly last eve.
Mig at her home on Bollingbronl
Street, supposedly OF heart trouble.
She vas apparently well up to Tho
/ time she was stricken. and, ha7 ;ust
eaten supper. Mrs. Lodge was almost
sixty years old and much esteemed
| Theodore Stewart a well-known and
!, respected colored man, died In the
Petersburg Hospital last night File
had recently been operated on for some
| trouble. He was about isixtv-four
wears old, and was ALWAYS faithful tc
The interests Of his employers.
Contracts Awarded.
4 The Street Committee last night
awarded to the Coleman CONSTRUCTION
4 Company. of this city. a contract FOL
paving With cement 5000 square yards
I, OF sidewalks on various streets at 9s
cents per square yard AT the same
i Anne the contract for standard curb
4 ing on these streets was awarded. tc
4 Carpenteri & Slater Of this city, This
4 is, a small part Of the work OF this
4 charctaT to be done.
i Meeting ot Diatrict Conferences.
THE, Petersburg District Conference
4 Sof the Methodist Eniscopa, Church
South, will hola It's annual meeting al