The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-02-21
fine SHOWING BY
SUNDAY SCHOOLS
Encouraging Reports Made. u
Methodist Association,
Petersburg.
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION
Preparations for Meeting to Open
On Thursday-=Deep Run
Visitors.
TEACHERS ASSOCIATION

Especial to Tho Richmond virginian.)
PETERSBURG, VA. Feb. Ell The
regular monthly meeting OF the
Methodist Sunday schooIs OF Peters,
burg. Ettrick and A-atoaca wes held
Sunday afternoon with the West
Street Methodist sunday-sohool An
appreciatiye audience attended and
listened to an interesting program
rendered by the west-street school.
The address OF the evening was de.
livercd by Rev w. q. bates, pastor
OF the Ettrick Methodist chuch. Re
ports showed the following monthly
averages:
Hign- Street--scholars on roll, s54.
average attendance, AL. percentage.
so: collection, $37.Ts.
ton-street==0n-- roll ala.
attendance. 1ss: percentage, 10; coll
lection, 1886.
Market -street--on roll e5s; at
tendance. all: percentage, 81; col
lection, s31.23.
West-Street----Qn roll. asa; atten-
dance, $50: percentage, 81, collection,
$3.50.
Ettrick--on roll, zoe. attendance,
1873: percentage, &c: collection, 1925.
1871, percentage. rs; collection. $3.50.
Blandford-~-On roll, f1S: attend
ance, So; percentage. rs: collection.
1891.
Totals--on roll. 2.oss: attendance,
1907; percentage. II; collection
s1S5.27.
A committee was named to draft
suitable resolutions upon the death
of Captain Louis l.. Marks. who was
hnr af -
ganization.
MIR. Norman Wells Is secretary Oh
the association.
Teachers Meeting.
The Teachers Association of the
Fourth Congressional District OF Vir-
sipia will meet In The auditorium OF
the Duncan NJ Brown School, on
Wyt.e street, on February -. 20 AMI
rs. MIR. H. p. Wolff. OF the Petersburg
High school. president Of the Peters
burg Teachers Association, presiding.
The convention will be opened Win
prayer by REV John T. BOSNIAN. pas
Tor of Market Street church. and the
addresses OF welcome VIII be delivered
bv Mayor william M Jones and Mr.
n. Randolph Jones. superintendent OF
schools 81 Petersburg. The response
viii be by Mr.. Alger Wooifolk, princi-
pal of the Emporia high School
An interesting program VII! be rem
aered. which includes addresses on
various educational subjects, anu II IL
expected that the convention VIII De
largely attended by teachers through
ont the district
Sermon to Pythians.
The Knights of Pythias Sunday
evening marched In body, about lzo
strong, 10 the Second PRESBYTERIAN
nA,t
they listened To a very interesting ana
instructive sermon delivered by EeS'
ID. VI. Roiston. This arder Is strong In
Petersburg. having two lodges here
and A total membership approximate
ing four hundred.
At High street Methodist church
Rev. w. r. Atwili delivered the third
Of his special series OF sern1ons. Sub
{e{.f Sunday night WIS, " ut'saf Duties
of Parents and Children.
week or more Of etangeiistie ser
vices will commence at the Second
PRESBYTERIAN church on sunday,
March 20.
Rev. r. r. Scott. of liberty street
Metnoaist church. Berkiey, Va. is Wis
,ting his daughter, Mrs. ]. t. smith,
on Washington street.
Guest at Riverside.
The Riverside Hunt Club or re-
tersburg gave drag hunt Saturday
afternoon which vas participated In
by the Deep Run Hunt Club OF Hich-
mond. The visitors were met at tbs
Union Depot by the Riverside Club
With automobiles, There was pack
Of about twenty hounds In the hunt,
which was very exciting and enjoy
able one.
The meet was at the head of sy-
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cas-, was made at the head OF High
and Pearl streets, the hounds taking
the scent readily. and were off at
raptd rate of speed The drag in the
frst cast was through the Reservoir
nroperty and Golfers farm, where
the first check WAS made,
Tho next cast was at Maddox farm,
on the Squirrel Lever road. the cast
being again made back of Drewrys
farm. The cast in this case was
through Drewry's and Farikners,
through 20 the asylum properly. The
cast was again made at f1shers farm
to check nj Piearaats' ano asA.a
through McHwaine's and Dunlop's
farms to the entrance of the club.
where several hundred people await
ed the arrival of the riders.
The visiting members were Miss
r,sie Lindsay. Mr.. w. O. Young. Mr..
John Aiken Branch, Mr.. James w.
Graves. Mr.. f. d. Harris, DIR. A.
white. Mr.. James Atkinson and Mr..
Erskine Beauford. all OF the Deep
Run Hunt Club, Richmond.
Among those numbered with the
riverside riders we're MIR. and Mrs.
waring, of New Jersey, The hunt
was followed BY delightful recep-i
lion and hop at the Riverside Club
Motor Boat Club.
At the meeting Of the Petersburg
Motor Boat Club Friday evening the
relieving officers were elected for the
ensuing year: Mr.. Carter r. bishop.
commodore; Mr.. W. A. Worth, vice.
commodore; DR.. Joseph p. Osborne,
rear admiral.
This club has an enthus' astic mem
bersnip. They will soon erect hand
some clubhouse. and move the quar-
tery of their fleet near to Pncnhontas
bridge. where will be anchored as
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