The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-24
SUBSCRIBE $1,000
FOR fAlR STOCK
Petersburgers Readily Put Up
Spondoolicks to Make Ex-
hibition a Success.
CLUB HOLDS RECEPTION
Capt.. Woods Son Falls on Barb
ed Wire and Gets ':All Stuck
Up'--Other Items.
CLUB HOLDS RECEPTION

Especial tn The Richmond V'rginianD
PETERSBURG, VA, Sept. a4.-At a
meeting of the Southside Virginia Elk
hibit Association. held Friday night
in the hall of thp Chamber OF Com
merce. sl.c00 stock was subscribed To-
the Agricultural Fair,
The directors were Instructed to pro-
coed immediately with all necessary
arrangements for the exhibition. in Pc
tersbnrg October =, 2s and 20
The fair win be held this year In
Moore's and Virginia warehouses. as
the buildings could not be erected in
time at the Riverside Clubs grounds.
For this purpose tho Council Of the city
had subscribe $4,000
AT the meeting Friday night. CAPITA. IN
T. +. Heath, president of the Cham
Der of Commerce. presided. and Mr.
r.. Gordon tfnney ser-sed as secre-
tary. The temporary organization was
made permanent one and the follow
ing officers were chosen. President. j.
Mel. Ruttin vice president e b. Sgd
nor, secretary and treasurer. r. Cor
don finney; collector, Charles F,
Grossman; aad tine following directors.
" W. @GdtNPAs ID -NablpIs ~ mCl
Ruffin r. Gordon Finney.
Mr. r, Gordon Finney attended the
meeting of the baseball magEates at
Newport News and Norfolk Friday.
leaving Petersburg in the morning and
returning in 1.-The afternoon,
70 Riverside Club will hold lis usual
Saturday afternoon reception from s
to 7:S0. Those asked tn serve are
Mesdames NJ. G. Hall. r. II, Patterson.
Ia AfrtH
Seward, W. w Thomas. Misses Mar
garet thinner, Jean Trigg. Nan Roper,
Annie Gin. j. A. e. McIiwaine and Lee
liza McCandlish
Takes a Tumble.
Lyman. the eight year old son Of
Captain Woods. OF the Salvation Army.
was painfully injured rs falling from
a tree upon pill, OF barbed wire while
picking apples, His hand and arm were
badly cut, necessitating several stitches
being taken.
Monday the bank at Disputanta viii
be opened. The capital stock is SIS
600. Senator A. r. Hobbs, or Prince
George. Ia the president
4 beautiful reception was held FRI
day night from 5 To IL O'Clock al the
parochia residence of Ray Father
0Farreil. on Market street. adjoining
st. Joseph's Catholic church. The oc-
twenty fifth anniversary Of Father
o'F'arreil's passionate in Petersburg.
To this reception Catholic and nom
Catholic friends had been invited. The
waikway TO the residence was brill
Iiantly Illuminated with electric lights
and within the home was tnstefully
decorated with palms. growing plants
and cut dowers.
Father O'FarrelI was assisted in re-
ceiving by Messrs. Frank III. Dalton,
p. II. wells. William J. Rahily. Edwin
M. Clements and James H. Bailey,
Thehf were aided in the reception by "A
committee Of ladies. headed by Mrs. j.
J. Hanrahan, who served delightful re-
freshments. Kessiich's orch' stra. of
Richmond. furnished music.
Prominent among the citizen who
: were present were Mayor George Cam
eron. Alexander Hamilton. r. +. Heath.
General Stith Boiling, George :. Ber-
rard and r. p. Barhan.
Several non Catholic ministers of Pc
fersbarg attended, and Catholic minis
tiers of Richmond and Lynchourg were
also present,
The religious celebration takes place
Sunday morning at 1880 o'clock. when
solemn high mass will be observed, at
which time Rev. Father Coleman. of
Richmond, viii deliver an address.