The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-09-17
WILL CEIEDRATE
BLAhDF0RD DAY
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Sunday-school Union Association
Plans Elaborate Programme
For Exercises.
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ALL CHURCHES ASSIST
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Use of Common Cups at School
Discontinued Because Of Dip
theria--Other Items.
ALL CHURCHES ASSIST

! Especial to The Richmond yirginian.)
PETERSBURG, VA, Sept. ia
Sunday school union association meet
ing will be held tomorrow after
noon at 3:3o O'Clock in the High
Street Methodist church. 1t Ia TO be
known as Blandford Day in Metho-
dist congregations, as a special effort
is to be made to assist Biandford
church in the erection of the new
church building
All Methodist churches In Peters
burg, Ettrick and Matoaca win be rep
resented by practically full schools
The program has been arranged by
MIR. Isham r. Dyer. superintendent
of High Street school, with the assist
ance OF the other superintendents MIR.
w. r. Smithey win preside and Mr..
James !. Joyner will record the min
utes.
The following program will be rem
dered:
Opening hymn, by all the schools
"Blest Be the Tie That Binds"
Repeating the Creed, led by Bland
ford school.
Prayer. +. W. Tucker, Market Street
school
Calling the roll.
Solo, Miss Susie Alley. Wesley school
Chorus Ettrick school.
Solo. My Mothers Prayer Professor
Carlo Mora, High Street school
Reports, Including contributions of
day to Biandford building fund.
Chorus. Matoaca school.
Violin duet, Jesus Leads" Profess
sor Carlo Mora, Captain w p. Beas-
ley and Mr.. r. p. Rowland. High
street school.
Solo, Close to Thee" Miss Bessie
Wilson. Market Street school.
Duet, Misses Wells sand Irwin, West
Street school.
Male quartet. Washington Street
school.
Anthem, High Street school.
Address, The Moral outlook OF the
Sunday School Teacher, Rev. f. K.
| Chernault.
Closing hymn, Onward. Christian
Dismissal prayer. Mr. w. A. Will
/ hanson.
State Manager Latham, woodmen Of
the World OF Norfolk. has been max
ing official visitation this week to the
lodges In this district. He finds them
all in fourishing condition.
The Petersburg District Baptist AS
sociaticn, which has been In session
during the past week at High Hills
Baptist church, near Jarratts, adjourn
ed Thursday. Thomas Memorial
church, at Drewrysville, was Sc
lected as the next meeting place, and
rev X w. White was appointed to
deliver the annual sermon Discus
sion of home missions was a feature
of the closing session.
Odd EelloWs nssaaarf
| Mr.. James b. Blanks, grand repre-
sentative to the Sovereign Grand
Lodge Of Odd Fellows. left Petersb,irs
FRIDAY afternoon for Atlanta to at
tend that grand body. He was Joined
In Petersburg by Grand Secretary r.
Wiley Davis and Mr.. Charles Pohlig.
representing Virginia Odd Fellows.
/ both of Richmond. They viii be In
Atlanta for about one week
A large crop of peanuts will be har-
vested In the counties adjoining Pc
tersburg this year. This fs the pr,n-
cipai crop of this section, and doubt
less the farmers will f1nd their seasons
work very profitable
The handsome building to be uti-
med as an agricultural high school Mt
1hester Is fast approaching compile
! tion' 1t is large req brick structure
ana Is commodious. The purposes
OF the school are to give pupils arri.
cultural training and general academic
instruction. The school In situated
about ten. miles from Petersburg.
ON account of the prevalence of
dipntheria and the presence of other
! contagious diseases, the board 81
health has forbidden the use of com
mon drinking cups or dippers In the
public schools of Petersburg. When
| school opens next week each pupiI
viii be required TO provide himself
I with an individual drinking Gun untn
fountains are Installed. The school
board Ia working diligently to get these
put in and to have all sanitary pre-
cautions taken possible.
Charles Jones. alias Willie Whitaker
| colored, was arrested in Petersburr
Thursday night by Chief OF Police
Ragland and Detectives Heelan ana
Eahes. Jones, whose real name ts
( whitaker. has resided in Petershure
several years and is we'll known in
police circles. He has served severai
terms In jail for petty ofYenses. bu,
was never suspected until recently Of
being fugitive from justice. IA
was sentenced to four years on thA
county roads In North Carolina ana
had served two years when he escaned
He Will be held for the Carolina an.
thorities.