The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-04-07
CHOOSE NOMINEES
FOR CITY JOBS
Petersburg Councils Meet and Re-
nominate Present Incumbents
With One Exception.
OTHER NEWS OF TOWN
Wednesday Music Club Pleasant
ly Entertained-Elks Hold
Reception-Hop Saturday.
Special to The Richmond vlrginian.,

1 PETERSBURG, VA, Aprli T.
The two branches of the council met
wednesday night for the purpose OF
nominating officers to be elected by
the council Just ]. Mr.. Carter r.
Bishop presided and MIR. G. b. Gill;
clerk of the council. was secretary
| of the session.
All the present city officers were
| nominated for recollection except In
| the case Of Mr.. c. L. Wright. nomi-
mated for collector of city delinquen,
taxes. to succeed Mr.. Walter Kevan,
who was not q candidate for re-elec-
| ton.
! Mr.. George Cameron. Jr., was nomi-
mated for police commissioner 10 suc-
coed Mr. w. H. Cooper, whose term
had expired.
/ Mr.. Mortimer Williams was nomi-
! mated to succeed himself as neffr
! her-of the Gre-eepaEnissienr--
| The following were nominated on
the board of overseers OF the poor:
| First ward--Jan~es NJ. Saunders
John y. Slate.
Pyne.
| ThiTd WAro~~As' w. A-sNA e'A' "
Alley. -, s,.s
Fifth Ward--charles r, Andrews,
IT.. Powell Watson.
sixth ward-John IL Perkins, J. A.
Hanks.
/ Names Enumcrators.
1 Census Enumeration w. A. Lana, or
t blackstone, has appointed the follow
Z trr PafaFEDurR.
widdie county and Prince George
I county:
/ tersburg--Charles ]. Newcomb.
4 william H. Major, colored; William
N. Colson. colored: James y, Basa.
Jr., William +. Clark, colored; III. RI
scott. Alfred w. Harris, colored F.;
THOMAS j. McIiwaine, Louis NJ. Bax-
ter George v. Saunders. Edward III.
Evans, colored; William N. Roper
Henry C. Gregory. Andrew smith
colored; William ID. DIETRICH, FRANK
r. Russell, James p. King, colored;
Joseph c. Brown. colored.
Prince George County-Charles r.
Harrison. George II. sherman, Richard
r. Moody (colored), George A. Darra
colt, f. b. Mccain. John A Blahd
| (colored), Bruce L. Leath.
L uinwldiie county--M. Ross Davis
Robert II. Reams, =. j. j. Bowerst col
ored). j. =. Wyatt, Luther A. Mccoy
(coloredl, Thomas A. Dewshury, Il, j.
| Fletcher (colored), John D. Hammer
DIR. w. r. Drewry, r. b. Shell. FRANCIS
Y. Epes, Arthur Browne, Harris Rags
dale, Emmett w. Johnson tcolored)
Edward Ii. Thomas tcoloredO.
4 Saturday Hop.
AT Riverside Club Saturday after
: noon the usual reception and hop will
, be held from to 1880. Those asked
to serve are Mesdames Waverly VIII
kIns e II. Patterson. ]. w. Seward
H. w Duane. r. w. Prtchard. Nj. j
Rahily, Misses May Claiborne, Alice
Spicer. Clemen Jackson Helen Jackson
Jessie Anderson. Elizabeth Davis ant
. Elizabeth Crawford.
!, A large number of visitors will b.
r present and the occasion promises t.
: be che Of great pleasure.
$ Eks Hold Reception.
= + The Petersburg Lodge of Elks held {
. reception "Wednesday night In theil
. ent. including large number of visit
: ors.
u Delightful music was rendered ant
u the open meeting was much enjoyed
by ali present. This lodge is addini
constantly to Its membership and ha'
enrolled on Its roster the prominen
men Of Petersburg.
Wednesday Club Meets.
The Wednesday Music Club was en-
a tertained Wednesday afternoon By
) Mrs. Harvey Seward in honor OF hcl
a sister, Mrs Board of Washington
d. c., and Miss Rosa Powell, oi
Wake Forest. n. c.
The program for the occasion wa
. from modern composers, as follows
Piano solo. Siegmund's Love Soma
(Wagner), Miss Mary Webb.
Vocal Solo, Goodnight tHGrrisl
I Miss Lucy McIiwaine.
Piano solo. Rhapsodte No. IL,
CLiszt). Mrs. Herbert Talley.
Vocal solo. Sunset Dudley Buck)
4 Mrs. Meyer Saal
J, Violin solo. Berceuse Slave IF. Ne
ruda) German Dance tDittersdorf)
Miss Sally Meachem.
Z Vocal solo, Sometimes Wonde
y (woodforde Finden): June tBeache)
d Miss Julia Wright
< Piano solo. Etude Meiodiqu'
e (schvtle), Mrs. George Plummer.
: Vocal solo, L'Obstination tFoun
: teaualler); Jeunnes Ftllettes (Wicker
= linz. Mrs, Rosenstock.
Piano solo, Gounod's Serenad'
. Iange). Miss Ann Belle Patterson
Vocal solo. Two Greek Songs. from
Canoes tLehman). Miss Jean Trigs
4 The house was beautifully decorate,
In cut flowers and palms. Delightful
refreshments were served.
Among those prasert were Mrs
4 Archie Martin, Mrs. Hugh jackson
: Mrs. Tartton Heath. Mrs. T.. A lob
! ertson. Mrs. II. l., Mat;itl. Mrs. JOSEPH
Seward, Mrs. John Moylur. Mira. Craw
ford, Mias Crawford. New York
Misses Ethel Pitcher. Louise Banks
Nan james. Nellie Wiitchprne, Mrs
Z. Carter Myers. Mrs. Jauics Ruffin.
The next meeting will be hold with
i. Mrs. William Hodges Mann in tn,
i Executive Mansion. Richmond.
Escapes, Soon Recapturcd.
Junous Green, prisoner In tn
DinwiddIe county jail. escaped severa
> days ago by removing large ston
, from the building with heavy piec
> OF iron.
Six hours after his escape 6herii
6laiusha and Deputy Sherin Epe
found the negro prisoner at the HON
OF his sister, about Ave miles fror
!. the courthouse.
Gr@an was serving n six months