The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-12
News Of South Richmond

an almost unanimous vote by the
Washington Ward Democratic Club at
us ocular meeting held In Fraternnl
HAL last night:
BE II resolved, That the Washing
ton Ward Democratic Club desires to
put Itself on record as favoring the
administrative board plan, and the re-
duction OF the number of members In
the municipal bodies as demonstrated,
but also that they unequivoculiy OPP
pose tho plan to reduce the number OF
our representatives In the city Council
and Board OF Aldermen be requested
and Instructed to use every effort to
defeat every proposition to reduce
number of wards as now Advocated"
The meeting, which drew the largest
crowd since annexation, was presided
over by Carter c. Jones. the president
OF the club. He stated the objects OF
the meeting. and as the Washington
Ward delegation in the Board of AL
dermen, VINO were requested to be
present. We're conspicuous by their abb
sence, introduced Councilman Jacob
Umlauf as the principal speak err. Mr..
Umlauf expressed his regret that the
whole OF the citizens of the greater
the Southsiders had done. His speech
voiced the general trend of thought OF
his hearers.
Short talks were made by Il. d..
Nichols, james Bradley, Wills c. Pull
liam. w. V. Workman, D. l. Toney,
Allen Pettigrew. r. L. Jones and Carter
=. j Jones. I... -#.s
Near the close of the meeting Alder
men Perdue and Patram made their
appearance. and were heartily in favor
OF the steps. taken by the club.
vote OF thanks to II. II. Shifflot
and Allen Pettigrew. secretaries to
the club and the Business Mems Asso-
ciation. and walter L. Du VAL clerk
of the. Hastings Court. Part 2, was
ing letters TO all citizens of the South
side reminding them to pay their
capitetion taxes.
In Police Court.
On charge OF shooting crap. Henry
Marshall, Edward Harding, W. NJ. Gal
leSer and L. IL. Williams. young white
men, who were caught red handed sun
DAY evening 10y Officers Wescott and
Naymack, were each fined SO and
COSTS.
The men were having hot game
IN barber shop, conducted by VIII
liams at zoos HUI street. Wescott,
murinured eXclamations and called up
the Third Police station for assistance.
The officers guarded each entrance.
and, Waymack entering the rear door.
walked In just In time 10 siao = S25
pot.
Nora Branch. colored. charged with
being drunk. was assessed $3.50 and
costs. The Branch woman was ar
the burning of the negro tenement at
Fifteenth and Hull Streets on the
night OF December 2.
Class Adoption.
The largest class adoption ever held
by lodge on the Southsde was con-
Quoted last night by lndianola Tribe,
Improved order OF Red Men. when
thirty-fivc new members were taken
in. This large number resulted from
contest between two teams Reds
and Blues. in which tho former was
the winner BccaLNe OF the duty In
initiating this large number of men,
the feast, which must be provided by
the loser, will be held next week.
Anybody Here Seen PETE
pet" Is lost and all efforts OF the
members of the police of the Third
District have failed to locate him. lie
was last seen about the time cold
wca Their set In near the Third Police
Station. where he has been hanging out
for over year. His loss is most keon
ly felt by Sergeant Peterfield Vest
who was, perhaps. his best friend. Ii
anybody sees stray toad answering
TO the name of pet" he will confer y
| great favor on the sergeant by re-.
turning him safely to the protection OF
the force. .
TO compensate Sergeant Vest for his
loss, another old friend has turned up
in the person OF "Mousie." stunted
rat. which was . pct OF the aergean,