The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-06-07
News of South Richmond


, combined memorial day. and so salts
factory was the comparison OF this
one with the custom OF former years
OF each organization having its indi-
vidual memorial day, thai It seems en-
tirely probable that the observa ton
of this joint memorial day will be-
come u fixed custom in the future. AT
least, this Is the idea OF the orIgina-
tors of the plan. and steps Will he
taken to make the union OF Southside
lodges for this occasion a permanent
one. f
Funeral of Mrs. Williams.
The funeral of Mrs Mary E. Will
l!nms, of. Chesterfield county. who died
Sunday afternoon in the home of her
sister. Mrs NJ. NJ. Paclni, of 900 De-
catur Street. was conducted yesterday
afternoon at 1890 o'clock from the
West End Methodist Church. The In.
torment was made in Maury Cemetery.
| She was the wife of ]. u. Williams,
VINO lives ON the River Road, between
Forest Hill and Granite, y short while
i,efore her death she was brought TO
South Richmond, In the hope that local
physicians could successfully cope with
her malady. but her death resulted.
Manual Training Exhibit.
pie interested In work among children
took advantage yesterday of the free
exhibition Of drawing and manual
training work, held In the Powhatan
School. to see the result of the years
work of the South Richmond school
children. There were several members
OF the teaching staff Of the South Rich
mond schools on hand TO explain tho
! exhibits to the visitors. and great sur.
I ,trA
by young hands
$3.50 o'clock, opening at $40 this af
ternoon. Admission is free to all. To.
| morrow evening and night, during the
same hours. an exhibition OF the work
done by the colored school children Of
South Richmond will be held In the
same building, and all colored people
are Invited to inspect the exhibit.
Democratic Club to Meet.
! According to the by-laws adopted
| at the last meeting Of the Washington
Ward Democratic Club, a regular meet
| Ing of this organiza ton will be held
| Friday night at S o'clock In the court
| room OF the Hastings Court, Part ?.
! y generous attendance of the members
is expected, In view of the matters to
come before the club.
The most important question to be
considered at this meeting, and one
! that Is certain to be brought up, is the
| advsability of inviting the four can
.'idatcs in the United States senatorial
race to speak before the voters OF
South Richmond under the auspices
| of the club. The subject was brought
| up at the last meeting, but on motion
was put aside for future consideratl on
| There seems to be quite party In
| the. club opposed to Issuing the invi,
| tations on account OF the necessarily
| heavy expense that would be attached
TO such a move. In addition to enter.
tanning the speakers. the member:
would feel that some sort OF parad.
should be arranged for each, but thi:
/; feature may he abandon ed
! IN this connection, IL motion was pro
posed at the last meeting that all the
candidates should be invited to speat
on the same night. but doubt was ex.
pressed to whether conflicting en-
/! gagements would not prevent the can
didates from accepting.
permanent place OF meeting is alst
10 be chosen. a COMMITTEES having bee,
appointed to look into the matter
4 Cinssicst of All.
Not content with having the class
lest station house in the three polio
districts Of the city, Captain Wrigh
and his men have been seized so VIC
lently by the City Beautiful movement
or the artistic uplift campaign tina
they have laid out ground in the bacl
yard of the station house .vorked owe
II with spade and trowel and plantc
seed IL what is fondly expected |,
blossom into a flower garden. vi
Fl Just at the present time the natroI
men don't look torwa I'd with any hun
serins glance toward their hour in III
mouse Come 10 think of it, wallsin
) me peat Is easier than manicuring a
embryo flower garden in the sun.
Nov that the electricity has been Gu
In and the warm oil lamps throw
away. the station house is the neates
!. thlng In town. The latest acouisitio
isa big ceiling electric fan. that cool
p things off when the wind is not blow
: ms. As soon as The sidewalk an
! driveway are laid the station hous
Y VIII be entirely finished, and the force
e ready To receive visitors
Pcrsonni nnd General.
. After being in the hospital sine
J, christmas from wounds received in .
eApiosion of can OF gasolene, Robe,
Irego a we'll known youth of Sout
: flchmond. was brought 10 his hon
Yesterday, and viii probably be- roar
q to work Within The next three week
g lhe burns proved most obstinate. an
a from what was at first expected TO /
81 ohiy short confinement, TreEo's STA
IN me hospital dragged out in,
;months.
q The Ladies' Aid Society or the Clio,
a ton Street Baptist Church will me.
ms afternoon In the home OF Mrs. /
III III Cole, of Swansboro
81 the Baptist Young Peoples Unio
y OF the Cambridge street Banti,
n Church gave most enjoyable sci.
last night for tho p,an,h.rs'. 80