The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-24
South Richmond Bureau.
The line Dispatch.
1920 Hull Street.

r .se.l.. | HHOHe MANSON 10. r
The District Conference Of the Wo-
mans Foreign Missionary Society or
the Methodist Church. to be held to-
morrow In the Central Methodist
church, will bring together a number
of well-informed n interesting
speakers and a large crowd of dele
gates. The South Richmond Metho-
dists are very much pleased over the
holding of the conference In the South
side. and plan TO entertain the dele
gates lavishly.
There will be two sessions and a
special sermon ct night. The morning
session will begin at $3.50 O'Clock and
the afternoon session ct an hour TO be
announced later. The Rev. Henry C.
Pfeiher. pastor of the Central Metho-
dist Church. Will deliver the special
sermon to the body at S o'clock to-
morrow night. Mrs. W. b. Newell, dis
trict secretary. Will preside over the
deliberations of the conference.
An unsual feature of his years
meeting Will be the lunch to be served
by the women OF the Central Church
at noon.
Among the prominent speakers to
address the conference will be Mrs. w.
B, Southall. OF Norfolk. president of
the Woman's Foreign Missionary So
ciety of Virginia: Mrs. Lee Britt. OF
suffolk, the only woman member of the
Missionary Council of Bishops, and.
Miss Blanks. of Petersburg. superin-
tendent Of Young Peoples Work.
Methodists OF South Richmond and
others interested in the foreign mis-
sionary movement are cordially invited
to attend the sessions of the confer
ence.
After JOY Riders.
The war OF the Chesterfield county
officers against the joy riders ard
speeders who have been driven to the
south side of the river for their dan
gerous sport on account OF the activity
OF the north side police has assumed
real proportions and promises to be-
come remunerative to the county TN
less the speeders take warning.
County Officer Jarrells patrol of the
Petersburg Pike Sunday afternoon
netted the downfall of four drivers
who carried excess speed along the In
vitin9 reaches of the interurban pike.
The officer failed to flag the speeders.
but he caught their numbers. and
Squire Cheatham filled out the war
rants yesterday. The offenders will
have a hearing on Friday morning ir
the Oak Grove Court.
Others Hodnded Up.
During his Sunday operations Of4cer
Yarrell also rounded up Louis Htter,
a confectioner and soft drink dspen-
ser of ~Swansboro. on the chnrg, OF do
ing business on the Sabbath. This Is
punishable by heavy fine II Chester
field, Ritter will appear be1ore Magis-
tratc Cheatham Friday incoming.
"A warrant was issued yesterday by
Magistrate Chcatham for the arrest of
Preston Wells, charged with cracking
Il beer bottle over tn. Uranium of Will
liam Brown last Sunday. He will have
a chance to explain Ira the Oak Grove
Court Friday.
no liz Dlg Event.
IfHthc plans Of the Rev. j. 7. Haley
do not fail the cornerstone laying of
the new stockton Street Baptist
Church will be unusually impressive
elaborate. While full arrange
ments fer the ceremony ha We not jcen
perfected. it is expected that
nert will be made the early part OF
EeXt week.
The contractor has promised MIR.
Haley thut the cornerstone will be
ready to be lifted in its place by June
3. n this day has been settled upon
as tho date for the exercises. On nc
count Of the heat the exercises will
at $50. The program will
includc several speeches, Masonic rcre-
many and some music.
In order that the cornerstone lay
| ing might he doubly Impressive Mr..
Haley did not a any exercises to
mark the breaking of ground on the
new editice.
Citizens Complain.
Unless more notice of the grand
iury's report. ordering the Street
! Cleaning Department and the Health
Department to quit dumping refuse at
Eleventh and Stockton Streets is taken
than has been given that document UP
ITO this time. the residents in the yicin-
ity OF tho dump will carry the matter
into court and AXE civil action.
Instead OF needing the report OF he
grand jury the Street Department has