The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-18
EAST HANOVER
PREsbYTERY meets
LARGE ATTENDANCE on SESSION
OF BODY GATHERED IN
PETERSBURG.
THE ALDERMEN SAY NAY
AGAIN VOTE AGAINST THE PIR-
CHASE OF FIRE FIGHTING
PHERNALIA-ELECT
vEsTRYMEN.

Especial 10 The Richmond Nirginian.l
PETERSBURG. VA, April IS
East Hanover Preseytery convened
Monday night in the Second Presoyte-
rian church. There are many dele
gates In attendance, including those
from Richmond. Fredericksburg,
Blackstone, Ashland, Chester and 9TH
er points in Eastern Virginia There
are forty three churches and thirty
FIVE ministers within the limits OF the
preseytery. which extends from Fred
ericksburg on the north to the Caro-
lima line On the south. The session
YVES called 10 order by the moderator
Rev. frank Gherka, of the First b.
hemlan church OF Prince George coun-
~. The opening invocation was OF
Tered BY Kew. Russell Cecil, OF the
Second Presbyterian church of Rich
nond. Rev. James \. Fair Of the
Westminster church OF Richmond, was
elected moderator. Rev ". s. Camp
bell was reelected stated clerk, ana
as assistants Messrs. X. IL. Gillian
AMI J. II. Reed, both of Richmond
were chosen. Rev. Mr.. Cherka preach
ed the presbyterian sermon on The
Image of Christ, or, How We May
Become Lake Him. The presbyterian
communion was administered by Rev.
Calvin Stewart, Of Richmond. The
presbytery reconveHeo Tuesday morn
ing at $3.50 o'clock for business,
The ministers present are as fol-
lows: W. {. Campbell Richmond;
Russell Cecil. Richmond; James y.
Fair, Richmond; ]. J. FIX, Richmond !,
+. +. Jones, Brunswick. u. Clay Lilly.
Richmond; F.. T. McFaden. Rich
mond; NJ. Il. Porter. Richmond: }.
Calvin Stewart. Richmond; Frank
Uherka, Prince George; S. X. Winn.
Petersburg. Charles X. Stribling. Pc
tersburg; u. II. Rolston. Petersburg,
The elders present include w. +.
Thweatt, Bot Memorial church; X.
w. Hail, Chester, K. II. Gillian,
Church OF the Covenant, Richmond;
Frank Schavat First Bohemian
church, Prince George; S. c. Harri-
son. Fredericksburg; j. II. Reed, Gin
ter Park. Richmond: j. II. Moore, He
bron; A. c. Bruce. Hoge Memorial,
Richmond; r. +. Rennie. Amelia. X.
S. Robertson. Nouoway. Blackstone,
w. c.. Cosby, Overlook. Barton
Heights: w. w. Hobson. Powhatan,
w. s. Robinson, First church. Rich
mond; NJ. NJ. GILLIAN. Second church,
Richmond; Stanley Reed, Third
church, Richmond: X. ". Miles, West
minister church, Richmond: James T..
Banks. Tabb Street, Petersburg.
Aldermen Reject Improvement.
The board of aldermen at spe-
eial meeting Monday night rejected
the new proposition for improvement
of the fire department. The scheme
Of improvement turned down differed
some weeks ago In that the item oi
$1,000 for new alarm system wa.
stricken out and other items clint.
mated, reducing the total about one.
half the sum of the first. After
the defeat of the proposition Mon
day night, Alderman Poole Offered
one providing for new alarm sys-
tenn, the employment of twenty min
ute men; the purchase of a fuel wag.
on and four cutoff MOBILES. Thi.
was referred to the finance commit
tee.
Those who voted Monday night fol
the improved fire department We're
Messrs. Koenig, Moore, Andrews
Pugh. Friend and Quarles. Those
who voted against IT were Messrs
Poole. Hawkins, Kidd. Donnan. Har'
veil, MeCaleb. Requiring two.
ed Just what fate Mr. Poole's new
proposition VIII meet cannot be con.
occurred. The license tax ordinanc.
as passed by the lower branch wal
eoncurred In by the aldermen.
Elect Vcstrymen,
The congregation Of ST. Paul.,
church Monday elected vestrymen 70,
the ensuing year All the present
vestrymen wtre Reelected AT a
meeting of the congregatio of Grace
Episcopal church Monday night the
following ves,rymen were elected: T
+. KNOCK. K. w .Rainey. F. H,
Heinemann, p. NJ. Parkinson, John
Moyler, William L.. thinner. Wayeri,
Wilkins X. E. Lunsford. T, +. Par.
son, E. A. Robertson, X. w Prich-
ard. Jr,. and Walter E Eanes.
Percy Cottrcil Injured,
Percy Cottrell. a messenger boy en-
ployed by the Postal Telegraph Com
pany was seriously injured Monday
afternoon when thrown from his
wheel while riding along Canal street
Just what caused the boy to be thrown
Is not known. but he was rendered
unconscious by the fail. He was taken
to the Petersburg hospital and was
treated by Or. w. r. Hoy.
Newsy Notes
The Second Baptist church la being
crowded to listen 10 the revival ser
vices which are being conducted by
Rev Fred w. Moore. the pas,er :.
Rev, J. r. Johnson, of Richmond
Is assisting the pastor in conducting
the services.
At the parsonage OF the West Street
Methodist church Monday morning
Miss Cora Estclle Upton became the
bride of Mr.. Charles Harrison, the
ceremony being performed by Rev.
Lloyd G. Moore.
Miss Nellie NJ Sullivan and Mr..
W. J Raftery were married In Wash
tngton Monday at st Patrick's church
by Rev. Father Carroll