The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-05-25
ONE-DAY SESSION .
Held BY COUNCIL
Daughters Of Liberty Will Meet
Next Year in Alex
andria.
NEW INDICTMENTS PROBABLE
Petersburg Veterans to Take
Part in Memorial Day E&sr-
cises in Richmond.
Times-Dispatch Bureau.
100 North Sycamore Street,

Petersburg. Va. May a.
The state Council. Daughters OF Lib
crty. OF Virginia, after n day OF busy
work. concluded It's labors last night
about e:ao O'Clock, and adjourned to
meet next year In Alexandria. The
session was entirely harmonious. and
ended with delightful spread and
social asse mblage at the Stratford
Hotel. to which the delegates and y!si-
tors marched in a body after, adjourn
ment. '.
in the council were representatives
from the extremes OF the State as ,,,
we'll ns from the central portions.
They came from Chincotea que, on the
east, to Bristol, on the extreme west,
and from Alexandria. on the north 10
the North Carolina border The great
stronghold OF the order is In Richmond
ana Swansboro, where there are over
5000 members. At last evenings sos
sion several proposed amendments to
Inc constitution were considered.
Sudden Denth OF Old Cttf.en M
James q. Perkins. an elderly and
yell known citizen. died yery sudden
OF apoplexy about o'clock last
evening at his residence, on Halifax
street Mr.. Perkins had but a short
while before returned from his dav.s
laoors. and had Just eaton supner with
members OF his family. He arose frorn
the table to take q seat by the win
aoW' when he was stricken ana dted
IN a Few minutes Mr.. Perkins was
a iorner member OF the Board Of Al.
oermen from the Sixth Ward For
many years past he had nlled an i'm
portnnt position at the Dunlop tobncc,,
factory. where he was q trns+ed 49,
iaithrui employe. He was sixty years
oio and is survived by four sons ara
three daughters-John H.. Robnrt
l nomas D.. James e.. Misses Maggie
ana Fannie Perkins. OF this civ and
Mrs. James Halligan, Of Reams. Din.
widdie county. -
ar More Indictment. ProbnbIc.
Judge j. f. West will preside 4, -
Hastings Court Tomorrow, and viii
PROBABLY hear come of the Common
"eailn cases, Judge Mullen bcin p
sun detained In Roanoke 1t Is re-
ported that some new indictments an
the Appomattox Trust Company cases
probably Will be brought before the
grand jury at the present term of.the
court, different In form rom the nre-
Vious ones but alleging the same vio-
lations OF law -
Invitation Accepted. Il
a. Z. Hill Camp of Confederate vet
Grams, at meeting last night. decide ed
to accept the invitation extended ~
*. r. Lee Camp of Richmond to visit
tnat city on May 80 and take mart in
the Confederate Memorial exercises
.here. 1t Is expected that many mem
oers OF the camp will so to Richmond
Commencement Exercises.
me closing exercises of the Southern
Female College will take place on newt
Monday and Tuesday. and will be an
event of great social interest In the
community The final concert and
graduating exercises will be held Tues
n u
presented to the following graduates:
Full graduate-Miss Louise Clements
of Virginia.
Graduates in schools-Nfiss A1arearot
Collins. Miss Ernestine Long and Miss
Agnes Weed, OF Florida Miss Kate
Galusha and Miss Mary Plummer. OF
Virginia; Miss Virginia Leigh, of North
Carolina, and Miss Margaret Williams
OF Maryland. NH
The closing exercises OF Sunnyside
High School. at AIcKenna, In Dfnwiddic
county, were held last evening, with
large attendance OF the patrons of
the school. The features OF the pro-
gram were the fine addresses of P. H.
Drewry, OF this city, and Mr.. Blanton.
OF Richmond. Mr.. Drewry gave a high
~ interesting sketch OF the life and
character OF General William H.
Brodnax, native of Dinwiddie coun-
". who was distinguished figure in
the history of the State in the first
third of the last century.
The closing exercises Of the Peters
burg High School Will be held in the
Academy Of Music June 8. DR.. j. T..
Metcalf, of Richmond College will de-
liver the address. and there will be
fourteen graduates
Personal and otherwise.
Miss Josephine Schwenck. daughter
OIL Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Schwenck
of this city. Will leave for New York
to-morrow whence on Saturday she
will sail for Germany
The seventeen-year iocusts are re-
ported to have made their appearance
in large numbers IN portions OF Prince
George and Dlnwiddie counties south