The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-04
u. D. c. CHAPTER
ELECTS OFFICERS
Annual Meeting Of Petersburg
Daughters Held in A. p. Hill
Camp Hall.
Times-Dispatch Bureau,
100 North Sycamore Street.
PeterSburc.~Va. ADrIl !:

The annual meeting of Petersburg
Chapter, United Daughters OF the Con
fcderacy, was held this afternoon In
A. 2. Hill Camp Hall, cnd many mat
tiers Of interest were discussed. ON
GERS for the ensuing ear were elected
as follows:
President, Mrs. W. Pryor Jones, Vice
President, Mrs. r. r. Meade; Recording
Secretary. Mrs. j. j. Nclms; Core
spending Secretary. Mrs. j. Wilkes
Madison: Treasurer. Miss lrby Boiling.
The election Of historian and regis-
trar were postponed until a future
meeting,
The report OF the treasurer shows a
balance in the treasury of s135.22. Out
of this balance the chapter Will do.
nate SIS to the Homo for Needy Con-
fedcrate Women in Richmond. S25 TO
the relief fund of the Virginia Dlv;-
sem, U. d. c..
The chapter decided to unvell the
marker erected on the Crater battle
field on the last Friday in April. Col.
William II. Stewart. the ranking Off
Ger Of Mahonc's Brigade, Will deliver
the address on the occasion.
Petersburg Chapter received cigh-
teen new members last month. and
now has a membership or l56. 1t is
one Of the largest and most active
chapters OF the Daughters Of the Con-
federacy In tho State, if not in the
South. and has accomplished a vast
deal of good.
Fine New school RuiidinE.
The two large new public school
buildings, the Lee and The jackson,
erected on West Washington street at
a cost Of nearly 500, 900, Including
sites. buildings and equipment. sill be
opened for pupils at Easter. The Sos
or more children now in the Anderson
School buildings, will be transferred
TO them without breaking the classes.
The NEW schools are of modern archi.
lecture, thoroughly sanitary and pos
sesslng every convenience. Each has
twelve class rooms and a large as
sembly hall. and each is capable or
comfortably accommodating 600 pu-
Pills. This will relieve in a large
measure the congestion in other
schools.
The vacated Anderson building will
be Immediately converted into the uigi.
School. and the present ffigh Schoo.
building Will be devoted to other pur-
poses. the nature Of which will be de-
cidcd later. The Petersburg Grays are
asking the city to convert ii into an
armory.
Death of Venerable Woman.
Mrs. Louisa Watkins Marsh, Il VEN
erablc and esteemed woman. died sun
day afternoon at the home OF iicr
daughter. Mrs. r. r. Spain, on Batter
sea avenue. She was scyenty-one
years old, and is survived by two sons
and " daughters-Robert Il. and 80.
Spain. of this city; Joseph r.. and Mrs.
Charles johnson, OF Chesterfield coun-
tY. The burial took place In the fam.
ily cemetery, in Chesterfield. near Ma
toaea,-this afternoon.
2 Attempted suicide.
Josephine Jones, Il young colorcd
woman, driven by jealousy or sore
disappointment OF some kind, tried to
end her life sunday afternoon in her
home on Gladstone Street, by swai-
lowing iodine. DR.. w. p. Hoy saved
her life by prompt and vigorous pump
ing. -.ie was very Ill FOR awhile.
Rupovcr by AutOrnnbilc
Willie. the seven-ycar-old son OF
William Corlton (colored), living ON
Third street, was run over by an auto
mobile Saturday evening and severely
injured. The small bone Of One OF Ills
legs was broken, and he was ba..y
bruised about the body. The poace