The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-02-25
TRAVELLERS Dine
IN COCKADE CITY
FEAST OF FoOD AND FLOOD OF
MUSIC ARRANGED FOR PET
ERsBURG DRUMMERs.
Mr.. BAUGH POSTMASTER
SEVERAL SPEECHES TO DE HEARD
MIR. LEON CLARK INJURED
OTHER ITEMS OF IN
TEREST.
TER EST.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
PETERSBURG. VA, FEB. 2o.-The
second annual banquet of Petersburs
Council, United Commercial Travel
Iers, will be held tonight in the
otratford hotel at O'Clock. Speclai
music has been arranged and
tempting supper will be provided. An
enjoyable evening is expected. 10
sether with the members of the or
sanization, the laules are invited ~
ue present.
Mr.. Walter T. Baugh will preside
and Introduce the speakers. DR.. Geo
II. Booker will RESPOND to the toast
Our Ladies'" MIR. r. IL. Mann
| Commemorative attorney of PEERS
burg, will tell of The Kissing Aouns
salesman" THE United Commercial
travellers" will be the SUBJECT of the
coast of Mr.. Waiter Edward HARM.
| The Petersburg Council has been
| an active organization since II was
esta blshed here, and continues To
Increase in membership. There VIII.
be a large number Initiated Tonight
| Mr.. Leon Clarke, N<ose home Ii
! in Dinwiddie county, and who IL en-
| pIoyed by the Atlantic Coast Lane
| railway. was painfully injured fri-
| Jay afternoon.
| He was on his way home. and in
| attempting to board a freight train
on the Seaboard Air Line near the
! Dunlop Street station, fell. striking
heavily on railroad sill. lie was
taken to the Petersburg hospital
To Equip school
| The Kent FURNITURE Company mas
| been awarded the contract for fur
nishing the equipment of the Robert
Il. Lee school and Stonewall Jack
| 70 m IL fIDH
contract price Is approximately So
500.
The contract was given the lowest
bidder
MIR. II. Weiss. a we'll known mer-
chant on Halifax street. was taken
suddenly i'll Tuesday morning with
| appendicitis. He was subsequently
taken to the tteterspurg hospital
where he was operated Upon by DTS
Jones. McGiIl and Beckwith.
The following program will be rem
dered at the Market street Methodist
church Sunday night by the male
chorus; Song of the Soldier. McGran-
nagan; male quartet, Some Blessed
Day. Nevin; male chorus, Christ Re-
ceiveth Sinful Men. Ell Nathan: male
chorus, Seek We the Lord. Baum
bach.
First tenors-H E. Wright and
Aug. Wright. Jr. Second tenors-J
b. Taliaferro and DR.. X. III. Wright
First bass--J. B. Hodsden and G. c
Wright. Second bass--R. 3. Stiles, c
: Il. Evans and c. l., Guthrie.
Had Virginia Relatives. ,.e4
Captain Lawrence Larkin, of Den
Yer. Col. died in that city OF pneu
monia Wednesday. aged IA years. His
wife was Miss Annie Speers. Of Din.
widdie county, daughter of the late
]. w. Speers. Messrs. j. w. and K
f. Speers, OF Dinwiddie county are
brothers-in-law OF the deceased.
Mr.. n. P Gatling. of Lynchburg
secretary of the Virginia State Bank
ers' Association. and who was elected
Friday as assistant cashier OF tbs
Chatham Phoenix National Bank. OF
New York city, was formerly a resi-.
dent of Prince George county. resid
ing near Petersburg. He Is widely
known in this city and surrounding
counties. The position of which Mr.
Gatlin has been elected is an import.
ant one.
Mrs. William Il. Badger is seriously
i'll at her residence on Liberty street
Sam Crocher. negro. who serious
ly shot his wife some days ago, wa.
on Friday sent on to the Hastings
Court by Justice Plummer.
~ X" is not believed the woman viii
recover.