The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-04-28
WAGE GOOD FIGHT
ON TUBERCULOSIS
ASSOCIATION MEETS, ELECTS oEFi~
GERS AND DIRECTORS AND
RECEIVES REPORTS.
TO BRIDGE THE MATOACA
MAYOR CAMERON ORDERS EN-,
FORCEMENT Of FIRE ESCAPE Or
DTNANCE--MEM0RI TABLET
UNVEILED BY MISS MeGILL.

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.J
PETERSBURG, VA, April as.----
me annual meeting of the Peters,
burg Anti-Tuberculosis Association
neid Thursday night resulted In the
reelection of the officers, the cleo
ton of board of directors and the
reading of the annual reports.
The following are the officers: Pres
ident, ii. $. Seward: first vice-presi~
dent, DR. w G. Taylor: second Vice.
president Mrs. W. u. McKenney;
rer, Mr.. w. II. Armstrong. The
boad of directors are as follows: Mr..
/. r. Heath. chairman. NJ. w. r.
Mckenney, Mr.. w. IL. Frey Mr.. f.
+. Parsons. Mr.. w NJ Lewis, Mr..
Il. c, Kent, Mr.. Hatcher $. Seward,
Mr., II. O. Egerton. Mr.. Jacob Savage,
Or. w. f. Drewry, Rev. r. q. Scott,
Mrs. Leila Hamilton. Mrs. +. j. c.
Collins, Mrs. j. J, Lawrence, Mrs
Marion Moon, Mrs w F. Drewry,
Mrs. SOL Cooper. Mrs. Michael Rahiiy.
Mrs, Jacob Savage, Mrs. r. s. GIN,
Mrs w. X. Mckinney, Mrs Hatcher
Seward Executive board: Dr. Drew
~. Mrs Leila Hamilton, Mrs, f. C.
Kent. MIR. Jacob Savage. Mrs. j. j.
Lawrence.
DIR. Drewry, chairman of the execu.
tive committee. reported that the in
stttut1on had in the six weeks since
opening nine patients. one had died.
two had left voluntarily and six re-
main. With one or two exceptions,
all had improved. one patient has in
creased seventeen pounds in weight
In six weeks and the disease seems
to have been arrestd, nr. Drewry
states tho institution Is we'll equipped
M f43rA s.bt ..S VI, Ne,,.
persons. The running expenses OF
the hospital ia s275 month.
The report of MIR. w. f. Armstrong
fs as follows. Receipts-Cash for
building fund, s2.ss5.s5: cash FROM
notes discounted, $1,000 cash from
membership. sss2.e5: cash from ely
OF Petersburg. $1,000 Total. ss.5es.
nisbursements-Bu Building and repairs,
s7.44b; furnishings and equipments
s197,2o: light. sewers and heating.
sI.o3tS4; maintenance, sAas.34: ball
anoe on hand, s4s4.62. Total dis
hurse ments ss56S.
Mr.. Davis To hi. Judge.
Mr., Arthur Kyle Davis, president os
the Southern Female College, has az.
copted an invitation To become a Judge
at the Intercollegiate .oratorieal con-
test to be held at the University oc
Virginia Wednesday. May s. Six
Southern colleges compete In the con-
test. Following the contest n Tecep-
ton Win be rendered To ths orators
and Judges h. the Delta Sigma Rho
fraternity.
Bridge Compan, Chartered.
4hs Aataaea Fridge Company. Of
Petersburg, has been eharteresfe by
tho state Corporation Commission.
The following officers have been elect
cd President, John A, Seay. az Ma
toacn: Vice President H. A. Holt. OF
Maiosca The board OF directors ara
wen known fetersburg~rs. and ETH
zens Of Matoaca. Capital "a fixed a,
so. oo0. minimum, The purpose of IN.
corporation Is to construct a bridge
across the appomattox river from Ma
toaca 10 ferndale Park
Enfore trtfinancss
Mayor ameron has sent a letter ~
ssst- board eft poitysa commissioners A.
reeuhs mat tho ordinance regarding
IRE escapes ~ more strictly enforced.
me ordnance requires that all build
fngs OF three stories or more usad "a
schooihouses. office buildings, the
aIasa y t'fh situIrs. factories. etc re
equipped win itre escapes approved
by the proper officials.
Marker h Unveiled
n" marker censsaa sssssrsAtsszs -. ,a,.
charge OF Mafrone's brigade WAS ms
Teiied FRIDAY at O'Clock on tbs
Crater field. The unyeiling alaar.'s.
was delivered by Colonel W. III. Stew
art 81 Portsmouth. The marker WA.
Gill. W.T.
Small Death Rate.
ihe report of the health ,fenar,.
ment OF Petersburg shows that thera
sere deaths in the city during
~. ~ - OK ~ THESE We're nonresidents.
This number of deaths ia .y,.ua
Inan that OF any April for the naxt
diphtheria. OK