The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-28
+. II. Drewry Becomes Prcsi-
dent-Smoker Follows
Business Meeting.
TO NAME CONVENTION DATE
Democratic City Central Com
mittec Soon Will Mcet-Othcr
News Notes.
The Timcs-Dispstch Bureau.
Dollingbrook street.
(phOnc 1881

Petersburg. Va. April -.
Al the annual meeting Of thcPeters-
burg Club held last n,Ght In tho club
rooms on West Tabb street, officers
for the year were elected as follows:
President. p. II. Drcwry: Vice.Prcsi-
dent A. *. Davis; Secretary and
Treasurer. ". W. Towncs. The hoard
of directors Is composed OF these Of
iicers. and JOS. W. Seward, Chss r.
Plummer, l.. a. Patterson hold overs.
and John j. jolly. Jos. Il. Prince, Il.
Boiling Wilcox, VI. {. Jackson and
DIR. Moylar Field. now members. \
smoker was given after the business
meeting. and pleasant social even
Ing was passed.
Dinwiddie Democratic Convention.
Tho DinwiddIe Democratic Conven-
ton TO elect delegates to the State
convention In Norfolk will meet at
tho County Courthouse on Monday at
IL O'Clock. Delegates to this convcn-
tion were elected day in the yar!-
GUS districts. The county is entitled
to seven delegates In the State oon-
reHtion. and while sentiment. seems to
favor Harmon for President. IL IS be-
licved the delegation to Norfolk will
go uninstructed.
AT the meeting to-day AT the New
Hope precinct. a. Watkins presided.
v,
c. +. Smith and j. " Old were elected
delegates to tho county convention,
without instructions.
Democratic CITY Convention.
A meeting OF the Democratic City
Central Committee will be held tho
latter part OF next week. TO name the
date for holding a city convention.
which Will elect nipe delegates 10
the State convention at Norfolk.
Ward meetings Will be called to
choose delegates TO the city convcn-
tion the evening before the meeting
OF that body. These meetings viii be
more largely attended than usual. for
the reason that the supporters OF
Woodrow Wilson desire TO send an
instructed delegation to Norfolk,
while many Democrats oppose in
structions. This may bring about the
onerinG OF two sets of delegates 10
bc voted for In each ward
Death of Chrst~rHeidian.
William Y. Lundee. a well-known ana
respected citizen of Chesterfield county.
died last night at his h5me. abou, thre.
miles from Petersburg. He sustained
stroke OF paralysis last September.
and had since been practicaily-an in
wand. MI Lundic WIS tifty-eight years
old. and Is survived by mis- wife and
five children. He also leaves three
brothers and sistcr-D. a. Lundie, Of
Greensboro. y. C.. b. L. and c. y Lun.
die. OF Chesterfield. and Mrs. NJ 1.
Darden, OF Richmond.
Dcnth of Mrs Phillips.
Mrs. Jessie Page Phillips. daughter
OF Mr., and Mrs Andrew ]. Boisseau
died last night at the home OF her sis
ter. Mrs. I. f. Northington. on North
Sycamore Street, aged forty fovr years.
Shs is survived by two sisters. Mrs
Northinstrr. OF this city, and Mrs.
Pearl McLAllister. OF Norfolk.
Applications for Licenses.
Judge Mullen, of the Hastings Court
will devote Monday and Tuesday to the
hearing and granting OF applications
for liquor licenses for the year begin
ninG May /. Thera arc about forty
liquor dealers IN Petersburg. and the
license tax Is not changed by Ethe new
ordinance. It IL not known whether
there will be objection TO renewing the
license Of any dealer.
Fire in Prince George.
The residence OF Philip Pott, on the
River Road. in Prince George. was de-
Htroyed by IRE yesterday morning
about o'clock, The fire Is supposed
10 have caught from a defective nue.
Most OF the furniture was saved, but
the loss on the dwelling is al bout $4,000,
with only partial insurance.
Stable Burned.
Tho stable building belonging to Cap
tain n. T. Patteson. In the rear of his
residence on Union Street. was partially
burned last night. The building was
not In usa except for storage purposes.
and It's contents wore considerably
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