The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-05-09
News Of Petersburg

a. eNheAhi SledulnS up uay ana SoVV
to pay registrars for copying and cor
recting their books.
Delegates to Conference.
AT the second quarterly conference
OF High Street ". Z. Church. held night
before last. Presiding Elder J. *.
Joliff in the chair. a gratifying report
OF the work OF the church was made
by the pastor, the Rev. w. II. Atwill
The following delegates to the district
conference. which meets at South Hill
Mecklenburg county, July 1918. were
elected: r. L. Gill. 1. Il. Dyer and X
II. Okennon: alternates-George W
Dyer, G. L. Harlow and j. W. West
moreland The district conference
VIII elect lay delegates to tho annual
conferences. which meets in Lynchburg
in November. with Bishop a. w. Wilson
presiding.
Delegates to State Aerie.
Petersburg Aerie OF Eagles, at Its
regular meeting last night. elected the
following delegates to the Stata Aerle
which meets in Portsmouth June l1-l2:
Charles r. Walsh. w. d. Northlngton
and W. l. Wheelhouso.
Election Of officers.
AT the meeting OF the stockholders
Of tho Cockade City Coal and Coke
Company. Inc. last evening, officers
were elected rs follows: President a.
l. Steere; Vice-President. John y Gill:
Secretary and Treasurer. r. w. Gill.
These officers, with r. T.. Hatch and
w. A. Ryland. We're elected directors
Pastoral Welcomes.
The reception and welcome to tn,
Rev. Lewis NJ. Roper. .. D.. the new
pastor OF the First Baptist Church, was
Very cordial and loving one and was
Ttlgirk1fn6 n ht- la-
He was welcomed by representatives
OF all the Protestant denominations
by the Rev. Charles r. Str!bling, D. D.
Tor the Presbytcr!ans; Rev. George E.
Booker, ID. D.. for the Methodists: Rev.
"A X. Love. for the Baptists: a. X
Davis, for the people or the city, and
DR.. Hill, of Richmond. for the State
DR.. Roper feelinGly responded TO these
welcomes
Class of the Second PRESBYTERIAN
Church will extend a reception to their
now pastor. the Rev. ]. a. SLcClure1
the exercises being held In the school.
rooms of the church. There will be
an informal introduction OF those pres
ent to the pastor, and n formal intro
auction of the pastor to the people by
william B. McIlwaine, followed by the
response By the pastor. There will bs
other interesting features of the eve
nfnS's exercises.
Personal and Otherwise.
The Rev. j. D. McAlIster, field secre-
tary of the Virginia Anti Saloon
league. VIII preach at High Street NJ
Z. Church Sunday morning.
Mrs. Mary Husak died yesterday NJ.
ternoon at h>r home near Reams in
Dinwiddie. The body was Skinned ~
Cleveland. Ohio. for burial beside her
son. who died in Dinwiddie four wears
ago.
The Rev. Father John Konicek. who
mas been at Asheville. n. c.. some time
LOT his health, has returned to his
nome In Prince George county but little
improved.
The diaconate of the Second presbv-
terrain church held THAR first meeting
iast evening since the arrival of the
new pastor. and the system of work a .
conducted by the body was explained
to him N'''neo
At"eil Plcardat. OF this city. AMI
MISS Annie May Winfrey of Ettriclr
left this morning for Halifax. n. {, ~
De married. They were accomnaniod
by mutual friend
Ward meetings were held in the
10y .o-hnght FOR the purpose of elect
ing ten delegates from each Of tha CIV.
wards to n convention TO he hold o.,
morrow sht to elect ten delegates n
.he state convention TO be held In
Nortoik. The meetings were largely
attended. and great interest was
SHOWN. Five OF the six wards sent
uhinstrnsted delegates. The instructed
aeigation was from the Third Ward
H @I, me delegates We're Instructed for
wilson. The impression prevails tba
Harmon is the favorite with tha m,,
instructed. ms? delegates from the other
five wards.