The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-12-02
She Succeeds Her Mother a.
Head of Petersburg
Hospital.
OTHER OFFICERS REELECTED
Reports Show Splendid Work
Accomplished During
Past Year.
Tlmes-Dlspatch Bureau,
. Bollingbrook Street
Telephone 1850.

Al the annual meeting Of the board
OF managers OF the Petersburg Hos
pitsl. held the past week, Miss Mary
! Paul Roper was elected president TO
succeed her mother. Mrs. Bartlett
Roper Sr who died very recently.
after long and valued service to the
institution. The old board of man.
ayers. stan OF officers and advisory
board remain unchanged.
The annual report OF the several off,
cials, covering the year ending OctO-
Der 81, were read These included
the report OF the late president, Mrs.
Bartlett Roper. ST., prepared just be-
fore her death. which was one Of the
last acts CT her life. II was heard
with special interest on that account.
as It set forth the work and scope OF
the hospital and its increasing use
fitness During the year the care of
the helpless and needy has increased
materially. as many as 500 patients
having been treated in the hospital,
a large excess over former years. The
report acknowledges valuable assist
ence received from generous citizens,
the Ladies Auxiliary, the churches,
the ChiIds Cot Association, and others.
The tyeasurer's report. submitted by
Mrs Sidney Fischer. shows receipts
during the year OF s22.33s.s4 and dis
burSementS OF S-4s6SOSJ, iedNlIS d OaA-
ance In hand of S4SS-e5.
The medical report, submitted by DR..
! ?. w. Haines. states that 63s patients
were admitted TO the hospital during
the wear. Of these. 145 were medical
cases. II3 Surgical cases. 35S opera
lions performed, and twelve otner
cases Of the patients, 40 were cured,
n!nety-hve were relieved, twenty-three
unchanged or not treated. and h:ty
oied of the deaths, ten were IN
avoidaole, having been brought TO the
hospital In dying or fatally injured
condition.
Mrs. W. r. McKenny. the president
submitted the report Of the Chllds COT
association. Eleven children were
cared for and restored to health dur
ting the year-children who might
otherwise have died OF want or neg
lect
Y. VI. c. A. Fund
The fund for the Y. 81 c. a. build
ing reached S42.I62 yesterday. Flahs
nave been adopted for the campaign
tomorrow and Tuesday wnicn' II IL
believed, will bring the EFFORTS 10 Sc
cure 5000 for the building 10 q sue
cessful close Some big subscriptions
are vet to come In. and many VINO nave
contributed will give more.
Negro Killed About 10 Cents
Henry West. negro, was stabbed ana
killed last night about midnight oy
Ioe Hiu. cclored. during q dincu!ls
resultine from quarrel ABOUT ~
cents. West. it is said. had been drink
ing on Halifax street, ana ABOUT II
o'clock. in company with Il man named
Henry Holland, started for thelr ho'ie
on WILCOX Street. n the western par
OF the city. The two men HVed tosee"
er. When passing IN front o. t"e
home OF Lynn Hill. colored. they saw
Joe Hill on the porch talking 70 ~ i4.'
Hilrs wife. Joe Hill recognized west.
ard called 10 him 10 give him the 10
cen-s he owed him. West replied tnat
he din not have the money. and call
inc IiII TO the fence. demanded or Hill
to know if he was trying TO force MIN
To give him 10 cents. Hill replied that
he was not, but was simply asking Iof
IL West tore a paling from the fence.
knocked Hill down and jumped on HIM
Hill got free of his assailant. who ran
after him. Hill stumbled and fell, and
West stumbled over him. but cid nor
fall. and kept on running Hill got
I'D. and ove-taking West, stabbed MIN
in the back. West staggered a little
way and fell Later ne was removed
70 a shed, az the corner of Dunlop and
minutes
Coroner Leigh and a jury held an
inquest over Vests body this after
noon. The two witnesses TO the al
fair testified substantially as above
Coroner Leigh held an autopsy. and
stated that the blade OF the knife
penetrated the cavity and cut through
the lung. and that death resulted from
hemorrhage-
Joe Hill was arrested about o'clock
this morning at the home OF his sister.
and lodged IN the jail or the charge or
homicide.
Elks' Memorial
Petersburg Lodge OF Elks held its
annual memorial service this after
noon in the home OF the order on West
Tabb street The attendance of mem
hers was large. and the services were
impressive The memorial address was
delivered By samuel W. thinner,
member Of TIL Petersburg bar. ana
was d very fine effort
Highway Robbery.
David Builifat. a citizen OF Chester
Geld. was Knocked down ana robbed
OF his money-ahout s6-about mid
night last night. on the wharf Three
-ezroes- who had been foilowins him
were seen 20 commit N. act These
uegroes-Buck Kins. Wilton Williams
and Levi whitc-wcrc later arrested
and JAILED.
Personal and otherviSr-
Mr. r T. wilson and dauSht -.
Mise I.eich and uci.r wilson VIII
l,1r. ID few days f-r lachw"rd ="
spend th. winter Tncs VIII ar at
tLe ham- 90 Mrs. Wilson. nt.re Mr.
John - Nurrcn.
Mis- Charlotte Byrd ~ fhis citt-
who has been on "a Two weeks visit
to Bermuda. has rcturDed home
While there she met President-eiect
wilson. and was greatly charmed With
him
The Baptist Membership OF Carson.
on the border q Dinwtddie and Prince
GEORGE Counties. are having hand
some parsonage built for their new
pastor o. will BE- completeo MS
month
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