The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-04-23

to corporate with the other denomlna-
lions in arranging for religious cen
sus of the city.
Byrd to Speak.
Speaker r. L. Byrd has written tina,
he Will come to Petersburg Tomorrow
afternoon. and that at night he will
address tho Woodrow Wilson Club, at
the meeting to be held in the hall OF
the a. Z. Hill Camp. The club has now
seventy members. and expects to dou-
Bile this number In another week. A
line audience will doubtless greet the
Speaker.
Death OF Miss Shepherd
Miss Louise Shepherd. much es-
tcemed Christian woman. died Sun
day morning at the residence of her
nrother-in-law. james II. Gray. on
High Streat She had boon IL decnn-
ing health fer some time.
Election of Officers.
At special meeting. of tho Baraca
Class of Wesley NJ. L. Church. officers
were elected as follows: Teacher. j. E.
Jones; Assistant Teacher, Rev w. 4.
a. Haynes; President, C. w. Harring-
ton. Nlce-President, =. II. Steere; Sec
Rotary. J. Q. Dixon; Assistant Sec
rotary, I. c. Deweu; Treasurer, c. s.
Warner; Press Reporter. w. B. Lanlsr;
Librarian. b. +. Rays The motto OF
the class Ia: I'VE do something" and
II lives up to the motto.
Personal and Otherwise.
The Rev. a L Lloyd, d. D.. of New
York, Is expected In tho city the last
OF this week to visit his son-!n -laJw
and daughter, the Rev. and Mrs. Z. P
cambridge, and TO preach In ST. Paurs
Episcopal Church next Sunday.
Waverly p. Birdsons. aged ffty-two
years, died at his home on Grove Ave
nuo yesterday afternoon. He had been
in III health for some time.
Bishop John c. Kngo. of Durham,
n. c.. preached at Washington Street
NJ. L. Church sunday morning and at
Market street Church at night to a
large congregation on each occasion.
Work on the new Memorial Metho-
dist Church. on West Washington
street. is in progress. The building Is
to oe OF modern style and convent
ences. and Will be completed by the
fall 1t Will cost about $4,000.
James Wells. for some time past in
the employment of the city Street De-
partment. died yesterday afternoon at
his home in Blandford He is sur
vived By HIS wife and two daughters
Alleged Cocaine Dealer Convicted.
In the Hastings Court day Charles
Wilkes. a young white resident of Ell
trick. was convicted on the charge of
dealing in cocaine. The jury fixed the
penalty a one year In the pen!ten-
tiary. but motion for new trial
was made. and VIII be argued later.
Edward Sanford. charged with non
support, was required by the court to
pay to his wife $40 every two weeks,
and to give bond in the sum OF $500
to Insure the payment of this sum.
Bank VauIt Opened
The under door of the big vault of
the virginia National Bank. which had
failed to respond TO the combination.
was opened late last night by experts
from Richmond. The best driller OBJ
tainable had failed to make an i'm
preston on the steel door, and a hole
had TO be bored through the steel by
means OF a calcium name. The door
Will need new plate
Anti-Tmrtt Faction WINS.
The meeting at the Harrison Street
Baptist Church (coloredD held to-
night under the direction OF the court
I'm the case of Avery Tart, resulted
In victory for the Anti-Tartt lac
ton on vote OF l54 against Tart
to 1Ss for him. A resolution was
passed removing Tart as pulpit sup
ply, ousting the present officers and
eiecting an entirely new corps. The
proceedings nrc to be reported back
to the court for confrinnt ton. and the
case probably Will be taken to the
Court of Appeals The meeting WAS
peaceful and orderly. being opened by
prayer by Bartlett Roper Sr. fol-
lowed by song service by the con-
gregatton and the demeanor OF the
police and other city officials. who
were in attendance was not more
quiet and diGnthed than that OF the