The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-11
PETERSBURG BUSINESS MEN PRE-
PARE FOR ANOTHER YEAR
OF ACTIVITY
OTHER NEWS OF CITY
MooDuEN INSTALL OFFICERS
CITY TREAsuRER REPORTS ON
DELINQUENT TAXES. AND
soCtTY KEEPS busy.
Nirglnian Bureau.
: ,.,-,,--- I,u.,.Ilns IAnI

Especial 20 The Richmond Nirsiliai.}
PETERSBTr re-. VA Jan 10 me
Chamber OF Commerce held rs an
nual meeting IN A. r, Hiil Camp Han
last night. Edward Eigenbrun pr"std-
ing and William NJ Martin acting as
seerets;y The report Of President
Hatcher Seward contained an sduira-
bic presentation Of the work done b.
mo chamber last year. and also VIVA
II expected 10 accomplish In lac ia
t,1re Yh. election Of oiiIcsrS I"li"N
ct. all the old oiuccrs being re-ct"ct-
pa as follows; President, llntGasf =
seward; first sice-presidehi, g. Z.
Nrlght, second vice president, T.. Z.
Evbt, directors, IL. =. seward. r..
Fifeuhrun. q. {. Wright. X III. Aann,
/ ". T.. Poole. 4. ". Gray. T. &. Kent.
r. NJ Dalton, and Paul >. Roper.
The board 81 directors will re-eiect
William Al Martin as secretary ana
treasurer.
INTER The business session the
chamber adjourned to the Stratford
Hotel and enjoyed all elegant ban
quet, William b .McIiNain acting as
toastmaster. Mayor Cameron respond
cd 10 the toast The City of Peters
burg The Rev. Il. +. cambridge
spoke on 'Iitizenship'' Charles 7.
i4assiter on Roads. President Briggs,
al the Norfolk and Petersburg Trans
pprtHtion Company, spoke on Trans
portation." and Walter Edward Harris
GA The Press The address OF 4H,
Lassiter on "Koads' WIS Il very able
ono.
Held For Hastings Court.
Cornelius Rose, a negro, was In the
Police Court. this morning to an
sw~r three charges of felony, and he
Was sent TO tho Hastings Court 70.
trial In each case. Rose is charged
with holding up Isham Blackwell, col
ored. IN Jones street several weeks
ago, ami rohhing him OF five dollars
al holding mp George Cooper. col
ored, in Lawrence street during Chr a.
mas. and robbing him Of s7.5o and OF
/ breaking into the residence OF Percy
Hemhroke, ia Farmer street, aud steal
ing Il Int of clothing. -
Resumes Lorp Tramp.
Arthur w. s. Nav. of Chicago. who
has been in the city several DAYS re
cuperating, resumed today his ions.
tramp from Richmond TO San Fran
cisco, leaving this afternoon over the
Atlantic Coast Line tracks for Stony
creek.
WoodNleF in5taI OHtCGrS.
Hollywood Camp Woodmen Of the
World. met last night, ana the ro,
lowing officers for 1912. were installed
by Past Consul Commander c. Il.
" iiliams,' Con. Com. j. r. Ellis. Ad-
wiser Lieutenant. t.. l.. Forsythe:
Banker, r. L. Mayes; Clerk. W. l..
Williams. Escort. t1oyd Tucker;
Waterman. III. $. Braime; Sentry. II
| Il, Ellis: Physician. W. c. Powell
Managers, w. n. Mayes, n. ID. Eyler,
and j. II. Baugh. Thu meeting was
very enthusiastic, and many new APP
rlieations for membership we're re-
Ceived
Blockade on Railroad.
The yard engine Of the Atlantic
Coast lilte at puniops station. brooks
one Of its wheels this morning and
blocked The main tracks several hours
Trains passed over the belt line white
tho track was blocked
Attend Wedding
In savannah. Ga, this aftern oon
Lieutenant W. X. Nichols. United
States army. was married to Miss Jo-
sephine Stevens. of that city. Among
the guests from Petersburg attend
ing the marriage were Mr.. and Mrs.
! w. NJ Ruiiln ana Mr., and Mrs. ".
II. Worth
Wedding Announcement.
Mr.. and Mrs. j. Walter Titus have
+ tFsH~cf invttattons to the marriage of
! their daughter, Miss Florence Estelle
To Mr.. Howard r.. Wright, the cere-
mony 10 take place at Market Street
Methodist church m the evening OF
+ January 81, at $40 o'clock
Dies In suffolk
( Nicholas bel Grandc. a former weli
known Pethrsburger. died yesterday
! Ia suffolk whore he had resided
+ several years. The funeral will ho
held tomorrow afternoon at o'clock
from IT. Joserh's Catholic church.
this cily. and the burial VIII no in
& klandford cemetery
Delinquent Taxes.
According to City Treasurer Ra-
tneY the total amount Of uncollec;-
ed define @eBt State taxes In ,his city
+ at present amounts To only $500
service Postponed
on account OF the bad weather
there was no Wednesday night SER
ice 81 Market Street Methodist church
tonight.
Play Fails Ia PLEASE.
THE Chorus Lady presented at
the Academy of Music last night. was
d farce. The actors appeared to be
amateurs and II was about the sat-
tenest play seen here in some time.
petersburg ~tK1iIy.
Niss kite hftfter teft today % visit
relatives In Chicago
The meeting OF the Kings Daugh-
/ 5ers, which was 10 have been held
i thls afternoon, has been postpon
until Thursday. January Is.
j. II Riatoraa SECRETARY. anf the
! General Association. addressed the
/ oificers and standing committees of
tho Petersburg Educational associa-
tSes tflsttg sssi~ia,s sssss lsfs$,aSlay sg aYs,s
sfts -"
r, Ellington. ~ ffaltim5r7, is
visiting his brother. Charles Es1liag~
ton, ON Washington street.
PAT Worthington. OF the Academy
of M'rsiG, has reYrned from Rich
riatla ~ ssr. he e.-.-t.ss.,i- srryires
of mn orchestra for the evening Of
Monday. January IL. when The
Three Twins" is - be presented.
j w. Tucker, or Newport News
is visiting relatives Oh Halifax street.