The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-04-06
SPEAKER BYRD WILL BE ASKED
TO SPEAK BEFORE PETERS
BURG SUPPORTERS
CRIMINAL PUT IN JAIL
A. r.. HILL. CAMP. CONFEDERATE
VETERANS ELECTS VETERANS
TO REUNION At MACON.
GEORGIA.
virginian Bureau,

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PETERSBURG, VA, April 5.--A
conference Of the supporters of Wood
row Wilson for President will be held
here in few days and Wilson CAM
paign club will be organized. An
invitation will be extended TO Rich
ard e. Byrd. Wilson's campaign man
ager in Virginia, to address the club.
The object Of the club Is to secure
delegates from Petersburg to the con-
vention instructed to vote and work
for an instructed Wilson delegation
from Virginia to the national con-
vention.
Officers Elected.
A. p. Hill Camp. Confederate Vet
Grams, met last night and elected the
following delegates and alternates to
the twenty-second annual reunion,
which will be held in Macon. Ca, next
month:
Delegates-General Stith Boiling. r.
8. Beckwith, Homer Atkinson, Walter
n. Jones. r. G. johnson. NJ. W. Gill,
Robert Gillian. ST.. Samuel Nugent.
DR.. E. c. Powell and w. B. Horner
Aiternates-S. NJ. Green. J. r. w.
Smith. W. II. Camp, w. B. Richie.
J. II. Meacham. A. J. Clements, Put
n, l.. II,
ham and Pat Raftery.
The resignation Of Shelton Chieves
as commander Of the camp was ac-
cepted and J. r. W. Smith was elect ID
in his place.
The camp accepted the invitation
OF the Sons of Confederate Veterans
to attend the ceremonies or the un-
Yelling Of the marker to General A.
p. Hill.
Negro Placed in Jail.
William Hill. negro youth, who
shot and killed Hattie Lewis, the lit
tie L-year-old girl, at her home In
Dinwiddie county. a week ago, was
brought no the Jail here today for
safekeeping by Sheriff Galusha.
Night before last Hill and two other
broke out OF the Dinwiddie county
jail and escaped. Hill was captured
but the other two are still at large.
Mrs. Jessie GOODWIN Anderson has
issued invitations to the marriage Of
her daughter, Jessie GOODWIN, to
Joseph Watson Beach. the ceremony
to take place on the evening OF Thurs
day. April 20. at 8 o'clock. at St
Paurs Episcopal church.
Mrs. Fannie Spencer Dead.
Mrs. Fannie C.. Spencer. wife OF
William A. Spencer. died last night
at her residence in Ettrick. The
funeral will take place Sunday after
noon at 3 o'clock from Woods church
In Chesterfield county.
A telegram was received here today
announcing the death OF Mrs. Emma
II. wahman. of Atlanta, Ga, who
died yesterday. Before her mar
riage she was Miss Emma n. Lee,
Of this city, and her husband. w. F.
Wahman, was formerlv in the employ
Ut the Southern Express Company
here. The body will pass through
tnis city tomorrow morning at 7
o'clock over the seaboard Air Line
railroad en- route to Richmond for
burial in Hollywood cemetery.
Laymen's Movement
The Petersburg Convention Of the
Laymen's Missionary Movement will
convene in the First Baptist church
here next Tuesday.
Nearly zoo tickets have already
been sold for the great mems din
ner to be given next Tuesday In the
Watson real estate building on Union
street. by the Ladies' Guild OF the
Petersburg Hospital. Many other
tickets will be sold, when the dele
that by the time the banquet hall is
opened next Tuesday evening. the
seating capacity will have been
reached.
| The convention committee guaran-
| tees to the ladies serving the ban
quet q stated number OF plates, and
the proceeds realized above the actual
cost OF the banquet will go to the
Petersburg Hospital.
/ Today, Good Friday, was appro-
priately observed here in the Catho-
Nal. - L.
services will be held in all the
churches, and elaborate musical pro-
grams rendered Sunday.
| The Memorial Methodist Episcopal
church. which Is now being erected
In West Washington street. will have
/ sale Of ice cream and Easter flowers
! In Fuckers store tomorrow.
! The Young Peoples Missionary So
! c,ety Of. WashingtoncStresf Methodist
lchurch will have th~ir annual Easter
sale Of fancy articles, and cakes al
Titman's Jewelry store tomorrow.
/ The Rosebud Missionary Society OF
Blandford Methodist Episcopal church
will give an Easter egg hunt tomorrow
afternoon at 2:20 O'Clock at 116 Main
! tsreet.
| Appointed Nicc.President.
/ Colonel r. w. Pr..e. of the Fourth
ward. has been appointed vice-presi'
dent eft the Common Council. and has
accepted. n, ,zs. s.,. s3,e,-,9 ,as ~
Personals.
Thomas j. Holden. OF Blackstone
4 formerly OF this city, IL visiting rela.
/ tives here.
i Mrs. ]. c. Hardy is visiting he,
daughter. Mrs L. L. Pettus. in Wash
! ington.
1 Samuel W. venable. Of Baltimore
4 Is here on a visit.
! Mrs. b. 8. Wells. who has beer
quite sick at her home in Pear
| street. is much improved.
| Mrs. L. c. Shuert and daughter
Mrs. Tinte. OF Cadillac, Mich, will
arrive here tomorrow to make theil
| home with Mrs. rnte's daughter. Mrs
J. E. Grinstead, ar 1873 Harrison
street.
| Fritz Sitterding. of Rich D1nd. wa!
hero today on business.
| A meeting will be held at the STRAIT
| ford Hotel next Tuesday for the pur.
pose Of organizing fair and race
circuit