The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-06-12
Thousands Join in Memorial
Day Observance at
Petersburg
ALDERMEN AMEND BUDGET
Medical Association in Session.
Mayor and Councilmen
Elected.
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the memory Of the brave soldiers OF
the south whose remains rest IN beau
tiful old Blandford Cemetery. Many
thousands of the men, women and
children Of the city and OF the three
counties aajacent assembled in the
cemetery to take part in the exercises
and to lay their tributes of flowers
and eversreens and flags on the
graves of the heroes who fell in de-
Tense Of their State ana country.
Tnsre was no distinction between
the graves OF the known and the un-
known. All received like attention,
and all Jared alike. The exercises
were held under the auspices of the
Ladies Memorial Association. under
whose gentle and reveIent care the
Confederate soldiers graves have long
been held. and have been wonderfully
improved.
Lee and Pickett Veteran Camps Of
Richmond Joined with a. z. Hill camp,
OF this city. in honoring the memory
OF their departed comrades; as also
did the Petersburg Grays, the Sons
of Veterans. the Daughters of the Con-
federacy and the Junior Memorial As
ISOLATION. Homer A. Atkinson. of a.
p. Hill Camp. was chief marshal OF
parade in Sycamore and Tabb Streets.
The parade was very Zine one. and
moved off in the following order:
!. Uniformed police.
?. Chief marshal and staff.
3. a. i. Hill Camp drum corps.
4 Petersburg Grays. as escort to the
veterans.
s. r. L. Lee Camp. c. V. of Rich
mond.
6. George l.. pickett Camp. c. v, Of
Richmond; Junior Memorial Drum
Corps.
! A. p. Hill Camp, c. v. of Pc
tcrsburg.
S. a. r. Hill Camp Sons of Veterans.
g Carriages with invited guests.
The line OF march was up Sycamore
to Wythe Street, at which point the
veterans took cars to the cemetery.
rejoining the line on arrival there, and
marching to Memorial Hill. All bust
ness was closed in the city after
o'clock
The exercises at the grandstand In
the cemetery We're simple but impress
sive. Prayer was offered appropriate
hymns were sung, the Grafton of the
day was delivered by the Rev. Charles
X. StrIbling. the benediction was pro-
nounced. and the vast assemblage was
dismissed to the reverent duty of dec
Grating the graves. The address OF
DIR. Stribling was an ornate grafton.
and its heroes. as we'll as to the bless
ings of the restored peace OF re-
united country.
Budget Amended.
The Board of Aldermen at their
regular meeting last night, voted con-
currence In all measures sent up from
the lower branch. and transacted
great deal of routine business The
board. however. amended the city
budget as passed by the Council last
week, in several minor particulars,
which will necessitate the return OF
that measure to tho Council for an
prevail. Some of the appropriations
were cut. and others added 10. The
Council last week refused to nut In
tho budget an appropriation for in
crease of salaries of city officials. The
board last night increased by 500 a
year the salaries of Assistant Sanitary
Inspector Eanes. and of Keeper Bull
FAINT, OF the water works dam. The
amendments make very slight change
In the aggregate OF tho budget.
Ihe Council some months ago appro-
priated $1,000 TO rebuild the pesthousc.
which had been destroyed by fire. The
building was never restored, and the
money remains in the treasury. Last
night the board appropriated an addi-
tional $1,000 for this purpose. The ap-
pearance OF several cases of smallpox
In the city. and the apprehension of
the spread of the disease without prom
er facilities or it's treatment. caused
the action of the board. at present
all cases are quarantined in the city
Medicos in Session.
The Southside Virginia Medical As
ISOLATION met in twenty-seventh SEES.
sion this afternoon in the hall of the
X. l.. Lee School, on WASHINGTON
street. with goodly attendance OF
members. The address of the presi-
dent, DR.. ]. F. Rawls. of Suffolk. was
delivered. and number of important
papers on medical and surgical sub
tects were read by members and visit
ing PHYSICIANS OF prominence, several
OF them from Richmond
The association was entertained later
In the evening at the Country Club.
where the night session was held and
concluded Additional papers were
read during the night session.
Mayor mud Councilman Elected.
The Democratic ticket for Mayor
and the two branches of the Counsel.
nominated At the municipal primary in
April. was elected to-day without any
sh0w of opposition. as follows:
MaSS Ria. G Geo : ~, Cameron Tm;, Jr.
First Ward-Alderman. John Il.
Howell: Councilman, ]. b. McCuIlounh
Jas. W. Wells.
i. Second Ward-Alderman. Horace J.
Smith: Councilmen, w. X. Nick enney.
Jos. b. Prince.
Third Ward-Aldermsn. G. c..
Wright: Councilman. r. VI. Craddock.
w. ~ Totty.
Fourth Ward-Alderman, w. G.. An
arews: Councilmen, w. II. Slaughter. j.
T.. Young.
Fifth Ward-Alderman. p. II. Haw.
kins; Councilman. w. a. Baxter, Il. ".
Wells.
Sixth Ward--Alderman. T. 3. Kidd:
councilmen, A.. L. Young. w. r. Tur.
ner.
y very light vote was polled. There
being no opposition in any OF the
wards. the people generally did not
deem 1t necessary to go TO the pools.
Declined Call to Richmond.
The Rev. Pembroke w. Reed. rector
Of st. Johns Episcopal Church. this
city. has declined the call TO ST. An
irew's Church. in Richmond. recently
extended him To tho qualification OF
His conPreRation Mr. Read xuyu ~