The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-03-28

membership Of nearly 400. A Joint
committee from the three lodges has
been appointed TO make ARRANGEMENTS
for the celebration.
TO Join the Asintic SQUADRON.
Dr. Robert Francis Jones OF this
city, a rec=nt graduate OF the United
states Medical School. at Washington,
is visiting his father. Councilman Wal
ter y. Jones. here for few DAYS. pre-
ron at San Francisco as assistant sur
Eeon DR.. Jones Is twenty-six years
old and has many friends here.
Over ZOO Converts.
The great revival which has been in
progress in the Oak Street African
Methodist Episcopal Church. coloreti,
for the past week. will close on Friday
night. There have boen over 200 CON
verts. Bishop CT. W. Clifton, OF Char
lotto. n. c.. will stop over In Peters
burg on his way TO Washington and
preach at this church Friday night
especially to this great body Of con-
vcrts.
General News Notes.
Or. w. &. Hatcher IS preaching
nightly to large congregations at the
West End Baptist Church. These re-
vival meetings will continue through
next week.
Judge Southal! has ordered a special
tarm of the Circuit Court OF Chester
field on April to try the negroes,
FURRY and Pierce, who murdered a. T.
3elcher. their guard. near Ettrick,
some weeks ago
The players OF the Petersburg team
are coming in rapidly. and all Will be
here by the last OF the week The first
practice game with the New York
Americans Will be played on Saturday.
The Newark team, which has been
pract!cing here for some days, Will
play in Richmond on Saturday and
again return TO Petersburg
William II. Braxton. one OF Peters
hurs's oldest and most esteemed citi-
zcns, who has been i'll for ten days, was
able to be out to-day. For over ATTY
years Mr.. Baxter has been the secrc-
tary and treasurer of the PetersbirS
Benevolent and Mechanic Association
Allen W. Talley, who died in Lynch
burg on Sunday. was native of
Petersburg, though for about nifty
years he had made his home in the
Hill City.
Miss Anna L Dahl died this morning
about o'clock at the homo OF her
mother. near Beach. In Chesterfield
county, after an illness of two weeks
She is survived by her mother, three
sisters and two brothers.
The revival services at Zion Bap-
suited in siSty-two conversions.
Woman's aiisbionnry Union.
The twenty-fifth annual session of
the Wonan's Missionary Union OF East
Hanover Presbytery was opcnad in
Tabb Street Church tonight with Il
Soodly attendance of delegates which
will he largely increased Tomorrow
The exercises tonight were mostly of
a devotional character. The opening
address was delivered by the Rev.
Charles II. Pratt. of the Laymen's Ms
sionary Movement. The business SEES
sion will begin tomorrow, the presi-
dent. Mrs. 7. Cary Johnson, of Rich
mond, presiding.
Tho address OF welcome Will be de-
lievered by Mrs. William Hodges Mann
Tomorrow afternoon DIR. Tn IRON II.
Rice will deliver an address on The
Scriptural View of Woman's Relation
to Church Work." and tomorrow night
the Rev. Dwight Sloan. D. D., will
preach. Mrs. Mann. who is to welcome
the body. is a member of Tabb Street
Presbyterian Church. Men are not
supposed to attend the business ses-
sions. though welcomed at the evening
services.
Local Preference Primary.
The action of the Democratic City
Central Committee In favoring n pres
identi preference primary in conncc-
ton with the local municipal primary
on April 2, while favored by some is
deprecated BY others on tho ground
should not be mixed, and that the pres
sufficiently for the average voter to
ayn int .,bo