The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-07
D. A. R. CHAPTER :,
HOLDS MEETING
PETERSBURG WOMEN MAKE DoNA-
TION FOR FLOWERS FOR,
SOLDIERS GRAVES.
FUNERALS ARE HELD
FIRM THAT HAS BEEN ~ BUSINESS
FOR MORE THAN HALF a
CENTURY DIsCoN-
FUNERALS ARE HELD
Virginlan Bureau A..

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PETERSBURG, VA. May 6.-Pe-
tersburg Chapter Daughters of the
Confederacy. met In the a. p. Hill
Camp Hall this morning at / / o'clock.
The president, Mrs Il. r, Meade, pre-
sided and Mrs. j, J. Nelms acted as
secretary.
Miss Ida Launder read two iurer-
esting sketches, An Incident Of
Shorthand Sang Dixie as Her Hume
Burned Two new members wers
admitted =.
A letter was read from D. Is. Wag-
ner, OF Boston, offering the chapter
an evening Of entertainment, but this
was declined.
A donation was made TO r.. K. Lee
Chapter of Columbus. Ohio. to help
pay for decorating the graves of Con-
federate soldiers in that city June
..
Several committees were appointed,
and other lroutine business transact
Funeral OF Nr Piummer.
The funeral OF the late Powhatan
= Pfumrner TOOK place this morning
at 1 O'Clock. The following gentle
men acted As paii-bearers: Honorary
--Messrs- ". g. Mclllwaine, W. p.
Arlington. Dr. McGul and wav-
erly wilkins, aciive--Messrs. Colin
Spottswood Thos. Sydnor, j. A..
Binford. somefvils Gray, Jesse Hoy.
T. F, Hes1h, J. u, Burfott and DR..
Beckwftfi. %
The funeral OF the late Robert
Samuel Wells took place this after
noon at LAO o'clock from Grace Epis-
copsi church. Rev. c. s. Bryan, Of
Rotating. The following gentlemen
acted as paIi-bearers: Active
Messrs. Charles L. Wright, Ii. NJ Rog-
Charles .--l-4aEsie%s4s,-
James Pearman. L. H.. Hawkins,
Robert Stewart and Garland - Hoit,
The honorary pais-beareFsfwere MEM
l.srs OF the Powhatan Tribe Of Red
Men, Of which the deceased var d
member.
Mrs. sallie Elizabeth Tucker.
widow of the late William Ander-
son Tucker. died last night at her
is survived by her mother and, father.
MIR. and Mrs. William, r. Dyer, two
sisters, Mrs. EsteIIe Walter and Miss
Emma Dyer. and Hevrn small chill
dren, al Of Ettrick. TIE funeral VIII
take place tomorrow afternoon at 3
o'clock in the Etrrick MsihcdisI
church. "a
Veterans Who are la Macon,
Among the veterans to leave here
la.r night for, the Macon reunion were
.ssxsrs sSsFF, n sEsNea Fso.xser r Al :
ktuYon. Putnam 6tith. Thomas Friend
and WILLIAM Kitchen. OF this city. and
Mesxrs. w b Rie~nie. William Be
Vile, J. Manson and Edward DARK
colt, OF Dinwiddie county.
Miss Mary Simpson. OF mis- city, ae-
companied rhe veterans,
Chief OF Police RaEiand has been
requested by the chief OF police OF
warreton, n, c.. to look out Tor tire
negro convicts who broke out of the
warretn Jail Saturday night. and who
are believed TO nave started hi IL
direction. Names and descriptions of
the men were given. Two other ne
gro convicts from North Carolina are
serving jail sentence Ia the local jail.
and will be turned over to the North
Carolina authorities "wednesday.
when their-ternas expire.
The old firm Of Brunei & Somers,
which has been in existence here nearly
half a century. was discontinued today
the name being changed TO Robert r,
Brunet & Company. IN
The Petersburg High School base
nan team VIII PsAy SstNs 5asfss't
BeuedSctine College. al, Richmond. To-
norrow afternoon Mt $50 o'clock ~
Mckenzie Park. s%
Mavoi Kil,nartin and family az MAJ
cry. were IN the city t6day 10 atts9sfl
the suneral of Mrs. kiimartin $ stsfss
father. the late Samuel Wells. Sss'y
City Sergeant Evans Is. busy lost ~
this time samrponing Jurors for fhs
next term ofs4Iumfipks Court.
The schpojaef Jehn b. Hayden todSpl
unloaded atsthe local wharf. 500 bar
relx Of NORTH CAroIina herring. corr
signed I'd local efchaastk ,,,. fT
C.ommonweaftt's Attorness tsoode, OF
Dlnwiddie county. MAS on the street
here today.
Charlie White. a travelling man OF
Richmond. was here today.
William Delaney. Of suffolk. was
here today on business.
Robert L. Young, president OF the
Southside Realty Company. who has
been sick for Eeveral days. is much
improved. $500
Miss Gale Morriss. who. ~ Waiting
relatives in Ns~b York. viii return
home in d fAws 6Gxp. Is iAas "a
H. Mrs. John Ysss fI9rFia. &f 1Einwiddit
couray. n Niaj tipE faiativea here.
Tho police hake rot nncceaded In sp-
pretending the rlckpcckNt who Az
tempted To rob Herbert r. Harrison. q
we'll known BUSINESS man Of this city.