The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-14
Services to Be Held Next Mon
day in Old Blandford
Church.
LAST OF THE STATES
Each Member of Confederacy
Now Is Represented in
Famous Building.
Times-Dispatch Bureau.
5 Boilingbrook Street,
1TelephOne 1850

tlSiepnone 1907
Petersburg, Va, November IL.
The Georgia window in old Bland
ford Church will be unveiled on Mon
day afternoon next. by representatives
of the United Daughters Of the Con-
dsderacy Of that State. now attending
the Convention Of Daughters In wash
1ngton. The ceremonies on the oc-
casion will be under the auspices Of the
Ladies Memorial Association OF Peters
burg. This Is the last OF the beauu-
dul memorial windows erected in Bland
ford Church by the Southern states In
Commemoration Of their heroes who
fell around Petersburg, and whose
remains rest in BlandfOrd Cemetery.
Every one Of the former Confeder-
ate States has now 4 memorial window
an the church. and 50 have Maryland
and Missouri, and the chnrsh now pre-
s"nts one sf the most beautiful ana
unique memorial chapels in the world.
On the same afternoon will also be
unveiled and presented marble tab
let. given by the Junior Memorial As
ISOLATION. This tablet contains In full
the famous lines found written on the
church wall by an unknown author.
back in the forties Of the last CEN
fury, beginning:
Thou art crum bling 70 the dust. old
pile
Annual St0ekholAefs' Meeting.
TIE annual meeting of the stock
holders Of the Seaboard Air Line Rail.
way will be held at noon tomorrow
in the principal ONCE of the company
IN this city A board Of directors will
be elected and other business trans
acted. including considering and voting
upon the approval and ratification Of
ali acts and proceedings OF the board
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annual meeting Of the stockholders.
Death OF . Good Womaa.
Mrs. Laura p. Rowland, widow Of
George J. Rowland. Sr.. died on Mon
dag at her home in Prince George
County OF a sec oud stroke OF paralysis.
She was about seventy years old and
j. survived by one son. George J. Row
land, Jr.. a former member OF the
House OF Delegates. now iiving in New
Jersey. The funeral took piace yes
terday from Gary's Church. the ser
vices being conducted by the E.v. T.
". Moore. Of this city. The burial was
beside the grave OF her husband In
the Garys Church Cemetery. Mrs.
Rowland was a woman OF line charac-
ter and was greatly esteemed ia the
county.
Unfversity Extensios Lectures.
Under the auspices Of the Petersburg
Co-ope-atiye Educational Association
the first OF a series If lectures OF the
University of Virginia extension sss-
TEN will be delivered in the auditorium
of the T.. Z. Lee School on Friday
night DR.. Graham Edgar. OF the uni
rersity. will be the lecturer, and his
subject will be The Industrial Tri-
umphs Of Modern Chemistry" This
series Of lectures will continue through
the winter. four other university pro-
fessors having already been secured
a rare educational treat IL in store
Tor the people OF Petersburg.
Wedding Invitations.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r jolly. OF this
city, have issued invitations to the
marriage of their sister. Annie Heath
Jolly. t. y. Monroe l:ansy. * B-urs-
wick County. The wedding IS t., take
place at 1890 o'clock ~ n on We'd
nesday. November 40. In Washington
Street ~ L. Church
Genersl News Notes.
During the month Of October the
Petersburg pcst-office handled l24.4Se
pounds OF mai! matter with dispatch
and with Jut delay.
At last Sundays session Of che Pat
terson Bible Class Of the Second Pres-
byterian Church the members of the
the class who had earned appreciation
fJr constant attendance were awarded
class pins. Presentation was made
before the entire school after an ad-
dress by the pastor. the Rev. J. A.
Mcclure. Those receiving pins were
Lewis N. Clarke. g. G. Haywood and
Samuel Barksdale. a bronze pin each
for three months attendance: q. 2.
Lewis. T. H. Nesbit and Edward Hog
wood, a sunmetal pin for six months:
John T. Wilkinson, q gold pin, twelve
nonths.
Mayor Ainslie has extended an invf-
cation to Mayor Cameron and through
him to the Democrats OF Petersburg
90 join Richmond In its 3oihfcati6n
ever Wilson's election on November e.
The Rev. A. X. Love. pastor OF West
End Baptist Church. accompanied by
1Gre. Love. has returned to the city
after a vacation Of four weeks spent
On Cincinnati and Louisville.
There are now three announced can
1idates for the ONCE OF ctty treasurer,
90 be filed by election next year. They
ore william z. Ramey, the incumbent:
y. @. Stratton and o. l. Barksdale-
There are two candidates for city ser
Heant-John b. Evans, the incumbent,
and Robert f. Gill.
The negro John Johnson conyicteS