The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-05-24
SOUTHERN FEMALE .
COLLEGE CLOSING
COMMENCEMENT EXERCISES 4OF
PETERSBURG INSTITUTION
WILL BEGIN SUNDAY.
RICH'ND COUPLE WEBS
NOT RUNAWAY MATCH But
SIMPLE RoMASCE-NFws
OF DAY IN COCK
AIDE CITY.
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Law Building Phone 1887.
PETERSB BIT RG. VA. May "a The
-aaT,44Hanea3saa ant exercises 81 the south
ern Female college VIII begin next
SUNDAY. ana the session Of the college
Just closing has been the most sue
cessfui In every respect in the history
Of the school The graduating exer-
! Cises and art exhibit wifi be held Mon
day nisht and the final concert will
take place Tuesday might All the ex-
ercises VIII take place in the college
chapel and admission will be by card
only
Miss Margaret Beal Williams, Of
MARYLAND. has the distinction Of being
the only full graduate this year, but
there are nearly 100 graduates In the
various schools of the college.
This afternoon a white boy named
Bush" Collett. while riding a bicycle
down High street. knocked down and
ran over Thomas Belcher. "A small
white bog who wes playing hall la
the street Belcher was painfully hurt
about the head and bruised about the
body His wounds were dressed by
Or. j. Boiling Jones,
Miss Bertha Ruby Howard and
James McCansdy, both OF Richmond.
were married in the manse Of the
Second Presbyterian church late yes
terday afternoon by Rev. J. A. NC
clure. The Young couple came over
from Richmond late Yesterday after
noon, accompanied by relatives.
The meetings conducted by the pas-
tor. Or. Roper. at the First Baptist
church. are growing in interest each
night Or Roper is eschnR with
great power and a number OF CONVEX
sions take place nightly. The beau
tiful singing lead by Mr. and Mrs. But
Ter is an inspiration to all who at
tend
Death Of Mrs. Jordan.
Mrs. Mary Francis Jordan. widow
nf the late William j. Jordan, died
Yesterday at the home of her son. Wal
ter L. Jordan. In High street. Though
she had been in bad health for sew
eral months her death was unexpected
She was sixty eight years old, and is
survived by her son. william L. Jor-
dan, of this city, and one daughter,
Mrs. Alona Ashwerth, of Portsmouth.
and three sisters Mrs. Sue Robinson.
of .Ietersvill,: Miss Lucy Jordan ana
Mrs. Sarah Cropton. OF CreWe. The re-
mains will be taken to her former home
In Crewe tomorrow afternoon on the
3 30 Norfolk and Western train. ana
the funeral will take place from thu
Baptist church in that town
stores which will soon be built by
Louis Rosenstock on the vacant lot
| In Sycamore street next To the Nir-
/ einla National Bank have already
| been rented. This speaks well for
! the business enterprise of this city.
land shows the scarcity OF vacant
| places of business. There are at pres
emf very few. If any, desirable store
/ houses for rent in the business sec
| ton Of the city.
| A large number of invita- lions have
| been received by people in this city
TO the commencement exercises of the
University Of Virginia. The finals will
Include ss usual several large balls
of society girls of this city will at
tend them.
/ Choir TO Give Concert.
| The choir of Washington Street
Methodist church, under the direction
| of Mrs y, II, Turner, tho accomplish
| ed organist of the church, will give
a concert In the lecture room tomor
! row evening at $40 o'clock the pro-
ceeds OF the entertainment to be APP
| piled to the church debt. The choir
| will be assisted by excellant Iocal
| talent. tt is hoped that the public
| tainment.
! tt 10 titt 'fhtfthFhN vi bpihttn tll6i
| the houses in this city should be re-
/ numbered, but by whom 1t is 10 he
done and the cost of doing II are
questions that the common council
viii have 10 decide. CITY Attorney
! Budd stated today that it woul cost
| 80 cents each to number houses. A
| large number OF houses here are not
numbere al all, while others are not
numbered correctly. The council will
| probably take some action In regard
| to the matter at rs next meeting
Miss Reiter Jones has returned
| home TO spend the vacation. She
has been student at Randolph Ma
con institute, Danville, Va. the past
/ %Sasvh. s.e "'-'~ <" r.e +sa-T ~ a.'+s.,
| F'ortesque Whittle Is out after a
| brief spell of sickness
| The funeral of the late Mrs. Mar
| garet Elizabeth McCance will take
! place tomorrow morning at 1880
| o'clock from st. Joseph's Catholic
| church.
Arthur n. Scott Is in New York on
business
The regular monthly meeting of
the Baraca Bible class OF Blandford
Methodist church was held tonight
with IA large attendance.
Sheriff Galusha. of Dinwiddie coun-
ty. was on the street here today.