The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-11-08
WILL UNvE|L TWO
MARBLE TABLETS
INTERESTING CEREMONY IN WASH
INGToN-sTREEr CHURCH sun
DAY SCHOOL.
COUNCIL IN SESSION
MANY RECOMMENDATIONS INCLUD-
ING CITY AUDITORIUM AND
ARMORY ARE GIVEN
CONSIDERATION.
COUNCIL IN SESSION
Firginian Bureau.
Law Bldg. Phone 1897,

PETERSBURG, VA, Nov. Two
handsome marble tablets will be I'M
yelled in the Sunday school room of
Washington Methodist church
next Sunday morning One of them
will be to the memory Of Captain l..
H. Marks, deceased. for thirty years
superintendent of Washington-Street
Sunday school, and the other to the
memory ~of the late Mrs. Addie V.
Prentiss, who was superintendent of
the primary department OF the school
forty eight years.
The tablets will be presented to the
church by Walter A, williamson, sup
erintendent of the Sunday school.
They will be accepted on behalf OF
the church by Hon. r. r. Davis. DR..
George e. Booker, the pastor, will
deliver the memorial address.
Mrs. Indie G. snyder.
Mrs. Indie c. Snyder. wife of Sam
ue S. Snyder, died at her home at
Colonial Heights this morning at s
o clock She had been i'll long time
she is survived by her husband and
one son. twelve years OF age. The
funeral arrangements will be an
nounced later.
Mrs Bartlett Roper, Sr.
| The funeral of Mrs. Bartlett Roper,
ST., will take place tomorrow after
noon at $3.50 o'clock at the First Bap-
ktist church. Mrs. Roper was one Of
the most highly esteemed women of
this city.
| Funeral of Mfr. Camp.
The funeral of the late George w.
Camp. former well known Peters
burg man, who died yesterday in Nor
folk. will take place from the grave
/ In Blandford cemetery tomorrow
morning at II o'clock.
. E1Iis--61ark
| Miss Lou r. Clark and James l..
! Ellis, both of Surry county, were mar :
yied here at Il n'clock today. at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs r. II. oxen
1 non. Rev. w. II. Anvil otficiated.
/ Council In Sesion.
The common council met in month
~ session last night. Considerable
business was transacted Mayor Cam
eron sent in n message recommend
ling various improvements uia ,yari-
Gus recommendation were referred to
appropriate committees. The aues-
! ton of establishing separate parks
for the races was postponed until the
next meeting. The proposition tc
/ consolidate the Peabody and Jones
street public schools was also post.
poned.
Plans for a.. new aimshouse were
submitted and referred. The mattel
OF creating board OF public safet,
was again laid over. The proposition
to have a building code and build
ing inspector was continued until tht
December meeting.
Councilman Bowie presented a res
olution appropriating $4,000 for thu
erection OF an armory and convention
hall This was referred. A commu
nication was read from B. l.. Rietrick
Of Loram. Va, asking the city to re.
/ deem several dollars of Petersburg
script issued during the war. Tn,
ii matter was not considered. A larg'
amount Of other routine business wa
transacted.
Citizens improvement League.
The Citizens' Improvement leagu,
OF Ettrick met last night. The fol
lowing officers were elected for on,
year: President g. n. Jones: vict
president, A. J. Tucker; secretary
Walter E. Eames: treasurer. Thoma
IT, OFerral. The next meeting viii
be held Monday night at the hall o
the Daughters of Liberty. A larg'
boro will be present TO discuss tn,
question Of moving the county seat o
Chesterfield county from its presen
location to Chester.
Woman,s Auxiliary.
The annual meeting of the Woman
auxiliary of the board OF missions o
the diocese OF Southern Virginia viii
be held in ST, Paufs church Saturday
Sunday and Monday. Representa-
tives of churches in the diocese vii
be present. Bishop Randolph viii
preach Sunday morning. Among tn
other prominent speakers To address
the meeting will be Rev. John G
Mean, Of Brazil. and DR. J. w Nor
. ris, of Washington.
Personals.
The ladies OF washington-Stre
Methodist church will serve lunch II
A r. fJ1l Camp hall tomorrow from
! TO Z r. NJ. and from to 9 P. NJ
for the benefit of the church.
. Miss Reldcr Jones has returned
from visit to Powhatan county.
bishop Alpheus W. Wilson. OF Bal
tiSlore. is visiting Mr.. and Mrs, r.
Davis on Union street
Judge West, of Sussex county, wa
here today.
| Miss Bessie Bailey. OF Jersey City
IN. j.. Is visiting the Misses Bailey o.
Liberty street.
Miss Bette Diivor, who was ope
. rared upon for appendicitis Monda
at the Petersburg hospital. is gettin
along nicely,
Mrs W. l.. Enniss is convaiescen
at the Petersburg hospital.