The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-01-05
lay CORNERSTONE
IN PETERSBURG
BENEVOLENT MECHANICS AssO-
CATION HOLDS APPROPRIATE
EXERCISES AT CEREMONY.
ANNUAL MEETING or ORGANizA-
TIoy WILL DE HELD MONDAY
NrGHT-OTHER LOCAL
NOTES OF INTEREST,"
virginian Bureau.
Law Building. Phone 1f4S.

Nirgtnian bureau.
Law Building. Phone 1tss.
Especial Correspondent to The Rich
mond virisnian.,
PETERSBURG, VA. Jan. +.--The
! cornerstone OF the new seven story
building OF the Petersburg Benevole Mt
Mechanics Association, which IL be-
! ing erected on the corner OF sycamore
and Tabb streets, was laid this at
ternoon at o'clock with imposing
ceremonies. Blsnuford Lodge, No. Z.
A. r. and A. M. had charge of the
arrangements, and performed the ma :
sonic ceremony In very impressive
manner. Charles i. Guthrie, wor-
shipful master Of BlAndford lodge,
! was master Of ceremonies. and the ad-
dress was delivered by In. George r..
Booker in the presence OF large
crowd. In the cornerstone were
! placed a copy of Constitution OF the
Mechanics Association. list OF the
members Of the masonic order In this
city. postal cards. coins, folios OF the
Virginia National Bank. newspapers.
and other things.
/ II. NJ. 4. Annual Meeting.
The annual meeting of the Peters
burg Benevolent Mechanics Associa-
| tion will be held next Monday night.
and reports of the work Of the past
year will be submitted, and officers
elected for the ensuing year. Follow
! ing the meeting the annual banquet
| will take place.
Give Thanks for Clock.
! A. +. IIill Camp of Confederate vet
Grams will meet tonight. and will
adopt resolutions OF thanks for the
handsome clock recently presented to
the camp by number of Massa-
chusetts veterans of the Grand Army
of the Republic.
knights Give Rail.
Petersburg council. knights Of CO.
! funbus give delightful bail III Id
brary Hall last night. 60 couples TAX
ing part. The music was furnished by
! Richmond orchestra. and dancing was
kept UP until tire O'Clock this morn
ing. A lunch WAS served at mid
night. and all present had a most en-
joya bic time.
Bapitsts Elect OfYicers.
| After the regular Wednesday night
service at the Second Baptist church
the following officers were elected fol
the ensuing year. Church clerk. &. II
Ellington; financial secretary. j. j
Gardner; assistant secretary. T.. Il
Parham: treasurer. j. A. Pulley
This is Mr.. Puiley's twenty-fifth con
secutiee year as treasurer of the
church.
Old FIRM Name Remains.
w. l.. Moore and Robert L. Wat
son. of this city have purchased tn,
real estate business of the late r. o
Edgerton, and will continue the SANE
under the old firm name
PcnitentiAry Contract.
The quarterly contract for supniv
l
VINEGAR and rice has been awarded Il
Roper Company OF this city.
What Ri,nmond Offered.
The failure of Petersburg to secur
the location OF the eastern branch II
the Southern Methodist N,uh!tSAiHt
House caused much disappointment
here, as the Methodist churches o
the city had worked hard to get tn
plant here. Richmond got the plan
by Offering greater facilities.
Mrs. Nellie Il. Roper Dies.
This mornig. at l0;45 O'Clock. Mrs
Nellie Binford Roper, wife of Philil
Rainey Roper, died. She was one o
the most popular of the young ma
irons of this In addition TO he
husband, che Is survived by an in
FAINT son. born only a few days ago
Also by her father. J. A. Biuford
her stepmother and three sisters. An
ford. all of this city The funera
arrangements have not been com
pleted.
Jacoba-Reinach.
Miss Florence Reinach. of this city
Was married to ]. w. jacob. o
Greenville. s. c.. yesterday after
noon at . o'clock at the residence o
Mrs. A. S. Reinach, in Richmond. Rev
DR. Calisch performing the ceremony
Agr loft
honeymoon and will reside in Green
vile. \. =.
Gard Of Thanks.
The lady managers OF the Method
list orphanage have published a care
of thanks to all who aided in civ
Ing the orphans har~v Christmas
Petersburg Societr.
Miss Helen Irving Wilson. daughter
or Mrs. r.. r. Wilson. left today t.
resume her studies at Randolph
Macon Institute. Danville. Va.
Miss Lillian Martin. of Norfolk. wht
has been visiting her grandmother
Mrs II. T. Wilson, for few days
returned home today.
Mrs. Russell S. Foster. OF Norfolk
who has been spending the Christmas
holidays visiting her mother. Mrs. r
T. Wilson. in Liberty street. VIII re.
turn home tomorrow.
/ NeHuit anu II. VII
gers. of Djnwiddie county. were yisi.
tors In the city today.
Misses Grace Burke and Miss Made,
line Burke entertained a large mum.
4, Der ~ r1TEtrs rfyfsuyfS ut. T rssTsa psrts
at their home. In West Washington
street. last night.
Policeman Recovering
Policeman Williams. who wa,
knocke ddown by the fender of ar
electric car yesterday at the corner OF
River and Second streets. IL gettine
along nicely. His ankle was pain.
| fully hurt, but no bones were broken
| Two Citizens I'll.
Alexander Wilson. the oldest gro
Gerry merchant In this city. is eriti-
oally III at his home. in Lawrence
street.
l.. q. Adkins. the popular foreman
OF the bag department OF the Seward
Trunk and Bag Company. Is quite III
! at his home ON Grove avenue