The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-25
PETERSBURG CITIZENS MEET AND
EMPOWER ATTORNEY xiMMER
TO GET CHARTER.
FORM MOTHERS CLUB
MEETING HELD AT ROBERT u.
LEE SCHa0I--Y. NJ. &. a. AID
HERTIsEs ron BIDS FOR
NEW BUILDING.

citizens interested in securing a new
hotel for Petersburg, met tonight AT
the Shirley hotel and formed the Citi /!
zens' Hotel Company, Inc. Sam Zim-
mer was named as attorney. and he
will take steps at once to secure.
charter from the State corporation
commission, the maximum eapital Of
the corporation to be 100000, and
the minimum SIS zoe.
Officers were elected as follows;
Hatcher Seward president; Louis
A Rosenstock. vice president VIII
liam l.. Zimmer. treasurer. and Frank
l.. Hobbs, secretary The officers and
w. f. Poole, w i Rahily Fortescue
White, Morris A. Finn II. f. Murtt,
w. A. Totty, T. c. Kent, r. l.. Wat
kins, f, l.. Dalton. Moses I.avenstein,
Charles L. Morris. j O. James. VIII
liam Pitcher and G. c. Wright consti-
tute the board of directors.
Death of Mrs, Prichard.
Mrs. Mary Nj. Priehard of ills city.
died last night at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. j. A. Henser IN Bed
ford City. The body viii, be brought
to Petersburg and inferred in Bland
ford cemetery tomorrow afternoon
Mrs. Prichard was nearly nnety~one
years of age. She was born in this
city and had spent her life here
She was Miss Mary NJ. Hanlmett 4
member of a prominent and widely
known family. Mrs. Prtehard took
a deep interest in cHrle nt affairs,
and read everything that came out
She had enjoyed excellent health Gn-
til very recently. In 1885 she ,nar-
ried William Priohard, who died in
1884 in his seventy sixth year, For
years he was prominent III business
and social circles In Petersburg idrs.
Prichard was the mother twelve chill
dren, all of whom are living She
gave four sons to the Confederate ser
vice, all of whom were wounded, but
none killed. The twelve children, who
are all spared To mourn their mothers
! death, are as follows: Wi,Gan r..
/ John IL, Charles e. Nathan T..
( George A. Samuel j. Robert N lr~
win S. Prichard and Mrs. Charles
Fetter, Mrs. NJ G Mcdowell, Mrs
J. S, SliCer, and Mrs. J. a Henae,
of Bedford City. At whose home Mrs
! Prichard died.
! MIR. Sangninettis Funeral.
The funeral of Charles sangninosti
was conducted from S.. Joeeph's
Catholic church at 10 o'clock this
morning. Rev. Father o Farrell rfti-
ciating, The following acted as pail
bearers; II. A. Penz. Joel r Brown,
John Dalton, Thomas 0'FarreN,
( r. H. Wells and NJ. s. Joyce. Inter
ment was made IN st. Joseph GENE
terry.
Mothers Club Organized.
Al meeting held yesterday after
noon at Lee school. a club to be
known as the Il. L. Lee School Moth
ers' club was organized, This organ
ization resulted from reception tend
cred the mothers of pupils of the
school last Friday night The pur-
pose of the organization is to create
spirit of cooperation between the
home and school that will result, ii is
believed, in keeping boys and girls in
school longer. The following officers
were elected; President, Mrs. w. NJ,
Lewis; Nice-President. Mrs. Frederick
Pitcher, Secretary Treasurer, Mrs
Kate Mays. These officers and the
following constitute the executive
committee: Mrs Sommerville Gray
Mrs. Theo, Droell, Mrs JAS Ellis
Bible Glass Meets.
The regular monthly meeting of the
BaraCa class of the Second Baptist
church was held at the residence of
the president, MIR. 5. +. Davis tonight
The Bridges Tilman revival at
Markets. Street church continue to
grow in interest. The building is
crowded to overlooking at every ser
vice. This mornings service at 10
o'clock was largely attended Mr.
4 especially. A service especially for
, old ladies will be held at the church
tomorrow morning at | o O'Clock A
number OF automobiles and carriages
will be provided. and any old person
VINO wishes 10 be sent for liz request
ed to hand in their names
New Presbyterian Church.
! 1t Is expected that the Westlnln mister
Bible school on West Washington
street will soon be turned into
church. The East Hanover Presby-
terry. at its recent session in Richmond
had the matter under consideration,
and it Is probable that church will
be organized at an early date with a
resident pastor The West End Ban
list church. with one Of the largest
memberships Of any church in the
city, occupies site, occupied original
ly by Presbyterian church Tho
work was abandoned by the Preshv-
terans. and the church building
which was small frame structure
was sold TO the Baptists and was used
by them until the present splendid
brick building was erected.
New Y. vi. G. A. Building,
The building committee Of the Y.
NJ c. A. is soliciting bids for the new
association building to be erected.
Plans for the building have been
drawn by S, DAILY Craig. local
architect, and are on exhibition They
nave Deen approved by the commit
tee which win receive the bids on May
goth. The contract for the work will
be let as soon thereafter as possible
and the erection of the building will
be rushed.
Award Contract Soon.
1t is expected that the contract for
the erection of the n. " British-Am
can Tobacco company's factory on
Perry street will be awarded at an
early date The new building will be
a five-story structure, and will be con-
nected by bridge with the present
factory.
In addition to those already en-
gagged. Walter Hale, Chrystal Herne
and Oliver Doud Byron have been
secured for the revival of Arizona
One Of the biggest productions Of
the spring and summer Will be 'All
Aboard a musical play whose first
performance is scheduled for Atlantic
CITY May goth. Carter De Haven
and George Monroe with Lew Fields
Will head the cast b
IRON WORK