The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-15
UNITE To FURTHER
PLAYGROUND MOVE
PETERSBURG CITIZENS FORM As
ISOLATION AND ELECT OFF,
GERS IN BIG MEETING.
GREAT WHITE WAY
VIRGINIA RAILWAY AND POWER
COMPANY BEGINS To PLACE
POLES ALONG SYCAMORE
STREET.
Virginian Bureau.
Mechanics Building,


Room 31S.
PETERSBURG, VA, May IA
meeting in the interest of the play
grounds movement was held last night
in the auditorium Of r. e. Lee school.
The meeting was under the auspices
Of the Petersburg Education associa-
ton and Civic league. Professor A.
K. Davis presided over the meeting,
which was we'll attended, Addresses
were delivered by Rev. e. p. DAN
bridge. w. r. McKenney. Paul Petit
and w. w. Gillette, of Richmond. A
very Interesting illustrated lecture was
given by r. 8. Settle A motion was
made by r. r. Jones, superintendent
of public schools, that a Fairgrounds
association be formed The suggestion
was unanimously approved and the
chair appointed r. r. Jones, Paul
Petit and Thomas b. Maclin a COM
mittee to nominate officers The COM
mittee reported the following organi-
cation, which was enthusiastically
adopted: President, Rev f. p. Dam
bridge; secretary and treasurer, DIR.
William II. Drewry; directors, Hatcher
s. Seward, L. A. Rosenstock, William
M. Martin and Il. NJ Clements. The
Fairgrounds association of Petersburg.
Seventy-flve or more members were
enrolled, and the association will get
down to work at once
Putting Up Poles.
The Virginia Railway and Power
company has begun putting up the
white Way" poles on Sycamore
street. The poles. which will take
the place of the old wooden poles. are
of concrete. About sixty of these
poles, which are about twelve inches
square at the bottom and tapering to
about six inches at the top, thirty five
feet in length. will be placed along
Sycamore, between Old and Halifax
streets. Forty additional arc lights
will be put up, making a total of fifty
arc lights on Sycamore street between
the points mentioned
Form Church Club.
A large body of Petersburg most
prominent and progressive young men
met at Market-Street NJ. r. church
last night and organized the Young
Mems Christian club with the follow
ing officers and committees: President.
Arthur 0. Scoggin; first vice president,
w. II. Burton; second vice president.
Otis Minitree; secretary, r. G. Smoot:
assistant secretary, T. II. Brown.
treasurer. l. N. Brantley: reporter.
iSoiBc VI. hDseISr oTBaIlSC, II. II.
Smith: assistant organist, August
Wright.
Executive committee: Arthur o.
Scoggin, w. II. Burton, Otis Minitree.
r. G. Smoot, A. B. Bradshua, L. N.
Brantley, c. P. Lurn and s. S. Snyder.
The object Of the club is to encour-
age and stimulate the spiritual life
of young men, to foster and create
closer relations in Christian fellowship
among them and to provide place of
welcome for all young men in Peters
burg and vicinity. The club will meet
every Thursday night at $50 at
Market-Street church, and club
room VIII be open at all times for
the convenience of the members. in
the rear of the Sunday school room.
All young men. regardless of church
affiliation. are eligible to membership
In this club and are heartily invited
to attend its meetings
Funeral OF Mr.. Liyesay.
The funeral of John E. Livesay was
conducted from the residence. 209
Liberty street. at o'clock this after
| noon. Rev. F. W. Moore, pastor of
Second Baptist church officiated The
following acted as palIbearers; James
King Beaureguard Wells. Robert
Hall. s. A. Gentry. r. NJ. BrockwelI
and j. w. Scott. Interment was made
in Blandford cemetery
Mrs. Caledonia Trusheim
| Mrs. Caledonia Trusheim died at
1880 o'clock last night at the home of
Mrs. Ada Cooke on Grove avenue The
funeral will take place tomorrow af-
ternoon at 4 o'clock from Old Bland
ford church.