The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-04-30
PETERSBURG ELKS
REACH MAJORITY
CELEBRATE TwENTY-FyRsr ANNI-
vERsARY NEXT WEEK WITH
ELABORATE FUNCTIONS.
MORE DIE
HEALTH OFFICERS REPORT SHOWS
THAT DEATH RATE AMONG
BLACKS MORE THAN TWICE
THAT OF WHITES.
Virginian Bureau,

MVNlaiItS hiuEst room StS.
PETERSBURG, VA. April 29.-Tnvi-
tations to the tweuty-irst anniversary
celebration of Petersburg lodge of
Elks on May Sth and 9th are out, and
preparations for the event are rapidly
assuming shape. The original COM
Fnittee consisting OF Myer Saal, Lewis
L. Kidd, VIM. koenig. c. z. Bowie and
Y. st. Cloud. determined to make the
celebration the social event Of the sea-
son. making it necessary to cal to
their assistants, George Watson. Ben
tarnin Harrison, J. @, McCandlish, L. A.
RBosenstoGHk' ?. II Wilcox; w. T;
Heath. Mortimer williams and VIM. II.
Wilcox.
The entire committee, together with
an equal number of women, selected
by individual members. will compose
the reception committee. kaufmann's
band from Richmond VIII furnish the
music beginning at $40 O'Clock in the
hotel viii serve supper and refresh
ments. Decorations by one of the lead
ing florists of the city will be furnished
all Of the women guests. Dancing, be-
ginning at II o'clock, viii be in charge
of George Watson.
The celebration arranged for the
strictly to men. Kaufmann's band
VIII also furnish music. The Stratford
VIII serve lunch. Petersburg Lodge of
nr rs enjoying a season OF, great
friends shall have a share In their
pleasures. Preparations will be COM
pleted at the final meeting of the COM
mlttee Thursday night
Lodge OF Moose.
Joseph Anderson, deputy national
organlzer~ot the Loyal order OF Moose.
granted a ~dispensation for a lodge in
Petersburg. He came here from Clif-
ton Forge. whore a new lodge was or
ganlsed with Z4o members.
Miss Gatushs 10 Wed.
AIT: and Mrs. John Watt Galusha
the engagement of their
qEaaQ Min lev Myr 70 po henfy, to Richard
ding to be celebrated at Calvary Epis-
copal church, Dinwiddie, Va. on June
2Sth. An entertainments in honor OF
ton Graham Goode at her home in Din
wlddie last Saturday afternoon Dur
ne the afternoon little Miss Lucy
Marshall Goode presented zach guest
with a card announcing the engage
meht OF the guest Of honor.
Brown-SeiEie.
MISS A~faEdaline Seigle was united in
marriage to Joseph Samuel Brown at
! 0 clock this afternoon in the home
or the officiating minister, Rev. A. II
Love. The young couple were attended
bS MISS ResSle Jones and J. w. TaIley.
MT. and Mrs. Brown left Immediately
on a visit to the brides parents in
Dinwiddie county. The groom is a
w~ell-known member of the Petersburg
fire department.
Organize New Church.
me organization, with its attendant
IN this city viii take place on SUNDAY
afternoon, Ma nth, at the Westmin-
ster chapel, West Washington street.
IhFee clergymen and two ruling elders
We're appointed at the recent session Of
the East Hanover Preshytery to effect
the organization.
Two Hundred aad rifty Converts,
Ihe spring months have been mark
ed by n wonderful spiritual revival
throughout this city. The recent two
weeks, services Of revival meetings
the Washington-Street Methodist and
second 15apllst churches. resulted in
ABOUT 22S conversions and reelama-
being. held in Market-Street NJ. b.
church by eyanEelists. Bridgers and
human, nave resulted SO far in over
recent services in other churches in
the city. which have resulted in MANY
conversions and professions of faith.
ana In large additions to the churches.
Health Officers Report.
The report of Health OfTicer Martin
for the month ending April 26th shows
GUIDING the death OF one nonresident.
or the total number Of deaths, 10 we're
whites and % colored. During he
month five bodies were shipped from
the city for burial elsewhere ana ft65norr"l
for burial. NN'
There were two Deaths during the
month of typhoid fever, three Of can
GER hve OF pneumonia and seven of
There We're 40 births during the
mohthL24 whites and % Coiored.
Observe Ascension Day.
9ppomattoN Commandery. X ~
MI observe Ascension Day services
Tabb street. Invitations have been
issued by Sir Harry Nelson James to
all Sir knights in the city.
Ihlrty-tive per cent OF tho white
children of school age in Peters Thnlte
do mo- attend school. Is a staTtlinSS
statement Contained in the annual
report of Miss Virginia s 4TeKenna@'
secretary OF the PetersburT F6 ~
ton association. "N"