The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-09
TO RESTORE FUND
FOR CITY SCHOOLS
COMMITTEES IRON BOARD WILL
ASK ALDERMEN TO DEFER
THEIR ACTION.
COUNCIL TO REsClND
PRINCE GEORGE TO HOLD PRI-
MARY To SELECT CANDI-
DATE TO ENTER REG
ULAR PRIMARY.
Vfrgin.an Bureau,
Mechanics Building, Room 31s.

Virgin.an Bureau,
Mechanics Building, Room 31S.
Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
PETERSBURG VA, June S.-A
special committee appointed by the
city school board will. it is expected,
appear before the board OF aldermen
tomorrow night with the request that
the board defer action on the school
budget until 1t shall have been re-
considered by the common council. at
a special session called for next Fri
day night. The committee will ap-
peal to the council to restore the
items cut out of the original esti-
mates submitted by the school board.
There are indications that the coun-
Gil will respond to this request 1t
is pretty well understood that should
the council vote to restore the items
that the board Of aldermen VIII con-
cur in the matter. The common
council by its action in cutting out
several items for the maintenance
and betterment of the city's public
schools, created some feeling b .tween
members of the council and school
board. 1t was stated at one time that
the entire board would resign as a
body, but after more mature con-
sideration they naturally decided upon
the better plan. A kino and cor
dial invitation has been extended IN
school board to Get the cornell at
the above time and lay before 1t their
budget for the coming year, with q
full explanation of their needs. It
was simply a misunderstanding. and
1t Is now understood that when the
W bodies get together and reason
out matters, an anicable agreement
Will be reached whereby the city's
schools will get all necessary appro-
priations to continue their most ex-
cellent. work.
Preferential Primary.
the preferential primary for the
selection of a candidate from Prince
George county to oppose Hon. Stanley
Burt, of Surry. for the nomination to
the house of delegates from the dis
trlct. composed of the two counties
Will be held next Saturday. The polls
VIII be open at every voting precinct
in the county and will be in charge
of w judges. representing DR.. w.
B, Daniels, n David A. Harrison, re-
spectively, the two candidates for the
preferential nomination. The ex
pense of the election will be paid by
the candidates Instead of having
both names on the same ballot. each
candidate will furnish his own bal
lots. 1t. Is evident that the contest
viii be close. DR.. Daniels has served
two terms in h legislature, retiring
from that body in 1908.
Mr.. Harrison is a young man re-
Gently admitted to the bar after tax
Ing his law dekfee at the University
OF Virginia. He was a candidate
against Judge Timothy Rives for
Commemorative attorney for the
county. but lost the nomination by
the narrow margin OF -four votes.
To Decorate Graves.
The Ladies' Memorial association
has extended an invitation to the
Daughters of the Confederacy to as
sist them in decorating the graves In
Blandford cemetery tomorrow (Me-
mortal Day. and through the presi-
dent. Mrs. Meade. the invitation has
been accepted. The day will be OBJ
served as a half holiday, a number
of the leading business houses having
signified their intention of closing
their stores at l O'Clock in the at
ternoon.
Campaign Nears Close.
The campaign for nomination to
city officers is drawing to a close.
Each candidate seems to think that
the field has been thoroughly worked,
4 ''NNh "S%oihS liz * PItVdtC
citizens will a hold of the hoe. All
of the candidates Express confidence
In election. but none are assured ex-
cept Dick Mann and Billy Heath,
whose offices failed to attract OPP
position.
Sunday Association.
The Baptist Sunday School asso-
citation. of Petersburg and vicinity, met
with the Woodlawn Baptist church at
$40 o'clock this afternoon. A splen-
did was rendered by the
Woodlawn school. Rev. F. w. Moore,
pastor of the Second Baptist church,
delivered the address. There was a
good attendance considering the
threatening weather. The various
schools. showed a marked increase in
attendance. The following reports
were read:
West End church-Enrolled. s66:
average attendance. 500; collection,
1881.
First church-Enrolled, 361: aver
age attendance. 31s; collection. s5s.1z.
Second church-Enrolled. ass; av-
erage attendance. 4ss; collection.
$42.34.
G~rove-Avenue church-Enrolled,
rs; average attendance. 10; collection.
$s.4s.
Ettrick church-Enrolled. 1879: av-
erage attendance, 16b; collection.
$22.72.
Woodlawn church-Enrolled, 90:
average attendance 81; collection,
$3.50.
Main-Street mfssions-Enrolled,
70; average attendance, IS; collec-
ton. 1851.
Halifax Street mission-Enroled,
1872; average attendance. 1873; collec-
ton, $16.3S. ,
Matoaca church, no report.