The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-03-24
DELEGATES TO THE STATE. AND
NATIONAL CONVENTIONS ARE
ALSO NAMED.
REAL ESTATE ACTIVE
MANY SALES ARE RECORDED DUR
ING THE ufsEK--ToBACCo
MARKET ACTTyE-BowLERS
TO PLAY BALL.
Xfrginiau Bureau.

AT the annual meeting Of Post G.
Travellers Protective association, held
at the Elks' home last night, OIL
GERS and standing committees for the
ensuing year were elected. and dele
gates were chosen 10 attend tho State
convention al IynChburg, May 9th.
and the national convention, which
assemblies In Richmond June 9Th.
Officers elected were as follows:
President. H. L. Smith, vice resl-
dent. r. r. Heath: secretary treasurer,
Fl. w. Prichard; board OF directors,
IT. vi. Hobbs. J. e. Young. O, ",
Mattox, Il. w. Price, w, l.. McGNl;
Benjamin Harrison and L. l.. Kidd
The following committee chairmen
were chosen: Hotels--L. 7. Robert
son. Press-W. T. Baugh; Railroa DIS
~. W. Price; Sick--S. NJ. Green:
Good Roads---W. f. Armstrong: Mem
bership-J. r. Goodrich; Physician,
DIR. J. r.. Beckwith; Chaplaiu-Rev.
e. p. cambridge.
Delegates to the State convention
are as follows ". l.. Rahily, L. F.
Robertson. J. +. Young, O. w. Mat
fox, w. l. MCGill. r.. w. Price, Ben
1amin Harrison, l.. l. Kidd. F. f.
Thweatt- s, NJ. Green. Jr.. d. r, Tur-
ner. II. r. Tucker, J. T.. Goodrich. c.
w Watson, s - Gil, w. S, Baugh
#. NJ Dalton, r. i. Sansford. =. J.
Collins, sr, Franklin Smith. T. Stan
ley Beckwith, ]. T. West, Grover
Rodgers, and T, r. Parsons.
Delegates to the national conven-
ton: r. NJ, Dalton, ]. r. West. al
ternates- o, H. Mattox and J. T..
Goodrich. Mr. James H. Bailey. who
has filled the Office of president of
the pest with eminent success for the
past six years. declined reelection
The post adopted resolutions express
Ing the memberships appreciation OF
DIR. Bailey's faithful services.
Real Estate II Active.
There is much activity in the real
estate market of Petersburg at this
time, Mr.. j. II. Harrison reports sales
during the past month of property at
auction amounting 10 nearly $4,000
f. @. Egerton company have sold
lots during the past week in walnut
Hill 10 the following parties. Gibson
Robinson, lot in Westover avenue:
Sidney M Green. two lots In Berkeley
avenue, II r. Bowles lot in Berkeley
avenue. 900 Two additional Tots were
sold yesterday. and there are a num-
Der Of other sales which have prac-
fically been made. They report the
most active week that they have ever
had Mr.. III. +, stratton, who re-
GENTLY purchased the j. l.. Carter es~
tate OF eleven acres on upper Halifax
street. is having tifty-foot street
10 Halifax streets. Among the deeds
or transfer recorded a. the clerks of
nee last week was one from the city
TO the Export Leaf Tobacco company
for 1850 acres of the Aimshouse
tract. The price paid was s2,250
Tobacco Sales.
The sales Of tobacco during the
past week aggregated s414.250
pounds Prices obtained have been
fairly satisfactory
High School Wins Two.
The Petersburg high school base
bail team took both ends OF d double
header from the Farmville high
school team on the latter's home
grounds yesterday to the tune of "a
however, that the Petersburg boys
were almost ashamed 10 tell the re
suits after returning home. either on
account of the hospitality of their
farmville friends, or the good looks
Of the Normal school girls, Some Of
them have not returned Yet, and are
not liable to soon II their parents or
the parents OF the girls don't chase
them home.
Box Party.
There will be box party given
Monday night at s o'clock at the resi-
dence of Mrs. n. w Farley, Swift
Greek Village, for the benefit of
Woodlawn Baptist church
\ WIN OF MIR. Francis.
The Will of the late ~ j. Francis
was admitted TO probate in the
Hastings court ON Friday Testatur
left his entire estate which was ap-
praised ST $50, 000 TO his widow. who
qualified as executriX without secur-
fty.
Bowlers To Play BAH
Members of the Petersburg Bowl
Ing association, have organized a
baseball team. and viii make appiica~
Uon To the Amateur Commission of
Petersburg for franchise in the
Glass a league. If they can play
ball as well as they can bowl. they
are sure OF winning the remnant.
They have trimmed tbs Richmond
howiers In good style, and are anxious
to give the boys over on the James
a chance at something that they can
pIphably play better
The standing Of the teams in the
Petersburg bowing league is as fol-
foSs