The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-18
ASK COUNCIL FOR
PLAYGROUND FUND
PETERSBURG SCHOOL BOARD WILL
INCLUDE ss,soe IN NEXT BUDGET
FOR THAT PURPOSE.
GIDEON ANNIVERSARY
BAPTIST MINISTER TO PREACH
SPECIAL SERMON TO TRAVELLING
MEN-TRY YOUNG MAN FOR
FORGERY.
GIDEON ANNIVERSARY
Virginian Bureau,
Mechanics Building. Room ais

Mechanics Building. Room 3lS,-.
PETERSBURG. VA. May IL
Rev. e. p. cambridge. president of
the recently organized Playground as
ISOLATION, appeared before the school
board yesterday afternoon in accord
ance with the request of the associa-
ton, and asked that the board apply
to the common council for an appro-
priation. The amount will be in
cluded in the school boards budget
grounds of the high school are
spacious enough for a good play
ground
Mothers Club Meets.
The regular meeting of the Moth
ers' club Of r. f. Lee school was
held yesterday afternoon. In spite
Of the very Indictment weather TWEEN
ty-one members were present, and
very interesting program was enjoyed.
Instructive papers were read by
Misses Butcher and Pitcher. A talk
on the good results OF Mothers club
was given by Miss Bella Webb, teach
er Of the Crater school. The club Is
about q month old, and has a men,
bership OF about fifty.
Nurses to Graduate.
Exercises incident TO the gradua-
ton of nurses in training at the Pc
tersburg hospital will take place next
Thursday evening in the auditorium
Of d. NJ Brown public school. The
program has not been completed. and
II IL not known how many graduates
there will be as the examinations are
still in progress
Methodist Union to Meet.
The regular monthly meeting of the
Methodist Sunday School union, OF
Petersburg and vicinity, will be held
at washington-Street NJ. f. church
at $40 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
This In also the regular annual bust
ness meeting Of the association. The
presidents report for the past year
will b. heard. and the usual good
musical program will be furnished
by the school. ]. 8, Hopkins, a tenor
soloist. Of Richmond. will sing.
Preach to GideoEs.
Tomorrow is Gideon Day, SO desig
mated by the order OF commercial
travellers. bearing that NAME. Four
teen years ago the Gideons organized
with three members; today they num-
Der about ten thousand. Their great
work liz placing Bibles in the guest
rooms of hotels throughout the coun-
try. Recently they placed five thou
sand Bibles In the hotels In Washing
ton city. They have placed about
one hundred and eighty thousand
Bibles in the various hotels in the
United States Pastor Love. of the
West End Baptist church. will preach
n special sermon of commentator OF
the Gideons. and the work they are
doing tomorrow night Travelling
statesmen. especially. are cordially In
vited to attend the service.
To Elect Officers
The annual election of officers of
the Phoenix Bible class of High
Street NJ F. church, will he held to-
morrow The teacher, r. L. GIN, Will
detail the history of the class. and
make some recommendations for the
future. The orchestra Will furnish
special music for the occasion. The
exercises will begin at 2 30 r. NJ.
DR. Roper's subject at the First
Baptist church tomorrow night will
he "A Prescription for Amer;canitis."
Haste worry anxiety and anger are
eating the heart Of many men and
women In the country today. he says.
and II Is all unnecessary.
Try Alleged Check Flasher.
A. r Chieves. a well known young
man, formerly of this city. was ar
rested in Richmond yesterday for the
Petersburg authorities. and was re-
turned 10 this city this afternoon
for a hearing The young man is
charged with passing bogus checks
agKregating $3.50 in Petersburg sew
erai days ago.
The fund being raised by A. p.
Hill Camp. Sons OF Veterans. to de-
fray the expenses of Confederate Vet
Grams to the 0ettyshurG reunion. is