The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-19
.ELkS DEDICATE
new $4,000 Home
Many Visiting Members of Order
Take Part in Exercises at
Danville.

Especial to The Times Dispa ech.1
Danville, Va. May 1S.-The $4,000 s.
Elks home was dedicated nv tho q
local membership and visiting Elks
from all parts of Virginia and North
carolina on Friday. In the afternoon
at q O'Clock the dedication service was
held In the auditorium before n large
audience. Frank It. Holley, OF Hack-
ensack, n. j., making a beautiful dedt-
cation speech
In the evening brilliant reception
was held. nearly 1000 people visiting
the building between the hours of $40
and midnight. Grand Exalted Ruler
homas B Mills, of Superior, Wis. and
several other Elks OF high standing,
who were specially invited to attend
tho ceremony. wero present.
The now home is splendidly
equipped a $4,000 contract was
given a firm of furnishers, and not
the slightest detail has been over
looked Tho lodge room Ia particulars
brown and white. Oak wainscot panels
the entire room. and massive oak
furniture and seats encircle It There
are hfteen dormitories on tho top
moor, and spacious rathskeller. fur 5
nished In the old English style. In the
basement. The building cost $4,000
to construct, the equipment $4,000
essary to build the homo was fur
nished by the 500 local members. and
~ what money was In tho treasury
delegations came in special cars from
Roanoke, Lynchburg, Winston-SaIem
and High Point.
News was received here to-day or
the strange death OF Matthew Dalton.
a workman. a resident OF near Gretua.
on Thursday. The man was working
In a well near Sheva when Il auid
OF tobacco upon which he was chew
Ing lodged In his windptpe. Two
other workmen at the top OF the well
nearing that something was amiss. ran
lot assistance and later when de-
scent was made into tho we'll, they
discovered that the man had choked
to death. The two men, whose names
nave not boen learned. 1t appears Were
AFRAID lest, in tho event OF one de-
scendins the well. the remaining man
at the top would be unable TO haul
the dead weight of tho two beneath
Confederate Memorial Day was OBJ
served here on Thursday with fitting
exercises. For the first time in the
history of the city. the first part or
the days program was rendered upon
the lawn of the Sutherlin mansion,
and Or. ]. B. VIM made tho address
of tho day from the porch OF the ola
Colonial home. in which President
proclamation. The oity recently ac-a
CURED this property as the local Con
federate headquarters, and 1t was n
pretty as we'll as a memorable sight
to see tho gray uniformed veterans
gathered round the building.
Select airs We're played by the Old
Domision Band, and. after the address
had been made. procession made up
OF the local military body. the vet
Grams. the local Confederate chapters. +
headed by the mand. marched to tho
Confederate Veteran Cemetery, where
upon every marked Confederate grave
a wreath was placed, and the soldiers
monument decorated. "
On Wednesday afternoon. last, Miss
Mamie Louise Brewer and Charles
BLAND Watson were married at the
home Of the brides parents. on Gray
Street Tho ceremony was performed
by the Rev. ]. Cleveland Hall. of the
Episcopal Church. and the Rev. j. Il.
VIII. OF the Methodist Church. A.
large number OF guests were invited
to the ceremony. which they witnessed
In the parlor, decorated In exquisite
taste for the occasion. After the
ceremony. tho bride and groom left
for an extended trip to Northern
points, There were a largo number OF
handsome wedding gifts made the pop
ular couple The bride is one of Dan
vile = best known singers.
Maxey Cunningham, q young South
Carolinian, who. over a year ago es-
4 from tho convict force near
Columbia, was captured here on FRI
day evening following An exciting
chase through the business section of
the city Cunningham, who was un-
der the alias of Kelly while here, was
discovered by the deputy sergeant.
walking down one Of the main
thoroughfares When accosted no
stoutly denied his guilt. and read
lily volunteered to so to the police
office 10 be identified by a photograph
At the door or the courthouse tho
youth charged his mind. and slipped
away from his guard. The latter was
not slow to give chase, and the home
ward going city men and girls quick
~ opened UP an avenue when they
heard pistol shots and saw the two
men running. Cunningham was nnally
run to earth In a back lot after be-
ing headed off by n negro who had
given chase. He put up strenuous
resistance. but was finally hand
cuffed and taken back to tile police
Office. When he cast his eyes upon
his photograph, he confessed and told
the authorities that he would not re-
quire a reQuisition. The deputy SER
geant earned $50 reward for his run.
Cunningham has still three years to
serve
A much needed rain has fallen over
this section during the last two days.
the protracted drought had begun to
alarm the farmers a heavy down
pour fell on Friday night, which has
softened UP the soil considerably