The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-05-09
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MEET At EMPOR|A
DISTRICT CONFERENCE scHE-
DULED FOR NEXT WEEK In
soUTHsIDE CITY.
OLD ENOUGH TO VOTE
PETERSBURG ELKs CELEBRATE
TwENTY-FTRsT ANNIVERSARY
WITH DANCE AND RECEP-
TTON--CLARKE RETIREs.
Virginia Bureau.
Mechanics Building,


Room 31S.
PETERSBURG. VA, May s.--The
Petersburg district conference of the
Methodist Church will meet May
13th-15th, at Emporia, with the South
Emporia church. Rev. j. X. JOHN,
p. E., will preside, and Rev. K. F.
Garner will preach the opening SER
mon. Rev. G. e. B. Smith will
preach the sermon on Missions in
stead OF Rev. G. Fl. Spooner, who is
sick. Ths conference will receive re-
ports and discuss various subjects OF
interest to the church at large.
About 115 delegates and ministers
are entitled to a seat in the body.
Following is list of the Peters,
burg delegates:
High Street-w. II. Anvil. p. c..
DR.. J. f. Smith. r. H o'Kennon. r.
e. Gill; alternates. G. w. Dyer A. NJ
Davis, G. y. Harlow
Market Street-G. III. Spooner. p.
c.. J. r. Young, C. M. Brister. ". G..
Malone; slternates, +. w, Tucker. w.
NJ. Lewis, E. s.. Bowling.
Washingt on Street,. T.. Booker,
r. c.. J. Il. Blanks. W. Y Burge, f.
w. Butcher; alternates, NJ. w. Pyne.
II. II. Edmunds, Jacob Savage.
Memorial--L c. Moore, F. c., J. G..
Collect. J. e. Green. F. NJ. Parkinson;
nlternates. ]. D. Reams, j. Il. Jordan
r w. Wells.
Wesley-w. II. A. HAYNES, p. c.. D.
e. Alley, J. w. Hawks. c. s. War
riner: a1ternates, r. r. Butler J.. II.
Perkins. G. Re. Meredith.
Blandford--H. G. Gregory, 2. G.
Observation-Disclosures.
Miss Mary Ellen Skinner and Frank
Melvin Robinson were united in mar
riage at 1880 o'clock last evening in
the home of Rev. A. r, Love. the
officiating minister. Miss Anna Mer-
sereau and Bernard Skinner were the
only attendants, Mr.. and Mrs. Rob-
inson lett today for a visit to rela-
tives In Fredericksburg.
Allen--Newsom.
Miss Lavinia A. Newsom, of War
field, and John B. Allen, Of Kress.
Va, were united in marriage at 10
o'clock last night at the home of the
brides sister. Mrs. Isham Rowland,
on South street. Rev. A. r. Love
officiated. The young couple left for
Warfield, on a visit to the brides rela-
tives.
Elks Celebrate.
Petersburg lodge of Elks tonight
celebrated its twenty-first anniversary
with a reception and dance at Elks'
home, on Tabb street. Elks and their
wives, daughters and sweethearts
were present in large numbers. Sup
per was served and n musical pro-
gram rendered under the direction of
Miss Jean Greenway Trigg.
Funeral of Mr.. Moody.
The funeral services of Floyd p,
Moody were conducted at the grave
at Ocran M. r. church, near Suther-
land In Dinwiddie county, at o'clock
yesterday afternoon. Mr.. Moody died
Tuesday at the home of his mother,
Mrs Virginia r. Moody, after q very
brief illness. Rev. G. F.. r, Smith,
pastor Of Ocran church. conducted
as pallbearers: Bernard c. Syme, of
this city. M. p. Andrews, r. H.
Moody, S. A, Andrews, f. s. Moody.
r. H. Clarke, w. A. Andrews and j.
NJ Moody.
Tom Clarke Out of IT.
Thomas Fl. Clarke, of Dinwiddie,
who has represented his county IN the
house of delegates for fourteen years,
will not be a candidate for re-elec-
ton. Mr. Clarke made known this
fact while here yesterday That Mr..
Clarke's service in the legislature was
satisfactory TO his constituents was
shown by the many terms for which
he was elected. r, T. Wilson a we'll
known Young lawyer, and Charles
Smith farmer, are candidates for
the nomination.
Petersburg Milk Inspected.
l.. y. Jones. State dairy and food
inspector, who has been on an in
speeding tour In and around Peters
burg, highly compliments the condi-
ton of the city markets. which he
states are not surpassed anywhere in
the State. He also spoke in the high
est terms of the diaries which supply
Petersburg with milk and pronounces
them as kept up to a high standard
of excellence.