The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-01-20
HOLD SERVICE IN
MEMORY OF LEE
REV. sTRInLING PREACHEs TO
VETERANS AND MEMBERS
OF ORGANIZATIONS.
TWO NOTED SPEAKERS
MISS JOHNSTON TO TALK ON SUI
FHAGE AND JOHN G. wOOLEY
TO SPEAK ON TEN
PERANCE.
VirSinian Bureau,


} rirsinian Bureau,
/ Law buIlu.ns, knOne 1887.
{ - PETERSBURG. VA. Jan. ls.--To-
/ day the anniversary Of the oeaJh OF
/ General r. E. Lee, was appropriately
/ observed here. A memorial service
/ was held in Tabb- Street Presbyterian
| church tonight at O'Clock. A. K.
( Hili camp OF Confederate Veterans,
/ 1he Daughters OF the Confederacy, anu
! the Ladies' Memorial ASSOCIATION at
/ tended In body. Rev. Charles r.
! StIibling s--eached sermon appro-
i pirate TO the occasion.
| Tomorrow afternoon at l o'clock the
| children of r. E. Lee school will hela
| appropriate exercises in r. h. Lee
auditorium In honor of the Confeder-
ate leader.
Two Notable Addresses.
/ Two leaders In two great movements
| in this country will shortly deliver
| addresses In this city. The distin-
| guished visitors will be Miss Mary
Johnston, the noted Virginia writer and
| sulfra getre, and John G. Wooley, twice
the presidential candidate OF the pro-
| hibition party. Miss Johnston will de-
| liver an address in r. e. Lee audi
| forum on the evening Of January 2sth
Mrs. B. B. Valentine, president of the
I E4J AdA bOiAl AHI tta 0S OA WIZ i1khs w al
| also deliver an address on this occa-
sion, Mr. wooley will speak On TEN
| perance' on the evening of January
30th. The place Of the meeting has
! not yet been decided.
Sunday School Association.
The Methodist Sunday School As
ISOLATION of Petersburg and vicinity
was held In Market-Strset Methods,
church this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
! a large attendance was present Ths
/. address Of the occasion was delivered
! by DR.. Lewis N. Roper. of ths kirs'
| Baptist church. The reports sub
mitted by the different schools showed
the association to be In a fiourishina
condition. The Sunday school OF Mar
Street church rendered a special
musical program consisting Of the
music rendered at the Christmas ceie-
oration several weeks ago.
CIVIC LEAGUE.
The Civic league vail hold Its regu-
.ar monthly meeting tomorrow after
noon at 4 o'clock At the Adams street
school. Or. Martin, city health 9th
Ger. will deliver an address OF
| Health"
Hold Joint Meeting.
There will se a joint meeting OF the
Foreign Missionary Society and Wo-
| man s. Home Mission society, of High.
Street Methodist church, tomorrow af.
ternoon at $3.50 o'clock. Every mem.
Ger lis urged to be present.
Funeral of Mr.. Tudor.
The funeral OF William Il. Tudor
who died yesterday at his home OF
Commerce street. took place from th'
residence this morning at sac O'Clock
The remains were taken to Saien
Durytng ground, prince George county
for burial
John q. Bergen.
John E. Bergen, bookkeeper of th'
| barley Park brewing company, diet
suddenly last night at o'clock. Hear
disease was the cause. He was TWEEN
ly-six years old and unmarried. Hi
home was in Coyington, Ky. wher'
his parents reside. He had MANI
friends here who regret his death. M
arrangements will be made for th'
funeral until his relatives are heart
from.
City Gets Income Tax.
Though the State OF Virginia allow
an exemption OF $4,000 from incom'
AVIATION. citizens OF Petersburg mus
pay taxes on incomes OF 81 900 ant
over. AT its last session the Stat
.eg isIature amended the law govern
ing the income tax TO increase tn
exemption from $1,000 to $4,000. TIL
state and city exemptions at that bm
were the same.
February list is the date ON which tn
value o real and personal property
and the size OF the annual income i
used as a basis for making assess
menrs for The year 1918. A large mum
Der of people are kicking on pawn,
I the tax however, every person u
| his city whose income lis 81, 900 am
over must pay tax ON 1t to the city
although they do not have to pay TIA
state tax on it unless II amount
i TO $2.000,
Expect Some Increases.
When the January term of the Hast
ings court convened last Thursda,
Judge Mullen announced that he woul,
present the tax lodging matter TO
special grand Jury next July for in
vestigat.on- This alone will proeabl,
bring out number of Increases.
Sermon on Gambling.
DR.. Lewis NJ Roper of the F1rs
Baptist chuross tonight preached I
special sermon on Gambling" HI
was heard by large congregation. DR.
Roper said that gambling was one O
the worst vices TO which men are ad
dicted. and urged his hearers to re
frain from ii. The sermon was 1
sneeiai sppeal - Naung men .,.-~
Personals. f,t
John X. Sheffield, has zone 90 AT
lanta, Ca, 10 accept a position
Robert Ewing lie recovering from
an attack or sickness.
The condition OF DIR. w. r. Drewr,
Ia slightly improved.
District Manager Mayes. Of th'
| woodnen Of the World. has returned
from visit to Omaha Neb.
Captain F. Fl. Barker, OF Evans
burg, Pa. is here to attend the ban
ouet next Tuesday NIGHT In honor o
the birthday of General Robert e. Lee