The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-09-09
ELECT DELEGATES
TO ROANOKE MEET
A. p. HILL SONS OF PETERSBURG
PREPARE TO ATTEND
REUNION.
IKOENIG ENTERTAI
HAS COUNCIL, ALDERMEN AND CITY
OFFICIALS AS GUEsTs-DAUGH-
TIERS REVISE THEIR
CONSTITUTION.
KOENIG ENTERTAINS
yirginian Bureau,

Room 31s, Mechanics Building.
Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
PETERSBURG. VA, Sept. S.-A.
p. Hill Camp, Sons of Confederate
Veterans has elected the following
delegates to the annual reunion of the
Virginia division of Sons to be held
in Roanoke. September 17th-19th: II.
c. Southall. Jr.. d. A. Lyon, Jr., A. X.
Davis, n, B. Cole L. r. Goulder. w.
A. Perdue. s. NJ. Rasland. Grover II.
Rogers and H. w. Strailman. These
delegates will leave for Roanoke
Wednesday night.
Home Mission Meet.
The Home Mission society Of the
Petersburg district of the Methodist
Episcopal Church will meet in con-
ference at Chester on Thursday next
September nth. and an interesting
session with large attendance is ex-
pected. Presiding Elder J. X. Joliff,
D. D, will conduct the opening exer-
cises; Bishop Collins Denny will
preach the sermon and addresses will
be delivered by several of the State
officers.
U. ID. c.. Officers Elected
Petersburg Chapter. United Daugh-
ters OF the Confederacy. held special
meeting today at A. r. Hill camp hall.
The committee appointed some time
ago to revise the constitution and by
laws OF the chapter. made its report,
which was adopted, after which the
| following officers for the ensuing term
were elected: President. Mrs. Robert
| r. Meade. first vice-president. Mrs. r.
r. Davis: second vice-president, Mrs,
| II. V. l.. Bird: recording secretary,
/ Mrs. W. Pryor Jones; corresponding
secretary. Miss Annie Mann; treasurer
Miss Irby Boiling; registrar Mrs w
F Drewry; historian. Miss Laura Rus
sell: custodian. Miss Nora Davidson.
The chapter will confer crosses Of
honor next Monday night.
Blaze In Tenement
| The alarm of fire about $40 O'Clock
this morning was due to a blaze in &
frame tenement on West Rome street
! Fire WAS discovered between the walk
on the second floor OF the building
and but for the prompt response o.
the fire department the building
would have been burned down in {
very short time. The building. which
Is owned by James w. Winfield, col
ored. who lives in New York city
and Is occupied by his mother. wa
damaged several hundred dollars
which is fully covered by insurance
Entertains Friends
william koenig. president of tn
board of aldermen, yesterday enter
tanned in royal fashion about fift
of his friends. including members O
the common council. board of alder
men and mayor. Robert Cabaniss, a
his summer home in Chesterfield. Nj
Koenig treated his guests to an old
fashioned country barbecue and tn
occasion was thoroughly enjoyed b
all present. with due observance 70
the Sabbath day.
All Imuroxiur
: william Budd who was operate
r on at the Petersburg hospital abot
I ten days ago for appendicitis, Is s
$ much improved that he was take
from the hospital to his home te
\ day.
/, Val Parham. whose hand was an
putated about ten days ago, after bein
terribly crushed and lacerated, we
0 able today to take an auto ride.
e Major Fl. V. Parham, who wa
, operated on for appendicitis, is ais
= much improved.
Plans For Convention.
There was a large meeting at tn
First Baptist church tonight of thos
4 who will take part In the singing dul
I ing the Baraca- Philathea State cor
s vention, which opens in this city ne
Saturday The convention committt
j is planning to make the singing one {
II the features of the convention. and
3 Is hoped that every church in II
: CITY. regardless of the denominatio
= will help them out in that way, E.
= Hartley, Of the First Baptist churc
;. will have charge of rhe music. and
i Ia desired to have at least 200 voic'
in the chorus.