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Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01
Christ Church.


Rev. William J. Morton, rector.
Sunday school $50 a. m Services al;
ll:0O a. M, and 1880 p. m. Holy Com
runion at II a. m.
Grace Church.
Rev. Edgar Carpenter, rector. Serv-
ices at 7:30 a. M, II a. M, ami 7:3O
p. m. Sunday school, 9:3O a. m.
ST. Paul's Church.
Rev. P. p. Phillips. rector. Sunday
school 9:3O a. m. Services at 100
a. M, and 1880 p. m. Holy Commu-
Mon at IL a. m.
Second Presbyterian Church.
Rev. J. L. Allison, D. d., pastor.
Sunday School, $50 a. m. Services,
100 a. M, and 7:3O p. m., Holy
Communion at II a. m.
Lutheran Church.
Rev. c. F. Brandt, pastor. Services
at IL a. m. Sunday school at $3.50
a. m.
First Baptist Church.
Rev. W. F. Watson, pastor. Sun
dav school at 9:30 a. m. Services at
| a M, and 8 p. m.
Second Baptist Church.
Sunday school at $50 a. m.
George X. Bender, superintendent
! Services and sermon at II q. m, ant
8 p. m.
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Rev. J. W. Duhey, pastor. Sun
day school 9:3O a. nj. Epworth Lea
que services at 700 p. m. Service
and sermon at II a. m and 7:45 p. m
Trinity Methodist Episcopal Church
Rev. G. a. Luttrell, pastor. Sab
bath School, 9:30 a. m. Services at l
a. M, and 500 p. u. Epworth Laaeu
services at 700 p. m.
j Methodist Protestant Church.
Rev. C. R. Strausburg, pastor
Services at l:UO d. H., anu ''o P' u
Sunday School,, 9:3O a. m, ChrIStla
Endeavor 6:45.
Free Methodist Church. 424 S. lie
Street. Preaching at II a. m., an
7:30 D. m. Sunday school at 10 a. n
Prayer service at $50 p. m. o
Thursday.
Catholic Church-Mass Sunday at
o'clock; children's mass, . o'clocl
> Sunday school $50. High mass an
sermon 1890. Baptism, $3.50. Ever
ing service and benedietion at
Mass every Sunday morning at
| o'clock at Mt. Ida iSt. Rita's chapel
Sunday school 2:3O p. M
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

Alexandria Division No. /. Ancient
Order of HibelnanS. will holl Il meet
ing tomorrow AZ ; p. M. in 81. Aary'S
Hall
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01
LOCAL BRENITIES.

Fitzgerald Assembly 459, Fourth
Degree, Knights Of Columbus. will
hold its annual meeting tomorrow III
Lyecum Hall after the late mass, at
which the election Of officers will
take place.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01
Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railway
Is Assessed S41,00.
CHECK FOR S2OO,OOO.OO.
Penalty After Today-Corporaiions
Making Annual Settlcment-Large
SUMS Received.


first time since its organization, the
Richmoni, Fredericksburg and Poto-
mac Railroad Company yesterday paid
without contest the taxes assessed
against it by the State of Virginia,
through State Corporation Commsi-
sion. A check for Sal ,46S.02, the
amount of taxes accruing to the state
on the property and franchise of this
railway for the year 1913, was handed
to the State Auditor of Public Ac-
counts and turned over by him to the
State Treasurer.
Under its original charter, granted
to encourage railroad building in Vir-
ginia, the Richmond, Fredericksburg
and Potomac Railroad Company was
'exempte5 from all taxation Several
years ago. when the railroad 2ouble-
tracked its line and condemned new
right of way, the state made the claim
that il had abandoned its exemption
am instituted suit for taxes. a
compromise was effected last year,
after the fight was waged through the
courts and legislature, by which the
State was raid about $3aG,0G and t!se
Richmond, FreA ericksburg AMI Poto-
Glac Railroad Company was given 4
new charter without exemption from
taxation.
In IL rush to settle State taxes before
the time limit expired, public service
corporations paid into the state treas
ul'y total of about Sl40,000. a check
for Sl99,01S.S9, representing the
taxes due from the Chesapeake and
Ohio Railway Company, was brought
to the State Auditors office too late in
the afternoon to be deposited in bank
by the State Treasurer and according
ly it was placed in the office safe over
night without being set down to the
credit of the railway. The Chesapeake
and Ohio Railway will be accreaite'
with paying its tax today.
Steam railways are required to pay
the state levics before midnight to-
night Other public service corpor-
ations are allowed until November 81
to settle their state taxes. State Au-
ditor Moore has decided that checks
mailed at any time today. although
not reaching his Office until Monday,
will be accredited as having been re-
ceived or November l. A penalty Of
) per cent will be aided to all taxes
not paid by midnight.
Railways to pay their state taxes
yesterday were Virginia Railway and
Power Company, S39,730.S4; Wash
ington Southern Railway, ST, 1871:
Richmond and Petersburg Connecting
Company. s6S231; observation-disclosures
Railway. S673.24; Potomac Railway
Company. s5O3.59; Chesapeake and
Western Railway, Sl,1S7.94: Chesa'
peake-Western Railroad, $52.5l: Nor
folk Terminal Railway, sl1,O31.53;
Winchester and Potomac Railway
81 $4,000; Winchester and Strasburg
Railway, $2.343.OS Valley Railroad
i s4.259.O9: Norfolk Southern Railway
1925 SO; Richmond and Henric'
Railroad. s2.695.S4; Norfolk Railwa!
and Light Company, S2,579.15; New
port News and Old Point Railway, 50,
! 0Io 80
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

Rev. CIR. Strausburg, pastor Of the
Methodist Protestant Church. will
preach tomorrow morning on "Receiv-
ing and Giving" At 7:30 p. m.. his
subject will be, "A Manly Man"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

A postmortem examination of the
body of Miss Edna Larry. of Au
Ores, Mich, who was supposed to
have committed suicide. disclosed
that she suffered most peculiar and
horrible death. The girl had been
sent on an errand. She carried a
phial of carbolic acii in pocket over
her breast. She had been using lii-
aution of it for sore throat. The cork
came out, spilling the liquid on her
breast. The physicians stated that
the poison ate its way through ho'
flesh into her heart killing her.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

Fifty-four deeds were rccordej IN
the clerks Office of the Corporation
Court during the month Of October.
Sixty-two marriages licenses were
issued. IL to white and y % colored
persons.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

The remains of Louis \ La Crosse,
who was killed in Baltimore yeSter-
day. will bc brought here for inter
ment tomorrow He was the father
in-law of the Caughter of George
.Avres. of this city.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

Governor William II. Mann has
pointed Kenneth ". Ogden a notai!
public.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

George Ross, of Kitetanning, Pa,
and Henry Bowers, of Creighton, Pa,
workmen employed on a sand digger,
met death early yesterday when the
boat burned in the Monongahela river
near Speer, Pa.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

The topics for the sermons of Rev.
G. A. Luttrell, at Trinity Me. Church
tomorrow will be as follows: "The
Price of Life. What" At 7:3O
O'Clock his subject vii be. Death and
Judgment, equally true and uncer-
tain"
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

The subject of Rev DR.. W. f. Wat
SONS discourse in the First Bautist
Church tomorrow morning Will be
"'rhe Conditions of 4 Great Meeting"
At 7:45 p. m. his theme will be "a
Great Revival" These revival Serv-
ices viii continue throughout the
week when the Rev. B. d. Cav, Of
Washington, D. c., will be the
praacher.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

House for rent-2l4 north Rayal
street, IL rooms and bath, $25 90.
Apply to 100 north Royal street for
bay.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

See our display case for first showing
of Xnias photos. Jameson Studlo. st
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

The four months old son Of MIR
and Mrs. w. f. Northrup, diea at the
RESIDENCE Of his parents, 1904 Queen
street. yesterday. The funeral was
held this morning. Ut | O'Clock and
services were conducted by the Rev.
Father II. J Kelly.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

At the Second Presbyterian Church
tomorrow Holy Communion and re-
ception of members will be hell at the
II o'clock service. In the evening at
7:30 the services will be evangelistic.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

For the very best oysters served in all
styles go to Rammers Cafe.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

Two motorcyclists, riding tandem
and armed with revolvers, went flying
through the lower end of the Lam
caster county. Pa. last night shoot
ing right and left and when they dis
appeared two men were known to
have been killed. How many more
dead viii! be found will be known
only when the sun gives the police
! light to search for bodies. Who the
cycle demons were has not been de-
! termined.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01
REMOVAL NOTICE.

We have moved our large stock of
Clothing and Hats across the street
to our store which is now being fitted
up to accommodate our entire husl-
ness
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

Nineteen of Washington's balTooms
and wholesale liquor stores closed
their doors last night when the clock
struck ~ and bade farewell to their
patrons. Their applications for re-
newal of licenses had been rejected
by the excise board.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

K. Z. Lee Camp. Confederate Vet
Grams. will mold meeting III Lee
Camp Hall on Monday evening.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

Justice A. Crawford Smith, at the
Eastern Police Station, Baltimore,
could not tell why his court room was
all a-twitter at yesterday mornings
session until he looked at Theodore
Peters, 4 prisoner, and saw the tail
and hind legs of rat sticking out Of
the strangers mouth. AS the migis-
trate stared the prisoner apparently
swallowed the rat and put anothcr in
his mouth. He was ordered from the
court room. He was charged with be-
ing disorderly and was waiting to be
heard during his exhibition.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

Two persons were killed and twen-
~ injured in a wreck on the Southern
Railway, near Griffin, Ga, yesterday
afternoon. Engineer Tho.las Gay
and Fireman Pearson were caught
under the engine when it turned "vel
and both were crushed to death. Nc
passengers were fatally hurt.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

Houston D Bickham, president of
tke Commercial Bank Of BogaMsa,
La, was assassinated early yester-
day. The bank of which Bicliham
was the head, failed recently.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

Mrs. Grace Real, who was the gov
cr,aaont's chief witness in ;hc prose-
cation of Max Fried, on the white
slavery charges, at Butte, Mont, died
in a hospital at Spokane, Wash. yes
terday from pistol wounds inflicted
Thursday night, she said, by n. A.
Devon, while she was in a rooming
house 1T Eureka, Mont. Before being
put on the train for Spokane, she is
said to have identified Devon. who is
under arrest at Eureka.
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01
Only a Few Days Now

For the very hest oysters served in all
styles go to Rammefs Cafe
Alexandria gazette. [volume] (Alexandria, D.C.) 1834-1974, 1913-11-01

Rev. William J. Morton, rector
Sunday school $3.50 a. m. Services a
ll:0O a. m., and 1880 p. m. Holy Com
runion at II a. m.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-13
CROPS DAMAGED
BY RECENT STORM
North Carolina State Farm in
Halifax County Suffers
Considerable Loss.
Especial TO The Times Dispatch. ]


Raleigh, y c.. September l2.-That
the growing crops on the State farm
In Halifax County were very consid-
crably damaged by the recent storm
IS the news that comes To Superintcnd-
ent J. 5. Mann, OF the StatS,s Prison.
lie left last evening for the farm TO
make n personal investigation OF tho
extent OF the damage, and TO have an
eye to the best possible conservation
Of what is left Superintendent Mann
complains that the prison is being hit
exceptionally hard now by the State
in addition to a possible 80 per cent
loss OF the immense crops grown on
the prison farm. The policy Of the
Legislature in providing for large
numbers of convicts to work on rail
roads and turnpikcs and take stock in
these as payment, when every convict
that the prison could get together
could be hired out at other construc-
ton work for $50 per day. thereby
yielding n steady revenue Is forcing
the prison into very unsatisfactory
financial condition. Unless the State
can he required 10 pay over TO the
prison management the par value Of
the railroad stock tho prison has taken
for convict work and delivered to the
State treasurer. tho prison manage
ment will soon undertake 10 get cash
credit in the State treasury for mt least
n good part OF this stock.
The Seaboard Air Line Is pushing the
work Of mountaineering the section Of
the main limo between Raleigh and
Hamlet There are three steam SHOW
els at work between Hamlet and Hon.
man. n fourteen-rli section OF the
road
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-13
The Times-Dispatch Bureau,
Bollingbrook Street
(TelcUhOne liX5)
Petersburg Y,

Petersburg, Va, September ~.
The annual meeting of the Woman's
Mission Union Of the Petersburg Dis
trict Baptist Association was held yes
terday at High Hills Church at Jar
rats. In SUSSEX County. The attend
ance was large. and the day was an
enjoyable one, both spiritually and So
cially. About twenty-five delegates
from the churches in Petersburg were
present. as also were several visitors
from Richmond. Reports were sub
mitted. interesting papers were read,
and talks were made by members and
visitors. Devotional exercises were
conducted BY Mrs. Harwood, wife of
the pastor Of the church.
The committee on nominations rec
commended the election OF Mrs. o. G.
Wright. Of High Hills Church as dis-
trict superintendent, and Miss Ella
Richardson. of the First Church, Pc
tcrsburE. as secretary and treasurer,
and they received the unanimous vote
of the union. During the recess hour
q sumptuous dinner was served. The
union adjourned to meet next year In
the Hain Street Baptist Church. En-
poria.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-13
ALLEGED FORCER
E[UDES OFFICER
Especial to The Times-Dispatch.l


Norton. Va. September 1.-THE man
wanted in different parts of the West
on a charge Of forgery. and for whose
arrest Detective Jamison, Of a dctec-
tive agency, came here from Baltimore.
has been in Norton for about ten days
bearing the name of James Miller. De-
tectivc Jamison arrived here Monday
night and located his man through the
local post Office.
He was working in the mines of the
Norton Coal Company The detective,
in company with Postmaster Kilgore.
went to the mines Monday morning and
sent word TO Miller that special de
livery letter was waiting for him on
tho outside.
The man came out and was prom pity
arrested. He consented to go with the
detective. but said he wanted to go
by his boarding house ara get n change
of clothes. Detective Jamison agreed
to this, and the Two men and post
master went to the boarding house.
The change Of clothing was made in
a few minutes, and they were enter
ing the hall TO leave. when Miller stated
that he had forgotten something. lie
turned to go back into the room, De-
tective Jamison following. but when
Miller had cleared the doorway he
slammed the door in the face of his
captor. and climbed through the win
dow and into the yard. Detective
Jamison ran TO the back hall door.
only to get glimpse of his man jump
ing n barbed- wire fence. Jamison made
caught in the fence, and Miller es-
capped. The detective remained here
for two days. but did not find any trace
of the forger.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-13
News of Petersburg

York. WHO have hcen visiting relatives
In Petersburg, have returned home.
Miss Lillian White. OF Culpeper. is
visiting her brother John c. White.
on Byrne street.
The revival services, which have
been in progress for the past two
weeks, with the Rev. Mr.. Hall as the
preacher. at the Halifax Street Bap-
list Chapel. were brought TO a close
tonight. Much spiritual. good re-
suited.
Miss Lilliar Davis, of Paylor. Pa,
is the guest of Mrs. J. T. Tench, on
Bollingbrook Street. Mrs. Tench has
just returned from stay In the
mountains of Pennsylvania.
Mrs. A. j. Hill and Mrs. NJ b. Show
acre left yesterday for visit to New
York, via the Old Dominion Line.
Miss Mamie Hardy was the hostess
at delightful entertainment last
night at her home on Grove Avenue
given In celebration of her birthday.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-13
NEGRO PUT UNDER
BOND OF $1,000
Arrested at Pittsvillc, Charged
With Being Implicated in
Robbery of Post-Oficc.
SCHOOLS WILL OPEN MONDAY
Ward Lambert, Of Illinois, in
Lynchburg Looking for
His Missing Father
Especial to The Times-Dispatch. ]

tSpecial 10 Inc Iineg-DiSpatCh,l
Lynchburg, Va. September 12-John
Cridcr. colored. who WAS arrested at
Plttsviile. yesterday. charged with i'm
plication In the robbery Of the post
office at Twin City. W. Va. August 20,
was held to-day by COMMISSIONER
oDrien for the grand jury. Tho negro
was committed to Jail in default of
sl,9oo bond. He will be taken short
ly TO West Virginia for trial.
The public schools OF the city win
open for the 19l3-1i session on Mon
day, and IT Ia expected that the enroll
ment OF the high school Will be the
largest in history. Last year /, was
400. The new departments viii be
added TO tho high school this year. that
OF physical training and CONNER
cal course.
Scholarships Awarded.
The FowlkeH scholarships at the
University OF Virginia. provided for In
the VIII of the late +. j. Fowlkes. u
FORMER l-yncheurs merchant. in honor
OF his son, W. G. Eowlkes, have been
awarded TO William II. Whitmore ana
John Camm. IL, both of them Lynch
burg boys. These scholarships are
Tor two years. each providing $3.50 an
nually for the holders
ward Lambert, n resident OF Illinois
Is IN Lynchburg to-day looking for his
father, from whom he became scpa-
rated Tuesday at WEIGH, ". Va The
father and son started for Lynchburg
to inspect farm property, and when
The train reached WEIGH. young Lam
bert went out for IA lunch While
lunching his train left him. sie took
the next train 10 Lynchburg. and
since that time has been hunting for
his father This morning ne asked the
help OF the police Young Lambert
thinks his father ia here. and that
each has been hun.ing for the other
for two days.
The conviction for selling liquor IN
the city without licenses yer. secured
in the Police Court here to-day. when
nd Davis. coiored was fined 500,
given sixty days in jail. and held In
$1,000 bond for twelve months; ana
Major TOler was fined 500. even thir-
- days. and hello in 40 bond This
was pa'is's second conviction
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-13
Chew it after
every meal
TO BOYCOTT FAIR
IF LIQUOR IS SOLD
Goshen Baptist A ssocia t i II
Pledges Members Not
to Attend.
Especial tc The Times-Dispatch. ]

MI
Fredericksburg, Va. September 12-
The Goshen Baptist Association, which
has been In session Mt New Hope
Church. in Orange County, adjourned
last evening after successful meet
ing. Captain c. T. Smith. of Caroline
was reelected moderator: \. G. Smith.
OF the same county, clerk, and Rev. j.
NJ. Beadles. of Orange County, treas
urer Many encouraging reports were
received and discussed. The associa-
ton adopted set of resolutions pro-
testing against the sale of liquor at
the State Fair. in Richmond. calling on
the directors of the fair to prohibit the
sale OF liquor on the grounds, and
pledging the association members not
to attend the fair unless the sale OF
liquor on the grounds be dispensed
with. The association has member
ship OF 5000. The Baptist Church at
Gordonsville was selected as the place
for the annual meeting in September.
'l:li. and Rev. r. Aubrey Williams, D.
d., pastor of the Baptist Church of this
city, was chosen to preach the annual
sermon.
The Fredericksburg State Normal
school has opened for the session. and
the faculty has been busy classifying
the new students and arranging the
classes for the old students. President
r.. II. Russell is utilizing all available
space for the accommodation and board
OF students. but has been unable to
meet tho demands for room. Every
room in the dormitory has been filled,
and about forty students have been
declined admission. owing to tho lack
OF dormitory accommodations. 1t Is
hoped to have another dormitory by
tho opening OF the next session.
Fredericksburg College has opened
for Its twentieth session with an en-
couraSing number of students enrolled.
The new tug w. S. Embrey. recently
built at Irvington, on the lower Rap
pahannock River, for the w. s. En-
brey Co., Inc, has arrived here, and
in a short time will be put in commits
sion. The tug will be used for towing
barges. which are brought here for
shipment Of railroad ties, and it Is one
of the most substantial tugs on the
Rappahannock. 1t Is sixty-four feet
long and has sixty-horsepower.
Nicholson b. Adams, son of ]. Will
lard Adams, has been elected principal
of the high school at Ottoman. in Lam
caster County and has gone there to
assume his duties.
Among the number Of barges being
loaded here by tho w. s. Embrey Co..
Inc, with railroad ties is one that was
built as far back as 1927! The barge
carries $4,000 ties, and is still in first
class condition. though now eighty six
years old.
Crosses of honor will be presented
here on. next Monday afternoon at the
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-13

home Of Mrs. Frank *. Tyler. registrar
o. the Fredericksburg Chapter, U. D.
C., to the following veterans or their
representatives: Veterans William H.
Chewing, William T. Hart, James III.
Rrumley. J. II. Brooks. James w. Ho-
gan, T. G. Chandler Joseph d. Skinner
Anthony I. Sale, all of Spotsylvania:
l.. ID. Helm. stafford. Widows of vet
Grams: Mrs. Il. j. Dickinson. Smell Va {;
Mrs. James c. Lee. King George; Mrs
5 +. Jenkins, fredericksburg. De-
scendants: +. II. Childs. Stafford; a. +.
Smith. Spotsylvania; w. p. White b.
l.. Thorn, Mrs. Edith S. Jacobs and Rev.
John r. Jacobs. all of fredericksburg
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-13
EXCURSION TO FAIR.
Matter Taken In with Authorities OF
Rnilronds.

The directors OF the Southside Fair
Association are comforting with the
authorities OF The several railroads
centring in Petersburg. relative TO
the running Of daily excursion trains
TO the city during the progress OF the
fair in October The project has been
Endorsed by the Retail Merchants AS
ISOLATION and approved by the business
men OF TIE city. Tho railroad tuthori-
ties show a disposition 10 aid the fair
as much az possible. and it Is likely
that excursion trains Will be arranged.
The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-09-13
NEW STUDENTS WELCOMED.
Exercises mt University Held by Ladies'
Auxiliary of Y. VI. c. A.
Especial to The Times Dispatch.I

Especial to The Times Dispatch.1
charlottesville Va. September -
The annual reception given by the
Ladies' Auxiliary of the y. NJ. c. a. of
the University of Virginia to the new
students of that institution, was held
tonight in Madison Hall, and was at
tended by several hundred students.
DR.. c. Alphonso Smith welcomed the
students on behalf of the university
and of the association, and DIR. Gilby
c. Kelly, pastor of the First Methodist
Church, this city, spoke on behalf OF
the churches of the city. a musical
program was rendered and refresh
ments were served.