The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-10-23
CITY will ENTERTAIN
SOUTHERN PHYSICIANS
Advertising Committee Apportions
$1,000 for Reception OF
Medical Society.
EDUCATORS COME In DECEMBER
City Asked to Aid in Marking Grave
Of Peter Francisco, Revolutionary
Hero, In SIockoe Cemetery-Wi,l
Mark Historic Sites.

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The Couficll COMMITTEES on Advertise
ing and Enterprises voted last night
10 appropriate. $1,000 towards the en-
;crtainment of the Southern Medical
society, which VIII hold its annual CON
vention in this city November to No
vember ~. inclusive. An appropriation
for this purpose had been promised the
local entertainment committee some
months ago, when the society was In
Niteu to meet iii tRichmond, but had
been heid/up owing to the depleted
state Of the committees treasury.
Or. Joseph a. White, who appeared
before the committee with DR.. Mcclure
Newton and DR. Beverly II. Tucker.
told the body that the local entertain.
inent. committee had counted confidently
upon AN appropriation OF $1,000, I'm View
of the size of the convention and the
fact that-the society will meet here
found. however, that there was only
$500 in the committees treasury. and
the physicians were given $1,000
According TO Dr. White, the conyen-
ton Will bring to the city the most
prominent physicians and surgeons OF
the South. 1t is expected that approxi-
inately LOCO delegates will attend.
Among the prominent figures from
other sections of the country who will
be present. are the surgeons z eneral
CITY WILL ENTERTAIN
DISTINGUISHED EDUCATORS
Tie only other convention OF note
That the committee liz pledged to aid
this year, is the meeting of the So
ciety for the Promotion of Industrial
Education. which will be held here in
DECEMBER. DIR. j. A. c. Chandler,
Superintendent of the Richmond Pub
lie Schools, appeared before the COM
nittce carly this year in behalf OF this
convention and secured it's promise for
a liberal contribution. The convention
n ttnI linn ,p,I n,,.1
tract delegates from every section OF
the Union.
In order to make good Its plege to
this body. the committee has filed with
The. Council request for an additional
appropriation of $1,000. which. with
tho $500 balance In the treasury, will
enable IL to make both ends meet until
the new budget is made UP. The reso-
luton calling for this appropriation Is
now pending In the Finance Commit
tee, and Is expected to receive ia
vorablc report.
tfhc clerk presented letter from
H. Udcn Lake. national commander OF
the Army and Navy Union, with head
quarters at Washington. indicating the
desire of that organization to hold its
next convention In Richmond II suit
able aid liz extended. The orgauiza-
ton, Mr. Lake writes, has never met
in the South, and would welcome an
opportunity to hold convention IN
historic Richmond.
sRMI AND NAVY UNION
WOULD MEET IN RICHMOND
MIR. Lake mentions the fact that the
.Aiiny anu Navy Union p,et last year
in Philadelphia, where $4,000 was
raised locally for it's entertainment.
THE committee last night, in view, OF
1he slender resources Just now at its
command, felt that II was In no po-
sitlon at this time to take the matter
up with Mr.. Lake. and laid the COM
mhnication on the table for future
disposition.
Mayor Ainslic presented communl-
cation from the descendants OF Peter
Francisco. described by the Mayor as
n distinguished soldier OF Revolution
airy fame. who lies buried in Shockoe
Cemetery. asking that the committee
aid them in providing for the erection
.or q suitable monument TO his mem
org. The committee appointed sub
coIr.nittce composed of Councilman
Rogers. Ratcliffc and Peters to look
into The matter with the view Of hav-
ing the grave properly marked. the
expense 10 be met from the Sl,0oo
fund for marking historic sites. which
has for some time been at the COM
mittce's disposal,