The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-05-02
Will REVIEW EIGHT
YEARS CHURCH WORK
work Of Building New Up-to-the-
Minute Hotel IN Petersburg Expect
cd to be Begun in Comparatively
short Time.

SHORT Time.
Petersburg. Va, May There are
many services Of special interest TO be
held In the Petersburg churches to-
morrow.
Rev. A. r. Love. of the. West End
Baptist Church. win give synoptical
report of the work accomplished dur
ing the eight years OF his passionate
OF this congregation 1t the morning
service. Mr.. Love is anxious TO have
every member OF the church present
II possib q. especially those who have
united with the church during his
pastorate. The morning subject will
be-: "Our Church." following which
the Lords supper will be celebrated
and the right hand OF fellowship ex-
tended new members.
The evening subject will be: Joy
Unspeakabie." Special music will be
rendered by the choir with orchestra
accompaniment
In the First BIZ otist Church tomor-
row evening the Happy Hour Ser
vice" will be held. The pastor. Dr..
Lewis M. ROPER, win preach o SER
mon appropriate to the occasion. and
an especially attractive musical pro-
gram will be rendered
Rev. George II. Spooner. OF the
Market Street M. e. Church. viii
open the doors Of the church for the
reception OF members at the Ii o'clock
morning service. A cordial invitation
10 extended the public.
Petersburg Nest OF Owls, No. 1855.
win attend divine service at the Good
Shepherd Episcopal Church at the 8
o'clock evening services tomorrow.
when the pastor. Rev. Fred @. Ribble.
will preach special sermon
Hotel GharelaOldeEy 70 Meet.
A call for special meeting Of the
stockholders Of tho Petersburg In
vestment Corporation has bean issued.
tho purpose OF which Ii to consider
the matter OF erecting O new and up
to-date hotel In West Tabb Street. on
the site of the Old Shirley Hotel Il
Is stated upon apparently reliable
authority that the work OF building
the new hotel viii be commenced At
an early date. which. when completed.
win furnish relief to some extent to
the greatly -congested conditions in
hotel accommodation In Petersburg.
Il r. WILCOX Dies.
Labor n. Wilcox. former well
known young Petersburger. late OF
Fredericksburg. died at the Peters-
burg Hospital last evening OF acute
pneumonia following an illness Of less
than q week.
Mr.. wilcox was q son OF Mira Dora
Dodson WILCOX and the late n. Boil
ing Wilcox OF Prince George County.
He was in the thirty-fourth year Of
his age and was taken suddenly III
last Sunday while on visit 70 reia-
tives tn this city.
Mr.. WILCOX was q graduate Of ".
p. /. and q civil engineer by pro-
fexsion. Besides q widow and two
young daughters he ID survived By
his mother, one sister and three broth.
ers, the latter being Miss Elizabeth
WILCOX, OF Flower de Hundred: Dr..
d. ID. WILCOX and MesHs. r. Boiling
and d. Hamilton Wilcox. all Of this
city.
St. Paufa Episcopal Church at .
o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
Wen Known Man Passes Away.
Thomas r. Friend, . we'll known
and highly respected citizen or Ches-
terfield County. died 1T his home near
Port waithall last evening In the
sAventy~f0urth year of his aEe. Nj.
Friend was q successful planter and
for . number OF year8 was q Justice
OF tho peace. He - survived by one
son and two daughters, all Of whom
reside il Richmond. The funeral will
be conducted from the Chester n. n
Church tomorrow afternoon
Ka1l-A4CGce.
Announcements have been received
here q The marriage Witch took
week Of Mr. william Kali. Jr.. . well
known young Pstsrshurger, and Ntns
Cora McGee, OF that city.
Among those who attended the
wedding was Mrs. William Moore. OF
Crewe. z sister Of the groom
Police Report For April.
The report Of Chief Of Police Rag
land Tor the month Of April shows =
total or 47g arrests made. tho highest
number ever made In any month In
the history Of the city. They are
classified a. follows: Assault and bat-
terry, II: assault. 10: drunks, las;
larceny. ~: InisdemeAnor, IS: peace
warrant, /; trespass. 81; Migrants. 10:
violation OF city ordinanceA ~.
Goes 20 Attend Board M0oGtng.
Thomas D. Tvey. State council secre-
tary, Jr.. O. q. A.. NJ. left here this
morning 10 attend D meeting Of the
board Of directors of the American
Funeral Beneflt Association. Of which
he has been . member for about
eight yeArsss Following this meeting,
MI. Ivey win attend the annual ses-
sion on Tuesday and Wednesday next
In the convention hall OF the Hotel
stradtler. Cleveland, o. Mr.. Iveys
term Of once expires with this con-
vention and he h not seeking re-
election.
"a Moss Popular, Plan
Much interest and enthusiasm ID
being expressed In the X. n. G. A.
haxaar, which will be held in the as
IsOciatton'S hAndxofne new home. IN
North Union street. beginning Mon.
day Handsome prixes have been o.
fered ana presentation II the prisea
have been mada the committee BIZ
local business houses for the mosl
popular lady. the most popular bach.
elor. the most popular public school
teacher and tbs most popular pastol
In the city. Tbs voting contests. which
will also include the naoot popular
baseball tan ana the mort popular
Thigh school boz ~ oxpecfed "a be /