The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-27
LITTLE DRUNKENNESS
SEEN IN PETERSBURG
IIopcwcil People Gradually Returning
and City Viii Soon Present l ~uai
Busy Aspect.
MASONIC LODGES TO CELEBRATE
Festival of 1T. john the T. .an.ciiet
VIII BE Observed Totiay--Hopewcii
odd Fellows VIII Meet To Form I'm
Organization.

Petersburg. Va, Dec. 26-Today has
burg has experienced for nearly a
year, owing to the fact that The Du-
pont plant has been practically closed
down since , O. clock Friday afternoon
and The manv hundreds Of en- ployes
of the company who reside herr. are
out OF the city to spend he Christmas
holidays Many Of them began to. re-
turn today. however. ard the city is
expected within a day or two TO pre-
sent its usual busy aspect.
There has been cry little drunken
ness in the city during the past forty
eight hours, due largely To the fact
that all local saloons nave been closed
since Friday evening. Very few arrests
have been made S.nee t'ridaE night
and many who were arrested On
charges of drunkenness FRIDAY were
released at a special session ~ ne 70
lice Court yesterday morning
Justice Clements. following a con-
sultation with Commonwealth A.
toruey Zimmer and Judge Mullen.
held q brief session of his court yes
terday and presented MANY prisoners
who had heeu locked up on charges
of drNsh"aucss Wiih liberty as a
Christmas gift Thu was tine trst
time in the "a stors ~ the cltv that
a session Of the Police Court was ever
conducted on Chr. sunas pay.
The Police Court docket FOR tomor~
row is a }enet'sy one and an }ssnds II
cases, from ac most trivial ta seEcra'
felony cases Hci4dias oue 81 rdor.
VII he heard
Festival OF -, John.
The three local Judges Of Ah=- emit,
Free and Accepted Mason- VII Ce,e-
bfate The Festival Of :; Iaha TIE
EvangelI~t Monday evening. Vifb Pc
tersh8lrG Lodge Nc f5 as host T he
celebration VIII he aejd ~ Masonic
Temple a. ocloe}z and at 9 'o'clok
the 9nuaal banquet WI! ne served in
tho gymnasium Of the Young. Meas
Christian y ssociatipH
The committee in charge has dc
tcrm3ned rot 10 have any special adj
dress. as has been the c3s."m. h0t in
shead has PREPARED program If nm
steal numbers and reading \ special
invitation has been extended to Masops
If HoPewe}l ana other visiting Nas"Hs
in the city 10 attend both the lodge
meeting az : o'cior6 and no banquet
a, . o'clock
Odd Fellows I" Meet
meeting of the odd Fellows n
Hopeweil Viii he e"5d ln.the Method
ist Chuch al t1ty Point q y O'CLOCK
tomorrow evening faf N" purpose ot
discussing plans Tor lhe pfEan1za %7n
or / = ort. loGge ~ tiope~efi. Al
odd FeilovS IA he vicinity are urged
TO attend this meeting Tn organ
ization - lodge - iIopeNel VII "a"
the elimination ef aefk commenced
several months aEo under he dlr'e-
tion Of Samuel u IodErrs. Of @lts
city, 0Nd@r instruction troG5 ttTaHd
Master - y Hanger. OF Amherst
Death of Miss mimic Elizabeth Waite.
Miss Annie EizSheth Waite wide
iN known and h'shlN esteemed yoHnG
lady, daueIt@r ~ Mrs Harrison
Waite. died n the lF"Ha" # her moth
ef in south Adams street about
o cloek this morp1He following a hrIef
Illness Miss Waite %te q fTaln'c
nurse and had treated mant fes1aents
Of Petersburg, VII" Nj deep}y regret
10 l'afn eI nfr death t{e&des her
mother. she - survived hS one sister
and Two brothers The funeral VIII ne
conducted from = Faol~ Episcopal
thurch a O'Clock ionoffoN altef-.