The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-15
COT ASSOCIATION
IS PREPARING PLANS
Usual Flower show WIN Be Held In
October For Sick Ones
Benefit.
RUNAWAY WIFE is FOUND
Woman Who Deserted Husband and
Three Children In Charlottesville.
Is Arrested in Petersburg, Confess
ing Crime.

| Chnd's Cot Association OF the Pc
! tersburg Hospital has commenced to
plan for its annual flower show to be
| held in October. As 10 usual. contri-
| buttons will be asked of fall flower
! growers to a worthy fund when
! friends of former years are requested
to make their usual donations and
| as many more as are called upon
| feel to do so.
A friend of the Child's Cot Asso-
| citation has arranged for a flower
show poster contest in the D. NJ.
| Brown. Lee, jackson and Hill
Schools. The children in these schools
' have been instructed as to the work
| of the Child's Cot Association and
now much the success OF the flower
show means to sick children in the
| city Prizes OF 81 each for the best
| posters from each of these schools
| will be awarded. and it is expected
that there will be a large number OF
| competitors
Mrs. Judith A. Smith, teacher of
! drawing in the public schools. who
! has shown much interest in the con-
test. will do all she can to make the
contest a success. The conditions OF
the contest are as follows:
| Each poster must be 15 IL inches
! Wlue anu ~ LIZ lnClleS lones ~
must bear the inscription "Child's Cot
! Flower Show" in letters not less than
| ! Ia inches high.
| 1t may be decorated in any way
! the child may Snoose--in Rny de-
sign, and either in crayon, water
! color or cut paper.
1t must be handed in to Mrs.
Smith with the child's name, grade
and school written on the back. not
later than September "a. 1t may be
/ made during the summer il the child
SO desires.
No child may hand In more than
| one poster.
A committee of three persons will
prize of 81 for the best poster from
each grammar school
All posters will be exhibited at the
flower show and the school children
will be invited to come and see them
Flower show, October, 1915.
Body Recovered.
The body Of Raymond l. Holt was
recovered this morning and was turn.
ed over to Badger & Woods, local un.
dortaking Arm, and consequently was
shipped to the home of the family
at Vinton, near Roanoke, for burial
Young Holt was twenty-three years
Oh age ana IS survivor py Wi&oW
whom he married just six months
ago The body was ocompanied t,
Vinton by the father-in-law of th'
deceased. w. P. Nunnally.
Charged With Robbery.
Bud Tyler, a negro. charged with
highway robbery at Hopewell Sat.
urday afternoon. Is being held fol
trial at the next term OF the Circuit
Court Of Prince George County. The
specific charge against Tyler Is thai
of holding up and robbing two Ital-
ians on Saturday afternoon Of SCI
and s45, respectively. Tyler was cap.
tured after somewhat exciting chase
during which several shots were fred
none of which struck their mark
The robbery occurred a short dis
lance from HopeweIl.
/ Petersburg Police Court
Among the important police cases
tried by Justice Plummer this morn.
ing were:
Charles Dawson. colored, threat e
kill Jointly with Blanch Seward, aiss
colored. were each fined $25.
George Thomas and Lucinda MA
son, charged with stealing SIT from
the person of A. c. Lockett Satur.
day night. was sent on to the Hust
ings Court on a felony charge.
ed to six months In jail on a chargs
of shooting up the home of John
Bailey at Halifax Street, near Syca-
more, Saturday evening.
: Mrs. Logan, white woman, wal
; fined $50 and sentenced to thirty days
days in Jail on the charge Of run.
ming a disorderly house on Harding
; Street
Frank NJ Norcum Dies.
The many friends in Petersburg and
throughout the Virginia League base
ball circuit, regret to learn of the
death of Mr.. Frank Norcum, which
. occurred at st. yincent's Hospital
Norfolk, Saturday. Mr. Norcum made
: his debut in the Virginia League az
: pitcher in 1896. at which time he
won the respect of the many Local
followers of the game because Of his
: gentlemanly demeanor and hts ability
: as a player. During that season
| he made reputation as a left-hand
. pitcher and as a batter. and in 1915
, he won favor with the local enthus.
lasts as an umpire when he worked
in the closing games of the season
which were played between Peters.
burg and Roanoke, resulting in Roa'
noke winning the pennant by takinf
the last game of the season.
, I Frank Norcum was considered by
lOCai sports 10 De gentleman II
every sense of the word and though
while on the umpiring staff OF tn.
= Virginia League his decisions wers
q most always regarded as being goot
: and in all cases regarded as being
: honest and fair in accordance with
, his Judgment. 1t was deeply regretted
!, by the owners of the local club tina
he was not etained on the Virgins
League umpiring staff this season.
: Dies at Age OF Einety-Three.
Miss Olivia E. Phillips, aget
1 ninetyJthree, died yesterday after.
: noon at the residence of her nephew
B. w. Mann, ITO Grove Avenue. aftea
lingering illness and her funera
! twas conducted at the grave In Bland
: ford Cemetery at 4:30 o'clock THU
afternoon. Rev. e. C. Primn1, OF the
Ettrick Baptist Church. officiated
and the following were pallbearers
Messrs. Matthew Brockwell. Thomas
Monroe, E. j. Andrews and Everet
Mann.
Taken Back to Charlottesville.
Mrs. Sylvester B. Wood and Georgt
Pendarver, arrested at a Bollingbrooi
Street boarding house heie on las
: Friday, where they registered as mar
/, and wife were taken back to Char.