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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25
REGRET At DEPARTURE
Of REV. ". A. COOPER
Popular Southside Preacher Leaves
aalny Friends and Admirers
Behind

General regret was expressed here
yesterday ut The transfer of Rev w.
\. Cooper. Of Central Church. South
richmond. to Tampa Florida. where
NJ goes for the benefit IT his wifes
health.
Mr.. Cooper has endeared himself to
the people Of Richmond by his ener-
getic work for the uplift of the down
ftfodden and the ready hand he al
ys held out TO the needy. He was
always ready when help was sought.
He has been active for many years
lin doing everything possible for the
reneral welfare of the community.
md his indomitahle energies have
oounted to large extent in the pas
saee of the ordinance creating the
Juvenile and Domestic Relations
Court He worked increasingly upon
this project. He knew that such q
court was sadly needed.
/ Mr.. Cooper knew the needs and the
requirements of the situation for he
had studied human nature. and did
not go into the fight for a court I'M
armed with the implements which
tend to place people closer in every
+ relation Of l.fe.
In tho fight for betterment of So
cial conditions In Richmond. MY
Cooper will be missed. He did not
60 out on the street corners and pro-
claim what Re had done Nor did he
strive for -hcanrs due ptkesse=
Mr.. Cooper was stationer at St
James Church. Church Hill FOR a
term. While there he made ra1uv
friends, Then he was transfer~oi 20
the Delaware Conference. On his re-
turn he was sert to Central Church.
South Richmond.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25
SUGGESTIONS SHOULD BE Needed

VII. ISL the proper tiue urge the sie'-
era} Assembl, 10 -1aae good this de-
nc!ency and make such further pro-
vision a. will enable the distribution
to he made at par.
Tine platform committee further
recommends the adoption OF a mini
mann wage scale Of $40 a month for
holders u frst grade certificates. Those
Of Us who suffered from the inetlciency
Of perfectly lovely and amiabie leach
ers il the little one-roon school
houses a few decades ago in our soun-
try schools cen voaeh for il that there
is nothing more costly than alleged
education that fails TO educate We
should pay living salaries to our teach
ere and demand first class service.
We have known the time when the
principal qualification a certain county
school superintendent was possessed
OF was that he owed tho Democratic
county chairman a sizab BILE debt Hap
ply those times are past. But We
cannot too closely guard our school
system from the inefficient and poorly
equipped teacher However, II we are
to demand good service We should be
willing TO render proper return there
for Our school authorities and law
makers may well give very earnest
consideration to this feature of the
States educational problems.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25
ENGINEERS COM|NG
HERE IN CONVENTION
Southeastern Association to Meet in
Richmond With Large
Attendance.

1t was stated at the meeting Of tina
Councii Committee on Advertising
Tuesday night that the annual con-
vention of the Southeastern IIocomo-
tive Engineers Association would be
held in Richmond in the spring. The
committee was not asked to make al
appropriation TO help entertain ths
convention last night, but IL will be
at the proper time. This association
will bring more than two thousand
delegates and their wives to the city
1t Is always sought by cities, because
it is looked upon as a great means OF
advertising.
The committee settled up its affaira
concerning recent conventions, and
Chairman Peters expressed the senti-
ment of the committee when he said
he believed the money expended by
the committe during the year had
been returned Il hundredfold.
The committee was scheduled for
Thursday night, but that day beina
Thanksgiving Day. Chairman Peters
changed the meeting date to Tuesday
night
Members of the committee present
We're Messrs. Peters. Rogers, Adams
Mitchell and Ferguson.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25
BISHOP DARSI TO WE'D
MISS HARDIN IN SPRING

The announcement of the enga &C.
meht of Bishop Thomas G. Darst and
Miss lAuriston Hardin. daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. j. II. Hardin. Of VIII
HinGton, y. c., is received with much
interest here. The marriage 1t is stated
Is 'heduled to take place ia the
cary spring.
RGhop Darst is well 5~own and be-
loved by Richmond foll,S. lie served
here as rector Of st Marks Church
and later was rector - ST. James
Episcopal Church. While serving as
pastor of the latter church he was
elected Bishop of East Carolina. and
left for that field much II the regret
Of the people of Richmond. He Is Il
native Of Pulaski County where lie
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25
\. c. SOCIETY TO HOLD
MEETINGS QUARTERLY
Members Re-fieta tlte Present Of
HeerS VI the tuni, crsarS Meet
ing last Night

b1 ls Allison Hodges aAa me other
Officers Of The North Carolina Society
- RI ehrnUad were unanimously re-
elected at the anniversary meeting Of
the orga ni1at.ou. held last night in the
rathskeilcr IF tle Richmond Hotel,
The other insumbcuts. who succeed
themselves are: Vice President f..
T.. Litchford, OF the old Dominica
Trust Company; Secretary Norman n.
Johnson, editor of the Merchants
Journal and Commerce, and Herbert
w. jackson, president OF the Virginia
Trust Company.
The society decided, after lengthy
debate. to hold four quarterly meet
ings. which shall take the form of
entertainments such as dinner dances.
smokers and the like the nature OF
these TO Re left to an entertainment
committee of three 70 cooperate with
the board Of governors. At two %
theses quarterly meetings native North
Carolina women and graduates OF Ger
tain North Carolina colleges will he
welcomed as associate members and
the other two viii he stag affairs. 1t
was decided. after much discussion.
that one of the quarterly meetings
should take place il May and the
other in November, the dates and
places TO be fixed by the cooperative
committee. owing 10 the Inability OF
the members present 70 get together
on Thanksgiving eve and the Goth Of
May.
Names Special Committee.
On the special entertainment com
nittee DIR. Hodges named Mr.. Litch-
ford. Professor Henry T, Hunter and
]. r. McCauley. 1t was the sense of
the meeting membership that this spe-
cial entertainment committee should
be changed at every meeting and an
nounced three months In advance.
( At the suggestion OF the presiden Mt
/ the society went on record as endors-
ing the local medical society in It's
campaign seeking to induce the Admin
istrattve Board to enact laws forbid
ding the smoke nuisance from the ex-
cessive use of sole coal and also the
unnecessary noise nuisance
The meeting last night, which took
the form of Dutch luncheon, was
addressed by President s. T. Morgan,
of the Virginia Carolina Chemical
Company, who exD"essed his lasting
pride In the fact that he was born in
North Carolina: Treasurer Jackson
Secretary Johnson, Mr.. Litchford and
others. Or. Hoges Hodges made very
interesting address to the society as
Its president. stating tina, he believed
the organization has mission to per
form in aiding North Carolinians who
come here to help themselves both
in a business and social way
His suggestion that bureau OF in
formation be established at some cen
trial point for the benefit of new-com
ing Tarhee's. was referred to the BOARD
OF Governors for action
: rr. Hodges to Receive.
DR. Hodges In conclusion rendered
q am nr nf Ea
vitation to he guests at his home or
the evening Of January 10th, at n re,
" ception, which he proposed TO tend
= them at that time and the Invitation
, was accepted without a dlssentins
voice
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25
EMBARRASSED ny FLOOD
OF WAR INVENTIONS.

Washington, Nov. 24.--Embarrassed
by the flood of proposals regarding
new inventions which has poured into
the Navy Department ever since he
organized the Edison Advisory Board
Secretary Daniels announced this at
ternoon that he had designated II naval
officer to the exclusive task of examin-
ing all such proposals and passing
them on to the proper bureaus, and
TO the advisory council.
The officer selected is Captain Will
liam S. Smith ut present engineer OF
hcer at the Philadelphia Navy Yard
who will report for duty in Washing
ton early next month.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25

It is fashionable, we believe, TO
knock" public officials, but we desire
20 take this opportunity 20 express
what we believe TO be the sentiment
Of the people OF the city of Richmond
and the state Of Virginia In general.
that high praise Is due TO DIR Ennior
State Health Department. and to Or
T.. G. Levy and his assistants. OF the
City Health Department, for their in
tclligent and unttring efforts on behal:
Of the public health.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25

last night the state BOARD OF Health
issued statement showing that the
year now coming TO "a close has been
d record one In Virginia in point Of
lsealthfulness
More general cooperation between
aile puhlsc and tho state and municipal
health authorities Is largely RESPONSE
bile for improved aud improving health
conditions.
The campaign against tuberculosis
has made substantial progress during
The year. white typhoid fever reached
a neey low level
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25

A notable coincidence was the fact
that the news of his transfer to his new
field was announced simultaneously
with that of the Councils favorable
action on the Juvenile Court ordi-
nance.
The Tirginian. which Is indebted to
Mr.. Cooper for many courtesies in the
past. wishes him God-speed and unites
with me people OF the city in express
ny the hope that he may soon be back
with us with his GOOD vie restored to
t. cal;
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25
NOT ADVISABLE TO PUT
TROOPS UNDER ONE HEAD

l. ndon. Nov. Pin answer to a
question by Sir George Scott Rob-
crtson. in the House of Commons to-
day. Premier Asquith declared that it
had not been considered advisable to
put all the land troops in the west
ern theater of war under one COM
maDder
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25

hanks may be. compelled to furnish
written Isis, for IL the conclusion here
reached Is sustained by the courts IL
Will, | apprehend. result in the banks
furnishing such lists regardless of
whether they may be compelled to do
% and If they do not furnish such lists
L cannot result in anything more than
some degree OF inconvenience on the
part OF the board in having to take
down in writing the names of the de-
positors which the banks are compelled
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25
ABUSES PRESIDENT;
BELIEVED INSANE

Charged with having written incsn-
diary letters to President Wilson. WI
liam Byron was yesterday sent to jni
by Commissioner Flegenhiner. Ills
mental condition Will be inquired into
BSrons actions have attracted the at
tention of his friends recently. He
was arrested at his home yesterday
by United States o}ficers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25
MYSTIC SHRINFRS
EAT AND ARE MERRY

Acca Temple, Mystic Shrine, held 4
ceremoniaisession last night at Masonic
Temple. at which time number Of
pilgrims We're sent over the burning
sands. The Patrol Band gave con.
cert prior to the meeting. which was
much enjoyed, y large number OF
visiting mobiles from various sections
of the state graced the banque, hall
with their presence, and took part IN
the ceremonies
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25

chicago. Nov ga table knife
Y hlch Mrs Elizabeth Hochaberger per-
suaiea surgeons She had swallowed
While in a delirium. due to illness.
eight months ago. was taken from he.
stomach TODAY by an oneration at the
West Side Hospital The knife was
eorrode1 an. saw edged from the ac-
ton OF stomach acids, and physicians
said that nature had made heroic ef-
forts to digest the implement.
The woman rallied we. from the
opera tion, which was witnessed by
several dozen doctors and medical stu.
dents.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25
WELCOME TO TIE TARkEEr.s


Put f,a d hmond. all Viz
gina. f8 -a ard tiger for
the DoNn-Iioale euys--and we are
willing to admit that II ahey were
matched against any team outside of
Virginia, We would he found on the
firing lire exp.osively voeiferating
Lab. Rah" r :. carolina, or words
to that effec
Again. b,-.- ~olinians. you who
have for a decade accepted your year
~ drubb!ue al tr0e sportsmen and
are bsck ..-ai, fer another. we well
come you H. our city,
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25

Mr.. Wei is wise He has determined
10 yield to the demands of the best
bic sentiment % Richmond.
TIT. ne.s. aper Aas lCr months
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25

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during past aooss yet inclined
to be- observea should 1T be possible to ha" ush list bsfor
nfo u Think o b oa al sos mas rnad e g @ rus
donefo US ~
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@r our suhes n oas 0 for anksss nSs' praise
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present Nth WIZ, need most is sna4k hearts DEEPER
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We'll lime put here
when Of limos,
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all all Ms CIR ass FsGmy os debt s w
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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25

NC trsnf ,hee 1ar3 for ell these
hlesslaez thoa hast bestowed #pon rs
--the creature comforts tnou hsf
yr uaet us. the pleasures thou hast
.sa He'd us 70 entoy The opportunities
a. ers afforded as for ltfe and
Is 3cvs. fa- he softeniaE stroke a
aa1teto,. far peaceful home and low
sne hanas In minister uato as. fa'
81, enr,h ts work and the spirit 20 or
scv tt--Sar ar we ,hanf thee
we thanE thee Lord. fer 81 f.i"sa
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25
Ceremonial session Of pohey..

The ceremonial sesI on of the Dok-
( eys will be he'd At Eagles Temple
next Monday night. Resides the cere-
.nonial there will be a feast and sople
entertaining features. for which this
organisation Is famous.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25

was born November 10, 1875.
Miss Hardin il one II the attractive
young women of WILMINGTON.
Miss Hardin Is one OF the attractive
Young womer OF Wilmington.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-25
THANKSGIVING.

things which thou hast kept from us
the hardening influences Of over
much. the spirit deadenirg weight 81
lacking. from deadly hate. from rank
ing bitterness
We thank fer guidance in time IT
stress. for strength ia time - tempta-
zion. for eoufort In days Of sorrow
for sunsha" after shadows
For an these end otner meft -
aoau.le<s IN u.#sat. N. tasnH thee.
inr3
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-30

entrance Of Mrs. Story into the cam
paign for president general. That his
toric struggle promises to be repeated
this year. with the Storyites making
claims Of victory already in sight. In
the First Shot" announcement of
four years ago, Miss Florence F.
Finch, then and now campaign man
ager for Mrs. Story declared that the
candidacy of Mrs. Matthew T. Scott
for second term as president general
was against all precedent.
Mrs. Fairbanks" said Miss Finch,
was the only president general who
was ever reelected. Shall this pre-
cedent be set aside. The conserva-
tive party of the National Society does
not think it should This is one of our
policies"
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-30
and administration. +"

The factional discussions which
have stirred the national meetings of
the society are deprecated by Mrs.
Guernsey in her platform, which calls
for the elimination of all party lines.
This" she declares i'm a statement ac-
companying her platform, means the
removal of discord and rancor from
the councils of a great organization
over objects of no moment and ques-
tons of no vital Importance. This will
not be accomplished by attempting to
repress free speech, or suppressing the
affairs Of the organization along the
wholesome lines of what is good for
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-30

This declaration has bobbed up to
plague the Story advocates this year,
and is one of the lively topics in d. A.
R. gatherin IS. A number of other
matters that will cause stirring dis
cussion will come before the congress.
Arizona has a grievance in which
it it declared that the Daughters in
that state have been disfranchised by a
ruling of the national officers, holding
that Mrs. w. C. Barnes, for eight years
state regent of Arizona, is not eligible
to that office because of non-residence.
This question will be one of the
storm centers of the congress with the
probable result that a non-partisan
committee of appeals will be created
to hear cases OF this kind, and whose
decision will be final. Mrs. Guernsey's
platform contains declaration for the
formation of such a committee.
Another stormy topic will be that
of a proposed amendment to the by
laws which will remove from the Gus
tody of the historian general of the So
ciety all the historical and biographi-
cal sketches which have come into the
possession of this office. Mrs. Charles
w. Bassett. the present historian gen.
eral, is out with written statement to
the society charging that a report pre-
pared by her on this subject in her
capacity as national officer was re-
fused acceptance by the Natiohal
Board. This Mrs. Bassett denounces
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-30

as "a hitherto unheard-of action
against a national officer" Her state
ment is signed also by Mrs. Frances l.
Mann, organizing secretary general,
and Mrs. Catherine E. Brumbaugh,
registrar general. Speaking of the
historian generals Office, the statement
says:
For all who have the welfare of
the Daughters of the American Reyo-
luton truly at heart, the time has
come to uphold this national office,
whose work is essential and founda-
tional. The question of permanence
and progress in our national work
should be beyond the caprice of party
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-30
the society, rather than what is exped

the society, rather than what is exped-
lent for some particular party"
AS another reform to eliminate fac
tional strife, Mrs Guernsey advocates
one term of three years with no re-
election, for all national officers.
Questions of mileage relating to the
travels of national officers and the
financial tangles of the society's maya
zine will be aired at the coming con-
gress. With these and other ques-
tons and the election of national Of
ficers looming ahead, the congress will
be full of interest to the two thous-
and or more delegates who will at
tend.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-30

That the Congress of Daughters OF
the American Revolution which con-
venes in Washington, April 19, Will
lack none of it's traditional thrills is
APPARENT from the growing interest in
the contest between Mrs. William Cum
ming Story, of New York, the incum-
bent and Mrs. George T. Guernsey, OF
Kansas. for president general of the
society.
Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1915-03-30
STORMY SESSION PROMISED
FIR BIC OAR. CONVENTION

Mrs. Story is making her campaign
On the courtesy second term plea, while
this is being vigorously combatted by
Mrs. Guernseys friends on the ground
that four years ago Mrs. Story herself
entered the contest for president gen.
eral against a first term incumbent.
They point to the famous First Shot"
declaration of that time through which
d. A. R. circles were startled by the
New Britain herald., 1915-02-23
CHURCH SIEfPLES
 PIERCED BY SHELLS
Land al Ben1Ine P.ough5d by Co!-
 nan Missiles.

Correspondence of the Associated Press. )
 Berlin, Feb. 21.-The extent to which village churches have suffered damage is observed by an Associated Press correspondent who recently visited many sections of the war zone.
 He found many regions where an undama ged building with a 10-mile radius of recent battle lines was a rarity, and an undamaged church all most unknown. With their high steeples the churches have furnished most commanding observation points, and sooner Or later some well aimed shells have struck them. Strange pie lures are occasionally presented by these ruins.
 Walls Are Wrecked.
 At Bonnine, a hamlet perched on the heights northwest of Nemur, shells have pierced the walls of the church tower from each side. The Tower stands on four precarious cor ner legs of brick, and a gaping hole reveals the framework of the chimes whose tones are now hushed. The
 
 telephone in the tower.
 The churchyard tom mbstones had been upset or marked by flying splint- CTS of shells, and one coffin had been barred by a plunging projectile. A hooded arrangement of iron, faced with glass containing a wreath of had been dem olished. Here reposes the little body of our M-'' says the inscription of the marble slab. The name, except for the initial letter, has been defaced by a fragment of shell.
 Earth Widely Torn.
 The fierceness of the conflict at Bonnine can be judged from the ap- pearance of field near the church. It contains about an acre of land. A hedge surrounds it. In all this acre there is not spot ten feet square where a shell has not fallen. Evidences of equally tremendous shell fire are seen inside the fortress at GiVet. There, in a plot between two of the forts, some 40 by 25O feet, thirty-three shells had pitted the earth, and 16 had struck upon the walls surrounding the plot.
 Near Tilloy les Mofflaines, west of Arras. a cemetery was throughout whole day the scene of desperate lighting, After the French had been driven out, they made a desperate at tempt to dislodge the Germans. There is hardly a grave in the cemetery whose headstone is not broken or de- faced, but the most prominent object in the enclosure a crucifix some 30 feet high, does not bear a single mark.
New Britain herald., 1915-02-23
HOW TO FIRE BOILERS.
Government Gives Instructions
 Stationary Bremen.

Washington, Feb. 23.-The federal government, in it's attempt to be use- ful to the people has reached out in a new direction, in that it has just issued valuable information to the thousands of stationary firemen throughout the country, telling them the best methods of firing boilers in order to have the least smoke and to get the most heat from their plants.
 The report, which has just been made public by the United States Bureau of Mines, seeks to meet the needs of the men, many without a technical education, who are employed in small plants of 1000 to 2,00O horse- power capacity, where the firing is done by hand.
 The bureau tells the firemen that the best results are obtained if the fires are kept level and from four to ten inches thick according to the character of the soft coal used and the strength of the draft. The coal should be fired in small quantities and at short intervals. Leveling the burning fuel should be avoidable as it means more work for the fire men and also causes clinkers to form Further, the bureau claims that while the fireman is leveling the fire, a large excess of air enters the fur mace and lowers the efficiency. The bureaus experts say that the pit door should be kept open and that all regulation of the draft should be made with the damper and not with the ash-pit doors. Ashes should not be allowed to accumulate as they inter fere with the distribution of air un- der the grate. Whenever a coal shows a tendency to clinker, water should be kept in the ash pit.
 If the firings are too far apart, say