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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
RICHMOND COLLEGE IS
NON IN FULL CHARGE
DR.. James Nelson Turns Management
Of Woman's College Over TO
Larger Institution.
WILL REMAIN AS PRESIDENT
Veteran Educator, However, Has In
cicatcd Desire to Retire at Close Of
Coming Session-Professor Dur
rett Is Dean.

Richmond College has taken over
the full control and management OF
the Woman's College, located at
Tenth and Marshall Streets, for SO
many years successfully conducted by
that veteran educator, DR.. James Nell
son according to a statement given
out yesterday by President F. w.
Boatwright. OF Richmond College. !
DR. Nelson. however. will remain
president OF the college for the COM
Ing session. having indicated his de-
sire to retire in June. 1915. In MS
twenty-three years work at the head
OF this institution DIR. Nelson has
rendered a service to Richmond and
virginia not possible of computation
In the ordinary units of value.
His retirement will come after
life Of conscientious effort In ms
chosen work and he win take with
him the very earnest appreciation OF
his great number of pupils, patrons
and friends and. wsthai. the conscious
ness OF duty well done and rest well
earned From a handful he has built
up noble and an enduring institu-
ton; and he will pass 1t on to hands
capable Of carrying on worthiiy us
great work
The board of managers of the Wo-
mans College. representing Rich
mond College, Is composed of DIR. j.
A. C.. Chandler. city superintendent OF
schools: Hon. j. Taylor Eiiyson.
President F. w. Boatwright, James
d. Crump, Rev. DR.. T. c. Skinner. a.
w. Patterson and w. La Ball. all OF
Richmond.
The board has named Professor II.
w. Durrett as dean of the college.
Mr.. Durrett has been associate pro-
fessor of Latin and Greek IN Rlch-
mond College. He Is a Master OF
Arts of Richmond College and OF
Harvard University. He has had large
aexpjerience in administrative work.
having been for eight years president
OF the school in South Carolina now
known as Coker College.
A number OF the old teachers have
been reelected. including Professors
III. T. Hunter and T. =. Summers. and
Miss Cora Lawson.
The same musical faculty as here
t0fore will be continued, and the
same staff of matrons and house,
keepers.
Among the new professors just
elected are Miss Celeste Anderson. OF
Ginter Park, and Mss Alice Atkinson,
~ Charlotte Va Miss Anderson IL
4 graduate of Richmond College and
has been a tutor in Westhampton
college. Miss Atkinson is ~raduate
us the rarmville State Normal School
i "a eli the Columbia New York;
College for Women She recently
sat f;ya years in France and Ger
rSaay end speaks the languages of
ac ca,'Ttr.es fuentiy.
$3.50 sI SoiT' fnents will soon be
announced The Richmond College
sts &C determined TO have
IS et-cngast obtainabie faculty for
~ college work
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
INTERESTING PROGRAM
At MASONIC HOME
Commenccment Exercises win he
Held June S0--List OF Winners
of Medals.

Invitations have been issued for
commencement exercises at the Ma
sonic Home of Virginia on the night
of June 80, when a delightful pro-
gram will be rendered.
The educational committee OF the
home consists OF the following well
known gentlemen: w. l.. Prince.
chairman; j. Aston Cabell, John F..
Mayer, w. r. Mason. j. Thompson
Brown and j. v. Bidgood.
The teachers are Misses Josephine
Baker and May Hill.
Mr. w. u. Isaacs' memorial medals
will be conferred as follows: Scholar
ship, L. Myrtle Pearl. Clifton Forge,
va. senior division: BENJAMIN Shaker,
Ruth, Va, junior division.
Department in schooi--Senior d.
vision, Annie Nav Spencer. South Bos-
ton: Junior division, Lesteile Bar
bour. Anderson. Va.
Lou-Mor medal give for general
department by Mr.. Henry S. Hutzier.
has been won by Frank p. Averfil.
Low Moor, Va.
Arithmetic medal. given by Righs
Worthy o. A. Hawkins, goes to Daniel
Hufford, Keystone. Va.
Penmanship medal. given by Worthy
L. T. Christian, was won by Myrtie
Chafffn, of Fulton.
Punctuality medal. given by Worthy
John w Richardson. goes 20 Charles
Pendergrass. Primer. Va.
Louise Whitaker, of Williamsburg,
Is the winner of the Kindness medal.
The Program.
Opening prayer.
Chorus, Virginia. school.
Recitation Welcome. Myrtle " asta-
ker.
Recitation, Niger Baby, Lillian
Barbour.
Chorus, June Time. school
Monologue Alice Emshwiiler.
Chorus, Star Spangled Banner.
school
Recitation. The New Church Organ.
Recitation, Seem Things, Robes-
Ransom.
Chorus. Merry June. school
Address, Governor III. G. Stuart.
Awarding medals.
Chorus, Farewell. school.
There are thirty-three girls ana
ihirty-four bows in the school. which
te one Of the noble works OF the
great Masonic order in Virginia.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
SEASONS FIRST NEW
WHEAT BRINGS $l.20

w s. johnson, weil-known Pow
haian farmer. has the honor of market
ing the first new wheat of the season.
on this market. II was sold to the
Dunlop Mills through Frazer and
Thompson. at s1.2o and was excellent
both as to condition and quality.
Threshing will not get in full swing
In Virginia. however. for another
month, although small shipments will
come in from time to time from now
on Virginia will have an out-turn of
more than 100000 bushels. with a
money value of about. fifteen miiiions
of dollars.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26

NJ ORANGE MEN VISIT
TELEPHONE EXCHANGES

After their regular monthly meet
ing yesterday norn.1G. Il large uetR-
alton ef the Richmond Underwriters
Exchange inspected the downtown
u. al eff cos of the chesa peake and
s8omar Telephone Company
The insurance men visited the tele-
phone exchange on invitation of Dis
irsct Manager A. s. Tanner, who re-
Gently extended invitations to a NUM-
ser OF commercial bodies TO visit the
central offices. which invitations have
been very freely accepted.
The underwriters were much inter-
ested In the def manner IN which the
operators handled the thousands Of
calls which came in over the lines
while they were in the central offices,
and seemed to thoroughly enjoy their
visit to the exchanges.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26

Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
Warsaw. Va, June 25.-Mrs. Agnes
CockrelI, aged seventy-eight years,
widow of the late Middleton Cockrell.
died at Millville, the home of her
son. Thomas L. Cockrell. in North
cumberland County, -aa-early hour
this morning. She is survived by TWO
sons. Thomas L. Cockreii and DIR.
l. E.. Cockreil, of Northumberland
and one daughter. Mrs w. II. Ed
wards, of Lynchburg- Interment
will be at Millville tomorrow after
noon.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
LOWER RESERVE BANK
RATES OF DISCOUNT

George J.. Seay. governor OF the
Federal Reserve Bank of Richmond,
announced yesterday that after eaat
date ths discount rate would be a.
follows:
Four per cent for maturities NOT
r,er cent for fiaturfties between sixty
ana ninety days; ave per cent for ma
turIties beyond ninety days.
Heretofore the rates have been Jour
and 4 haIf ~ cent up - ninety days
end I'VE m cent bexond ninety dAyk
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
BANK RECEIVERS GET
v[RO|cIS FOR CLIENTS
Commonwealth Bank Dispositions Sec
Something Ahead For Them In
law and Equity.

In pursuing their policy Of takins
.ers of me defunct Commonwealth
Bank. Receivers Gordon ana Ltghtfoot
yesterday In Law and Equity Court
were awarded judgments in two cases
Of notes amounting TO more than
80, 900.
/ The SUIT or the receivers against
the MecAanics,s BMildiny and. Loan
Company Teaulted in Z. verdict Tor
3l0.ls4.zo, and tbs receivers against
thu Capital Corporation resulted IN q
verdtct fcr 111. 100 Both these suits
|yyeke bxonght m nptes held w the
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
PRESENT MAJOR l.. II. PRICE
WITH SILVER LOVING CUP

Major Lawrence r. Price, who re-
s.Gned few weeks ago as command
Ing Officer of the Richmond Grays,
has been presented by the commits
stoned officers OF the battalion with
loving cup. The cup was presented
as an expression Of esteem on the
part of the men who served under
him. No time has yet been set for
the election OF successor to Major
Price.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
OBITUARY
Mrs. Archie L. Wrenn.

Mrs. Archie l.. Wrenn of s South
Davis Avenue, died at Memorial Hos
pital Wednesday at p. NJ. after
short illness following an operation.
She leaves, besides her husband, her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. M. A. Rife. of
Virginia Heights Roanoke. and one
sister, Gladys.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
Mrs. Addie III. .Wygai.

Lynchburg, Va, June 25.--The body
OF Mrs. Addie Hannah Wygai. who
died yesterday morning In her home
here after long illness. was taken to
Spout Springs today. where the fun
eraI and burial will take place Mrs.
wygaI was fifty-seven years old. She
was the wife Of Oscar A. Wygal. Be-
sides her husband she Is survived by
three children, Mrs. Leola Morrison.
r. III. and w. A. Wygais She als0
leaves the following brothers and
sisters: N. r. Hannah. of Memphis.
Tenn: n. w. 8. Hannah, OF LAwrencs-
vile. va; b. n. Hannah and Mrs. r.
ri. Spencer, OF Spout Springs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26

Chicago is claiming the discovery
of a 130-pound boxing wonder in WeJ~
ter jacobson The boy is only z1ss
and he won his first fight In four
rounds over Sim Nelson. tough op-'
ponent XII
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
Mrs, LILLIAN G. OConneII.

After a brief illness Mrs. Lillian G..
O'Connell died in the home of her
husband. j. II. O'Connell, Glendale
Park. She was thirty-eight years old.
and besides her husband, Is survived
by three children and two stepsons.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
s. II. Crockett.

Max Meadows. Va. June 25.--S. I.
Crockett, aged thirty-five years. died
Tuesday morning at st. Lukes Hos
pital, in Bluefield. w. Va. where he
was operated on for appendicitis He
is survived by his wife and one son.
S. r. Crockett. Also his father. 8.
r.. Crockett. ST.. and FIVE brothers.
Messrs. C. c. and r. c.. of Bluefield.
and j. r., j. M, and r.. j.. OF Max
Meadows. and one sister. Miss Eliza
beth. The fdneral took place at
Crockett's Cove. near Wytheville. He
was a member OF the Presbyterian
Church at Max Meadows, Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
Dr. Wilhur Ii. Paync.

covington, Va. June 25.-The
funeral of DIR. Wilbur b. Payne, IA
we'll known physician. who died here
last night after an illness of only
three days. will take place tomorrow.
He leaves his wife, one child and three /
brothers.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26

Cornelius Coleman, colored, was
given one year in the penitentiary
yesterday by a jury In Hastings Court
for breaking into a stable belonging
to e. B. McGeorge and carrying OF a
set Of harness on May IL of this year.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
Mrs. A. e. Haetien.

Buchanan, Va. June 25.-Mrs. A.
E. Haeden. aged seventy-four years.
of Roanoke. and who had been on a
visit to her daughter, Mrs. w. Pax
ton Skidmore. for the past two weeks,
died at her home here after an ILL
ness of little over week from q
complication of diseases. She had
been In declining health for some
time.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
j. J. Guide.

Newport News. June 25.-John J.
GUIDE, aged sixty-nine years, died at
7:l5 o'clock yesterday evening at the
home of his daughter. Mrs. N. r.
Cofer, of 224 Forty-ninth Street. at
ter a brief illness. Funeral arrange
snents had not been completed last
night and will be announced later.
Mr.. GUIDE had been with the Chesa-
peake and Ohio Railroad for forty
six years. He helped build the road
when 1t came to this city and on
June he was retired on pension.
He was one Of the best known men
OF the city and pioneer resident.
The deceased Is survived by the
following children: Mrs. j. ]. WIKI
inson. Mrs. N. e. Golfer. Miss Nellie J..
GUIDE, John ]. GUIDE. Jr. and Ernest
p. GUIDE.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26

of Amherst County He is survived
by his wife and one daughter, Mrs. p.
w. Hiden, or Newport News. He Also
leaves three sisters: Mrs. j. M. john i
son OF Roanoke: Mrs c. p. Hurt, OF I
Bedford. and Mrs. F. G. Ford. OK
Lynchburg.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
Biind NEGRO Disrnisscd.

John Carter. blind negro. who
was charged with feioniously as
sauIting w. r. Clayton. collector,
was dismissed when his case came
up for trial in Police Court. Part III.
Yesterday. Harry Smith. attorney for
the blind man. said that the plaintiff
cursed him and was about to strike
him when the wife of the defendant
nit CLAYTON with baseball bat.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
Has -|7i-as7sas=a7- -
DEATHS

funeral OF MR.. ROB
ERT PURDUE will take place from
Central NJ. e. Church, South Rich
mond. on Saturday. June 80, NJ ri
o'clock P. M. Interment In MaurH
Cemetery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
j. O. Hmnpiirics.

Fredericksburg. Va, June 25.--The
funeral of James o. Humphries. a.
Stafford County. who died In his hcSnos
near Holly Corner, Wednesday. TOOK
place today. s
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
Childrcn,s Day Celebration.

The morning service in WOODLANDS
Heights Methodist Church Sunday
morning will be devoted entirely 70
Day exercises commit
tee composed Of L. f. Larsen. Mrs. A.
A. Adkins, Mrs. c, c. Powers, Miss
Lucy Bruce and Miss Areta Green,
has had charge Of the training of the
little children for this occasion.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
TWO New Militia Cognpanies.

Two Now N1iHu6 COMPANIES.
Applications have been received at
the once of Adjutant-G General Sale
for the organization of military
compsny at Brookneai. in Campbell
County. and another at Harrisonburg.
The applications were referred to the
Military board.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
w nj Menefee.

Luray, Va, June 25.-The funeraI
of w. Britton Menefee, who died yes
terday In his home in the Springnctd
District. will take place tomorrow.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
Funeral OF James r. Perdue.

The funeral of James r. Perdue,
who died Thursday morning In hts
home, e22 Porter StrAet. will be neid
this afternoon at o'clock from
Central Methodist Church. The Rev.
w. A. Cooper. pastor. will conduct the
ceremonies. assisted by the Rev. j. X.
Joiliff and the Rev. DIR. Henry c
Pfeffer, presiding elder of the Farm
willie District. Both are former pas
tors of the church. Burial will be
made In Maury Cemetery.
The list OF pallbearers. which was
completed yesterday morning. include
the following:
Active-M. A. Campbell, F. p.
Dunford, j. e. BEDFORD. c. w.
Schaadt. B. A. Gill. H. v. Baldwin.
Luther w. Wells and E. e. Smith
Honorary-R. H. Broaddus, ]. p.
Glenn, F.. I. Irby. j. H. Patterson. j.
w. Bronaugh. 8. r. Owens. Barton II
Grundy, John NJ. Noting and Angus
tine Royal.
The active pallbearers are all mem
bers of the board of stewards OF Gen.
trail Methodist Church. of which Mr..
Perdue was chairman at the time OF
his death. Mr.. Noting. one of the
honorary pallbearers. served through
out the war at the side of Mr.. Per-
due, both being members of the OteS
Battery of Artillery.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-06-26
JOHN FRANK RITTER
DIES IN PETERSBURG
Somth Richmond Man Victim of Re,
cent Explosion at Dupont
Plant, Succumbs.
MIR. PERDUEs FUNERAL TO-DAY
Friends In Large Number viii Assem-
bic This Afternoon at Central
Methodist Church to Pay Last
Tribute of Respect.

The following special was received
by The Virginian last night from
Petersburg:
John Frank Ritter, aged twenty
seven years, died at the Petersburg
Hospital about noon today as the re-
suit of injuries sustained in an ex-
plosion at the Dupont Powder Com
pany's plant about ten days ago. Mr..
Ritter had been employed at the plant
for short time and was injured by
the explosion of a pipe. The body
was turned over to j. 7. Morriss &
Son to be prepared for burial and will
be taken to South Richmond, Mr..
Ritter's former home. tomorrow.
where the funeral and interment will
take place. Besides a widow. Mr..
Ritter is survived by one son, one
brother and one sister: also by his
mother and father. Mr.. and Mrs. John
B. Ritter, all of South Richmond.
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VIENA PROPONDRA SUJETAR e.
CASO DEL VAPOR "ANCONA"
A UN ARBITRAJE
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10 ADV EsE2 ELSsEsREsSS, I 8

NE g4azathoer "A PREHsSA has larger
circulation tAaGIl aary other Enen5caI newspaper
Sn the Ia..aeod States.
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Cprapre I'D s7us Hbras TN espafjol d. lgna-
cfo H.. Lozxnu, t5O7 Dc5or1ba ST. San Antp-
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P.asa Il la ia. CDl. Sa-
The Era-leader., 1915-06-17

The grand Jury has been in
session all this week but up to
the present have not made pub
lie any of their findings. Crime
seems to be so rapidly decreas-
ing in our parish that the grand
Jury will need to work hard to
fill a docket now. Fine record
this for the Parish of Washing
ton.
Perhaps the most delightful
and helpful service of the pro
tracted meeting was the sun
rise prayer service held Wednes
day morning in which the house
was we'll filled, the majority be-
ing men. The true spirit seem
ed to pervade the entire service
and men and women went down
to their homes with a feeling OF
having been blessed by a near
ness to the Holy One in this houl
when the day was young and
pure and mems thoughts natur
ally lifted upward toward God.
The Era-leader., 1915-06-17
Mt. Hermon, La, June 15.-

Mt. Hermon, La, June 10
Hon. G.. D. OFT died at his
home last Friday evening at SIX
O'Clock after an illness of two
weeks. The remains we're burl'
cd in the Cemetery at Mt Her.
mon Baptist Church last Satur'
day evening with Masonic hon
ors, Rev. j. A, Mccormack con
ducted the funeral services. A
history of his life will be giver
later.
Hon W. N. Miller was strlcke1
a week ago with paralysis III
was carried to New Orleans tt
he treated, but returned hom'
as the doctors there said n
could be treated here as well a
there. At this writing he seem
improved.
Fleet Miller who is ill will
tvnhoid feveris improving' (
trained nurse was put in chare
yesterday.
Leland
The Era-leader., 1915-06-17

kind of games. Another OF a
like game was played on the
same diamond yesterday even.
ing between Mt. Hermon and
Lexie, where the same decorum
was observed and resulted in an
other victory for the home team,
the score standing six to four.
Misses Lucille and Agnes
Schilling and their brother Mel
son returned home last Wednes-
day from Meridian where they
have been going to school. Mel
son graduated.
Mr.. c.. D. OFT, who has been
very sick for the past week we
are Slad TO near tlllS morning
is much better. Mrs. Cleo Mil
ler is also quite sick with typhoid
fever.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Sauders,
of Amite came up yesterday
morning to see Mrs. Sanders
father, G. D, CIT.
A crowd of girls will leave here
andSunny Hill today to attent
the Normal at Franklint0n.
! MISS Ella Conerly of Tylertowr
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Brock
Leland
The Era-leader., 1915-06-17
Mt. Hernlon Notes.
Mt. Hermon, June s.

Mt. Hermon, June g.
Gee whiz but things are COM
ing off here now, that is every
thing but matrimony, which
seems to be prescription. The
girls haven't time for matrimony
they say they have got to teach
school and go to the summer
normals. There was a K. & b.
Railroad train load that passed
thru Mt. Hermon yesterday on
their way to Franklinton. They
had preacher Evans along. [
suppose as d preparatory meas
ure should they get a proposal.
There is nothing like being
ready.
A picnic was given last We'd
nesday at Pleasant Hill church
in honor of Mr.. Neal Strayhan's S
77th birthday. A large crowd
was in attendance. Two SER
mons we're preached, one in the
forenoon by Rev. Strickland,
Then Q 'bountiful dinner was
spread which everybody enjoyed.
In the afternoon a sermon by
E. A. Corkern. Mr.. Strayhan is
one of the few old soldiers who
lis left that saw the war in full
measure. He enlisted when wal
alarms were first sounded, in
Go. | in Captain Richardson S
Co. in the La. Regiment and
served all thru the war. He
was in Jackson's army in Vir
ginia and sine the war a good
citizen. In all the affairs of life
he has ''acted we'll his part
where all the honor lies"
Last Thursday evening a splendi
game of ball was played on tn
Mt. Hermop green between tn
Mt. Herman and Franklintol
teams. The score stood four t
five in favor Of the home team
Both teams we're on their goo
behavior. While the confess wa
a very spirited one, there wa
not an oath nor discord of an,
kind heard on the ground. 1t
a pleasure to all to witness thos