The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-07-05
PETERSBURG Y.M.C.A.
WILL INCREASE STAFF
Boys Secretary and Physical Director
VIII BE Employed i'm
Short Time.
BEGIN COLLECTION CAMPAIGN
Bonds Amounting to $4,000 May Is
sue To Complete Furnishing Build
ing-Prince George Considers Big
Bond Issue.

Petersburg. Va, July As soon as
$4,000 of the outstanding notes for
contributions 10 the Young Mems Chris
tian Association has been collected, the
board Of directors of the association
will open the building In ali depart
ments The board has decided that
a boys secretary and a physical direc-
tor win be employed. This will be
a new addition to the staff and IT will
mean that the gymnasium and swim
ming pool one of the finest In the
South, will be placed at the disposal
of members
General Secretary waich expressed
the belief that little difficulty will be
encountered In collecting the $4,000
on subscriptions A much larger sum
is still outstanding. but practically all
of II is good Young men in the COM
munity are eager to participate In the
advantages the association offers and
they are arranging to inaugurate
campaign to collect the money due
The finance committee of the board
of directors Is considering issuing bonds
in the sum of $4,000, the proceeds to
be employed In completing the fur
nishing and fitting UP of the building.
few weeks ago the dormitories of
the building were opened to young
men and every room in the building
Is occupied by permanent dodgers while
number of cots are being used for
the accommodation of transients. Young
men are being sent to the association
| every night by hotel men who are
! unable to furnish them accommodation
No transients are allowed lodging ir
! the building until Secretary Walch is
! assured that they cannot find room in
4 any of the hotels.
] Work ON Hotel Progresses,
! The work of excavating for the new
Hotel Petersburg" which will replace
j the old Shirley in West Tabb Street
Is being rapidly pushed to completion
/ by the contractors, Parkinson g. Finn,
/ and within a few weeks IL Is expected
| that the lot will be ready for the
laying of the foundation. When this
! building is completed Petersburg will
have what 1t has needed for many
4 yeears--an up-to-date hostelry for the
| accommoda ton of the many tourists
| who stop here and visit points OF in
terest about Petersburg, and who are
compelled to seek hotel accommoda-
/ ton in other cities. The hotel will be
six or seven stories In height. will con-
| tain 1875 sleeping rooms with all mod
/ ern and up-to-date fixtures and ap-
purtenees and will cost approximately
+! $125.00o
/ Talk Bond Issue For Road
AT meeting to be held al Prince
George Courthouse on Tuesday. 1t lis
stated that Judge West will be called
! upon by the board of supervisors to
| submit to the voters of the county the
| question of the issue Of s250.0o0 in
/ bonds for road building throughout
| the county. The greatest interest Is
| in the road between Petersburg and
Hopewell and large delegation of
| Hopewell business men will attend the
/ meeting in the interest of the bond
issue. 1t is stated that the board OF
supervisors favors the expenditure of
+ $4,000 on the City Point road, pro-
vided Petersburg will raise like
amount. and there is a strong senti-
mont. here ,in~ favor, OF, sacs,~A action;
| Numerous other matters of interest
to Hopeweli business men will be dis
cussed at Tuesdays meeting.
/ Business Places Close.
/ Tomorrow will be a general holiday
| in Petersburg. A large number of
merchants especially members of the
Retail Merchants Association. will
keep their places closed all day on
account of Independence Day and prac-
tically all others will close at mid
day
Death of Mr.. Routh.
| James f. Routh, one Of Petersburg's
most respected citizens. died at his
residence on West Washington street.
at $40 o'clock this morning at the
advanced age of eighty-nve years. The
| funeral will be conducted from the
Old Biandford Church, at o'clock to-
morrow afternoon.
Funeral of g.. VI. Green. sr.
| The funeral Of Sidney NJ Green sr,,
whose death occurred at his residence,
{ Berkeley Avenue. walnut HILL" yester-
day morning. will be conducted from
the residence at II o'clock tomorrow
morning and interment will be made in
| Blandford Cemetery
Carney-H0cutt.
A marriage license was issued late
last evening by Clerk Robert @. Bass
for the marriage of Albert BENJAMIN
Carney to Miss Leila Mac Hocutt. The
groom Is young baker OF Honewel.
and the bride Ia from Wilmington, N G
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