The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-11-12
'bROOkt'S MOTHER COMES
TO AID IN DEFENSE
Family and Said to BE Descendant
of Chief Justice Marshall.
FATHER WAS BANK EXAMINER
Petersburg Council Votes to Postpone
Action OH Hopeweli Highway Ar-
prOpriation-S. A. l.. Stockholders
Meeting Postponed.

Petersburg Va, Nov. ll.-Mrs. H.
Y. Brooke, widow of the late H. Y
Brooke. of Tennessee. reached Peters,
burg last evening to visit her son.
Osborne NJ. Brooke. who week ago
shot and killed Gilmore Snead on
the porch OF one Of the Dupont Pow
der Company's mess halls at Hope
we'll Mrs. Brooke's home is now In
labama. and she did not know that
her son hal been removed to the
Henrico County Jail until her arrival
here. AT the time OF her husband ;
death. seven months ago, he was a
bank examiner for the Federal Re
serve Board. having been sent from
Washington to Chicago when he die
of appendicitis. Mr., Brooke, accord
ing 10 his widow, Was "a native of xir-
ginia and a descendant of Chie z
Justice Marshall Al the time of h 4
death his son. Osborne, was In the
COVER nnent employ at Washington. Va
lost mis- position some months ago and
started for the home OF his mother In
Alabama, but stopped over In Peters
burg and secured employment as an
officer with the Dupont Company.
The evidence against young Brook q
was of a very damaging nature. but
his counsel, Richard T. Wilson, of this
city expresses his confidence In prov
i.4g that the case was one of self-de-
Tense.
Organ Recital.
An organ recital and musicale will
be given at The Tabb- Street Presby-
terrain Church tomorrow tFridaye
evening for which the following inter-
esting program has been prepared:
March from the Queen of Sheba
{ Gouncd)-Miss Emily Mason.
'Fa her. Lead Me BY Thy Hand"
fButterffeld)
Violin solo, Andante Ode Berriob>
Miss Alberta Bowman
Sun of My Soul--Mrs Cook.
Offertory.
Sanctus, "Messi solenneiie''
(Gounod). 2-March. Sixth Suite
{Lachuer) Mrs c. p. Witherspoon.
selected--Miss Trigg.
Il Waited For the Lord" (Hymn If
Praisal Miss Frey and Mrs. Cook.
Na5rlsaic, vioiinssnlo tSimonttti)---
Mrs. II. G. Wright.
"A Dream OF Paradise" fHamiitor
Gray. au J. c. Maceyl-Miss Hobson,
Miss Reasley, Mr.. Ramey and M
Butcher.
"Entreat Me Not to Leave Thee"
fGounod Miss Cuthhreth.
Jubilate Der fSilver) Mrs. S Fl.
Turner.
Funeral of John N. Beck.
The funera! of the late John N.
Beck, of Dinwiddie County an &C
count Of whose death which occurred
at the Petersburg Hospital at 6:l5
o'clock yesterday morning, has beer
mentioned In The Virginia, was con-
Quoted at the grave IN Blan6ford
Cemetery at noon today, Rev. chss
r. Striking. of this city, afficisted.
assisted by Rev. l. G. Crutchfieid, q.
Dinw!ddie
Mr. Beck was q prominent member
Of Lodge No. lss. A. F. and A NJ, ana
was buried with Masonic henors The
following gentlemen were paIlbearers:
Active--Messrs. Geo. Burgess. Caben
R{ves. a. G. Butterworth. John r.
Rarner. f, T. Collins. Jr. A. T, Rirh-
ardson Honorary-Dr. E. c. Powell
D~ ], r. Jones. Messrs B. Il. Jones, A.
VI. Organ, r, Butterworth. Sr., w II.
Young. John Galusha, John Hargrave,
John Y. Harris. W. T. Pa-ham.
Funeral Of Mrs, Crowt!er.
The funeral Of Mrs Juliette pir-
cinia Crowder widow of the late
AIpheus Crowder, was conducted at
the grave in Rlandford Cemetery at
o'clock this afternoon. Rev. c. Brax-
ton Bryan. Of Grace Episcopal Church,
offfcsated, assisted by Rev. w. B. Tett,
of Memorial NJ. E. Church.
The following gentlemen were pail
bearers: Messrs r. y. Partin, w. ].
Crowder. r. r Madison. Thomas y.
Sydnor, Waverly wilkins and W. A.
Brockwen.
S. A. l.. Meeting Postponed.
The annual meeting OF the stock
holders Of the Seaboard Air Line Rail
way scheduled TO he held in the prin-
cipal offices % the company here to-
day was postponed for lack of
quoroum until the card instant. d.
rectors IN attendance were: Judge r.
r. Watts and r. II. Parkinson. Of
and William r. Mcken-
ney, OF Petersburg. a special meeting
OF the stockholders will be held here
on the 18th instant. TO consider the
merger of tho Seahoard Air Line with
the Carolina Atlantic and Western
Feast of st. Martin.
Today In the Catholic calendar rs
the feast of St Martin. and Is the
name day of Rev Martin J. Haie-,
rector OF st. Ioseph's Cath oiic Church.
At o'clock this morning ST.
choir. COMPOSED Of chilren cf
St. Joseph's School, sang its first high
mass in honor OF the day.
Miss Annie Cooke presided at the
organ, and splendid program was
carried out in the following order:
The artists we're Julia Blankenship.
Loretta Powers Sarah Bcllinger Mar
garet Reid, Louise Wells and Gertruds
Mc0ue.
The vioiinisss were Masters VIM.