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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
MUSICIANS
ARE HERE TONIGHT
Gice and Mandolin Oubs Will Perform
for Richmond's Dedication at
jefferson Auditorium.
PROGRAM MOST ENTERTAINING
Event Full Of Observation-Disclosures
Alumni and Society Folk Expected
to Attend In Large Numbers.

Tho music lovers OF Richmond will
be glad TO hear that the University
of Virginia Glee and Mandolin Clubs
will give one of their performances
In Richmond tonight. at the jefferson
Auditorium. The clubs have already
cities in the State. where they have
met with grand success. This is the
last trip Of the year. on II the cities
of Petersburg. Richmond and Lynch
burg will played.
The university has been without %
musical organization FOR several years.
due 10 the lack OF capable director,
but this year the director OF the
Princeton Glee Cub has been secured.
Under his tutelsge the university
clubs have been perfected TO such n
degree that they will compare favor
ably with any in the country.
The unlqueness Of the performance
makes 10 quite different from the
ordinary run of college musicals. All
OF the usual heavy program has been
blended with comic sketcheS ana
monologues SO as to give the audience
more mirth and entertainment thaii
the usual long scores and heaVy
operas. Among the hits In the lighter
yein are the dancing tho Mr.. bancy
and Nsidering haus monoiogues py
Messrs. Swenfort and Van Horne. and
the quartz. work. together with num-
erous selections by the mandolin clup.
Messra Gsnnaway and Van Horne
will render tbs heavier parts of the
program with solos, hen too the giee
club slngs much Of the high class
music as well as tho more popular
airs MIR Gannaway has been offered
positions in grand opera on account OF
his baritone which ~ Of char acter
rarely found In college giee clubs.
Mr.. Van Horne is gifted with a r1ch
tenor, suited well 10 the love songs
he sings. .
Probably no other college club IN
the country Ia az we'll provided WITH
soloists as It that at the University
of Virginia The first soioist on the
program Is Mr.. Gannaway. who has
made quite q reputation for himself
Throughout Virginia and neighborinS
states He had been approached wfth
offers to go In grand opera and other
ee,a OF music. The other soloist 10
Mr. Van Horne who has had several
wears experience IN musical organiza :
tons that have toured the ksst ne
Ia fiifted with rich and mellow tenor
which is very suitable to the love
songs and iullabys 10 his repertoire.
Not only Ia there musical sioe OF
the program. hut In addition "a So
mn OF merrirnent and mirth the
last part of the program Is arranged
in tina form Of skit IN which the
various numbers are brought In. Here
occur ,fp monoiogues and dances
that have been 80 popular AT All
IN. concerts thus far given.
The alumni OF the University are
very much interested In the concert
ana also many OF the society folk haSe
taken Il up. After the concert
large dance will he held IN the Jen
er=on. AZ whole the evening Ahouio
proye q most ENJOYABLE one.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
TRANSFERS ANNOUNCED
BY SOUTHERN RAILWAY
Chesapeake Steamship Traffio Man
agcr at Baltimore Succeeds =. I'll.
Hardwick at Washington.

S. IL. Hardwick. veteran railroad
man, who has been passenger traffic
manager at Washington of the South
ern Railway Company. has been trans
ferred to Montgomery, Ala. his native
city. as general agent of the passenger
traffic department OF the railroad. and
w II. Tayloe. for many years with
Chesapeake Steamship Company as
traffic manager at Baltimore. has
been named to succeed Mr.. Hardwick
at Washington. according to an Of
fetal announcement made by the
Southern yesterday. The changes be-
came effective yesterday.
Both Mr.. Hardwick and Mr.. Tayioe
are we'll known to many Richmonders
Though Mr.. Hardwick has never been
stationed In this city. travelling Rich
mond has come in contact with him
is known to many Richmond people,
The official statement follows:
Announcement IL made by the
management OF the Southern Railway
of the retirement of s. H. Hardwick
as passenger traffic manager, because
of Ill health. and the appointment of
Mr.. Hardwick as general agent OF
the passenger traffic department, with
headquarters at Montgomery. Ala. his
native city. Mr.. Hardwick has been
connected with the Southern Railway
and Its predecessors In continuous SER
vice extending over forty years, and
has effectively and successfully filled
various positions from that OF tele-
graph operator. his first position as a
youth. to and including the office of
passenger traffic manager
wv. II. Tayloe has been appointed
passenger traffic manager of the
Southern Railway. succeeding Mr..
Hardwick. Mr.. Tayloe is a native Of
Richmond County, Virginia. and be-
gan his career in the service of the
Southern Railway and lis predecessors
as stenographer. and has filled sue
cessive positions as passenger agent
then general passenger agent, and
latterly as traffic manager of the
Chesapeake Steamship Company.
These changes and appointments are
effective April Is. 1915"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
MAYOR APPROVES MANY
COUNCIL RESOLUTIONS
Executive Signs Papers Adopted by
Both Branches of City
Council

Mayor Aiuslie yesterday returned to
City Clerk August. with his approval.
number Of resolutions and ordi-
Gil. Those of public interest were.
a resolution directing the City At
torney To acquire property at Nine
Mile Road and lakewood Cemetery to
improve the entrance to the Gene.
terry at that point.
Transferring the sum of $4,000 In
the Fire Department fund. so that
the money may be used for the pur-
chase for motor apparatus
Giving the Confederate Veterans As
sociation free use OF the City Audi
forum during the reunion in June.
Permitting the Locomotive Conn
pany to close to traffic that portion
OF Seventh Street. between Hospital
Street and the corporation line. run
ming through property Of the COM
pany.
Directing the Mayor TO arrange with
the Southern Railway Compa for thu
closing of Perry street at Sixth, South
Richmond
To permit the gin clubs Of the city
to continue to use their gun ranges
within the corporate limits.
To permit the Seaboard Air Line
Railroad Company to park cars along
Fifteenth Street, during the Confed-
crate Reunion.
A number OF permits for stable con-
struction and alley repairs were also
approved.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
OANv|LlE WILL PAY REAL
MONEY FOR WAR-HOOP
Five Word Far Tingiing. Nerve Thrill
ing Slogan VIII Bring You s25 In
Good American Dollars.

The Chamber OF Commerce of DAN
Vile, Va, wants slogan for the city
For the best one submitted they are
willing to pay s26 in gold.
They are giving the readers Of this
paper an opportunity to win the prize
by asking them TO offer suggestions.
Danviile has $4,000 population and
is growing. 1T has one OF the largest
cotton mills In the world 1t Is the
largest loose leaf tobacco market in
the world--ten warehouses. Four
strong banks. II Is the second city OF
Virginia in manufacturing. Its schools
both private and public, are excellent.
1t owns its own water. gas and cleo
trio light plants. It's citizens own its
street car lines. Ten per cent OF
the population of the. l.. s. are knee
deep in Danville-made hosiery and
Danville- made elevators are uplifting
the people OF half the States OF the
Union.
The slogan must not contain more
than five words and must be submitted
before April "a. as the contest closes
May /.
All suggestions should be sent to
Slogan" care OF Richmond FirRtnian.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
tn HAVE MISSIONARY
MASS MEETING SUNDAY
Twenty Episcopal Sunday schools III
Henrico Parish VIII Gather
at ST. Pauls Church.

Tn. twenty Sunday Of the
Episcopal Church In Henrico parish
Will have a missionary mass-meeliag
in 81, Paul's Church Sunday afternoon
al 4 o'clock. The Lenten offering
for missions will be made at this
meeting, An Interesting prograIn
has been arranged and a lare crowd
is anticipated.
All the Episcopal Clergy, Bishop
Gibson and Bishop Coadtutor Brown
will he in attendance and take part
I'm the exercises. Bishop Gibson will
preside and will make one OF the
addresses The address or the after
noon will he by Rev w. Russell
Bowie rector of ST. Pauls Church.
The program Is as follows:
Professional. TT. Zion Haste, Thy
Mission Fulfilling"
The Creed.
The Lords Prayer and collect.
Hymn. "Hark, Ten Thousand Voices
Sounding"
The lesson.
Hymn. Christ for the World We
Sing"
Offering.
Address. bishop Brown
Hymn, Jesus Shall Reign"
Address. DIR. Bowie.
Announcement Of offering.
Hymn. Fling Out THE Banner"
Prayers and Benedittion by Bishop
Gibson.
Recessionai. The Son OF God Goes
Forth to War"
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
TRUTH IN ADVERTISING
SOON TO Be REALIZED
Secretary Clarke, of Retail Mer-
chants Assocta ton. Addresses
Richmond Advertisers Club.
START MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN
Vigorous Effort to he Begun Next
Week to Increase Number of Rich
mondcrs to Benefit From Activities
OF Organization

Questionable Advertising vas the
subject OF the lecture delivered by
w. A. Clarke, Secretary OF the Rich
mond Retail Merchants Association.
al the regular Thursday meeting Of
the Advertisers' Club IN the rooms OF
the Business Mems Club yesterday
noon. The meeting was the most
LARGELY attended of the year. and
great interest was shown in Mr..
Clarka's address and the work of the
organization.
Mr.. Clarke declared that he remem-
bered that but few years ago much
of the advertising was so questionable
az to be rank He told or the organi-
cation OF the Retail Merchants AS
ISOLATION to fight AGAINST 1t and told
OF how IL has succeeded in cleaning
up advertising.
He praised the Advertisers Club
for the work II is doing toward real
izing its aim OF Truth in Advertising
and commended it's teachings. He
predicted that the day 10 near when
the practice OF placing comparative
prices--which often are misleading
IN advertising Will be abandoned.
The Advertisers Club will meet
next week TO inaugurAte member
ship campaign, and portions Of the
ADDRESS OF Mf. 1larke Will Dc used
in the literature OF the club In It's
work for new members
Arrangements arc being made by
a committee Of the club for getting
together large delekation to go
from Richmond TO the next annual
convention OF the Associated AID Clubs
OF the World. with which the Rich
mond organization Is affiliated The
next international meeting will be
he'd IN Chicago In June. Ii Is ex-
pected that the Richmond delega-
ton Will charter a special car for
the trip.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
MOTORMAN'S ACTION
PREVENTS ACCIDENT

report OF reckless driving OF an
q street car motorman IN preventing
a probably fatal accident was made
yesterday by Claim Agent milford.
OF the Virginia Railway and Power
Company.
Mr.. Milford tells that a negro
chauffeur. driving automobile No.
1881, IN which All elderly woman was
u passenger. dashed across Main
Street at the corner OF Morris. about
a street car on which he was riding
was nearly across Morris Street The
automobile barely missed being
struck by the car, and but for the ac-
ton OF the motorman. who instantly
reversed his car. it would have been
wrecked and its occupant thrown out
and seriously injured IL not killed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
MINSTREL SHOW FOR
BENEFIT OF SCHOOL
Billy Burke and Others to Entertain
for st. Patrick's Female Acad-
envy Friday might.

Friends OF ST, patgil k IS Female
Academy Twenty-sixth and Grace
Streets. are looking forward with
pleasure to the minstrel show to be
given for the benefit of the building
fund, tonight,
This school is one of the leading
Catholic institutions in the State. \
new building was recently added to
the property, and 1t is for the purpose
OF raising funds 10 complete the
payments on this that the show is to
be given
Many of the leading entertainers OF
Richmond are 10 take part in the per-
Torrance. headed by Billy Burke, we'll
known in local minstreisy. The sing
ing will be exceptionally fine.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
BRYAN OR PRESIDENT
TO MAKE LABOR TALK

Either President Wilson or Secre-
tary of State, Bryan 1t Is hoped, Will
make the pricipal address at the Rich
mond celebration of Labor Day, The
invitation 10 the President was ex-
tended by the Central Trades and La
Dor Council, of Richmond, through
Congressman Carter Glass, of Lynch
burg, but the President said that 1t
was extremely doubtful II he could
be present. Mr. Glass thereupon eX-
tended the invitation to Mr.. Bryan.
who, IL is thought, will be able to
attend.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
MINSTREL SHOW FOR
BENEFIT OF ST. JAMES

For beneft Of st. James Methodist
chnrch minstrel show will be given
In the auditorium of Bellevue School
on Friday night OF next week af
Sis o'clock. The entertainers will
be The White Rose Mlnstreis''a of tho
Amateur Amusement Company. and
the sketch that will be the evenings
feature y entitled The Boosters
Club OF 1lackvslle.''
The latest songs will be sung and
new Jokes. many az them on local
-! talsnt a lsioa aena nasken ~
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
NEGRO EXPOSITION TO
Be ATTRACTIVE AFFAIR
Thousa ntis of Visitors Coming from
All Over the Country Says
Giles jackson.

Giles Jackson director of the ex-
position to be given in Richmond BY
the colored people OF the South, said
last night the exposition, which will b.
given at the State Fair Grounds dur
ing the month of July. will prove
TO be most interesting and instruc-
tive affair.
II Will show the development Of the
colored people of the country in edu-
cation, industry social standing. mo-
rails and the arts,
Committees have been at work Tor
months in various sections gathering
material for the exposition. The do
nestle sciences will be particularly
well represented. said Jackson.
The old Virginia nanny was IA
nous fer her cooking" said Jackson.
"and her children have followed In
her footsteps Exhibits and demon
STATIONS Will show that nowhere on
earth can better cooks be found than
among the negroes"
Besides the industrial and agr!cuf.
turai departments there Will be =
large number of amusement features
TO this end the negro association has
arranged with the Meyerhof Amuse-
ment Company. of New York, to puf
on the shows of which there will be
a large number of free ones. embrace
ing many of the renowned European
specialists. There Will be colored
bands, colored soldiers and colored
performers.
I'VE expect 70 bring TO Richmond
many thousands OF visitors during the
month" said Jackson last night. Not
only many eolored people. but white
people from every section of the
country will he here. l have just
returned from a trip through New
England. and | find that hundreds
OF white people from that section are
coming 10 see how the negroes have
developed during the last fifty years
The exposition Will open on july
Font b and run during the month.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
TYLER WILL WELCOME
VETERANS TO RICHMOND
Son of Former President OF United
States Selected BY
Committee.
URGE PEOPLE TO DECORATE
Decorating Committee Call on All
House Owners to Help Make Con-
fedcrate Reunion In June "A Sue
cess

Judge D. Gardiner Tyler. of
Charles City County. has been Sc
lected by the general committee OF
the 1915 Reunion OF the United Con-
federate Veterans to deliver the
speech of welcome on behalf of the
Virginia Confederate Veterans at the
ope ming session of the business end
of the reunion, on June /.
Judge Tyler Is a son of President
John Tyler and a Judge of the Cir
cult Court OF Charles city. He was
University and in a German univer-
sity.
During the war he made a notable
record as a member OF the Rock
bridge Artillery, a famous command
in the Confederate Army.
Call Is Issued.
A call to the householders Of
Richmond To decorate during the
Confederate Reunion IN June was Is
committee OF reunion headquarters
here.
The call, after pointing out the fact
that the semi-ceutennial OF the fall
the Confederacy VIII be commence
rated. and the glorious past brought
poignantly to mind by the occasion,
makes suggestions as to how the
decoration should be undertaken.
Monument Avenue houses, which are
on the line of parade. especially
should be bedecked with flowers and
bunting, and otherwise decorated,
gays the committee unity Of design
being emphasized
The appeal of the committee TO the
PEOPLE Of Richmond follows:
Richmond proposes to commemo~
rate in fitting style the return just ff-
~ years ago of the Southern soldier
from Appomattox, and the advent Of
peace Scourged by fire. chastened
by adversely and purified by trial. she
has arisen Phoenix-hke from the
ashes OF u half century ago Today.
with her face toward the morning.
though unforgetful Of glorious
past, she has put on her beautiful
garments and bedeCked herself with
the bridal robes Of a golden amt
versary, invites within her gates the
gray haired veteran and the stalwart
son. the stately matron and the beau
teous maiden. the friends, and for
mer (hut now no longer foes OF
other days, as well as the stranger
from sfar.
Ask All to Help.
We call upon all TO help make
this a Joyous season by decorating
their homes and places of business
Tor the occasion. Inc QeEOTA Ing
committee would suggest that the
houses on Monument Avenue. espec-
tally. be appropriately decorated. and
that some one feature. emphasizing
unity OF design. accentueted by a
simple and harmonious diversity OF
arrangement in other particulars. II
desired by the householder, be To-
Gated in some conspicuous place. 80 Y
over the front door Or window. Let
us all heartily unite for this semi
centennial occasion.
+, J. WHITE, Chairman,
ADDISON LEWIS.
JOHN @. CDRIEY,
". III. GILMORE
G. r. JONES,
C. RUEHRMLND,
Decorating Committee.
One OF the features of the reunion
Will be parade by the Richmond
Light Infantry Blue Boys'' Juveniles
OF tender years, who have been fltted
out with regulation Blues uniforms
and been drilled to execute military
movements for the Blues Bazaar TO
be held next week in the big Sixth
Street Armory.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
CHASE CITY CONCERN
DECLARED BANKRUPT

Creditors petition filed in the
Office OF the clerk OF the United States
District Court declares the Gregory
Company. of Chase City. to be bank
rupt. The creditors filing the paper
and the. claims they state in the petit
ton are; Jesse French & Sons Piano
Company. of New Castle. Ind. $Se2 :
5S; Carter Webster n Company Bal
timore. s2,7si.lI. and Cote Piano
Manufacturing Company. Fall River,
Mass, s6o2SS.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
BRYAN SENDS SIGNED
LETTER THIS TIME

Governor Stuart received yesterday
from Secretary OF State Bryan a
letter signed by him stating that c.
l.. Droste Is not recognized by tina
State Department as yice-consul for
Austria at Richmond or elsewhere.
The letter is word for word the same
as the one received several days ago
and was sent because the first letter
was not signed.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
GOVERNOR MANNING
TO ATTEND REUNION

Governor Richard T. Manning, o.
South Carolina, yesterday wrote Gov
ernor Stuart that he accepts with
pleasure the invitation to be present
at the Confederate Reunion in Rich
mond and that he hoped his entire
staf would be able to come with
him.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
MIR. HUrzLER ACCEPTS OFFICE.
win Serve AS President of Travellers
Aid society,

AT a meeting of the board OF d.
rectors OF the Travellers Aid Society
yesterday afternoon, MIR, Henry s.
Hu:zler, the well-known banker. in.
dicated his acceptance Of the position
of president OF the society, to which
he was elected some time back.
The society is doing a good An ex-
celient work in the protection OF the
young women OF the country and In
relieving distress.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16
STILL URGE DAVIS
TO BE CANDIDATE

Westmoreland Davis. Of Fairfax
County, who is being urged 70 De a
candidate for Congress against Com
gresham c. G Carlin. was in Rich
mond yesterday. Mr.. Davis admitted
that many requests that he become
a candidate had been made TO him.
but that he had reached no decision.
PROMISES OK support for the n0utinA-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16

William Pfeasants, coIored, forty
Ave years old. who. while drunk Sat
urday night. fell from a coal wagon
no was driving for the Crump &.
West Co. 1t Fifteenth and Marshall
Streets. ana fractured his skull. died
In the City Hospital yesterday morn
ing. Coroner Taylor. after !nvestiga-
ton. deemed inquest unnecessary.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16

Bauserman security Approved
Governor stuart. Attorney-G General
Pollard and Auditor Moore Yesterday
approved tho security offered to thea
81 5000 bond required OF Commission
err OF Asyiums J. NJ. Bausermant
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-04-16

DFEUFAFIfA NULIITIItIHN.
One OF the features of the reunion
Will be a parade by the Richmond
Light Infantry Blue Boys'' Juveniles
OF tender years, who have been f1tted
out with regulation Blues uniforms
and been drilled to execute military
movements for the Blues Bazaar 10
be held next week In the big Sixth
Street Armory.
The menace. [volume] (Aurora, Mo.) 1911-1920, 1915-05-29
ROme'S Dangerous Purpose

Perhaps of these quotations from Catholic authors
and publications will remind the orgetfu Of what Rome in
tends do with the free school and freedom of religious
thought she has disposed Of THE MENACE and other such
fearless publications:
When there is Protestant majority claim religious
liberty because such their principles but when in the
majority refuse it because that is ours.-Veniot.
frankly confess that the Catholics stand before the
country enemies of the public schoos-Faher Phean.
The common schools Of this country sinks of moral
pollution and nurseries Of he-Ths Chicago Tablet.
An imperfect and vicious system Of education which
dermines the religion of youth-Cardina Gibbons
/ expect to America classed Roman Catholic
tion-CaTdnal Logue.
How at hand do YOU think is the time when Amer
lea will be dominsnty Roman Catholic? Things move
with rapid strides these days and the recent creation of three
American cardinals has brought the church to the
forefront-RomGn Catholic Missionary Union.
The hierarchy would Romantic America. The suppress
sion Of the free press is the first step that direction The
wpg of THE MENACE the first step toward the suppress
sion of the free press.
If there be those of who have forgotten what Roman
power in a land remember these things:
That when New Granada Colomba) in 1851 proclaimed
religious federation and brought the clergy under the authority
Of the secular courts Just they the United States
Pope Plus TX in his aocuton Acebissimum" declared the
to be null and void and threatened heavy ecclesiastical
penalties upon all who should dare TO enforce hemthus de-
mandng pain Of eternal damnston that the authorities
of Coombs restore the regime Of intolerance persecution and
oppression in the name of Rome
That when in 1855 Mexico also proclaimed religious toll
eraon Plus in the aocuton "Nunquam Fore annuled the
constitution and forbade obedience to it.
That when Spain, in the same year. sought to put end