The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-10-07
PICKER AND MAST|h
ON THE FIRING LINE
NEW COMPANY DIRECTORS MEET
OfIicers Of Banking, Trust and Mort
gage Company Formally Elected.
Alderman Harveal Chairman City
Committee.

Petersburg. Va. Oct. e.--The stan
of workers and speakers engaged In
the Petersburg conference Of the
Southern Sociological Congress has
been materially strengthened by the
arrival OF DR.. w. A. Picker, OF the
and Rev ]. T. MAstin. of the State
Board Of Charities.
DR.. Piecker delivered q stirring ad-
dress last night to q large and repre-
sentative audience, at the Young Mems
Association. He was engaged today
aiding in the school and sanitary sur
vey.
DR.. Mastin arrived this morning
and Joined DR.. J. e. McCulloch and
DIR. Leighton williams In making q
survey OF housing conditions in the
city. Results Of the survey were given
by DR.. Mastin to q large and deeply
interested gathering at the Y. NJ. G.
A. this evening. speaking on Housing
and Health"
One OF the most important meetings
held today was mass meeting OF
Mothers Clubs and like organization.
in the auditorium Of the r. f. Leo
School. The speakers were: Mrs.
Troutman and DR.. Williams.
Interest is rapidly developing in the
work OF the congress In every quarter
Of the city and plans are being con-
sidered to take the conference and
social welfare exhibit to Hopewell
following the Petersburg meeting.
Directors Of New Company Meet
The first regular meeting Of the
board OF directors Of the Banking.
Trust and Mortgage Company. Peters,
hurEs now half million dollar imam.
cial institution. was held in the Cham
Der OF Commerce yesterday afternoon
and officers were elected a. follows:
President. @. Cleveland Wright,
Petersburg; first vice-president, John
w. Long. Petersburg; second Vice.
president E. Clarence Kent, Peters
burg: third vice-president, John r..
Gouldman. of Fredericksburg: gen.
eral counsel. r. Boiling Wilcox.
Petersburg; secretary and treasurer,
H. L. Eley. Petersburg.
1t was not definitely determined
when the new institution would open
for business. but 1t Is thought that 1t
will be necessary to engage temporary
quarters at an carly date. The Bank
ing. Mortgage and Trust Company has
more than 1900 stockholders, repre-
| senting nearly every section Of the
State and its board of directors Is COM
posed of the leading fnanciers of vir,
| ginia and North Carolina
Veterans Elect OMcers.
A. p. Hin Camp Of Confederate
ming, elected delegates and alternates
to the Grand Camp, which meets in
Norfolk October 24-27. as follows:
Delegates-W. N. Jones, e. c.
| Powell J. r. Turner. 8. II. Nugent, r.
r. Bragg. and ". C. Blankenship.
| Alternates--J. T. Little, r. s. Beck
with, N. B. Simmons, w e. Hewlett,
]. w. Brunei and J. M. Wick.
| Harvell Made Chairman.
Alderman John E. Harvell, of the
First Ward. was elected chairman of
| the Democratic City Central Com
mittee. at meeting Of the committee
last evening. Mr.. Harvell succeeds
Major Benjamin Harrison. who before
leaving here for the Mexican border,
in command of his battalion. removed
his residence to and was appointed by
Governor Stuart, Mayor OF Hopeweli
A vacancy on the committee from
Third Ward was filled by the election
of Wilson B. Cole.
| Robinct-Volz.
Mrs. Rosa Belle Robinet. an attrac-
tive young widow of the West End
and Mr.. John volz were united in
| Ii<AtIid6c ~ o - CiOCk IaSL evening al
the home OF the officiating minister
Rev. Fred w. Moore. The bride is
the daughter Of Mr. w. e. Parkinson
The ceremony was witnessed by only
a few friends. The attendants were
Miss Ruth Parkinson, sister of the
bride. and Mr.. George Volx, brother
of the groom.
Meeting Well Attended.
! The largest congregation of the
week heard Rev. Mr.. Johnson preach
a sermon OF convincing power, at the
Ettrick M. E. Church last evening on
THE Soufs Supreme Choice" The
meetings have been we'll attended
| throughout the week and much in
terest is being manifested.
Meet at Second Church.
The regular quarterly meeting OF
the Presbyterian Sunday School Union
will be held at 8 o'clock Sunday eve
ming at the Second Church. The
principal speaker OF the occasion will
! be Rev. Gilbert Glass, d. D., general
superintendent OF Sabbath schools, on
| What Kind of Scholars Should a
Sunday School Have"
Rally Day Services.
Rally Day services will be held at
| the High Street Methodist Sunday
School. beginning at $50 o'clock Sun
day morning. A feature OF the SPLEEN
did program which has been arranged
will be An address by Miss Brown, of
the Southern sociological Congress, on
Guarding Boys and Girls" Miss
Brown has delighted 4 number of
Petersburg audiences this week In her
work with the Sociological Congress
and she win doubtless attract a large
congregation Sunday morning.