The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-05-22
Public viii BE rendered An oppor-
tunity TO see Entertainment
For First Time.
CATHOLICS HOLD SERVICES
Little Children March Through Streets
Making Beautiful Sccne-Negro
Dangerously Wounded In Accident.

the size of the auuitorlum III "HlCh
the exercises have been held. the at
tendance has been limited to those
having complimentary tickets. This
wear the exercises Will be given in the
Academy OF Music and undoubtedly
many persons who have always de-
sired 10 attend will be on hand. In
addition to the class prophecy, his
tory. will and other features, cabaret
and farce comedy Will be presented
by the class The play. The Hoo
doc" a laugh provoker from start TO
anish. has been selected and VIII be
put over in most acceptable man
ner. Owing TO the expense TO secure
the use of the Academy, limited
mum Der OF tickets will be given the
pupils 10 be distributed among their
friends and relatives and others Will
be sold al a minimum price to defray
expenses incurred.
Hold Interesting Services.
At s:45 o'clock this afternoon the
children OF ST. Josephs Catholic
Church assembled In their school
building in North Market Street and
marched in procession 10 the church,
carrying their different banners OF
the children OF Mary. The movement
was a beautiful scene and was wit
messed by a number of mothers and
children as were the exercises in the
church The girls wore white with
a wreath and veil on their heads. and
the boys led the procession as their
escort Upon entering the church
hymns appropriate 10 the occasion
were sung. after which little Louise
Avery. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs. J.
T. Avery, of the West End, daintfy
attired. marched up to the altar rail.
made a brief address and placed
- In Hta of a
wreath OF flowers as the Queen of
Mothers
The exercises We're most impressive
and were largely attended.
Mrs. Bottle Thweatt Buried.
The funeral OF Mrs. Bette Baird
Thweatt, wife OF Francis r. Thweatt.
Sr.. whose death occurred at the home
Of her son, F. +. Thweatt, Jr.. in this
city Thursday, was conducted from
the Concord Presbyterian Church,
Brunswick County, of which she had
terday afternoon. The pastor. Rev.
Mr.. Wilson. offlciated and the follow
ing were pall-bearers:
Honorarv-Mes srs. A. T. Powell.
y. II. Baird, r. s. Chamblis r. w,
Atkinson, J A. Jones. b. r. Doyle.
H. w zehmer, c. II. Zehmer, w c.
Tucker and ]. F. Edmunds.
Active--Messrs. Thomas, Frank, Ar
chic Willie and James Thweatt and
r c. Edmunds, sons and son-in-law
OF the deceased Interment was made
IN the church cemetery
Dies of Pneumonia
r. M Mccarthy, aged about forty
years, died at the City Hospital about
z o'clock last evening of pneumonia.
/ Mr. Mccarthy was stranger in the
city and was taken to the City Hos
pital for treatment on MAY 10 From
letters found on his person. it was
LEARNED that he has a sister, Mrs,
Jeffries, residing at Big Stone Gap,
/ Va. and a brother G, f. Mccarthy,
/ living at Lebanon Junction, Ky. Both
! have been notified
/ Willie Alfred Johnson
/ Willie Alfred Johnson, aged eigh-
teen months, son of Mr. and Mrs. w.
! A Johnson, formerly OF this city, now
of Suffolk. died at the home of his
| parents at Gao o'clock yesterday
morning The body arrived here at
II O'Clock this morning and was taken
10 the residence of the grandparents
/ Mr.. and Mrs w. II. johnson. at 4to
Grove Avenue, where the funeral was
conducted at $50 o'clock this after
noon. Interment was made in Bland
ford.
Negro Dangerously Wounded.
William Goode. Colored, was taken
TO the Petersburg Hospital about II
io'cloCk last night in a dangerously
wounded condition, after having been
struck by a Ferndale Park car near
the Seahoard Air Line Railway cross
ing just west of the city. Just how
the accident occurred could not be
learned. but the injured man is said
Ito he suffering from hole in his
head at the base OF his brain,
Man Dies.
George Roberts. Colored, aged about
forty-six years. died very suddenly at
his home on Blake's Lane at an ca rly
hour this morning. Acting Coroner
G. G. Peasants viewed the body and
pronounced that death resulted from
commissions to which Roberts was sub
Ject
Docket for Week.
Judge Mullen, of the Hastings
Court, called the docket and set dates
yesterday for the trialof various cases,
az follows:
Tuesday, May 23--CommonweaIth
VS.. r. ]. VIM
W Q n d Y. May 24-Common-
wealth va. Alfred Yancey: Common
wealth vs. II. !. Rubens: Common
wealth VS.. James Brown, and Ella f.
Wright ct al VS. Jim and Rill Costa,
Ah' may "tttIl II
VS.. II. r. Allen.
MondaS May 29--Com1nonwea
Va. James Henley; Commonwealth VS..
Louis Marley.
Tuesday, May 30-Commonwealth
va, J. T. Noel; Commonwealth VS.
Arthur Leake; Commonwealth VS.
Henri Taylor.
Wednesday. May 31--L Anster VS.
Applefeld ct al: l.. Kootz va. r. r
Tipnick: NJ. Davidson vs., j. f. Brink
ley ct al
Friday. June 2-John r. Howe VS.
Real Estate Development Corpora
ton, Israel Beredias vs.. l. A Murt-
chen.
Saturday, June 3-Southern Dry
Goods Co vs., f, Miller, agent
Tuesday. June 6-Irvin Owings VS.
Walter Sachs; II. L. and M NJ. John
son vs.. W. j. Moore ct al.
I Wednesday, June Nick Gales
logas VS.. A. Williams; Macht Bros. VS..
Lucy A. Fraser; w. r. Turner VS.. Jos,
l.. Rosenberg.
Thursday. June st V, Short VS..
o. w. Mattox.
Cards Announce Marriage.
Cards have been received here an
nouncing the marriage of Miss Dor
othy Myers, formerly of this city, to
Mr. Daniel Aronson, son Of Abraham