The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-02
WAR htLEf MEETING
THURSDAY EVENING
HoBsoN MEETS OLD FRIEND
Dgsu Who Served Him Last Cup of
Cores Before He Started on Merri-
mao Adventure n Petersburg Pos
tai Empaoye.

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tsrest - being manifested in various
sections of the city in the mass-meet-
ing Of citizens which will be held at
the Washington-Street M. e. Church
Thursday evening, under the auspices
OF the War Relief Association OF Pc
tsrsburg. The principal speakers Will
BE- Colonel Allan Potts, who has just
returned from the war zone, and Will
tell something Of his own observation
and experience in the stricken coun-
tries, and Mr.. John Stewart Bryan, OF
Richmond, will outline the war relief
movement and present the plans OF
the association. Both Colonel Potts
and Mr. Bryan are men OF reputation
a. speakers and writer's, and doubt
less there will be q large and represen-
tative audience present to hear them
There will be no charge for admission
and no collection of any kind will be
taken. the object Of the meeting be-
ing simply to arouse the intelligent
sympathy OF the community in the
most worthy cause.
The meeting will be called to order
ct o'clock, and will be in session
only q brief time.
Hobson Meets Old Friend.
An interesting incident in connec-
ton with the visit of Captain Rich
mond Pearson Hobson to Petersburg
last evening was his meeting with AL
bert o. Axant. an employe of the
on the battleship New York during
the Spanish War, and who
served Captain Hobson with the last
cup of coffee he drank before leaving
the New York for his hazardous I'M
dertaking with the Merrimac.
The address of Captain Hobson was
q masterpiece of eloquence and was
listened to with rapt attention
Mrs. Weech TO Attend Meeting.
Mrs Amy c. Weech, national and
State organizer of the Woman's Chris
tian Temperance Union. who has been
in this vicinity since Sunday, laboring
in the interest of temperance. will at
tend the regular monthly meeting of
the w. G. T. Z. at $3.50 o'clock Thurs
day afternoon. the regular meeting
having been postponed until that time.
Beginning with last Friday. when an
ali-day institute was conducted at the
Y. NJ. c. A. by the State president.
Mrs. Hoag. the white ribboners. with
the able assistance OF Mrs. weech.
have been holding daily meetings In
the Southside, including the public
schools at Dinwtddie. Mckinney and
Carson,
An EuIovahae Event.
The homo OF Nr. Samuel Vaughan,
at Stop 81. Richmond Petersburg
Electric Railway. Chesterfield County,
was the scene last evening OF Il most
enjoyable entertainment at which there
was large attendance. Music for
the occasion was furnished by Mr.. J.
A. Wallace and the entertainment was
given In celebration Of the sixty-ninth
birthday anniversary of Mrs. George
Miskill.
Francia---Long.
Mrs n J. Francis has announced the
marriage Of her daughter. Lucille. to
Clarence w. Long. the ceremony hav-
ing bssen performed at noon yester-
by the Rev. Father Thomas smythe.
The bride IL a handsome and popular
wound wamon and the bridegroom IL a
son of J. Walter Long. of Washington.
president OF the Real Estate and Con-
structioH Company.
stenographer Assigned.
The PostofYics Department has as
signed a male stenograph-r 10 the Pc
tersburg Postoft.ee at a salary start
Ing at $500 a year. which lie antomati-
caiiy increased 800 annually until
3l.io0 is reached. An examinA-
ton for the position will be held In
Richmond. February ., end Peters,
-turg applicants VIII be given prefer
ence.
Mrs. Anna &C.,
Mrs Anna Gau:t. wifs of William
j. Gauit, died at o'clock Sunday
morning at her home on Piedmont Ave
nue., Chesterfield Place. about o'clock
Sunday morning following an illness
OF several years Mrs Cault was In
the forty NTH year of her age and is
survived by her husband and four chill
dren. The funeral will he conducted
from the residence at o'clock We'd
nesday afternoon. Rev. Charles n,
Stribling will officiate and interment
will be made In Plandford.