The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-20
EXPECT TO RAISE BIG
Steel FUND TONIGHT
Mass Meeting For Hopcweil CorporA-
ton to He Held In LAbrary
Hall at $50. IA
WANT TURNBU1A APporNTrD
Citizens of brunswick Ask Jud9s,
West to Appoint Former Congress-
man to Court Cferkship-Young
Lady Dies. -

dications point 20 successful terfns-
nation Of the campaign for subscrtp-
tons to stock In the Virginia Steel
Corporation at q mass-meeting to be
held in Library Hall tomorrow night
at $50 o'clock, under the auspices OF
the general and subcommittee Of the
Hopewen 100000 League.
An urgent invitation hiss been en-
tended President L. e. johnson. of the
Norfolk and Western Railway. to at. u
tend the meeting and present hts
views to Hopeweil and Petersburg
business men az to the probable sue
cess OF the venture. Mr.. Johnson has
been interviewed on several occasions
by the original committee appointed
by the 100000 League, and II was
largely on his advice that the cam
paign for subscriptions was COM
mencad. Il 10 generally believed that
should Mr.. johnson come to Peters
burg tomorrow night that the rensin-
ing s125.o0o necessary 10 bring the
plant to Hopewell will be subscribed
imme diateIy There Ia no doubt that {
the total amount will be raised In the
next few days. Both DIR. Schubert,
industrial agent for the Norfolk and !
Western, and Mr.. Miller, OF the Fl. r..
Miller Company, engineers, will at
tend the meeting.
Campaign to Raise Funds.
campaign for funds TO erect
building suitable for the needs of the
Salvation Army Emergency Home ~
expected to be launched within the
next few days. Mr.. Robert Gillian.
Sr., chairman Of a committee appoint &
ed at a mass-meeting some weeks ago,
Is engaged in working out plans for I
the campaign. which he will announces
as soon as they are completed. AK
Evangelical Services.
The simultaneous evangelistic ser =
vices being conducted In all the Meth !
odist churches of Petersburg and
vicinity are being largely attended. ana !
the results are proving highly satis-t
factory. There have been many con 4
versions and reclamations in all the
churches. which will result in large :
ly increased membership in the de-
nomination.
Regret Resignation.
General regret is being expressed !,
throughout Petersburg by members Of \
the Baptist and other Protestant de-s
nominations over the resignation of !,
Rev. George ". Mcdaniel, .. D.. pas.
tor OF the First Baptist Church, Of
Richmond. DR.. Mcdaniel has a large 4
circle of friends In Petersburg and,
throughout Virginia. and the loss of
his wonderful influence for good
throughout the state will be felt In
discussing the matter with promi-
nent Petersburg layman this after
noon the opinion was advanced to The
virginian represents tive that DR.. Me- !.
Daniel would return to his old pas
torate In Texas The pulpit which
DR.. Mcdaniel held before coming to
Virginia has been vacant for some
time, and It IL known that his ola
a.
returned,
Jones Giving Carnival
The Pythian Carnival, at which the
Johnny J. Jones shows are exhibiting. 4
is being largely attended, both day
and night. Mr.. Walter r. Eanes. q
prominent local business man and an
enthusiastic membar of the order.
stated to Virginian representative
today that the shows we're among ths
best that he had ever seen. The
Johnny J, Jones shows are of a ciasH
that do not corrupt the good morals
of the community.
Mrs. j. A. srinetree.
Ths many friends of Mr.. Allen
Minetree In Petersburg were shocked
TO learn at an early hour this morn
ing of the death OF his young bride,
formerly Miss Mary Masdaicne Price.
OF this city, which occurred in Rich
The young couple were married In
Washington, y. c., on the 10th ir1-
slant. and after an extended bridal
trip. they had turned homeward. Mrs.
Minetree was taken suddenly i'll with
appendicitis in Richmond last night.
and death resulted before she could
be taken TO q hospitT. The yotinx
Petersburg. and the groom, her mother
and several sisters will have the sym
pathy Of the entire community in their
bereavement. The body will b 1
brought here for tnterment.
Ruth Frances C,umney
Ruth Frances Chumney aged nnt
year and four months, daughter Of y
Mr.. Samuel r. and Mrs. Grace Chuin.
ney, died at 3:1a o'clock yesterday IL.
in West Tabb Street. The funeral wag
conducted at the grave In Biandford
at 1880 o'clock this morn
ing by Rev. Fred q. Davis, Of tbs
High Street NJ E. Church. VI
Colonel Nelson Wallace.
Colonel Nelson Wallace, aged, twea.
ty years. d!ad at o'clock this morn
and bronchial pneumonia- The young
man was formerly OF 9mithheid. Il.
C., but had recently been employed
by the American Tobacco Company IN
this city. The body was taken t0
by the young mans father.
Mr. W. q. wallace. this afternoon.
where Vt will be inferred.
Await Word From Wtse.
The body Of Gordon W. White. a@eA
twenty seven years. who died very sud-
denly at HopewelI yesterday. Is being
held at the morgue of J. r. Morripa
& Son awaiting information from
relatives. The young man had re-
Gently been employed by the DUPONT y
and boarded with Mrs. a
Brown ct III Dunlop street. this city.
His relatives are supposed to residA v
In the vicinity OF Wise. Va. or North ~
Carolina. but q telegram addressed q
them by the Dupont Company hAs
been returned unclaimed. II
Negro In Bad shape. II
Alonxo Williams. colored. 10 In thu L.
Hospital. probably NOR
tally wounded, as the result Of being NJ
stabbed by an unknown negro near n
The carnival ground in the West Bn4 Is.
Of the city last night. The knife With
which williams was stabbed entere4 III
his left brsast and missed his hsa4k 81
by the narrowest margin. The nao&Q VI
who did the stabbing made his escADs
Want Turnbull Appointed. al
About twenty prominent citixen6 "a ~
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