The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-02-15
GREAT ENTHUSIASM N
!. N. c. A. CAMPAIGN.
Workers Are Out For Six Hundred
Memberships and Expect to Hit
the Stride to Get Them.
INJURED MEN ARE IMPROVING
Men Who Fell on Norfolk and West.
crn Train Saturday Night Lost
Limbs, But Lives Are Savcd--war
Relief Meeting Held.

Petersburg Va, Feb. 1.-THE
membership campaign Is now In full
and much enthusiasm is being mani
tested ny the more than 100 workers
engaged In soliciting memberships
The first great rally in connection
with the campaign was held at h:3V
o'clock this evening. the time Of the
daily luncheon, AT which there was
large attendance and many EXPIRES
sions OF confidence in securing the 500
memberships aimed for were heard.
The association Is accomplishing
splendid work and memberships are
easy to obtain as the campaign pro-
crosses. hTe association is rapidly in !
creasins in popularity among those !.
who are familiar with its work and the !;
present campaign promises TO result In I
permanent benefit.
War Relief Meeting Held. |
A meeting Of the Petersburg branch 4
OF the Virginia War Relief Associa-
ton was held In the Young Mems
Christian Association at O'Clock this
evening with q large ATTENDANCE OF
the membership of the executive com
Iniitee and captains Of the various
teams The purpose of the meeting +
was TO perfect plans for the campaign
for funds for the relief of the Euro
pean was sufferers II was determined
10 begin a three day campaign tonor- +
row. morning ard the good citizens OF
Petersburg are expected 10 respond
promptly and generously to the fund,
The following gentlemen compose I
the executive committee; j
Chairman. 7. +. Heath; rice-chair-
man. Mayor Robert Cabaniss. Messrs
Sol Cooper. A. X, Davis. r. VI. Hobbs
w j. Rahiiv l.. A. Rosenstock. X. > 7
seward Harry Lavenstein, George " j.
Watson, 6. c. Wright and Moses Law :
enstein.
Team captains No, ! Edward !
Eigeubrun; No. ,, j. Spooner E2pS;
No. g. Thomas r. Maciin; No. 4 H. ,
carter Meyers: No ). John J helms; +
No. 6, W. L. thinner. Jr No !. Rev
]. A McCMre.
Informal Reception Held.
An informal reception was rendered .
at s o'clock this evening At st. JoseFh's
parochial residence to the RI rev
Mgr. James T OFarreil. = former he
loved pastor OF ST Josephs, now vicar =
general Of this diocese and rector or
the cathedral In Richmond. There
was a large attendance not only frpm
among the membership of St fosephs
-i,t,t-af Protestant friends Of Farther
O'Farrell who is always a welcomed
end heloved visitor to Petersburs.
Injured Men improving.
Alexander Ellerbe. white, and John
Burns. cn.ored, both OF whom teal
from a Norfolk and Western train al
HopewelI Saturday night and were /
more or less seriously injured. are
reported as improving al the Peters-
burg Hospital Mr.. Ellerbe LOST ms
right forearm and his right leg and
Burns lost half of his left foot both
amputations were made by Dr. n. /
Aulick Burke. of the Norfolk ana
Western corps of surgeons
Victim Of SnJtch-Thief.
Mr. r.. n Partin the well-knoWn
Rollinehrook Street druggist. was the
victim Saturday light of pold
sllatci5-t h4af by whom he tost sit", /
Mr. partin had taken wallet from
his safe to cash Il Duiont check. rae
left IL upon the counter TO WAN upon
:, customer ANA white not noticing the
stranoer he carefully removed the,
wallet and left the front door Wheh
Mr.. Partin reached the door the
.4,a Ina 1t is;tp peared- and ma <
not since been seen
suffers stroke OF Paralysis.
Mr.. ~ F. Sutherland, prom'
nent and highly esteemed citizen ana
merchant of Dinwiddie County. sur
fered slight stroke or paralysls ."
saturday last one side OF Mr.. Suth-
lands face and his spine are SAID 10
he affected His condition today IL
reported as much improved
Buried in Petersburg.
The body of Mrs Matte Lewis, wife
of Mr.. Charles 9. Lewis, whose death
occurred ut her home in Richmond
saturday night, reached Petersburg
over the Richmond and Petersburg
trolley line this afternoon and was
taken direct to Blandford Cemetery
fo, intarment Rev Fred w. Moore. /
ri the Second Baptist Church. ofHciat-
cd Mrs Lewis formerly resided and
was well known in Petersburg. where
she has one brother. Mr., Ernest 8.
Fem. and one sister. Mrs. r. e. west !
now living