The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-28
PETERSBURG CHAMBER
TO MEET JANUARY 8
Officers and Three Members OF Board
OF Governors VIII he Elected At
That Time.

Petersburg, Va, Dec. 27.-Notice
has been given by Secretary Martin. of
the Chamber of Commerce, of the
tenth annual meeting of the board to
be held on the evening of January 8,
in the Y. NJ. c. A. building, at which
l time officers and three members of
the board OF governors are to be elect
ed.
Present officers Of the association
| are: President, Charles T. Lassiter;
first vice president, Robert Cabaniss;
second vice-president, ]. Gordon b.
harmon: secretary. William NJ Mar
tin Mr.. Lassiter was elected to fill
the unexpired term of Frank NJ.
| Hobbs, and is eligible to reelection.
| During the year just coming to a
close, the Chamber has accomplished
a great deal and the reports of the
| president and secretary to be submit
| ted at the annual meeting will be
deeply interesting.
| Following the business meeting the
annual supper will be served at the
Hotel Petersburg
| To Discuss Highway Route.
| A special conference will be held
between the board OF governors of
the local Chamber of Commerce and
| from anu 1915 vi
| Wight Counties tomorrow for the pur-
| pose Of discussing the proposed pub
| lie highway between Petersburg and
Norfolk. Two routes have been pro-
| posed for the road and the Peters
burg Chamber of Commerce will with
hold its endorsement OF either route
until after the conference. when the
| claims of citizens along both will be
| discussed.
william Everett Spain.
Mr.. William Everett SPAIN we'll
known and respected resident of
kenilworth. died at the Petersburg
Hospital at 1870 o'clock this after
noon. following an illness of more
| than year. Mr.. Spain was thirty
| nine years of age and highly regarded
| by a wide circle of friends. Besides
| widow, he is survived by his mother,
! Mrs. W. NJ. Spain. of Byrne Street,
| four brothers and two sisters-Messrs,
| r. Lee Spain, Charles H. T. c. and II.
| Gibson Spain. Mrs. Kenneth Ledbetter
and Mrs. j. A. Harris, all OF this city.
The funeral services will he con-
| Quoted from the residence at kenil-
worth at 3 o'clock Friday afternoon.
and nterment will be made in Bland
| ford Cemetery.
Young Woman Dies From Burns.
whom nothing is known, died at the
Petersburg Hospital yesterday under
peculiarly sad conditions. She was
badly burned in an accident at Hope
well about two weeks ago and brought
| here for treatment. Her suffering be-
| come so great that she became ment-
| ally unbalanced and commission OF
| lunacy on the goth of December ord
| cred her sent to the Eastern State
Hospital Before she could be re-
| moved her condition grew worse until
her death yesterday. Whether the
| young woman has any friends or rela-
! tiyes in this section cannot be learn
| ed.
Double Wedding Ceremony.
| Rev Fred w. Moore. of the Sec
ond Baptist Church, performed the
| double ceremony at his home in ST.
| Andrews Street at O'Clock this
! morning. uniting in marriage Miss
Alma Lee Blanks, daughter of Mrs.
Eva Blanks and Irwin Christian Chan
dler and Miss Vera May Chandler.
daughter OF Councilman and Mrs.
Robert 8. Chandler and John Alexan-
der Furman, OF Dinwiddie County.
The brides, both popular and at
| tractive young women. were becom-
ingly xowned in going-away suits Of
brown broadcloth. with hats to match
! and the ceremony was witnessed by
several friends of the couples. I'm
mediately after the ceremony, both
couples left for Washington, Balti-
| more and other points of interest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Furman will reside in
Dinwiddie County and Mr.. and Mrs.
Chandler will make their home on
kirkham Street.
Alumni Holds Meeting.
IA Meeting of tho Petersburg chap
ter alumni of the University of Vir-
| ginia was held at $3.50 o'clock this
evening In the rooms Of the Cham Der
Of Commerce with a large attendance
| OF university students who are at
home for the Christmas holidays.
Robert Butcher. one of the students,
by appointment by President Alder
man, represented the university and
delivered the message from the uni
versity president
Sent On to Grand Jury.
At today's, session of the Police
Court. Henry Robinson. colored.
charged with the illegal sale Of whis-
key and having in his possession If
! teen quarts when arrested at his
home in Pocahontas Saturday night.
was sent on to the Hastings Court for
trial. Two men testified to having
purchased whiskey from Robinson at
10 per quart. Inc WhlSRey RODln-
son was charged with having in his
possession was found concealed in a
| woodhouse.
Masons Hold Banquet.
The three local Masonic lodges
Blandford No. 8, Petersburg No. 10
and Powhatan Starke No. 124--ce1e-
brated Jointly the festival Of St John,
the evangelist. tonight with appropri-
ate and impressive exercises. Fol-
lowing the ceremonies. the annual
banquet was held
Wcll-KnOwn Men Ill.
i Former Mayor Robert Cabaniss.
and former Police Justice Charles e.
Plummer. both of whom have been
quite i'll for some days. are reported
as showing some Improvement.
Misses Eloise Hinton. Mildred
Jones. Roberta Donnan and Madeline