The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-04-01
HOPEWELL BOOSTERS
INVADE PETERSBURG
Two Hundred thousand League"
Gathers In Academy of
Music.
BRASS BAND HEADS PROCESSION.
Electoral Board Announces Judges
and Clerks for Tuesdays Primary.
West End Baptists Name Officers.

Petersburg. Va, March SI.-A
largely attended and enthusiastic
meeting Of the Hopewell Two Hun
dred Thousand League" was held in
the Academy of Music here this even
ing The meeting had been adver-
used for the Chamber of Commerce.
hut IT was found that the rooms of
the Chamber would not affora ac-
comm odatious for the large crowds,
brass band. led by red torch lights
heralded the big meeting President
r. NJ. Cleveland. of the league. pre-
sided and introduced the several
speakers, all Of whom were enthusi-
astically received. Petersburg cit-
zens generally are becoming much in
terested in the work OF the league az
u 's realized that the success and
prosperity OF Hopewell means much
TO the business interests OF Petersburg
and to Southside Virginia
West End Baptist Church.
AT the annual business meeting Of
the West End Baptist Church, held in
the lecture-room OF the church We'd
nesday evening officers for the next
fiscal year, beginning May /, were
elected as follows:
Clerk r Sutherland (re-eIect
ed).
Deacons-w. ]. crowder, W. NJ.
Rucker J. W Sutherland, J. r.
Sutherland, H A Savory. ]. A. Rucker,
w H. Mackasey e. H. Titrnus, P. r.
Johnson (all re-elected).
Corresponding Secretary. w.
Hawkins
Church Treasurer--J. d. Mckinney.
Poor Fund reasurer-W. j.
Crowder
Finance Committee-E. II. TTtmus
Q. w. Rucker, w r. savory, r. NJ.
Wharton, Frank Lowe, ]. T. Haisey,
A. ". Baxter. Allen Perkins.
Financial secretary-Frank d. Nc
Kenney
Superintendent of Envelopes-Clif-
ford Andrews
Musical DIRECTOR D. Mckinney
Assistant-Harry Dodge.
Organist-M Miss Alma burlington.
First Assistant-Mrs. A. G.. Smith
ers.
Second Aasistant--Miss Ella Turn
er.
Pianist for Wednesday evening
Miss Ella Turner.
Assistant-Mlsa Blanche Andrews.
Collectors-E, 8. Walsh Thomas
Pugh, Frank Lowe, w IT Savory.
Frank Mckinney O. w. RuCker, Will
liam Rucker. b c. Cook, p. c. smoot.
John II. Dance.
Ushers-R NJ Wharton. r l.
Arnold. J. B. Gully @. s. Condrey. +
II. II. Harris. W. r Savory, G. r.
Watrous, !. A. Rucker, J. r. Suther-
land.
Chairmen Mission Boards:
Foreign Missions-W. NJ Rucker
Education--J d. McKenney
Ministers Relef-J. A. Rucker.
Home Missions-H. A, Savory.
State Missions-W J. Crowder.
Lfbrarian--W. r. Maitland
Assistant-C. w. whitehead
Negro Charged With Larceny.
At today's session Of the Police
Court James Harris. colored. charged
with breaking into tho store OF Gin
Brothers, on Old Street, and stealing
quantity of cigarettes and cigars
was sent on to tho Hastings Court
The GIN store has been broken into
several times within the past few
weekH PRtrolman Clater succeeded
last night in nabbtng Harris as he left
the building with his booty.
James Mslonis, a Ga eek restaurant
keeper, charged with receiving goods
knowing that they had been stolen
by Harris, was discharged. Nick XII
pondia, said 10 be the owner OF n
store in the vicinity OF the old Mar +
ket. was later arrested upon the
charge of having purchased the
stolen goods from Harris and was re
leased on bond OF $100 for his ap-
pearanCe IN court tomorrow morning
+ w Odell white woman, who
has been before the court on several
previous occasions for drunkenness. +
was up for the same offense, and was
sentenced TO thirty days in the city
tall.
Prepare For Primary.
The electoral board met last night Z
and counted the ballots which are to .
be used in the municipal primary on /
Tuesday &ext. There being no con-