The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-12-29
ALLEGED. WHITE SLAVE
ACT v|OlATORS HELLO
well and Petersburg, Charged With
Bringing Girl from Georgia.
SEVEN COUPLES ARE Welded.
Cupid Is Scoring Heavily During the
Holidays Daughters OF Liberty
Have Christmas Tree-Seven Mapp
Law Cases on January Docket.

Petersburg, Va. Dec. 2s.-Jack
Stone. Of Hopewell and Petersburg
and Mrs. Gertrude Snow, were held
in $1,000 bail and sent on to the
grand jury yesterday by United States
Commissioner Bartlett Roper. charged
with violation of the Mann white
slave act by bringing India Thrift,
eighteen years old, from Waycross,
Ca. to Virginia for immoral pur-
poses. The girl denied that money
had been given her for the trip by
Stone and Mrs Snow and protested
sure. r ia.
Virginia Dare Council EntertainA
Virginia Dare Council, No. s.
Daughters of Liberty. held its annual
roll call and Christmas tree last night
with more than one hundred in at
tendance. including visitors from
Richmond. Miss Mary Gray Harrison
introduced nine Of her Sunday School
pupils by whom a splendid program
was rendered. The little people &C
quilted themselves handsomely and
won applause. The committee in
charge was composed Of Mrs. Maggie
A. Elder, Mrs. Rosa B. Parkinson,
Mrs. Fannie Eanes, c. c. Hudson and
Thomas b. Ivey.
Charles Hall Davis to Speak.
Attorney Charles Hall Davis will
address the mems meeting at the \.
M. C. A. Sunday afternoon on Civic
Opportunity" Mr.. Davis is a close
student of the needs and opportuni-
ties Of the community and few, II
any, are as we'll fitted to handle the
subject which ne has chosen as Mr.
Davis himself. 1t Is expected that
H. M A.
dress.
Mapp Law Cases On Docket.
The January term of the Hastings
Court, Judge Mullen presiding. will
open on the third Thursday Of the
coming month. To date. the Grim
inal docket is composed of about
twenty cases, consisting principally OF
persons charged with violations Of
the Mapp prohibition law.
Before adjourning the December
term Of court. Judge Mullen will prob
ably render his decision as to grant
ing a new trial to James T. Noel. mo-
ton for which was argued on No
vember 4. last. Noel was convicted
at the October term of the court OF
the murder of Mrs. Lottie NJ. Rob-
ertson, a boarding house keeper. at
her home in High Street on Sunday
afternoon. May Z, last. and given
eighteen years in the penitentiary. He
has been confined in Jail ever since
the murder was committed.
Roee-Wtikinson.
The home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
II. Wilkinson in West High Street
was the scene of a quiet but pretty
wedding at o'clock last evening
when their attractive young daughter.
Alice Dalhia, was united in marriage
tn In "a mn ri
were tastefully decorated for the oc-
casion and the bride handsomely
gowned entered on the arm Of her
father. while her sister presided
gracefully at the piano. The attend
ants were Miss Lillian Kirkland. as
maid of honor, and Guy Wilkinson,
brother of the bride, as best man.
The ceremony was impressively per-
formed by Rev A. r.. Love, pastor of
the West End Baptist Church, in the
presence of a large number of rela-
tives and friends OF the young couple.
The bride is one of .Petersburgs
most charming young women and the
groom Is an efficient and popular
young electrician, formerly Of this
city but now OF Baltimore After IAN
extended bridal tour, Mr., and Mrs.
Rose will make their home in the
Monumental city.
Cileathani--Ianc.
Miss Florence Lane the attractive
young daughter OF Deputy Internal
Revenue Collector and Mrs. w. II.
Lane. and Maleon Shaw Cheatham,
were. united in marriage at o'clock
yesterday afternoon at St Johns
Episcopal Church by the rector,
Rev. Pembroke w. Reed. The at
tendants were Miss Julia Lane. as
maid of honor, and William Cheat
ham as best man. Misses Elizabeth
Cheatham, Ira James and Helen
Couch as bridesmaids and Gordon
Carder and Alexander Watkins as
groomsmen. The happy young couple
left on late train for a bridal tour
North. ,. s...ss
-s}.r P1kinsOn-Rudy.
Miss Annie Belle, daughter of Mrs
Henry Rudy, Of Chesterfield County,
and Daniel B. Parkinson. were united
in marriage att the home OF the
brides mother last evening by Rev.
j. w Watt. of the Methodist Church.
Mrs. Perry Anon. OF Chesterfield, and
Mrs. Joseph Shagena, of Petersburg,
were matrons OF honor and Ernest
Rudy was best man. Mr.. and Mrs.