The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-17
REGRETS REPORTS OF
INCREASED CAPACITY
Hopcweit a7ant OF Dupont Conspa ny
Not to EnIarge--No Need Tor
= More Help.
SUNDAY SCHOOL CONFERENCE
Judge SodtfaiI Holds Court In Peters
burg--Wiii Honor -. Patrick
ESCAPED Prisoners Captured--Moth-
crs' Cub Meets.

/ Special to The Richmond yirginian,)
Petersburg. Va. March 16.-Secre-
tary William NJ Martin. OF the Peters
burg Chamber of Commerce, in an in
! tcrvlcw with officials OF the Dupont
/ Powder Company, was advised yes
terday that report to the effect that
the Hopewell plant would he doubled
in capacity was without foundation,
and that no material increase In the
number Of men employed at the plant
was contemplated.
/ Officials of the company depricate
such reports very much. for the rea
/ son that large numbers of men are
attracted to the community In search
/ of employment without any chance of
securing it at the plant, many of
whom either become public charges or
| objects of charity
| Mr.. Martin added that such reports
do much harm to Petersburg in that
| the city stands a chance OF being
overcrowded with undesirable and idle
men
! The Dupont Company Is employ
! Ing few men, hut in most instances
the men are being employed 10 MI
/ NdtdGGteS VI utsCHaTSsu employees OF
| those leaving on their own account.
sunday School Conference.
! The Conference of the Methodist
| Sunday Schools of Petersburg and
vicinity, cooperating with the
Methodist District Conference. in
| progress at the Mark ct Street Church,
is attracting large attendance and
/ much interest is being manifested. es=-
I peciaIIy among Sunday School officers
and teachers and others interested In
/ Sunday School work
! The conference opened last evening
with luncheon from 6 o'clock to Gas,
and was continued today. at which
/ the following program was carried
! out:
/ 6 to e:46 p. M.--Lunch.
| Gas to I P. M.~-Opening exercises.
to 1880 p. M.---"The Standard of
/ Efficiency" conducted by Mr. Scott
730 to $40 p M~-Simultaneou
/ departmental conferences.
I Beginners and Primary Depart
/ ments. conducted by Miss Ruth Blank,
superintendent primary department,
washington-Stree Sunday school
Junior Department. conducted by
Miss Simcoe.
Senior Department" conducted by
Mr., Scott.
oficers' Conference. conducted by
Mr. Way.
$40 p. M.-Address, THE TWEEN
tieth Century Sunday School Move
ments," Mr. Way.
Judge so,ithali Holds Court
/ The March term OF the Hastings
I Court convened at 10 O'Clock this
morning. Judge r, G. Southau, who
had been designated by Governor
Stuart to hold court for Judge Null
! len. failed to put In his appearance.
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missed by City Sergeant JOAN B.
Evans until 10 O'Clock tomorrow
morning. Soon after the jurors and
witnesses were discharged. Judge
Southall reached the clerks Office. and
explained that he did not leave Rich
mond until 10 O'Clock. being under
The impression that the Hastings
/ Court met at II o'clock, instead of / o.
Gourt was opened at noon and several
unmportant civil cases were disposed
, Of
NJ. Patrick's Musical.
4 st. Patrick's Musical Tea will be
given by the Junior Auxiliary of Tahb-
[ Street Presbyterian Church at the
home of Mrs Maxwell Donnan. in
/ Perry Street, from 4 to 7 O'Clock Fri
: day afternoon. Among those who will
! take part are;
/ Mrs w. II. Mann. Mrs Cleveland
; Wright. Mrs. Clara Hayes Miss AL
berta Bowman, Miss Helen Couch,
| Miss Baxter, Miss Tiny Taylor, Miss
Culberth, Miss Dalton. Mrs. Hutton,
! Miss Jean Jones, Miss Mary Meacham
; Miss Katherine Smith. Miss Florence
, Frey. Miss Louise Allen, Miss Bow
man. Mr.. Butcher, Miss Evelyn
Butcher. Mr.. j. r. Patterson, Ir. and
t others.
Escaped Prisoners Captured.
Burwell Book the last of four
prisoners who made their escape from
: the Petersburg Jail at an early holax
Monday morning, has been recaptured
and sentenced to six months in Jail
! for breaking out OF Jail at the ex-
piration OF which time he Will be
tried for housebreaking and larceny
, John Sezemore one OF the four who
escaped Is also charged with larceny
in Petersburg and with highway rob-
berry In Danville He has been turn
} ed over TO the Danviile authorities.
The other two prisoners We're boys,
both charged with the theft of BIZ
cycles During Sergeant Evans six
; teen years of office as city sergeant,
about thirty prisoners have escaped
from the Petersburg Jail. all of whom
! have been recaptured save two and he
stiIl las hopes of getting these
! Mothers Club Meets.
\ The Mothers Club of the Robert e.
Lee School will hold it's regular
1 monthly session at 4 o'clock Friday
afternoon, The meeting promises to
be one of the most interesting held In
| recent months.
Interesting reports will be made by
| several committees and suggestions for
4 future work will be offered. An ad
| dress will be delivered by Mrs. w. J.
i Maybee, of Richmond on THE Moth
! ers of Great Mem Mrs Maybee is
In charming speaker and she will un-