The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1916-03-16
nDfhNEN CONCUR N
SCHOOL BOND issue
oSh Branches of Petersburg Council
Favor Erection Of High
school Building.
ADDITIONS TO GRADED SCHOOLS
noushsade Virginia Medical Assoc1a-
don Holds It's E1fty-sccoIsd Session.
10 Provide Home Tor salvation
Army.

q the action OF ltAS N'A+''- "a am
authorizing bond issues Of SIfV'Upo
: for the erection OF high school tor
white nupils. and $4,000 for addlt'ohs
& 10 the white grammar schoois'
Numerous other matters OF interest,"
ga Ip,nortauce were transacted oS
the board, including concurrence an
an ordinance providing Tor TWO u@,ty
sessions of the Police Court n; a.
and sP M.-ana AT 10 =. NJ, on sun
aay when necessary with the eH"'A""
I ton OF the Sunday session
An snpropriaticr Of so e. pay the
trrraese In The salary OF Plain ttothes
Men Fa-,r-s and fieRlan- from : a. ~
fsO per month. beginning January -
fs1s. was concurred in.
resolution TO permit the S',9 ~"
aitor TO appoint deputy on '"'s
nj a salary OF s. geo per year was
ronrs,rrea in The board voted non
',r-arc, e., NO acceptance Of the
h,a az I I. Parkinson for concrete
i ssaswaik paving. curling and gutter
trv and referred the matter BACK 10
,he street Committee for new hlus'
i ssss,a Co-,-aou Councu IN regular SEES
sion last weeE, accepted the pld OF ~
+. Perkins, bF vote OF - l" .
+ nv.r out-of-toCn bidders az si'l''I
advance in rnst and the poA'u -
.~nn.ta5 "a ,uF.cur. but 81 is uhHeF~
stood tgaI "A tf.As wac
MANNERS OF the lower oFaHth WY
49, b.ye,o fore opposed the proposed
cyerhead lrtage and members OF 'ue|
boarS who favored awarding 'he coz
.rsc4 raytnr to Mr. Parkinson WHEREBY
ar aprropriation viii he secured L"
pav Tor plans ard drawings Tot '"e
"A rroposed new bridge. -t
1t "a claimed that certain members
~ the Council are willing 70 appr"-
TX Il Nffuf Tor IFii'~
ficaliy any purpose IN order l" FeNtnt
rar.ain local contractors from sechf
ing contracts to do work for the cl'F.
Transferable discussion arose over
.he adoption OF a resolution 10 sen 10
The walnut Hin and East Petersnufe
fsorporation city water AZ the reghiai
I -rututrrrrrT1 A44eh u As IhAA-A
agreed TO by vote OF 70 b. ana
which brought forth a threat from Al
s.,raan Kidd In swear out an iuiunc-
ton to prevent the city from entering
into such contracts.
Medical Men Meet.
The flfty~seeond session OF me
Southsiae Virginia Medical AssoclA-
fion. comprising the counties OF Snrry,
Sussex, Brunswick, Prince george,
rsreenviile. l)iuwIddie. Isle OF wight
I.anenburg. Prince Edward, AmeHa'
4 Notfowav southampton. Mecklenburg,
Nansanond and tho cities Of Peters
h.rr ana SUFFOLK We held In the
rooms OF the Petersburg Chamber OF
fsanamercs Yesterday afternoon. when
papers on the following subjects were
read
..pnenmoria.' "fstio'oey" path
o.ogy and Diagnosis of pneumonia
DIR. r. ! Wright, Blackstone. va.
.'Trcatment OF Pneumonia" br. W
w. Wnkerson, Lacrosse va.
a. ~ Ca Of the | TAFnE.
pr. !, sheldon Horsley. Richmond, va.
s+Tshe Operation For the Removal
az Tonsllr." Dir. y. L. Rawls, Suffolk
Va.
.'Biood Pressure Findings, Their
Value in Diagnosis and Treatment,
DIR. j. Bowling Jones. Petersburg va
ssThe Need Of Examination of Gastric
Contents IN the Cardtc Path Dr. a
\ q. Brown. Jr Richmond, Va.
Report OF Two Cases OF Interest
ing Diagnosis" DIR. r. Claiborne James
Petersburg. Va .,,,.-.-
Washington. ID c.
Among the visitors present az the
meeting of the association and also
at III. banquet were Drs Allison
Hodges, ]. g. Horsley. c. c. Coleman
and A. G. Brown.
Banquet.
The meeting OF the association was
followed last night by n supper at the
jefferson Hotel. given by President
DR. Fl. A Burke
The offlcers Of the association are:
President-Dr II. A, Burke, Peters
burg .,
Wright. Blackstone.
Third vice. resldcut--Dr I. c. HaF-
ris, Kenbridge.
Fourth vice-president-Dr f. W
Young. McKenncy.
Secretary and trcasurer--Dr. e. f.
y Reese. Courtlana
Executive Committee 49, Or. Joel
Crawford Yale; Or. r. l" Raiford
Sediey: Dr O. G, Wright, Jarratt.
Nominating commttee-Dr. O. c.
Wright. Jarratt. DR.. y. +. Reese
courtlana: DIR. T c. Harris. Ken
bridge.
Home For Salvation Army
M A public meeting was held In the
rooms of the Chamber of Commerce
last evening IN the interest Of the
n esfa blishment Of permanent nome
for the Salvation Army IN Petersburg
Mr.. Robert Gillian. ST. presided and
introduced staff Captain Halpin, OF
baltimore, and Adjutant Charles
cuthbert. in charge Of the work here,
Among those present were number
u or ladies, who have manifested much
Interest fn the establishment of the
home Captain Iia'pin explained fully
4 the character 81 the building needed
FOR an emergency nome In Peters
burg. and Mr. Robert Gillian Sr.,
4 was appointed permanent chairman TO
further plan the movement.
Mrs Susan Jane Vest,
Mrs susan Jane Vest, widow Of #.
w. Vest, died at her home the resi-
dence OF her daughter, Mrs W, II
4 Elder. s2s Rome Street, about :
O'Clock Yesterday afternoon. after a
brief Illness Mrs Vest WAS seventy
II Ave years Of age. we'll known and
Il highly esteemed in the community,
n She Is survived by three daughters and
y four sons, Mrs W II Elder and Mr..
W r. Vest Of Petersburg, Mrs To-
4eiia Elder and N. NJ. II. Vest OF
u Chesterfield County: Mrs. Emily F.
I GIBBS and Mr. Alexander Vest. Of
\ Etfrick. and Mr.. James l.. Vest Of
CHESTERFIELD County The funeral will
u ne conducted from the residence at l /
o'clock tomorrow Thursday morn
4 ing. Internent Will be made In
BIandfur6
Oliver Thomas SIa+IP.
Mr.. Oliver Thomas SIade. aged fifty
2lbifn years a native of SurrY County
X Who had resided ia Petersburg about
three years, died at his residence. 723
a 4eIrkham Street AZ 8 o'clock this morn