The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-11
DEATH RATE LOW IN
WHITE POPULATION
Food FOR Thought In Handling
Colorcd Peoples Welfare.

Rood . or thought IN Handling
Colorcd Peoples Welfare.
Petersburg, We, Feb l0.-The re-
porn Of Health officer Robert A Mar
tin for the month of January shows
Il total Of eiehty births aDd hfty-two
deaths ~ the city during the month.
or the total number of births Atty
two We're white pnrentago and
twenty coloreo; thirty-n nine males
and toIty-onc females.
} Among the dcccdents. seventeen
were white and thirty-five Colored.
The annual death rate for the whole
population was 1856; Of the white
a.27 and the colored population rs
The colorej population of the city is
estimated at $4,000 and the white
population at $4,000 There were
twelve deaths among infants and
children under five years Of age. ten
between sixty and eighty years and
three more than eighty years OF age.
One suicide and one homicide were
Included in the total.
Among the causes assigned for
1ea III was whooping cough 8 pneu-
munia, 10. cerebral hemorrhage, 3;
cancer and tuberculosis, each;
meningitis. . heart and Bright's
disease, 3 each. Practically few cases
Of communicate diseases were re-
ported.
Dance and Card Party.
The dance and card party given at
the Hotel Petersburg last night under
the auspices and for the benefit OF
the ChilI's Cot association was one
OF the most successful events of the
social season. Practically every table
IN the spacious dining room was oc-
Cupled and many couples young and
old INDUCED In dancing. The net re-
copts tota1cd S400. The OCCASION
was the celebration of the twentieth
anniversary of the association and
was the first ever observed by the as
ISOLATION
Mrs. Sallie Jones Moore.
| The numerous friends throughout
I Petersburg and the Southside will re
I gTet 10 earn OF the death which oc1
CURED this morning about O'Clock
OF Mrs Sallic Jones Moore, wife OF
/ William ! Moore at the residence
40T Washington street, Mrs. Moore
was the Youngest daughter Of Mr@
Hattie Morrison Jones and the late
Freeman W. Jones. Of this city Be
sides her husband, she IS survived by
two brothers. Freeman W. and Eddie
r Jones' Of Charlotte. ". c. three
sisters Mrs r l.. Hume. OF Hunting
ton. " Va, Mrs. Peter Epps or
Macon. Ca, and Mrs. william Bias
kerville. OF this city. also by her
mother The funeral will be con-
ducted from the Second Presbyterian
church at o'clock tomorrow tsun-
day) afternoon and intermenf VIII ne
made in Blandford
Funeral OF Mrs. Gillian.
Funeral services for Mrs. Hattie
Rotqseau Gillian. wife OF the late J. s.
Gillian, II. were conducted al the
grave in BIandford cemetery at 4
o'clock this afternoon by Rev. 7. P.
Dandridee ~ 81, Paufs Episcopal
church The following gentlemen
we're pallbearers:
Honora ry--Messrs J r Manson, e
2 rtehl, f a GIL. r. T Matteson.
T G. Friend. A. r Wood, c. J. Sym
and y. 2. Dunlop.
Active--Nessrs Heath Booth. John
Adams T. A Dietrich. Bernard G.
Syne, william L. Mctil and Robert
Atkinson.
City's Suit Continued.
The suit Of the city OF Petersburg
against the Petersburg and James
/ River corporation and the Aetna Ac-
| cjdent and Liability company. set for
! trial in the hust.ngs court yesterday,
was continued by Judge Mullen until
Wednesday morning next 10 give coun-
sci FOR the defendants opportunity 70
prepare pleadinss.
Qualities As Executor.
Marvin SmitheY, a prominent young
attorney Of Iawrenceville, qualified
before Judge Mullen, Of tho hastings
court Of this city yesterday as ex-
,tutor Of the estate OF James G
fob'nson, giving bond for 800 600.
Bridges Now In Use.
The several bridges recently con-
s'ructed on the Petersburg to Hope
we'll highway have been opened 70
tfavel and the new $1,000 600 concrete
road, one Of the hest in the state, now
presents busy scene The work OF
months ago with funds supplied 10y
rhe Dupont company. the city of Pc
tcrehurar and Prince George county.
Tipton-McClaren.
Miss Essie Lorraine Upton, the at
traetive young daughter of Mr.. ant
Mrs W. H. Upton, and MIR. Donalt
Ross MCClaren valued employe o.
the Richmond, Fredericksburg anC
Potomac railway, were united In mar
rtaEe at the parsonage OF the Memo
) rial Methodist Episcopal church b.
the pastor, Rev. f. V. Carson at
, O'Clock yesterday afternoon. Imme
diately after the ceremony Mr.. and
Mrs McC1arcn left via the s. A 7.
railway for an extended bridal toul
North They will he at home to Their
friends in Richmond after F'ebruar,
90
Smth---Smth
Last evening at O'Clock. at tht
home OF Mr.. and Mrs. c. r Smith
in Canal street, Miss Grace NJ. Smith
and Mr. Earl Smith were united IL
marriage by Rev. .Michaux Raine. o
the Third Presbyterian church Th'
attendants were Miss Della Conley aht
Mr.. Gravnor, Miss Mabel Wells ant
Mr.. James Crocker. The young cou
pie VIII make their home here.
Two Greeks Arrested.
Today's session of the police cour
was featured by the preliminary tria
OF two Greeks arrested last night b!
Patrolmen Evans and Pillow as the,
were pairing to leave for HopeNel
for violation of the prohibition law
One of the men carried suitCas,
containing fifteen quarts and the Other
had in his possession thirteen qu~~ts
They were held for trial in the hust
ngs court.
Monthly Meeting Held.
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