The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-12
Petersburg
Religious Preparedness Parade

Religious Preparedness Parade.
| Petersburg, Va, April 11.--Tomor-
row afternoon at 4 o'clock a "Relig-
ious Preparedness Parade will be
held under the auspices of the eight
Baptist churches of Petersburg and
vicinity now conducting an evangclis-
tic campaign here. One hundred
decorated automobiles have been .e-
quested to unite In the demonstration.
The Rev Fred w. Moore, who has
charge of the parade, will lead It..
After passing through the principal
streets of the city. the machines will
! divide into groups and drive out four
or five miles over the several roads
leading out into the three counties
contiguous to Petersburg. The parade
will start from the big tent at Frank
lin and Monroe streets.
This mornings service, conducted
! by DR.. Scarborough, was the best yet.
! The noted evangelist preached a
| powerful sermon on Cooperation
! With God" in saving men. Four con-
versions. all young men. resulted from
! the meeting. Professor and Mrs.
( Reynolds are making great success
with the chorus of 200 voices and in
terest in the meetings is on the in
crease.
/ Picasants- Rincharsit Concert.
| The music-loving public of Peters
burg is looking forward to the APP
! preaching Peasants Rinehardt con-
| cert, which will take place in the
auditorium Of the Stonewall Jackson
| school on April "a at $50 o'clock P.
/ NJ, with much pleasure and antici-
/ pating the occasion as the most ar
/ tistic event of the season. The solo
pianste. Miss Peasants. and the
singers accompanist, Miss Patterson.
are both Petersburg musicians, who
can hold their own compared with the
average concert artists-both stand
on their own merits and this fact
alone will doubtless guarantee large
and representative audience.
Miss Peasants. daughter of DIR. and
Mrs. j. NJ. Peasants. is n graduate of
the New England Conservatory of
Music, having completed in one year n
course of study which generally re-
Quires from three to four years hard
work There are only few musicians
in America with this remarkable rec
ord She has been highly praised
and endorsed by leading Boston mu-
sicians and critics, Carl Stasney re-
marking that she had "a remarkable
dose of talent" In this, her first Pc
tersburg concert since graduation,
Miss Peasants will be assisted by Mrs
Il
of lovely voice and personality. whose
Accomplishments will be played by
Miss Mary It. Patteson, one of Pc
tersburg's leading musicians
To Back President.
Naomi lodge, No. 30, knights OF
Pythias, at recent meeting, adopted
resolutions endorsing the act OF con-
gress In declaring a state of war with
Germany. The resolutions were to-
4 fpla Nt,al SN.-
the chancellor commander of the
lodge.
| Attempts Suicide.
! Cornelia Mabry, colored girl OF
/ thirteen or fourteen years, daughter
of Mary Manson, attempted suicide
Sunday evening by drinking turpen-
| tine The girl was reported ~ in
corrigible and addicted to stealing
7 even from her mother. When an
officer went with warrant to arrest
her she seized a bottle Of turpentine
and swallowed its contents. Her con-
dltton has since been precarious,
Aspires to Treasurer.
| e +. GOODWIN, council committee
| clerk and one of Petershurg's best
s., known citizens, has announced his cam
didacy for the office Of city treasurer
IN opposition to the incumbent, +,
, Gerald Strattou. and Harry Powell.
d
days ago
Petersburg Marriages.
Miss Beuiah May Weddie of Prince
I George county, and Mr.. Arthur Kemp,
OF Norfolk, were united in marriage
yesterday afternoon at the home of tn"
officiating minister. Rev. Fred w.
Moore Mr.. and Mrs. Kemp viii re-
side in Norfolk
| Mr.. Moore also united in marriage
! yesterday Miss Sallie Freeman and Mr.
/ Otto Williams. both of Suffolk. The
ceremony was performed at the bono
! OF Mrs J. A. Townsend. in Harrison
street.
! Miss Minta Mattox and Mr. Butler
Malone Gotten. both of Prince Georg"
county, were united In marriage at
, noon today by Rev. Fred W. Moore, OF
the Second Baptist church Mr.. and
Mrs. Gotten will reside at Carson.
Are II. L. Hudson Dies.
! Mrs Bessie Lee Hudson. wife of
! Harry S. Hudson, died at 4;30 O'Clock
! this morning at her residence, 1856
/ Halifax street. after brief illness.
/ Mrs. Hudson was in the twenty second
year of her age and before marriage