The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-18
Petersburg
RAI4LYING
TO SUPPORT OF Y. NJ. C. A.

especial to The Richmond virgfnian.
petersburg. Va, Nov l7.--An en-
| tnosiastic meeting of local citizens
was held In the Offices of the cham
DER of commerce at neon today with
view OF promoting interest in the
campaign to raise Petersburg's ailot-
rnent of the Army Y. NJ. c. A. fund.
Ihers@were twenty-ei leading bust
ness men In attendance and resolu-
I ton prividing that each of them would
meet again In the Offices of the cham
Der OF commerce ut 10 o'clock Mon
DAY morning was adopted.
Local citizens have been spurred to
activity through reports from other
sections that all cities and counties
In The state would oversubscrlbe their
allotment to the fund and that il ap-
peared as though Petersburg would
De the only city in the state failing
TO meet IT'S obligations.
Several citizens at, today's meeting
ventured the assertion that Petersburg
had failed TO realize the real object
of the campaign. but that as soon as
its Importance could be spread
throughout the community the city's
allotment OF $4,000 would be raised
in very brief period.
Young Mems Business Club Meets.
AT a meeting of the Young Mems
business club. held In the Offices of
the chamber OF commerce last night.
many matters of Importance to the
community were discussed and much
interest In the work of the club for
the coming year was aroused
committee, composed OF Richard
7. Wilson. r. Boiling Wilcox and
Robert ]. Francis, was appointed to
take final steps TO have the court Is
sue an order declaring legal the cleo
ton held on august Z. in which the
voters of the city registered their de-
sire almost unanimously for a change
In the form Of the city government
TO the city manager plan The com
mittee Will call upon Judge Soutnall
within the next few days 10 secure
his endorsement of the election.
Leroy Hodges. director OF the local
bureau of municipal research, was
present at the meeting and was unani-
mousiy elected to represent the club
at the national conference of good
government, which will convene In
Detroit next Monday for a r7ve days
session.
Nurses Form Organization.
AT meeting held Thursday after
noon in the Offices OF the board of
health, an association was formed by
the nurses doing social work In the
South Side section. The association
will be known as the Scuthside Public
Health Nurses association. It's OBJ
iect will be the affiiiation of Its mem
bers in all public health work OF Pc
tershurg and vicinity. They will CO.
operate in every way with the fed
eral, state and city health authorities
In safeguarding the public health.
Funeral Of James r. CoidweIl.
Funeral services cor James F.. Cold
well were conducted from the Tabb-
Street Presbyterian church, of which
he was the senior member. at II
o'clock this morning The pastor,
Rev. Charles r. Stribling, offictated.
assisted by Rev Edmund r. Dan
drIdaa. OF 81 -Paul.s Episcnpa1 church.
and the following were palIbearers:
Honorary--Judge James M. Mullen,
Messrs, j r, Blanks. T. s. Beckwith
and A Il. Wood
Active--Messrs. Hugh r Smith,
Herbert Gillian, w. l.. Enniss,- Hous-
ton Parham, Warren Goddard and H
Fl. Rogers.
A. p. Hill camp. c. ". and Eureka
lodge, X. OF p, attended the funeral
a profusion OF beautiful floral offer
ings attested the esteem in which Mr..
Coldweli was helc In the community.