The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-23
Petersburg
SCHOOL CHILDREN
JOIN hI-D CROSS

Special TO The Richmond Vrginlan)
Petersburg, Va. Dec. 22.---Peters-
burg probably net a record for the en-
tire country today when every one OF
its 5000 school children enrolled as
members In the Red Cross. All were
enrolled in the Junior Red Cross.
The merchants OF this city pledged
themselves to pay the membership fee
for all the children who were unable
In do 30 themselves The wearing of
the Red Cross button by every school
child In this city will bring Petersburg
to the front with the record Red Cross
cities OF the country.
The local Red Cross workers have
now raised the maximum number of
members to be secured In the Christ
mas drive to 10000. Every outlook
at present points TO success in the cam
paign.
Henemsn-BaIrd.
This morning at the parsonage of
the Memorial nj. Il. church. Miss
Ivey Heneman and Bernard Baird.
both OF Prince George county we're
married by the Rev Il. v. Carson, pas
tor of the chu&ch.
Poisoned BY Gas.
W. c. Marshall. an employee of the
DUPONT works at Hopewell. residing
at 27a High street. is recovering today
from the effects OF gas poisoning yes
terday afternoon at his boarding
house
The police were notified that a man
was locked In the bath room at Mrs
Euckins residence on High street and
that groans were heard coming from
he room.
On arriving ut the house. the officers
-, pI Mar
shall lying unconscious on the floor of
tho bath room with gas escaping from
d pipe leading to "a gas stove which
had been burning.
One of the officers went after q
physician while the other administered
the emergency treatment. which prob
ably saved the mans life for when the
doctors arrIx~i some minutes later,
the man showed signs of life.
MarshalF viii recover. is the belief
OF the doctors. The belief expressed
Is that the man was overcome by the
escaping gas before he knew what had
happened
VIII BE Buried Here.
The funeral services Gs J. Edward
Smith will take place tomorrow morn
ing In the Catholic church OF South
Richmond. and the body VIII be
shipped To this city for burial Inter
ment Will be made In the Blandford
Gem etery after the arrival of the body
on the a:30 O'Clock train.
Legal Advisory Board Swamped.
The local legal advisory board has
been swamped by a large number of
men in the work of filing ont the
questionnaires and an urgent appeal
for clerks and others TO assist In the
wor X has been sent out by Hon. C. T
L2ssister. chairman OF the board
Poarct---James.
Niss Estelle James and Lear VIII
son Poarch were married In Wash
II gton. d. &. yesterday by the Rev
Phelps Stands Miss James is the at
tractiye daughter Of Mrs. George ".
James and Mr.. Paarch is n well-known
I ycEng business man Of this city
Boyd-Friend.
A pretty wedding took place this
morning at 0 clock. when Miss Ruby
Violet Friend, daughter Of Dr. and
Mrs K. h. Friend. became the bride
e Oscar T.. Boyd son of Mrs c. A.
Boyd, OF this city The ceremony was
performed by the Rev J. ID. Kesiey,
I hrother~i law Of the bride.
Miss Kathryn f. Friend. sister of
the bride was maid Of honor and Paul
n, Enches, Of New York, acted az best
man. Mr.. and Mrs. Boyd left imme-
d:afely for n bridal tour North
Funeral Services Held.
The funeral OF the late Joseph shell
took place Yesterday afternoon from
the Woodlawn Baptist church, Rev
b, H. Matthews officiating
|, THE Following acteti as paiInearers
Il. l. Maeln r r. Lucas. willis
George and samuel George. Inter
0ent wss made IN Rlandtord Gene
terry
Mrs, Martha Robertson
Mrs Martha Robertson. widow OF
TIE late Junius L. Robertson died
last night at the residence OF Willis
Parkinson. 1852 Commerce street.
Mrs, Robertson. who was sixty years
, If age. had he'~ in I'll health for some
tine. She is survived by one son
Cearre Robertson OF this city.
The funeral service viii take place
tomorrow afternoon at 1880 o'clock
I from the Third prae