The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-03
Petersburg.
POLICE BOARD FILLS
VACANCIES on FORCE

VACANCIES on FORCE
! Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
Petersburg, va, October 2.--The
board Of police commissioners met in
special session this afternoon to I'LL
vacancies in the police department.
Pstrolman w. Z. WiiKerson, who has
been doing plain clothes duty, was
elected TO the vacancy on the detec-
tive force, caused by the resignation
I Of J. G. Quarles. John J. Guinan was
elected patroiman to succeed O6fcer
/ NIlkerson; Charles r. Flick was elect
ed patrol driver and r. Lee Petzold
was elected substitute patrolrnan
The promotion Of officer Wilkerson
to the detective force meets with the
general approval OF the community.
Mr.. WnkerSon has been a mmber Of
the force for more than two years,
during which time he has only lost two
days from duty. lie has made con-
scientiouS and efficient officer, Ac-
CordinE to police officials. his promo
ton was we'll merited.
/ The board received a delegation OF
ladies interested in the establishment
of detention house for women and
the appointment OF police women, for
which the counsel recently appropri-
ated $6,500 No appointments were
made due TO the fact that the deten-
ton house has not been completed.
An eiFht-hour system, such as is
/ in force in the police department of
numbers Of larger cities. was inaug
urated in Petersburg yesterday for the
jrst time. Chief Brockwell, other POI
lire officials and membe of the force
are greatly pleased with the change, /
which VIII doubtless result in great
benefit TO members of the force and
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shifts are from \. Nj. to p, M, 3 .
f, NJ to II T. NJ, and II r. NJ. 10 Z
a. n giving members OF the depart
nIent "a part of every day to spend at
homo or in recreation.
Business Girls Club Meets. |
The Business Girls Club of the !
Young Woman's Christian Association
with t~epty-siN old and twenty-five
new members In attendance held It's
regular weekly meeting from until
/ 80 o'clock last night The club
has taken for its special duty the MAX
ing Of curtains for Y. NJ G. A. build 4
ing 81 at Camp Lee. The Y. NJ c. A. [
furnishes the material and the ma
chimes and the Y w c. A. supplies
an hour and half steady work with /
scissors. needles ana fingers last night. |
the business girls INDUCED in amuse- !
ments and refreshments. Officers of /
the club are president Mrs. j. Q. An |
derson: vice president, Miss Bessie +
calender; secretary, Miss Lula Berg /
err treasurer, Miss Ruby Gillian.
The local Y ". c. A., feeling the
need OF systematic form ~ securing
employment for women who come
mere and need work. has organized Z
an employment bureau where fnfor- /
nation concerning available positions
can be secured by women out of en-
Dloyment.
More Men Enlist.
The local army and navy recruftfpp
stations reported the enlistment OF five
men today as follows; Carlton F
May ana Richard r. Johnson. colored
steFcdore corps; James Homer GAY
lor Orion Broome Bell and Aston
rousseau. all Of Hopewell az appren-
tt0e seamcn
knights of Pythlns Meet.
petersburg is represented al the
grand lodge of Knights OF pvthjaa
Wrhich convened in Roanoke TODAY by
n GILLIAN, past chancellor and c
J. Peters. vtce-chaut eilor of Eureka
Lodge. No. "a, J. Arthur TaIlev. past
chancellor and Walter f Eanes Of
Naomi Lodge, No. 30. Mr.. Eanes is
cutter guard of the grand lodge.
Newport News Men Held
Louis T.. Kelley and william Bowes
both Of Newport News, charged with
the THEFT Of an auto mobile belong inp
TO DR., j. r. BeckwIth of this CITY are
under arrest in Philadelphia. accord
ing TO information received by the To-
Gal police department today. DIR. :
beckwith's car was stolen fror,, his
Yard in North Market street abont ten ten
a&Ts ago 1t was later recovered near
Beaver DAM Goochiand county. after
having been badly damaged ard a.
serted BY its occupants The Gooch-
land authorities learned that tho men
had boarded train for Philadelnhi3
ana furnished Information upon when
tney were arrested They will he
brought back here for trial.
High School EnroIls $50.
The enrolment Of the Petersburg
High school for the session of ta17.1S
which commenced yesterday, after a
delay OF one month due to the hand
some new high school building being
was given out today az
oao, gain OF thirty-seven over 1cqt
year The registration is about COW
pete and the regular schedule OF stud
les VIII be taken up tomorrow
Miss Carrie Parfam.
Miss Carrie Parhana. a well tpou,
ana esteemed resident of Blackstone
VINO had been teaching school ar rs.
res; Fr1nce George county. died at s:3n7
@ CLOCK yesterday afternoon foIlou,trv
an Illness of two weeks. Miss rarharo
was well known and highly esteemed
IN Petersburg, where she has ,,nn~
relatives She was taken sio,s whua
reaching and was forced TO return
nome nut grew worse until her death
Mrs. Emma v. Huddiestou.
vars Emma V. Huddleston widow
81 Robert E. Huddleston. a we'll known
ahu hieniy esteemed lady, died at an
eaflV hour this morning after a long
period of failing health. Mrs ~
q lesion was sixty-nins years OF ars
she IL survived by one niece. Mrs Z.
v Fitzgerald Of this city, and two
nephews Walter r. Eanes, Of Rich
mond. and e, T. Stewart, OF Washing-
ton' ID. G Funeral services will bs
conauc,eo al the grave in Biandford
cemetery at o'clock Wednesday seta-
noon. by the Rev. A 3. Harreu ~ $50
Ettrick Baptist church. VIC