The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-23

Mary Coldwell. Mrs. Hatcher Seward.
Miss Ethel Pitcher, Mrs. q. Cleveland
Wright, Miss Alice Poole, Mrs j. w.
Hays, Mrs. Robert Bass, Miss Virginia
Mckinney. Miss Lucy McIlwaine,
Mrs, J. II. Claiborne. Mrs. stanton
Pitcher, Mrs. Harvey Seward. Mrs.
William Boswell. Miss Maud Hobbs,
Mrs. T. F. Heath. Mrs. J. j. Gardner,
Miss Annie Mann and Miss Ella CAL
lender.
Officers of the association will be
elected by the board of directors and
announced at an early date. Great
enthusiasm followed reports from the
two girl teams working for member
ships when several hundred new mem
bers were reported.
RECORD OPENING PRICE
FOR PRIMINGS YESTERDAY
The highest prices ever obtained
marked the opening of the Petersburg
market for the sale of primings to-
day. Prices ranged from IS to $10.75
per hundred pounds. Only few
years ago dark primings were so low
that 1t did not pay the farmers of
this section to save them. Now pri-
mings are selling for almost as much
as good leaf sold for some years back.
A full quota OF buyers were on the
market and the bidding was spirited.
CANDIDATES FILE
THEIR EXPENSE ACCOUNTS
All candidates for local offices in
the primary of August 7, with few
exceptions, have fled their expense
accounts with Clerk Robert G. Bass.
of the hustings court, in accordance
with the election laws. Expense ac-
counts filed are as follows:
For city treasurer-F. Gerald STRAIT
ton, s11645: f. =. GOODWIN. $13S75.
For city sergeant-W. G.. Andrews,
s102.75; John f. Bowles, s134.65; A.
A. Alley, s62.25
For high table--John A. NAL
lory, $50: j. c. Challender. $3s.25.
House of delegates-T. V. Green.
s2S25; Robert Gillian, Jr., $41.90;
Samuel D. Rodgers, SAL
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
OF POPULAR COUPLE
Announcement has been made by
Mr. and Mrs. Walter w. Hitchcock.
of Dinwiddie county, of the engage
ment of their daughter, Flossie May,
to Mr. David Herbert Reams. Of this
city. The wedding ceremony will take
place at. the home of the bride, near
Dinwiddie Courthouse, on Monday af-
ternoon. September 8, at 3 o'clock.
The prospective bride is one of Din
widdies most charming young wo-
men. She has visited Petersburg fire.
quently and has many friends through
out the city. The bridegroom to be is
a prominent and popular young bust
ness man, connected for some years
with ] T. Morriss & Son.
NEGRO FIRED ON SOLDIERS
WHO ATTEMPTED HIS ARREST
Steve Nolan, q negro who. 1t Is al
legged. offered to sell liquor to soldiers
on duty at the Pocahontas bridge at
an early hour, and fred upon them
when they refused to buy whiskey
and attempted to arrest him, was
arrested by Detectives Heelan and
Longmire yesterday afternoon and is
being held for the federal authorities
NATIONAL BANK OF
PETERSBuRG's BIG DIVIDEND
The board of directors of the Ma
tional Bank OF Petersburg. In special
session Monday night. declared a div-
dend OF 100 per cent on the capital
stock of the institution and voted to
Increase the capital stock from 5000
900 to 100000. This is the second 100
per cent dividend declared by this in
stitution within the past seventeen
months
The dividend will he used by the
present stockholders in purchasing new
stock and additional 100000 in stock
will be put on sale.
The board voted also to amend the
articles of Incorporation of the bank
as to the number of directors and three
new directors were elected az follows
p A. Hartley, C. c. Brown and Charles
II. Heineman.
The National bank Ia one OF the !
strongest financial institutions in
Southside Virginia. and with increased
capital stock 1t bids fair to become
one of the leading financial institu
tons or the South /
TONY FRANCHOINI rs
SENT TO GRAND JURY
At yesterday morning session of tn
police court the cases of the common
wealth against Tony Franchoini.
charged with violating the prohibition
law, and Mrs Lena f. Haraway.
charged with arson, attracted wide
spread attention
Franchoini charged with the So Tel
of two pints of whiskey was sent on II
to the hustings court. and Mrs. Hara
way was discharged.
REV. A. n. LOVES WORK
MOST SUCCESSFUL
Friends OF the Rev A r. Love pas
tor of the West End Baptst church.
of this city. learned with regret last
night, that Mr.. Love would possibly /
leave here in the near future to ac- /
cept call to the pastorate of the
Barton Heights church of Richmond
Mr.. Love is one of the most able pas +
tors of the Southern Baptist church. /
and his work has been great sue
cess. The popular West End minister |
entered upon his present pastorate on /
the second Sunday in May. 1907. Since
that time he has witnessed a phenomi- |
nal growth in the church and Sunday
school both having practically doubled !
In membership during that time. His !
success here has not been due entirely
to his individual Efforts
Mrs, Love is an able assistant to Mr.
Love in all his work As church ,
worker and superintendent OF the pri-
mary department of the Sunday school
she has accomplished great deal
She possesses a magnetic influence for
good. over young people that was never
before known here
Mr., and Mrs. Love are now at the
bedside Of Mrs Loves step father, Mr..
j. B. Burgess, at Evanstown, Ohio.
near Cincinnati. who has been i'll for
some weeks, 1t is probab BILE that Mr.
Love does not known that a call has
been extended him by the Barton
Heights church and his people here
will walt eagerly to know what he will
do.