The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-08
Petersburg
A. p. HILL VETERANS
ELECT OFFICERS


Especial to The Richmond virsinian.,
Petersburg. Va. Dec. AT ~.
annual meeting of the A. III. hin
Camp, Confederate Veterans held last
| night the following officers wers
elected:
Commander, II. r. Munt: first ,,e,-
tenant commander, j. w. Brunat.
! second lieutenant Gamma nder. W NJ
James: third lieutenant commander.
, Charles Lunsford; adjutant, Homer
Atkinson; quarter-master, r. S. Beck
with; surgeon. William E.. Harwood:
acting chaplain, c. r. Stribling: trea.
surer. w: T. Parham; officer of the
day. N. h. simmons: sergeant-maior.
]. r. DIittle; vidette. ]. r.. w. Smith.
color sergeant George w. DYER.
color guard. w. II. Kevan: color
guard, !. Reinach.
Time following were elected MEM
bers OF teh executive committee. r..
S. Beckwith, Homer Atkinson, J NJ.
Mullen, w. H. Mann, w. n. Jones.
Fl. f. Munt, w. p. Harrison The
annual banquet OF the camp will be
held on January 18th. General Lees
birthday.
Lewis--Mycrs.
Yesterday evening o'clock at the
home of the officiating minister Rev.
W. Ahcos AhiHn NUN Myers, pp~
came the bride OF George Lewis. of
this city.
Miss Myers is the attractive daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Myers, OF
this city. The ceremony was witncss-
ed by several friends and relatives Of
the couple. The couple will reside in
this city.
DIR. w o. Perkins
DR.. w. o. Perkins, known
resident of Prince George county
died last night at his residence. about
10 O'Clock. DR.. Perkins had been
sick for about a year and was ffty-
eight years old at his death.
He had been justice OF the peace
OF Prince George county for many
years and ives well-knoYn through
out the county He is survived by
his wife. one daughter, Miss Maggie
r. Perkins. of Prince George: one
sister. Mrs Walter Brunei, of this
city; two half-sisters; Mrs. Charles
Riley. of New/Y DIRK. and Mrs: Thomas
Gibbon. of baltimore.
The funeral will take place tomor-
row morning at IL O'Clock from the
residence in Prince George county
and the interment will be made In
Blandford cemetery.
Ferguson--THttie.
Miss Susie May Little, OF Sussex
county and Sylvester Hendy Fergu-
son. of the same county. were mar
ried yesterday afternoon at the home
Of the officiating minister. Rev. F.
w Moore. on St Andrew street
Mr.. Ferguson is wet-known
farmer Of Sussex county. and many
friends OF the couple from this city
as we'll es from Sussex county at
tie aded-the ceremony.
f. VI. Uxxcli.
Word has been received In this
city OF the death OF f, NJ. rzzell.
formerly weiI-known printer OF thi@
city, In ratersfl. y. G.. where he nA1d
the position OF Commissioner Of pub
lie safety.
Mr.. Uzzen is survived by four
daughters and one nephew Mr.. w.
r Uzeli. OF this city.
Transferred TO Chicago.
r. X, Atkinson, who has been in
charge of the local work for the war
department commission on training
camp activities. has been transferred
to Chica go. where he will take up
the work of the commission In that
office Mr. Atkinson left for hts new
post last night.
He lis succeeded in the work In this
city by Mr. W. F. Ashe. who for the
pass few months has been i'm charge
OF the commissions work at the
naval training station at Newport. r.
l.. Mr., Ashe ia native OF PittStsurg
and was for six years In charge or
the recreation bueresu of that city.
Policeman ConvnieNscnt.
Police Officer II. /. Fuller, who was
da VIGOROUSLY injured last Saturday
night by being thrown from a Sea-
board Air Line train into a stone
oulvert is improving rapidly at the
Petersburg hospital, according to re-
ports received today. Although he
sustained a fracture OF the skull he
is resting well and is now out OF
danger.
Theater Catches Fire.
Fire caused by defective stove
pipe In the American theater on Hsr-
rison street resulted in the FIRE de-
partment being called out last night
about 10 o'clock. The flames we're
extinguished with chemicals and the