The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-27
PETERSBURG PEOPLE TO
WELCOME SOLDIER BOYS
Banquet In Honor OF Returnin:
Guardsmcn Will he Given Next
Friday Night.
RODGERS TO RUN FOR HOUSE.
WeIl-Known Petcrsburger Enters
Race For Scat In Lower Branch of
State Ieeislature-W ilia IN A.
White Dies.

Petersburg. Va. Feb 26.--F'inal
arrangements were perfected for the
reception of the Petersburg Grays
upon their arrival here Wednesday.
at a meeting of To- several commit
tees having the arrangements in
hand, held at noon today in the Young
Mems Christian association
The committee appointed by the
Mayor will meet the .Grays upon their
arrival here at o'clock Wednesday
evening, and line will be formed
by Chief Marshal w. l.. thinner. com
posed of members of the fire depart
ment. the police department, headed
by the White Ribbon Cadet band.
The line Of march will be up Boiling
brook to Sycamore to Washington.
thence to Uunon. down Union and
through Tabb street back down Syca-
more to the armory.
F. +. Wawner, manager of the Ma
tional Fireworks company. will fur
nish red lights for the occasion and
fire statutes TO tho company. The
school children will line the streets
through which the company will
march, each carrying United States
flag. have been provided by the COM
mittee.
A banquet in honor Of the boys will
be given at the Hotel Petersburg FRI
day night, with Charles Trotter Las
sitter as toastmaster. Speeches will
be limited to ten or fifteen minutes
and the following toasts will be re-
piled to after an address OF welcome
by Mayor Gillian:
"On the Border and It's Lessons"
Major Benjamin Harrison.
President of the United States"
Captain Ben Davis.
preparedness. Colonel William z.
sitter.
Rodgers In Race.
Samuel d. Rodgers, a prominent
local citizen. business manager OF the
Index-Appesl. has announced his can
ciiiacy for. the nomination Sas a MEM
her of the house Of delegates from
Petersburg to succeed r. W. Price.
who declined to stand for reelection.
MIR Rodgers is a lifelong Democrat.
and has rendered his party valuable
service as member of the Demo
cratic city central committee. He Is
q young man of splendid character
and of recognized ability and he will
doubtless make worthy successor to
Mr.. Price should he be honored with
the nomination.
The rames of several other persons
have he IN mentioned in connection
with the nomination, but it Is not
generally believed that Mr. Rodgers
will have OPPOSITION.
Give Suffrage Lessons.
Miss Edith Clark Cowles, OF Rich
mond will conduct the first of the cor
responjence school suffrage lessons az
League of Petersburg in the !. NJ.
c. A tomorrow afternoon. Miss
Cowles is charming young woman
and an able speaker She will doubt
less have large assemblage to hear
her.
Organize r.. Y. p. L.
A large and enthusiastic gathering
of young people was held at the West
End Baptist church at o'clock last
evening for the purpose of organizing
a Baptist Young Peoples union.
Everyone present heartily endorsed
the movement and expressed willing
ness to do their part in making the
union one of service in the communi-
~. After considerable discussion. it
was determined that the union would
meet on sunday for the time being
and change later, If ii was deemed
advisable Officers for the first term
of six months were elected as follows:
President. Mr.. Terrell; vice president
Mi. Parker; secretary, j. d. Mcken
ney; recording secretary, Miss Pau
line Rogers; treasurer, W. {. Hover
ton: chorister, Miss Ella Turner: Ii
brarian, Robert Winston Sutherland.
The revival of b. Y. p. L. work in
the West End church is looked upon
with keen interest by those who were
active in the organization OF a former
union of the church, which ranked
not only first in the city, but first in
the entire South. Four circles were
named as follows;
Circle No. Miss Pauline Rogers.
W. t.. Howerton, Mr.. Limerick. Miss
Ruth Johnson, MIR. Motto. Miss \,
Precise Miss A. Precise. Mr.. Leon
Rich.
Circle No. . Miss Carrie Suther-
land, j. ID. Mckinney. Mrs. Eugene
Vaughan. Miss Minnie johnson, Ellis