The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-04-07
PtTERSDURG'S GREAT
PREPAREDNESS DAY
Governor and Military Authori ties
VIII Attend Celebration and
Witness Parade.
C. l.. BaRKsDALE Is DEAD.
Popular Citizen and Candidate for
Office OF City Treasurer Passes Away
Same Day of Funeral of Daughter
In-Law.

Petersburg, Va, April with
prospects of clear and warmer wealth
err tomorrow. the interest of Peters
burg and the entire South Side is CEN
tered upon the big preparedness cele-
bratlon here. commencing with Il pa
rade of all the principal streets of the
city. by gigantic procession and Gull
minating in a mass meeting at the
Academy OF Music at $3.50 O'Clock in
the evening. at which Governor Henry
Carter Stuart, Adjutant- General w.
w. Sale, Hon. Harry St. George
Tucker and Lieutenant Hamilton
Bryan. L, s N, viii be the principal
speakers.
Every detail for the parade and the
mass meeting has been arranged. A
large crowd from the surrounding
counties Is anticipated and Indications
are that there will be more visitors in
the city than upon any occasion since
President Tafts visit here in May,
eight years ago.
Chairman Charles T. Iassister. Of
the committee. received a telephone
message from A. NJ ORGAN. clerk Of
the courts OF Dinwiddie. yesterday
afternoon. stating that a large mum
Der of persons would come from that
place. Mir. Organ made special in
quiry with regard ia automobiles be-
ing allowed in the parade, stating
that few horses were available in
that community, but that Fords Were
plentiful. The committee has re-
quested automobile owners 10 decor
I ate their machines and the parade
promises 10 present a gala appear
ance.
Program for Meeting.
The program FOR the mass citing
I t1t.3 Ana
lows;
Prayer--ReN. John h. VIM.
The star Spangied Banner" =
munitv choir, led by Miss Mary r,
Patteson
Welcome Mayor Robert Gillian
Presiding~-lion. Chas. Y. f-assiter,
| Address--Goyernor II. g. Stuart
America
Address-Adjutant- General W. W.
Sale,
Address---I.ieu,enan Hamilton y.
Bryan, L. s. \,
Address--Hon Harry 81 George
Tucker.
Dixie Lane" Choir.
/ Benediction--~Rev Edtnund T. Dan
bridge.
The community choir directed by
Miss Mary r ratteson. will be seated
on the stage directly back OF the
! speakers The music promises to be
a feature Of the occasion.
The police have given notice thai
persons will not be allowed TO stand
/ in tho building. which means that
the speaking will be heard by slightly
more than fourteen hundred people.
Dentists Ofrer Cooperation.
Members of the medical and dental
professions of petersburg ana pih-
nj ia
ing in the Young Mems Christian as
! sociation last evening, with Dr. w. f.
/ nrawry. presiding and DR.. W. II.
! Crock ford, az secretary. The meeting
! was held under the auspices OF the
nrepsredness committee on medicine,
surgery and nursing, and was deeply
! interesting.
Addresses were delivered ny Lieu
| tenant Mica ah BoIand, assistant
surgeon L. s. ~, and Colonel Junius
INnch. surgeon general of Virginia
militia
Resolutions We're adopted endorsing
the presidents speech and actions ana
assuring the full cooperation of the
members OF the professions in time OF
war Among those present were.
! Committee on medicine--Dr. w. f..
| Drewry. chairman; DR.. w. Fl. Crock
ford. secretary; Or. ], X. Beckwith,
| Or. Jos. D. Osborne, DR.. II. c.. Leigh.
! DR.. j. NJ. Burke DR.. w, H. McGill, W.
| E Armstrong and |. A. Murtchen.
In addition to the above:
/ Petersburg-Drs. II. A. Burke, r.
j. Nixon, John NJ. Williams. j. F..
Wright. c. s. Dodd, j. f. Stith A..
r. Bagby W. p. Hoy. w. G. Powell.
J. b. Jones. l.. 5. Early r. w. Hams,
D. d. Wilcox. J. f. Calhoun. C. T.
Jones.
McKenney--Drs e w. Young, G.
s. F'ultz
city Point--Dr. q. II. Reese.
The dentists present were: Drs.
VIM. Pitcher. II. W. Taliey. F. r.
Talley. r. j. Burgess. l.. d. Pitcher. NJ.
G. Field. r. A. GIN. II. r. Boyd. e. d.
Green, w. n Stith.
Three trained nurses were also IN
attendance.
Death of G.. l.. BarkstlaIe.
This entire community was shocked
early this morning to learn of the
sudden death of Mr.. c. l.. Barksdale,
one OF Petersburgfs best known and
most highly regarded citizens. which
occurred at his home. 635 High street,
al les o'clock. Mr.. Barksdale was
ia his usual health yesterday. He was