The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-12-15
Petersburg
WELL-kNOWN RESIDENT
OF PRINCE GEORGE DEAD

Especial 10 The Richmond virginian.l
Petersburg. Va. Dee. Jay ester
day afternoon at the Petersburg hos
pital, John Albert Perkinson. a WE'LL
known resident of Prince George
county died after d short Illness. Mr..
Parkinson was 'forty-two years of age.
He is survived by three children
three brothers-Ned, of Prince
George county; J. r. of this city. and
Fl, 7. Parkinson. of Norfolk: three sis
ters-Mrs, L. 6, Shell and Mrs. A. l..
Brockwell, OF this city, and Mrs. A.
Bontona. OF Richmond.
The funeral arrangements have not
yet been completed.
Zlonists 10 Celebrate.
The Zionist Society of Petersburg
viii celebrate the recent capture of
Jerusalem by the British forces by a
mass meeting of every Jewish person
in this city next Sunday afternoon at
$3.50 o'cclock.
l. Carmel, one OF the best orators
on Zionism In America, Will be the
speaker at the meeting. which is ex-
pected TO be one of the largest Jewish
demonstrations ever held In this city.
The Zionist Society OF Petersburg
was organized several weeks ago
through the tliOElS oI Ben Avn WHO
visited here.
Mrs. Daniels at Petersburg Today.
Tomorrow afternoon at O'Clock
the Hostess house of the Young Wo-
mans Christian association at Camp
Lee will be formally opened with the
presentation of the house to this COM
munity by Mrs. Josephus Daniels, wife
of the secretary OF the navy. Mayor
Robert Gillian, Of this city. Will ac-
cept the house in behalf of this city
and Major General Brett, comman-
der of the E!ghtieth division. Camp
Lee. will talk on the relations of the
Hostess house to Camp Lee.
Dance Hall Managers Convicted.
The trial of c. f. Hart aud II. z.
Brady. the two alleged managers of
the dance hall raided in Hopeweii
night before last, resulted in convic-
tons of both men. They were fined
s25 each and ordered to close the
place.
The trial of Mrs II. r. Ausley on
the charge of conducting a disurderiy
house, and that Of Peggy Berger. a
weil-known character Of Hopewen, Of
dsorderly conduct la Mrs Ausley's
itouse. res,1iteG'' III 4. conviction in
soth-cases, Mrs Ausley was fined $50
and. sentenced TO ten days in jail and
the Berger woman was fined $50 and
reprimanded. These two women
Were caught on the second floor of a
house, said to be the rendezvous of u
gang OF chauffeurs. In raid conduct
ed night before last by Chief of Po-
lice Miles. Mrs. Ausley Is the wife OF
IL. r Ausley. who now stands indict-
ed by the Hopewen grand jury for
having In his possession i7s pints of
whiskey.
The trial of the two women caught
on the third floor of the house alleg-
ed to have been conducted by Mrs
Ausley resulted In having one OF the
women, Margaret King, ordered out
of town. The other woman, Stella
Smith, formerly known as Mrs. John
Paul and a famous Hopewell charac-
ter. was ordered TO move from the
house In which she was caught by the
police.
Small Fire at silk Mills.
The fire department was called out
this morning about q o'clock in an
swer TO an alarm from Stearne's silk
mills, on Fleet street. The FIRE, which
was on the second floor OF the store
room. was extinguished before much
damage could be done
Body of Soldier Sent Home.
The body of Maynard B. Verpos
aged twenty-five years, of Company
A. 3i7th infantry, Camp Lee, who
died at the camp on "Wednesday af-
ternoon, was shipped to Blackstone.
Va, for burial this morning on the
1890 o'clock train.
Vernos. whose home Is In Black
stone. died of natural causes. He had
been at the camp only few weeks