The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-08
Petersburg
EsR WORK COUNCIL
WILL GIVE BANQUET
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petersburg, Va. Nov. 7.--Chairman
. NJ. Darlington of the Virginia war
ork council, will tender banquet
~ several hundred prominent citizens
N petersburg and nearby sections at
/, ne Hotter Petersburg. Thursday night
speak ers of the evening will in
sluae Mr.. Carrington and NJ w Lee,
urst sergeant OF COMPANY r, SiSth in
isntry, stationed at Camp Lee.
:. sergeant Lee IL considered one of
8 the most able speakers among the
thousands Of enlisted men in the
United States army. He Is Rich
monder and has many friends In
petersburg and Camp Lee, who will
FOLLOW liis address with peculiar inter-
est
, Professor r. M. Martin. chairman of
i re executive committee for the city
: e Petersburg, In the sss,8ee.eee Y.
NJ. G. A. campaign fund Is arranging
hnal details for the banquet. No sub-
scriptions TO the fund will be taken
al tomorrow nights meeting. but the
~phn ma for raising petersburgs portion
A., OF the $35, 900, 600 fund will be dis
eussed
500 OBSERVERS noported.
~ More than three hundred registrants
from the draft district, composed OF
the city OF Honeywell and Prince
George county have been declared
deserters through their failure TO re-
port for examination when ordered by
the draft exem rtion hoard Pract!e-
ally all of the three hundred men are
heroes or men OF foreign birth. who
left this section after registering IL
ls doubtful that any large percentage
or them ever received motto that they
had been drafted although, the notices
were properly mailed by the local
board for the district A reward OF
$50 viii be paid for each one of the
deserters who is apprehended and
turned over to the military authori-
ties.
Conference Year Ends.
e, The several Methodist churches of
Petersburg and vicinity are closing ALI
matters pertaining 10 the conference
year. which "a now nearing Its close
Only one change viii he made here as
far ss is known. and that will be the
selection OF a prceid' ing elder 10 succeed
the Rev. r. IF fs,nscomb D, D.. pre-
siding elder OF tho district. whose term
eypires by limitation. DR. Lipscome,
viii have splendid reports to make
from all the churches in his district
ard he will rroNa hiy he given some
other district because OF his excellent
AAfpfnpjiSnfGentS mere 5HFTe are
,rur,ors OF several changes, in the
P.ts~s'ur~ Duln'ts. hnt none OF the
pastors terms expire by limitation and
II Is doubtful that any changes will
be made
No Frap~hi~e Rfds,
Cont~Ar. 10 ectations the rAterr-
bury & App0~1atfoS Germany did not
present rid At the regular meeting
% the rornr7or ronnc'l last n'wnt FOR
q f~aoch'se to enter The cftv through
Bollinghrook and other streets In the
northeastern section A. the earnest
solicitation ~ The ce-pnanv's counsel
the rttvr " I--e~.iva4 2 franchise for sale
over these streets ard tho failure ~
IL Il - L --cA---aaN- hta -soc- The
franchise was d~e II r. sail. tn war
CO so ons. making q Impossible to
secure ~ails with which TO construct
tbs road
4 -ew ~ o~+sira rce re~ss1tlv
drafted ~ sne~'al roe'noittne - the
council was prosecuted For abortion
my. r. mo renN~es nf president
Whes~v wh0 had stated previously
that he would rot vote on any ~~fsn-
anee untf h hal heen furnished
ennv for ca~seul consideration n cory
OF tire rroncsed ordinance viii he de-
2lver~a 80 eoch men. her 81 the ooun-
after which n wi1l he brought up
syRir Tor confederation.
" ~t'~-~o--.sgw
Miss elisabeth Patterson EraPg. the
popular A7A attractive Young dsuEh
.ter AZ Nj apd Mrs William Albert
BravS and Mr.. James Se~nh~rd Pus-
keh formerly Of North Carolina now
Of this c'tv we're united last rieht nj
Second rr~sh~tersa~ church by the
pasta~ Rev James 4 N~F'rre The
Ar n-Ss ,,ts were Mas He'll Friend
BRAGG TIE brides Sister "a maid at
ANner anA Mr. Tohr Stevens Tones as
brSt rean The hr'd~sTrs,ds were;
.MtsS Iui'a Nend> Peterson OF Peters
$50 ana Mlss Sa]i'e Wilson Gordon,
of Pfeh-1ord cousins ~ 'he bride.
Ard the uahers were Rev William n.
McYfaafne ana rrsrk Rel NJ Rich
rraud. rohr A Power of North Gro
Ina. Infa NJ Harris Edward W Tay-
ior and Thomas II. Brown. OF Peters
BURG.
Following the cerer,onv the bridal
marty WIS ente-ta s'ed NJ the horne of
the brides parents IN Marshall street,
after which the hserv vnunw cou~is
ref, FOR m ax+e-dnS h~fdef tour North.
Esa-rucr rastnr Herr.