The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-07

National Bank Of Petersburg and the /
Petersburg. Savings and Insurance !,
company~--have responded to the gov
ernments call for subscriptions to the /
s., 900 600, 600 3 IL per cent war
loan, known as "the liberty loan"
President b. b. Jones. of the Ma
tional Sank of Petersburg. wired +
promptly the acceptance of 100000
OF the bonds by ms institution, and /
Cashier Peyton NJ Pollard. of the =.
S. d l.. stated last night that his bank (
would take $50 600 OF the bonds. The
other Petersburg banks will, it is
stated upon authentic authority. sub
scribe liherally TO the loan through
the purchase Of the bonds.
To Plan Y. Vi. G. \. Booster Meet.
meeting of the board of directors
ana the various committees of the I
Young Mems Business club will be |
held in the Young Mems Christian /
association nj G o'clock tomorrow /
arrangements for a booster" meeting I
at the Y NJ. G. A Wednesday night. |
at which y. II Ryan, manager OF the |
I.ynchhurg chamber of commerce, will
be the principal speaker
The prime object Of the meeting
will he to consider plans for launch
ing better Petersburg campaign
/
Business club. Mr. Ryan, pryor 20 |
accepting the management of the
LynChburg chamber of commerce. was
engaged in the Jewelry business, and |
for FIVE years was president of the Re-
TAFT Merchants association, of Lynch
burg later president Of the state Or
ganlzation.
Under Mr.. Ryans direction, Lynch |
burg has just closed a civic campaign, /
n 7sh r. fs,D bE "a to
the chamber Of commerce, He Will /
tell the mem bers ot the Young Mems |
business club and the Petersburg |
chamber Of commerce. who have been
requested to unite in the meeting, how !
he accomplished this work in Lynch
burg. giving the Hill City chamber OF I
commerce an annual income of /
$4,000.
Tag Day for Encampmcnt.
The net result OF Tag day yes
terdav' for the benefit OF the Young
Mems Christian association summer |
encampnent was s245.26 receipts. I
The total collections We're made by |
seven teams Battle Fittz, young son I
of Mrs George a F'itt2. of 26e High |
street assisted by his mother and a |
small girl friend, carried off the
honors OF the day when he reported |
collections amounting to s4t,26 Rat |
tie iR only eleven years old and he |
applied at the Young Mems Chris |
tan association Yesterday morning |
for tags Boys Director Derby. !
though impressed with his bearing |
and aclf- confidence, did not for mo- I
ment consider him competitor for |
honors with several other teams Thef
llttle fellow hustled found his moth |
81 and little girl friend and got busy. !
with the result that only one. other |
team reported larger amount from
Cracker and Mrs. Edward Eigenhrun
led all teams with collections mount
ing to S56.1t.
To Make Temperance Talk.
/ Mrs. Emma Rowland. of Boston.
Mass national organizer and lecturer
/ Of tho Womans Christian Temper
lance union viii spend this week I'M
Petersburg and vicinity filing the
! following engagements:
SUNDAY Nav AT II A. NJ. Smith
ftiruvc ri. T.. church, binwitititc- eaan-
|ty; at T. NJ, Memorial NJ. f. church
/ Petersburg
Monday, May AT 8 p. NJ, at Nc
/ kenney.
!, TUESDAY May S-~At s r NJ. at the
Blandford NJ Z. church.
Wednesday. May AT s r. M at
the Wesley Methodist church.
/ Thursday. May ie--At r. NJ,
grand rail-, at Washington Street NJ
T., church.
Fslday MAY i1-At 8 r NJ. the
tent on Colonial Heights,
The public generally is invited 10
attend all these meetings,
Y. NJ G. y OGlccrs Elected.
OMcers Of he Young Mems Chris
tIaN association for the new year were
elected al a meeting of the board
Of directors Friday night as follows;
Preeidont-W NJ Rucker.
Vice presidents -- Robert Gillian,
Jr.. and 6. Cleveland Wright
Recording secretary. Spooner
Epps
/ Treasurer-Hueh r. Smith.
New directors were elected TO fill
/ vacancies ON the board as follows: f.
G. Kent p. II. Drewry, Z. $. Rowling,
/ J. Spooner Epps and Wallace ID.
/ Blanks A r Bradsher retired as
/ George W. Harrison as recording sec
rotary. but both remained on the
! board Of directors
Ccan-Jp Days Named.
Mayor Robert Gillian has issued q
( proclamation designating Monday
Tuesday and Wednesday as general
/ cleanup days for Petersburg The
/ campaign this year. as for several
wears past, is under the auspices of
/ the civic league. An appropriation
with which 10 pay the cost Of the
campaign is made by the city council
annually.
Church Social Held.
A get-together social held at the
Memorial Methodist church last
Thursday night under the auspices OF
the church and Sunday school. was
/ ore Of the most successful and en-
I fhusiastic meetings Of the kind ever
held IN Petersbure. The object or the
social was 10 have members of the
congregation and Sunday school 10 be- !
come better acquainted with each
other and TO create enthusiasm in the
work Of both. While no actual count
q The attendance was made, the gath
'tlns numbered approximately $50
persons. and the results are expected
TO be very beneficial
vernon Mos Campbell
Funeral services for Vernon Moss
/ Campbell were conducted from the
residenSe in Guarantee street at
I 0'ciocA his afternoon. The services
we're largely attended The Rev.
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