The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-26
Petersburg
CoNTEDER sl'E VETERANS
CLOSES ANNUAL REUNION

Especial 10 The Richmoud Virsinian.,
Pn.eIahurg. va. Oct. 25.--Foilowini
the election Of officers for the ensuini
yea and the discussion of much i'm
po-tant bussaess AT the morning ses
sion today. the Grand Camp OF Con
fed~rate Veterans adjourned It's thir'
tict. annual reunion.
There were no invitations before the
camp for this next reunion and the
next place of meeting was loft to the
sra nd commander and his council
During the sessions of the grand
camp, Judge James NJ. Mullen and
! Homer Atkinson. both of this city,
were elected third lieutenant grand
commander and brigadier general, re-
spectively.
Officers elected were AS follows:
Grand commander. Boyd Smith. of
Mineral: first lieutenant grand COM
mander, r. y. Jackson, of Norfolk;
second lieutenant grand commander,
John Lamb. of Richmond: third lieu
tenant era nd commander. J. NJ. Null
len. of pe'srs burg: inspector general.
II. c. Miller. Lrnchhurg; quartermas-
ter general. David A. Brown, of Rich
mand; chaplain-genera J. c. Reed.
Of Hampton and Rev. C. BrAxton
Bryan. of Petersburg; adjutant- gen
eraI. John V. lsidgood OF Richmond
Boy Scouts Sell Bonds.
Petersburg Boy Scouts reported
more than $4,000 In subscriptions to
the second liberty loan In evidence Of
thu patriotic wave which is sweeping
the city.
Few people have been approached
according to persons soliciting sub
scriptions who JAILED TO purchase a
bond Girls working in various oc-
equations are purchasing bonds
through local banks on the weekly pay
ment plan and It was estimated late
'N's ef'eeaoon that subscriptions to
the loan totaled mere than $1,000, 900.
Petershurg's minimum allotment Is
1880 900 ana bankers express con
fidonce In securing that amount in
subscriptions before the end OF the
week
Prompted by patriotism. Peters
burg BANKS ere now considering in
creasine their previously announced
subscriptions.
hquor Gases Are Tried.
The hastings court, Judge Mullen
presiding, was engaged today in the
trial OF several liquor cases. Toney
Franchoni. former bartender at the
Chesterfield hotel indicted for selling
one quart Of whiskey for Ave dollars,
was found guilty by n jury, given
thirty days in Jail with q fine OF $50.
Council for Franchoni made motion
for r. new trial. which will he argued
before Judge Mullen on November
10th.
W r. Rahiiv. indicted for selling
whiskey was acquitted
Y. y. T. r. Students Hear About BONDS.
Congressman Walter A. wetson.
who sroke here yesterday at the
hast night addressed the student BODY
OF the Virginia Normal and Industrial
institute and aroused much en'hur-
issna- among tho students In tina pur-l
chase of liberty Dor DIS
Congressman Wat son was escorted
to the institute by Senator r. II.
i>rewry, Nessrs. Wallace D. Bhuys.
w. l.. NcGirl and 9. q. Itoaee and
was welcomed ny President Candy.
Addresses High School GiTs.
Mrs Kate Langley lsosher. the
noted authorist. addressed the Peters
burg High school, girls at me y w
C. A this afternoon on Patriotism.
Mrs. Fosher Is one o. the best speak
Wis dbkoilk NhEtHfA women hNG HeT
talk was Thoroughly enjoyed by the
large number In attendance.
Mrs Alice r. Pcenses.
Funeral serviees~for Mrs. Alice p
PEBBLES. whose death occurred At her
home, tie residence OF h'r son in law,
Mr., John Weiph. near Disnutanta. Tues
day morning. were conducted at tho
grave in Blandford censtery ut $50
o'clock vest erday aftern oon. TIL. Rev
r.. r. Gayle. OF Rear1s ofyiciated, as
sisted ny the Rev. r. L" Ltpscomb.
presiding elder OF the Pspersburg dis
trict and the following gentlemen were
Honorary-Messrs c. N Lee W. r.
Rives. A. r Lee. A. N. Cocks. Dr., w.
y. Daniel r.. r Birdsong. p. A. nrown.
j. A. Hobbs and A. J. Hawke
Active-P. r. Halligan. J. o. Fstson,
V. f, Rainss, c. " Harville. Il. n.
Saunders and ]. n. Hawks.
Mann to Speak for Ticket.
Former Governor william Hodges
Mann OF this city will speak at Char
lotte courthouse on November 9Th In
the interest Of the Democratic can
didates for state offices.
Was Veteran Of Lees CtafY
Among the most distinguished Wis.,
tors here during the Confederate re-
union WAS Rev. Major GileS u. Cooke,
a former resident of this city and one
of the three surviving members OF
General Lees STAFF. Major Cooke lived
in Petersburg from 1865 to SIS. He
attended the reunion as commander
of the Lane Ugks camp. OF Matthews
courthouse, His address ut the lunch
con given the veterans by Major-gen-
ergl Eronkhite at Camp Lee was great
ly enjoyed by the young soldiers Major
Cooke was born 1898 and his young
est child. John Warren Cooke, was
born February 80. 1918.
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