The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-27
Petersburg
plan 10 Change Government.

Plan TO Change Government.
Petersburg. Va. May 2s.--S. DAILY !
Craig. president Of the Young Mems
Business club. has appointed e. b. J.
Whitmore. II. Carter Myers and S.
West Holden a committee to raise
$500 needed to conduct an education
al campaign, preceding the special !
election on the question of a change |
in the plan of municipal government, |
which is proposed for August Z.
"A meeting of the executive cont
nittce has been called for 6 O'Clock |
Monday evening when immediate
steps will be taken to secure the
signatures OF ono-tenth of the qeali-
fed voters to be presented TO Judge
Mullin, OF the hustings court, request
ing a call for the special election.
August was proposed as the date
for a popular vote on the question
In order that the full vote OF the
city might be gotten out.
Leroy Hodges will be requested to
conduct the educational campaign,
devoting his entire time to it for sew
eral weeks.
Unvcii Monument Today.
Appomattox camp, Woodmen OF
the World, will unveiI the imposing
monument erected to the memory or
p. Y Moore, in Blandford cemetery,
at $50 o'clock tomorrow afternoon.
! Richard Taylor Wilson Will deliver
. tho address and relatives of the de-
ceased have been requested to meet
with the camp and accompany them
10 the cemetery. Members of the
camp will assemble in their hall, In
Ettrick, at O'Clock. where they will
he foined by Hollywood camp, 1872. of
Petersburg.
lakewood camp viii unveil monu-
ments to the memory of Rufus Il,
BAXTER, Nathaniel H ffaii. =. r. Heath
and C. r. Turner and Hollywood
camp will unveil a monument TO the
memory of l.. G.. Humphries Maple
camp. of South Richmond will at the
same time nEveil monument to the
/ memory of Harvey Watkins, All fenr
camps will meet according TO pre-
arranged plans. at the gates of Bland
ford before the ceremonies take
! place.
| $4,000 Given for Camp.
| Thirty-five. thousand dollars was
subscribed. by members of the cham
Der of commerce. Retail Merchants
association and the Young Mems
| Business club. NJ a called meeting this
morning, 10 he expended In making
: additional Pre- pat atoms irr-tfte way
/ mobilization camp site. !. required
only brief time to raise the money.
| Only thirty thousand. dollars was ask
| ed for and the amount was readily
| oversuhscribed
| To Entertain Richmonders.
| Al a joint meeting of Petersburg
| and Hopewc'i Shriners held In the
! local chamber of commerce last night.
arran gernerts were perfected for
x@fe,f ~ AN4p at pft,ta v11o mi 70
Petersburg. on June IA.
The visitors will arrive here about
F., S;45 o'clock In the afternoon, form
n line OF march at the Wa shinFtou-
Street citation Of the 4. =. L. railway
and parade through the principal
streets Of the city. At $50 In tho
evening q banquet will he given at
the Hotel Petersburg where the visit
ing Snr;nors will be welcomed by
Mayor Robert Gillian.
A movement Is on foot 10 organize
temple in Petersburg. composed of
members Of the degree from Hope
we'll and Petersburg, A committee on
organization appointed last night WHY
report to an adjourned meeting. to
he held on June G. in the Petersburg
chamber OF commerce.
The Petersburg Rotary club will
welcome ahaut hftp visiting guests
4
night. at the Hate1 Petersburg The
Petersburg club has not yet received
it's charter bat II is expected to de-
I ~~lop into one of the leading clubs in
the state
IT, ohscrye DECORATION Day.
National Decoration fav viii in oh
served at -h~ l'NA'ar Grove Nationnl
Aent,4aea=a- Tai4.7tqsi tl4lit eot1r7tv- wryfnes-
day Nav so Tho 'rrcrennonies will
no ns tho usual impressive nature
irolpfIeg che dNro-attoN of tho qrn yes
u all tic & PIC Of Fedora, and Com
taderate snld iera tqs'ed tanre know n.
anf ufai-n~'s'u wtth American flags.
'1ho a,fSr7ss Of tho occa sion will
hn aeIivnrrH hY tho Gav. rei- r.
f,rg'es' o. 'he Memorial Nefhod-
'st cattrt.ie s''sae~in.endent James w
Boi'ey viii taitz mr. .he nrnsaDt war.
sI-->o~S--- Pc' ,inson.
Mi~s ra'~nrao O. Almond and Mr..
Herb~~t /" parktnson a wrN-known
vnNflg Petersburg couple worn united
- taa-riae~a In Riehraes4-i "a s o'clock
'hiG fte~-oon by - Re-, l.. r. Hit.
- the !'a'rmourt Methodist church.
! The yn1'rG couuIe was acecrina aied
- gir's-r"~6 by T. = Perkireon,
( fs lse7, o. "he ~~nor,
Miss L-rirt.s announcement.
Mr.. ard Nrs Jarics A. Ifniar. have
snsnod faxifn tlonx "a sise taarriage Of
their danrllter. GLADYS Adelaide In