The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-24
Petersburg
TO MEET TONIGHT TO
ORGANIZE WAR COIiNCII.

Petersburg, Va. July 23-Much In
terest is being manifested in the meet
Ing to be held in the gymnasium Of
| the local y NJ, G. A. at sac O'Clock
! tomorrow evening for the purpose Of
organizing Lee camp war council In
creastng interest Is indicated by ad-
vance preparations by several churches
to strengthen societies already exist.
Ing or for the creation of new socie-
ties for cooperation with the war
council.
Reports have been sent to head
quarters by John f. Lathrop represent
Ing the war departments commission
on training camp activities. indicat-
ing cordial cooperation by all the fac
tors of the city's life
Tomorrow's meeting will mark the
! completion OF the nrst stage of prelim
| mary work and Immediately there
! after plans will be developed. Plans
are also being developed to bring
about close cooperation between Pc
tersburg and Richmond and the state
council of defense.
EXEMPTION BOARD
MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT
The local exemption board announced
today that the official list of draft
numbers would probably be received
from Washington tomorrow and imme.
diately after receipt of the list. call
would be issued for the first 7se men
drawn to appear for examination Pc
tersburg and Dinwiddie county are tc
furnish S93 men as the quota from this
district
Necessary forms and blanks to carry
out the provision of the selective draft
act were received by the local board
today.
COMPANY G NOW ON
GUARD AT CAMP LEE
Company g. Petersburg Grays, and
detachment of Company X Of Fred
ericksburg. a part Of the provisional
battalion of Virginia national guard
ordered to Camp Lee for police duty
arrived here at noon today from Lynch
burg and proceeded at once 10 the
camp. Another detachment OF the
Fredericksburg company is expected
to arrive here tomorrow. The Peters
burg boys were met at the Union sta
tion by numbers Of relatives and
friends The Gravs had been statione ID
in Lynchbure for about three months
since which time many OF them had
not been home
DAMAGE DUE TO
WAsHOUTs REPAIRED
Damage. caused by several wash.
outs on the Petersburg and Appomat
tox Railway company's line between
here and Hopewell last night. as a
result of the heavy rains Of yester-
day afternoon, has been repaired and
the regular schedule Ia now being
maintained
Arthur Wesley Goodwin.
Arthur Wesley Goodwin, aged ffty-
eight wears. we'll known and respect
cd resident Of the West End died ri
1910 o'clock this morning at his home
14f5 0akdale avenue, following a Ions
period of falling health. Mr.. Good
wyn was a native Of Dinviddie coun-
", but had resided here for the past
twenty wears He is survived nv
three daughters and one SON Mrs J
# PAYNE, wife % Sergeant ] F. Pavne
+ Of the police department; Mrs. f. L
Pugh. Mrs. VI l. Hamm and Mr. VIII
! liam A Goodwin member of the 20,
lice department. Funeral services vii
/ he conducted from the residence at
o'clock Tuesday afternoon by the Rev
/ A. r. Love. assisted by Rev. Fred w
/ Moore.
Death Of Infant.
Hazei 1nez. infant daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. Frank J Myers. died at G
o'clock this morning at the home -
: her parents 451 Harmon streets R1a,rd
/ ford Funeral services will be con
Quoted at the grave in Plandford GENE
/ terry at $50 o'clock Tuesday after
+ noon.
kfnR-Brtt~.
The home of the brides parents. Mr.
and Mrs. r c.. King Oakdale avenue
, was the scene at $40 o'clock las
evening OF quiet but pretty weddine
when their popular and attractiv
young daughter, Charlotte Morris. be
came the bride of Mr.. Pryor Hamli1
Bate. formerly of Jarratt The brid
is one OF Petersburp's most charminr
young women and the groom is
valued emplove of The DUPONT com
pany at CITY Point The ceremon
was performed by the Rev Fred v
Moore. Of the Second BAPTIST church
~ the Young couple Mr. and Mrs
Patte. after tour ~ imnortan
Northern points. will make their HON
at CITY Point
One Negro stab. Another.
william Moshv colored. was pain
fully stabbed bv Iangston GallaEan /
n personal difficulty at the British
American Tobacco factory, Perry an
Brown streets. this morning. TIL
trouble between the men Is said I
have been the result of an old feut
Gallagan was arrested shortly afte
the stabbing hv Patroiman Wilkerso
and Stephenson.
Camp Lee Work Moving Wen.
Keen interest is manifested b
: every person from SUPERINTENDENT o
, construction to laboring man at tn
Petersburg cantonment in all infor
e m alton obta ina BILE with regard N m
$ progress of work at the other fiftee
$ big camps and II la but fair to stat
that all Information received here in
dicates that the work at Camp lie