The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-08-25

discussing ye9ferd4N. the movement
recently inausurated in Richmond. for
the permanent Improvement Of the
Petersburg to Richmond turnpike.
gave out the following statement:
About two years ago the Peters
burg chamber Of commerce made a
vigorous effort to secure the co-opera-
ton OF the Richmond authorities In
plan to build i frst-class road be-
tween the two cities. Our efforts
met with absolutely 20 success. Dur
ing the present year we have secured
the cooperation OF the board of SUI
pervisors. of Chesterfield county. the
state highway commission. and some
OF the citizens OF Petersburg in a
movement to build a concrete or ma
cadam road from Petersburg to Swift
Creek. The highway commission will
soon advertise for bids for this work
may be let before winter.
while 1t goes without saying that
first class road between Petersburg
and Richmond is a much needed i'm
proven ent, at the same time I do
not think that this is an opportune
time for our organization to request
an appropriation from the city coun-
I'll or to solicit contributions from
our citizens for this purpose. Ny
reason for this view is that our city
and citizens have recently been called
on and have contributed most gen.
erously to a movement that has re-
suited in the location OF Camp Lee
near our city. The total of these
contributions and subscriptions is con-
siderably more than half million
dollars. believe, however, that any
appropriation made by the city Of
Richmond will be fully Justified in the
benefit which would be derived by 1t
from the improvement"
SALES OF DARK PRTMINGS
LARGER THAN ANTICEP ATED
Sales Of dark primings at the local
tobacco warehouses during the last
few days have been much larger than
were anticipated and prices have
ranged high Yesterday the lowest
price offered was $3.50 per hundred
high as s12. Buyers. are anxious for
the stock and trash that several
years ago could not be sold for any
price, is bringing fancy prices.
Y. W. G. A. BOARD
OF DIRECTORS MEET
Sixteen of the twenty-one members
of the board OF directors OF the Young
woman's Christian association at
tended the boards hrN meeting, in
the association buildingsyesterday; OF
the absent fve. four were out OF the
city and one was detained at home
on account of sickness. Great en-
thusiasm was manifested when every
one of the members of the board was
heard from.
Miss Maude Hobbs called the meet
ing to order. acting as temporary
chairman. Following devotional exer-
cises and the roll call, the election
of officers was taken up. The re-
port Of the nominating committee was
adopted as a whole and the following
officers and committees were elected:
President-Mrs. George Cameron.
Jr.
First vice-President-Mi Anna
belle Seward.
Second e-President-Miss vir-
ginia McKenney.
secretary-Miss Lucy McTlwaine.
Treasurer-Mrs John W. Long
Executive Committee-The above
named officers, Mrs Hatcher Seward
Miss Maude D. Hobbs, Miss Mary
Coldwell.
Finance Committee-Mrs. Hatcher
Seward, chairman.
Membership Committee -- Mrs.
Stanton Pitcher.
Committee on special activities:
Economic Committee-Mrs. G.
Cleveland Wright. chairman.
Social Committee-Mrs Harvey
Seward, chairman.
Educa tionaI Committee--Miss An
ME Mann, chairman.
Physical and Hygienic COMMITTEES
Miss Ethel Pitcher. chairman.
: Religious work--Miss Maude D,
Dobhs, chairman.
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