The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-15
Petersburg
LAST MAN IN FIRST
DRAFT SENT TO CAMP

Petersburg, Va, Nov. 14-Captain
y. It. Patteson and Secetary T. f.
Clark of the local draft exemption
board, delivered twenty colored men
and four white men, the last of the
first draft on call from this district
at. Camp Lee this morning
The district, composed of Peters
burg and Dinwiddie county. furnished
three hundred and ninety-three men
for the first draft. The last man re-
ported shortly before noon today and
was delivered ut the camp, leaving
the board clear to prepare for the
second draft, which will be comprised
of 425 men according to report.
Give $500 to Y. Drive.
The campaign to raise Petersburg's
allotment of the s35, 900, 900 army Y.
NJ. c. A. fund. is progressing salts
factorily A luncheon is being given
the workers at O'Clock each evening
in the Y. NJ G. A. gymnasium room
and confidence is expressed In raising
the full $4,000 before the end OF the
week.
The several teams at last evenings
luncheon reported subscriptions to the
fund totaIing $4,000. and while the
total figures for the day was available
at late hour it was confidently ex-
pected that nearly half of the total
would be reached. The largest single
subscription reported thus far was
made by John L. vaughan for $500.
Decentralization.
The Rev. Fred G.. Davis. pastor OF
the High Street Methodist Episcopal
church. at his home in High street
this morning performed the ceremony
| uniting in marriage Miss Jessie Lear
Harrison. the popular and attractive
young aughter OF James r. Harrison.
and Mr. william G. Traylor. a promin-
ent young Petersburg citizen. Inn
medsately after the ceremony, Mr.
7 and Mrs. Traylor lefr for Washington
and other points in the North. They
will be at home at 314 Grove avenue
after November IA.
VIII Guard Wizard Cry.
Following several conferences held
at Camp Lee between Hopewei Of
ficials, General Cronkhite and MEM
bers of his staff. IT is reported that
a provost guard will be established In
the Wizard city
Mator-General Cronkhite. according
TO reports conferred with General
Manager Allen OF the Dupont company
yesterday with regard to conditions
existing at Hopewell. The decision to
place a provost guard in the Wizard
city is said to have been reached at.
this conference.
Mrs. Virginia Beasicy.
Mrs. Virginia A. Beasley. widow OF
the late William A. Reasley died at
her home In the West End about
O'Clock this morning. following an i'll
ness Of about twelve months Mrs.
Beasley was sixty-nine years of age,
weii-known and highly esteemed
throughout the community. she was
the mother Of patrolman Robert
Egerton Beasley who was brutality
murdered while al his post OF duty
in February, 1915.
Mrs. Beasley was n woman Of
| Sh--~Ch character and her
family will have the sympathy OF thu
entire community in their bereave-
ment She is survived by four daugh-
ters and three sons, Mrs. II. w. Pote.
Of Washington, r. G.; Mrs. w. w.
Jefferson, Misses Kate and Grace
Beasley. OF this city; w, H Beasley,
OF Washington: Ernest c. and Duncan
s Beasiey. OF Petersburg; also by one
brother and one sister. w. G.. Andrews,
OF Petershurg and Mrs A. @ Hem
ningway. of New York city. The
Johns Episcopal church at , o'clock
this afternoon.
Funeral OF Miss Russell.
Funeral services for Miss Laura
Mason Russell, an account OF whose
death has been mentioned in the Viz
ginian: were conducted: from the resi-
/ sfence. Washington and Adams streets
at ii O'Clock this morning. Rev
! Charles II StribIing, of the Tahh-
Street Presbyterian church of'ictated
! assisted by Rev Edmund p. Dand-
ridge. NJ ST Paui's. The palIbearers
were: Honorary-Jame McCulloch W,
/ II Cuthbert. George Mason and Judge
| William Hodges Mann. Active-Cap-
/ tain r F. Heath. w. n. Mckenney.
! Robert Cahaniss, Bernard Mann. c. y
| Gillian and Charles r. Tassiter-