The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-12
Petersburg
COUNCIL PLANS MOTORS
FOR FIRE nEpA RTNExY

So1-sSAL BOIohS
FOR FIRE DEPARTMENT
Especial to The Richmond Virginian.)
Petersburg. Va, October lift the
wishes of the board of fire commits
sioners of Petersburg are complied
with. Petersburg will at an early date
have a complete motorized fire depart
ment. An appropriation of 81, 600 was
provided in the budget for the fiscal
year for the purchase of two horses
and the Bank-St-eet fire house has re-
Gently been remodeled and enlarged so
as to hold another engine.
ABOUT year ago the city council,
through the efforts of Councilman S.
Floyd Brown. decided to install one
combination motor engine and hose
truck at a cost Of $4,000. The fire
commissioners after a full investiga-
ton of the cost of maintaining the
motor truck, have found that 1t costs
a great deal less to maintain motor
lied equipment than ii cost to take
care of horse-drawn equipment. The
council will be called upon to appro-
pirate the cost of another combination
engine and hose truck at an early date
and few members of the council be-
lieve that the proposal will meet with
strong opposition.
Soldiers Enjoy Reception.
An informal reception to the boys
at Camp Lee at the First Baptist
church last night was decided sue
cess. More than soc persons were in
attendance and $50 soldiers were en-
tertained and served with refresh
ments by the ladies of the church and
congregation. The number of soldiers
in attendance is said to have exceeded
the number in attendance upon any of
the many other receptions which have
been given the boys In khaki.
No set program was followed, but
plenty OF good music was furnished b.
the soldiers and others In attendance
Mrs. Helen Kingman Trout. of Roanoke
and Miss Julia Blankenship, of this
city. delighted the boys with several
solos. The visiting soldiers were met
at the door Of the lecture room by a
reception committee and young ladies
took the name and command of each
soldier, wrote 1t upon q slip of paper
and pinned it upon their uniforms.
All members of the church wore their
names on slips of paper pinned on
their coats or waists SO rnat no intro
auction would be necessary.
Christmas Boxes For Greys.
Mrs. f. C. Kent, committee chair
man. in charge OF providing Christmas
boxes for members OF the Petersburg
Greys. announced today that the boxes
must be ready for shipment by No
yember /. The sum OF 5000 will be
necessary to provide boxes for the en-
tire company. Twenty-three dollars
and fifty cents is the total amount of
subscriptions to the fund to date. but
no doubt is expressed as to the full
amount being subscribed within the
next few days.
Mrs. Thomas Thwentt Jones.
Mrs. I. T. Jones. widow of the Rev
Thomas Thweatt Jones. and mother of
DR.. J. Bollins Jones' of this city. died
at her home at Champ. Dinwiddie
county, at o'clock yesterday after
noon. Mrs. Jones was IN the seventy
eighth year of her age. she was one
OF the most widely known and highly
esteemed residents of her county. Her
late husband, the Rev. Thomas Thweatt
Jones was for many years pastor in
charge OF an important Presbyterian
/ charge in Brunswick and Dinwidd.e
counties. and was one OF the most be-
loved men throughout this section.
I Mrs. Jones Is survived by several chill
dren The funeral arrangements have
not been completed.
George Thomas Hargrave.
George Thomas Hargrave, son of
George w. Hargrave. died at the home
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