The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-06-22
PETERSBURG PRESSES.
: RED CROSS CAMPAIGN
Nearly One-Haif of Cfty's Allotment
Subsc rfbed--Ertday to be Made
CHA Day.

Red Cross campaign. according to an
nouncement made this afternoon. has
already received approximately $4,000
of the $4,000 fund to be raised here. ,
This amount wEa raised largely
through voluntary subscriptions and
the sum does not include funds derived
through the campaign for membership
In the Red Cross which Is meeting
with extraordinary success.
Among the contributors thus far are
the following: American Hardware
company. $1,000: Hatcher s. Seward.
$500: Petersburg Savings and Insur-
ance company. $500; Virginia National
bank $500: American Bank and Trust
company. $500.
In addition to these several subscrip-
lions OF 800 have been received. which
will not be made public by the com
mittee until Friday
Mayor Gillian has Issued a proclama-
ton designing Friday afternoon as
holiday. Nearly every business house
In the city will give half-holiday in
order to allow their employees an op-
portunity to take part in the big pa
rade at o'clock In the afternoon. All
manufacturing ablishments have
been requested by the committee 10
close at o'clock and all stores will
close at 4 o'clock.
The parade will be led by L. A.
Rosenstock, chairman of the parade
committee. In an automobile and the
line will be made ur as follows:
First Diviwion.
Red Cross float
Chief Marshal S. NJ. Green. Jr. and
STAFF. mounted on horseback.
Lakemont band.
Police, mounted
Police. on foot
Petersburg fire department.
Automobiles with speakers
Leroy Roper and Col. A. W. GRAY.
aides in charge of Uniform rank.
knights of PythIas.
Petersburg Lodge of EIks,
Eureka Lodge of Pythians.
Float. Daughters Of Confederacy
Benevolent Order OF Moose.
Naomi lodge, knights OF Pythias.
Float. Petersburg hospital.
Fraternal order Of Eagles
Fraternai Order Of Red Men.
Float. w. G r, L.
- Independent Order Of Odd Fellows
Order of owls
Float, Kings Daughters.
knights of Columbus
Float, 81 Anne society
second Division.
Capt r. T. MatteSon and W = Har-
rson, aides in charge
\. r, HiH camp drum corps
+ Hill camp. Confederate veter-
ane
Float, Harlow Wilcox 4 Co
Emporia Rifles
white Ribbon Cadet hand
Home Defense league
Float Camp Fire girls.
School children
Float FrommeIt Bros. florists
Retain clerks
Float. a Rosenstork 4 Co
cars ~ the allied nations
Cars IN general filled with ladies'.
etc
The line Of march will be NJ Wash
lrCton 10 South. across South to High,
down High through Bank to Sycamore,
mp sycamore 10 Central park. where
the parade will dishard and an adore -
will h> delivered BY the Rev T. "
caliScr. OF Richmond
Confer to R~tt~rments.
General Superintendent Riton ard
Division Superintendent Blake, Of the
Norfolk ana Western railway were In
consultation with Major Coe At his Of
Aces hero today regarding improve
ments their road will he called upon
TO make TO care for the increase in
traffic due 10 the location here OF the
cantenment. Major Cee made Il plain
to the railroad officials that their Ia.
cal facilities would have to be mora
than doubled and assurance was given
the army officer that the work would
y begin Immediately, The Atlantic Coas,
: Line and seahoard Air Line railways
will also make extensive improve
wents
The city council. In special session
last night. appropriated $685. 600 To he
used in doubling the capacity of thA
filtration plant at the city water
works TO enable the city TO supply the
.antonnent with three million gallon.
OF altered water per dav At pre-
vious meeting the council appropriated
$4,000 to cover the cost Of laying q
slx-inch main. which VIII now have to
be changed to twelve inch piping
Work on the camp is progressing
satisfactorily.
on to Fort Howard
Robert A. Thompson. step son If De.
tective J. ]. Heelan and one OF Pc
tershurgs most popular young men
and athletes. left this morning 10 re-
port for army service at Fort How
ard. Md. Young Thompson enlisted
some weeks ago in the Forage Mas
: ter's division. He has been called with
the rank of sergeant His many
him deserved success.
Scouts Leave for Potato Patches.
Eighty-four Boys Scouts under
Scout Executive Norsk. left here early
this morning to join the advance guard
of Petersburg council on eastern shore
Of Virginia, where they will assist In
harvesting the potato crop. The peri
ot Of enlistment for this work was fol
six weeks, during which time the boys
are expected to aid materially In pre-,
venting the waste of large number
Of gold nuggets"
Mrs. Margaret J. PeEram.
Mrs. Margaret J. Pegram. widow oi
George w. Pegram. di\I at 5,45 o'clocl,
this morning at her residence. 3t1 Hict
street. The funeral will be conduct
ed from Old Blandford church tomor-
row. Friday. afternoon. at 3 o'clock
No flowers,
Shriners Organize.
Petersburg Shriners. at meetins
held last night, organized by tho cleo
ton OF the following officers; Presi-
a A MIND ut. a. rS II