The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-10-02
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XMAS BoxEs FOR SOLDIERS
Petersburg Ladies' Have Already For
wuTdcd sweaters 10 Grays at
admission.

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Petersburg, Va, Oct Mrs r
G.. Kent, who is in charge of the work
If preparing Christmas box for
every member of the Petersburg
Grays. now In training at Camp Nc
CleUau Admission, Ala. has received
a letter Of thanks from Captain Ben
Davis for the interest shown by
Petersburg ladies in the welfare Of
the soldiers.
Mrs Kent and other ladies recent
" forwarded each member Of the
company 4 wooden sweater, every one
of them made by Petersburg ladies
who are interested in the health and
comfort of the boys.
In writing Mrs Kent Captain
Davis said IN part I'VE will have to
train very hard to 1T ourselves for
the feht that looms ahead of us, and
all the interest you and the others
take in our spiritual and physical well
fare lightens the burden very, very
rnach.'
Mrs Kent is now accepting coutri-
buttons in money and supplies to COM
plete the Christmas packages, which
win soon he forwarded TO the boys
at Admission
Mrs. Bette \ Marks.
Funeral services for Mrs Bette A.
Marks. an account of whose death
has been mentioned in The Virginian
Were conducted Saturday morning at
O'Clock from the Washington Street
Methodist Episcopal church, of which
she had long been a consistent and
valued member. Mrs. Marks and her
late husband Captain Louis l.. Marks
were actively engaged together In re-
lgious work for a number OF yea rs
and Mrs Marks continued an efficient
worker until her recent Illness. She
was also active in patriotic work,
dating back to her girlhood when she
nursed wounded soldiers Of the Con-
federacy. giving of her time and all
the means she possessed as q Young
woman to restore them to health and
strength.
During the hardfought battles
around Petersburg. Mrs Marks as n
very youn women aided I nthe nur.
ing of soldiers of the Confederacy ri
the temporary hospital the best that
could he provided at that time al
East Bank then Lombard and Third
streets now occupied by the New.
comb Grocery company. She went
from place TO place about the city
and solicited contributions Of furni-
ture and bedclotning to make the
! wounded soldiers as comfortable a.
possible and during her declining DAYS
the few veterans who remain recall.
ed her many kind deeds and all OF
them will mourn her loss.
Her nephews served as pa1lbearer!
and Nessrs. W. A, Williamson. r. L
Campbell, r. s Beckwith, ssr. and
Or. William Z. HARDWOOD served as hor
orary pallhearers Delegations from
A. r. Hill camp. Confederate veterans
and the Ladies' Memorial association
! attended the funeral in a body
; Mrs. Virginia Pearnan Scott.
3 Mrs. Virginia Pearman Scott, widow
OF w II. Scott, a we'll known ant
: esteemed lady, died at her home, %!
= South Adams street. at ais O'CLOCK
! this morning in the seventy eighth
. year of her age, She is survived b,
the following children; Mrs. r. F
Nance. of Eufaula. Ala; r, Leon Scott
: of Sumter. s C.: w l.. Scott. of Wei
, W, F.. d. r.. A. N. II r. and II
. T. Scott. Miss Lannie Y Scott. Mis-;
Mary p. Scott and Mrs. w H. Coope
OF Petersburg
Funeral services will be ccnductet
from the Washington Street Methods
j., Episcopal church Mt Il o'clock Wed
= nesdav morning Burial viii he II
= ( Blandford.
Mrs. Iuia Jane Her1og.
n Mrs. Lula Jane IIerzog wife o
y William A. Herzog, died quite unex
, pectedlF at her home in Halifax stree
= at 7:15 O'Clock last night Mrs Her
t zog was forty-nine wears of age AM
her unexpected death was shock l.
= her many friends. Besides her hus
I hand she is survived by one son am
S one daughter. Gilbert Herzog an
Mrs. Eddie Cook; also one brother
e Mr. Hudson Prosser. of this city Fun
= eral services VIII be conducted fror
= the Second PRESBYTERIAN church at
oiro clock Tuesday afternoon