The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-07-04
Petersburg
To Have An oid-rime Celebration.

10 nave An JUGGLING OeIeDr0t1On.
Petersburg. Va. July s.--Petorsburg's
celebration of the Fourth this yeaf-wil
call to the memory of older residents
this season of years ago. a time when
citizens generally assembled in Cen
trail park. then Poplar lawn. and listen
ed to the reading of the Declaration of
independence and patriotic addresses.
| The bringing of the people together
| for an expression Of united patriotism
and reverence will be the keynote of
Petersburg's celebration of July 4,
|1917.
| The whole community is urged to as
semble in Central park at o'clock to-
morrow evening for an expression of
their reverence and dependence on God.
! 1t is confidently expected that the park
will be we'll filled.
To lead the singing a large chorus,
drawn from all the choirs of the city.
| has been organized under the leader
ship of Mr.. Herbert b. Pritchard. 1T
has been impossible for Mr.. Pritchard
to call upon each signer individually.
! but he expresses the hope that all
whom he has not seen will consider
the announcement of the press a per-
sonal invitation and a sufficient call to
patriotism. Books will be provided to
all who take their places In the
chorus
The following program has been ar
ranged:
Hymn-"Our Fathers God. to Thee"
| Prayer-Rev. F, @. Davis.
Scripture reading-Rev. DR.. Pitcher.
Address-Professor F. NJ. Martin.
| Hymn-"How Firm Foundation"
| Address-Rev. {. +. Bryan.
! Hymn-"O God. our Help In Ages
t Past.
Benediction-Rev. Father Haier.
The Boy Scouts will assemble in front
of the Young Mems Christian Associa-
ton building at $50 o'clock TO attend
the service in a body.
! Petersburg Women Organize.
! The Petersburg branch Of the vir-
GINA division of the wonlans commit
tee of the national council OF defense
was organized at meeting Of Peters
! burg women, held yesterday afternoon.
Representatives of nearly every wo-
mans organization in the city. were in
attendance upon the meeting. and the
! following were elected officers of the
| local branch and chairmen OF the vari-
Gus Quantities:
Chairman, Miss Annie Mann: first
vice airman, Mrs. E. J. Nixon. second
vice-chairman. Mrs. Pryor Jones, third
vice chairman. Mrs John o. Barham;
fourth vice-chairman. Mrs Z. w.
Finch; fifth vice -chairman. Mrs. NJ J.
Rahily: secretary treasurer. Mrs. John
Moyler; food conservation and home
economics Mrs. W. F. Drewry; food
production. Mrs. w. II. Mann; registra-
tion for service. Mrs. Edward Eigen-
brun; women in industry. Miss Hiber-
MIA Friend: child welfare. Mrs. E. r.
Bowman: maintenance of existing So
cial agencies. Mrs. E. c. Kent: safe
guarding of moral and spiritual forces.
Mrs. r. r. Heath, education. Miss Maude
Hobbs; home and foreign relief. Mrs. II.
G. Leigh publicity. Miss Stone. Miss
| Collier: public health, Miss Whitehead.
| The registering of women viii be
done by committees and the following
women were chosen chairmen of COM
mittees for the various wards:
First, Mrs. Thomas Whyte. Miss
Martha Collier: Second. Mrs. John Bar
/ ham, Mrs. Robert Budd. Third. Mrs, H.
G. Leigh. Mrs. John Moyler; Fourth.
Mrs. Thos. Sydnor. Mrs, Ernest Butler:
Fifth. Mrs. J. J. Gardner. Mrs J. P.
Stephenson: Sixth. Mrs. John Pulley;
Walnut HILL Miss Maude Hobbs; CO.
lonial Heights. Mrs. Charles Brown;
| Ettrick. Mrs John Branch.
I The eolored people will be listed by
! their own societies and clubs.
Ia Rushing Work On Car Line.
! The Petersburg and Appomattox
Railway Co. Is rushing work In double
tracking their line from Petersburg to
the Lakemont cantonment. good por-
| ton OF the line has been graded and a
shipment of ave hundred tons of rail
| is expected TO arrive within the next
[day or two. -
Work on every department of .he
camp is being rushed with unpreced-
ented rspidity.
A landscape gardener who will be