The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-11-20
Petersburg
PETERSBURG'S QUOTA
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Petersburg. Va, Nov. f9.--Peters-
1 burg allotment, of $4,000, to the
/ Army Y. NJ. G. A. fund was over
subscribed by about one thousand
dollars at the close OF an enthusiastic
campaign ended with a tollification
meeting In the local Y. NJ. c. A. at
| 6 o'clock this evening. Several team
can1p aign did not report subscriptions
! in full and the total amount sub
scribed may reach thirty thousand
dollars. Concerted efforts to raise
p, the city's allotment began at noon
Saturday and with Sunday interview
ing Ia sted barely eighteen hours.
Forty-three business men. who had
awakened to the fact that Petersburg
was about TO fail in raising It's allot :
ment for the Army Y. M. c. "A. fund,
assembled in the Offices of the Cham
Der of Commerce at 10 O'Clock in the
morning and in fifteen minutes sub
scribed slightly more than. $4,000 to
the fund in subscriptions ranging
from ten dollars to eight hundred
dollars.
The meeting was one of those char
N'~hrt iF'ttN StihttcI AtlGS Oh tDCdI DUSl1tSS
men and every man In attendance
was filled with enthusiasm Charles
T. Lassiter, president of the Chamber
Of Commerce. presided and COM
mittees were appointed to visit the
numerous business firms and Law be-
fore them the Importance of raising
the citvs allotment.
Hardly had the meeting adjourned
before the several committees were
at work. Automobiles were pressed
into use and business men in the
suburbs were promptly canvassed for
subscriptions. No doubt was mani
Tested from the Offset that Petersburg
would fail to subscribe its full allot-
ment though 1t required concerted eff
fort on the part of business men to
accomplish that end
Delegates at Association.
Delegates from several Baptist
churches of Petersburg totaling about
seventeen have been appointed to at
tend the Baptist General association
which convened In Roanoke this
morning. Those who have been ap-
pointed az delegates. some of them
having left here this morning. are as
| follows:
From the First church-The pastor.
Rev. l.. NJ. Roper. D, D. Rev J. M.
Pitcher, D. d. DIR. william Pitcher, E.
A, Hartley. Fl. s. Seward, 3. c. Nc
inson and L. p. Robertson.
| From the Second church-The pas
tor, Rev. F.. NJ. Moore and j. W.
| Decker
| From Monumeutal-The pastor,
Rev. w NJ. Hall. w, B. Creach Y. r.
| Gibson and G. G. Rogers.
| From The- Petersburg Baptist as
sociation-E. A. Hartley and W. VI.
Rucker.
Fuel shortage Relieved.
According to advices received here
today from the federal fuel admins
traitor, the fuel shortage locally will
| be relieved Immediately. Coal deal
ers of the city have been unable to-
secure coal for some months and the
/ situation was beginning to look sert-
GUS. Secretary w. NJ. Martin. of the
Chamber of Commerce. made a special
| trip to Washington recently where he
! conferred with Fuel Administrator
Garfield with regard TO the situation,re-
suiting in the information today that
seven cars of coal were en- route TO
| Petersburg dealers and that further
| immediate shipment would be made
| Four Men Enlist.
! r., Corporal .McIeap OF the local army
| iCRCt 10y
ments today as follows;
! Charles II. Butler and French w.
Halsev for the aviation corps; John
c. Leddie for the quartermaster corps;
Cecil r. Frazier for the quartermaster
corps. Rarely day passes that at
| least one man enlists al The local sta
ton.
| E'uiler--Ra~nes.
Miss Myrtle Barnes. the attractive
| Young daughter of Mr.. and Mrs Bern
ard Barnes of Colonial Heights, and
| Mr. Edward Fuller were united in
marriage at s o'clock Saturday even
| ing at the home Of the officiating
minister. Rev fred W Moore. The
attendants were the brides sister.
Mrs. r. w. EVERY. Miss Bettrice Deal
and M. James Lee, Of Colonial
Heights.
NaIlon-Beach.
/ Miss Grace Beach an attractive
| Young woman. and Private Mallon, OF
| Company A, 31sth regiment. Camp
Lee. were united in marriage at $50
O'Clock last evening at the home of
Mr. and Mrs. X. r. Sno~fer in the
Washington street tments. The
ceremony was performed by the Rev.
James A. Mcclure OF the Second Pres
bvterian church The bride and
groom are both from Washington, D
IC. Private f. wilburu was best man
and Miss Violet King, of Washing
ton was mair-of honor.
Kcnp--King.
/ Miss Pearl King. a handsome young
woman of Pittsburg, Pa, and Mr. Her
bert Beeson Kemp, Jr.. formerly OF
Titusville Pa. now stationed at Camp
Lee. were united in marriage at 4
o'clock Saturday afternoon at the