The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-05-14
Petersburg
". NJ, G. A. To Safeguard Morals.

Young Mems Christian association
has recommended to the board of di-
rectors Of the association that any
white soldier in uniform be recog-
nized for what is known as the regu-
lar privileges of the Young Mems
Christian association. which includes
shower baths and swimming pool at
the regular established fees.
The executive committee also adj
vised the creation of an interdenomi-
national vigilance committee on a
basis of membership. consisting OF
three representatives from each of the
three great religious churches@Cath-
Ollie, Protestant and Hebrew, the OK
ecutive head of this committee TO con-
sist of one representative from each
denomination and the election of three
representatives from the vigilance
committee as a whole. making a total
of ten who shall be known as the
vigilance committee.
The resolution as adopted by the
executive committee has been placed
before the board of directors for con-
sideration. The vigilance committee
Is to solve as far as possible the
problem OF the moral conditions in
Petersburg arising from the mobiliza-
ton camp in this vicinity
The plan will be submitted TO the
Ministerial union of the city. a special
meeting OF which has been called for
1880 O'Clock Monday morning. 1t has
been suggested that the vigilance com.
mittee he composed of the pastor and
two representative laymen from each
church.
The resolution also provides for a
war council, 10 consist of seven men,
the executive committee of which is 20
invite cooperation Of such oreaniza-
tons as the national war work coun-
Gil to help plan work
Tag Day for War Hospital
Gratifying results were obtained
through the means Of Tag day" here
yesterday for the endowment of the
Petersburg cot. in the american AM
bulance hospital. In Paris Peters
burg dedicated cot to the lnstitu.
ton soon after the great European
war broke out and funds were need
ed to reendow ii. The ladies behind
the movement determined to hold a
tag day" for the purpose of raising
the necessary $500 As soon as their
plans were announced voluntary CON
tributtons totaling s20o were made
and through the sale Of small Ameri-
can flags, Of the coat-lapel variety
q
the remaining s4o0 was raised
Never before in the history Of Pc
tersburg has such response beer
made The efforts OF the ladies were
enthusiastically approved by the Pc
tersbprg public. Petersburg is the
only Southern city having an en-
lowed cot IN the Paris hospital and
Miss Helen Cameron, % this city is
the only Southern mem bers of the
n a N mi ior.x- NV n
the work Of securing funds for the
hospital. Miss Cameron was greatly
pleased with the results of Tag dav..
Nr>. Lewis Dies Suddenly.
Friends and relatives of Mrs.
Emma J. Lewis. wife of Edward !.
Lewis. and daughter of the late John
w. saunders, of The West End. were
shocked to learn of her death yester-
naN afternoon. Mrs Lewis had been
in failing health for several years but
her condition was not regarded as
dangerous. She left her homie in
Shepherd street the early part OF last
week to visits her aunt. Mrs. Matte
r. Saunders, at Dolphin. Brunswick
county. and expested to return home
within day or two. Her death oc-
CURED almost suddenly at ( O'Clock
YESTERDAY afternoon
Mrs. lewis was IN the forty first
=, year OF hFT age WidetY known and
hlshiN esteemed. Besides her bus
pand she IS survived by four brothers,
Arnold j. John r. William and
GEORGE y e SaHnders ali -of thus az !.
TT" body was brought homo this
afternoon ann the funeral viii be
conducted from the High street
Methodist church. Of which Mrs.
| Lewis was member. a O'Clock to-
morrow tMonday1 afternoon. Burial
VIII be ~ Blantiford
Elks Raise Old Glory.
Petersburg lodge of EIks unfurled
a handsome American flag from the
top Of an imposing mast. in front OF
Elks home IN West Tabh street, yes
terday afternoon. with appropriate
exercises. About ono hundred men
largely Elks, witnessed the throwing
Of old Glory "a the breeze and lis
tened TO stirring address by Mayor
kchert GlN!am. master OF ceremonies
among those VINO Witnessed the nag
raising WAS parry or ten kiks from
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