The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-06-22
800 FOREIGN BORN SOLDIERS
TO BE NATURALIZED TODAY
Special to The Richmond virgtnian.

Especial to The Richmond vfrgtnian.)
Petersburg. Va. June 2i.--In the
hustings court OF this city tomorrow
morning at 10 O'Clock. 800 soldiers
of foreign birth will be naturalized
and sworn In as citizens OF the United
States
The men will be marched 10 this
city and appropriate exercises will be
held on the Courthouse square pre-
ceding the work of naturalizing the
men. The soldiers will be addressed
by prominent speakers and one Of the
bands from the camp WIFI take part
in the exercises.
All of the men to be naturafized to
morrow are drafted men. mostly from
Pennsylvania and West Virginia. and
are Italians and Greeks.
Several weeks ago more than 1000
soldiers of foreign birth were natur-
allied In the hastings court All these
men were mem bers of the Eightteth
division stationed at Camp Lee. and
In order to naturalize them before
their units left for France, Judge Null
len, for the first time in history. held
session OF court on Sunday.
Graduation Exercises.
The Graduating sermon to the class
of 1918 OF the Petersburg High school
will be- preached by the Rev. J. B.
VIM. pastor OF the Washington
street NJ e church pr. Douglas
Freeman. Of Richmond, will deliver
the address at the comm encement ex-
ercises. which will be on the morning
OF June 25th, at the Academy OF
Music.
On account of trouble in securing
theater In which to stage the class
play. the affaffir has been called off
by the members of the class.
Funeral of ". l.. Hayes.
The funeral services Of the late
Rev w l.. Hayes. who died at the
Petersburg hospital as the result OF
injuries received when the automobile
in which he was riding near Swift
Crek turned over. too place yesterday
afternoon from the West End Bap-
list church. The pastor Of the
church Rev. A. r Love. officiated.
and was assisted by DR. T. Clagett
skinner. of the Second Baptist church.
of Richmond Rev. r. W. Moore, Of
the Second Baptist church. OF this
city: DR.. J. +. Love, of the foreign
mission board. and Rev. Pembroke
keed. OF 81. JonH EpiSCopel ChurGh.
of this city.
The following were pallbearers.
Fl honorary essrs. w. NJ. Rucker w
J. Crowder. John r. Armstrong and
Dr, r. A. Drum. Active-Messrs. w
Fl Mackasey. r. II Titmus. r, NJ.
Wharton, J, II. sutherland, Red
Reynolds and II A savory
The remains were taken to Rich
mond on q special electric car and
the interment was made in Bland
ford cemetery
Ladies' Meet for W. 8. G.
The ladies OF Petersburg who are
aiding in the W. s 3 campaign. met
st night In the campaign head
quarters I'm the McTlwaine building,
and were addressed by local Director
w. n. McIlwa;ne and J. IT. Cook, local
agent OF the Metropolitan Insurance
company, Their part in the coming
campaign was outlined by the takers
and the ladies WILL start in on their
canvass of the city tomorrow.
Death nf James Rtr1sonG
News has ben received in this city
OF the death in Raleigh y. C. on
June 18th. of James Birdson. after
long illness Mr.. B!rdson WAS an
old Confederate veteran and for many
years had been state librarian OF
North Carolina
The interment took place at
Raleigh.