The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-05-17
Petersburg
WILL ERECT CoNyALEsCENT
HOME For RED GROSS

Especial To The Richmond Nirsinian)
Petersburg Va May i6.-F n
plans for the erection Of a Red Cross
conFaiescent home at Camp Lee were
completed today by Ralph W Nafney,
prominent architect Of Washington.
The house to be erected at Camp
! Lee wifi be the finest building in the
''entIre cantoumeut II will have
I lounRinK room. recreation room and
library Of 1000 volumes which will
he furnished by the American Library
association. The building will also
contain Offices for the Red Cross head
quarters. store room. dressing rooms
and twelve chambers for the accom-
modstlcu Of guests.
The auditorium viii be the special
feature of the building. This will have
seating capacity Of SEQ people and
stage about 20 feet wide and 40 feet
deep. SO arranged that when II is not
'n use IL may he turned into n sun
par}or for the convalescents
The building viii be In the shape OF
cross and VIII he located near the
convalesceni barracks Of the base hos
pttaL 1t wilI be erected by the Har-
tiSnn Construction company, Of this
city
Plans for the home for goo nurses
who are row stationed at the base
hospitsl were also completed by Mr.
Earnev and work VIII start on both
buildings within short time.
Congratulated ON Election.
J. II. Bailey, Of this city. VINO was
elected state advocate Of the knights
Of Column bus at their annual conycn-
ton held This week at stanton. re-
turned Yesterday and was being con-
graduated by his friends on his cleo
tInn to the new office
Plan Tor PnTadr.
plans for one Of the greatest naradev
ever held in this city. that ~ tho Rcd
Cross Parade OF next Monday. were
completed AZ q big mass meeting held
tonight IN the Y NJ &. A. Representa-
tires Of various civic organizations.
and the business men and women or
m" city were present at the meeting
and formulated plans for the parade
Monday ia which the Blue Devils"
veteran French soldiers win take the
most prominent part
y WAS decided that representatives
II every civic organization In the city
take part in the parade. Invitations
to march in the parade were extended
lo tho Retail Merchants association.
rHa wber Of commerce, Rotary club, Y.
N g. A. W. c. a. Confederate vet
Grams BOY Scouts. civic league. = A.
X paue hters Of the ConfederacY. snd
other organizations.
A detachment Of soldIerA from Camp
also expected 10 take part In the
parade The A. r. Htill Rifles. Red
Cross nurses will Also he In the
parade
Notice that tho blue Devils" would
come to th3a city and take part in the
parade Vfas received hv George w.
Harrison chairman ~ the four
minute men. Of Petersburg, late last
night and preparations were imme-
dtatelH made 20 entertain them.
violates Prohibition Act.
%aSeven vtolators Of the state PROFIT
bition act were adjudEed guilty In the
hustinrs court 81 this CITY, today and
were sentenced to one month in Jail
with fines n $10@ each
The grand jury returned true blls
against seven persons charged with
misdemeano and felonieR.
Makes Fine Record.
Robert l. Brunei son Of Mr. and
Mrs. r. w Brunei. Of this city, and
q well-known young former Peters
burg resident who for the past six
years has been pull liz service en-
gineer or the city Of Providence. n. I b.
recently resigned HIS position In that
! city. having accepted the position OF
| Industrial and efficiently engineer for
"A large cloth manufacturing concern in
| Pawtucket, r. +
Mr. Brunei left this city about ten
wears ago ana mas mace "A femarkHhle
record both for himself and Peters,
burg. He is graduate OF the Peters
burg High school and the Union coll
lege az Schenectady. N. Y.
Hold Chiidrens' Day Exercises.
Childrens' day exercises will he held
next Sunday At the Market Street NJ
+. church instead Of the regular SER
vices. An laborate program has been
prepared for the exercises.
Look For Boys Secretary.
At the meeting Of the board OF Ill
rectors or the local Y. NJ. c. A, last
night. all the old officers were re-
elected and the matter OF securing a
| boys secretary was taken up. The
matter was placed IN the hands OF the
executive committee which will make
an effort to find man who will CO.
operate with the Roy Scouts. the boys
IN the schools and the bows work in
! the Y. NJ c. A The local association
| has been without boys secretary
since G. Raymond Derby left for
France last fall
The matter Of securing recruits in
this city for NJ { a work with
the armies in France and italy was
also taken up
wESTH lots To