The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-07-21
CONVENT GIVEN FOR USE OF
SCHOOL HorsE As HOSPITAL

Y Especial TO The Richmond Nirg'uian'
psterrnuvx. Va, July zQ.-The school (
board. OF this city. has given its con- 4
8 sent TO the city health authorities 70
establish the emergency hospital TOT
the treatment Of persons suffering wlth
venereni diseases Tn the cid East Ward
school building. and the ina! plans tof
the establishment Of the institution are
being completed by pr. r A Martin.
city health officer and the health COM |
ratttee Of the council and aldermen
The plans for the remodeIlnR OF the I
building have been completed ana &C |
tive work of renoce4irg X ana equip
ming IL aa arst-cIHss modern efaer /
rencv hospital VIII De started within
the next few days The Work VIII ne
rushed and the Officials hope 80 nave
Fl fhs place ready for occupancy WITHIN
the next two weeks.
The building is now divided into four
rooms and these viii he remodeied snd
made In hospital wards, A large add
tier WIFI he nut on the building to be
used as dining room, treatment room
ara baths Provision Will be made 10
care for more than atty patients
At present there are about NIFTY per
sons suffering with yenereal diseases
confined u the local and Richmond city
3ails As soon as tho hospital is ON
pieted these persons viii re taken
there and confined until cured.
The hospital will be established with
the $4,000 appropriated by the eouh
Gil and aldermen after the need for
such an institution had been explained
nv both tho city and federal health
authorities,
To Attend Highway Meeting.
Hon. Charles T. Lassister, OF TINS
city. will attend meeting OF the board
of directors of the Bankhead National
Highway association. which will be
held IN Charlotte. n. G. on August Is
The route which the highway VIII fol
low through Virginia will be chosen at
this meeting ard Mr. LassiHter, who Ia
n member Of the board Of directors OF
the association. will make a strong
fxht to have the Eastern route, whicA
Srasses through Richmond and Peters
burg chosen.
Both the Western route through
Charlottesville Lynchburs and Dan
willie and the Eastern route through
Fredericksburg, Richmond. Petersburg
and Dinwiddie, have been recommended
by the pathfnding committee for the
highway and the board Of directors
will finally decide the route.
VIII Remodel Y. Nj. c. A.
At special meeting of the board OF
directors of the local Y NJ. C. a held
last night, contracts Tor general i'm
provements 10 the association building
were let All Railways in the building
will be painted and big Improvement
made to the shower baths and swim
ming pool.
The local association having los
about 80 per cent Of its membership
Through the members enlisttng in th'
service, a campaign to secure new
members was decided upon. Every
EFFORT will be made to get the bust
ness men of the city 10 JOIN the
NJ c. A here.
Colored Man TO Camp Meade.
One hundred and seventy-hve col
pred drafted men from the local dis
trict will be sent 10 Camp Meade, Md
on Tuesday, July 40, and the orders I,
report at the local board ONCE nave
been mailed the men.
The men Will leave this city on
special train. Petershurg's contingen
being as large as that from any three
other districts One hundred negro
drafted men were sent to Camp Let
hy the local board last week ant
when the ITS leave on July 49, Their
will be left only about 200 Colore'
men in class of the local district
There are only about thirty white 1t
class one of the local board and thes
are in the limited service class O
Inft for regular military duty
Special Meeting of Aldermen.
special meeting Of the board o
aldermen has been called for Monda,
night by President knenins to con
tidrr the recommendation OIL lhe JOIN
finance committee Of the aldermen
nnd council that the salary Of tn
rhief OF police be increased from II.
300 to So 400 a year
The finance committee met las
week and recommended that the sal
AIRY OF the chief OF police he increase
4 without mention Of the incumbent r."
gs fore the increase can become effective
the report OF the committee win hav
10 be passed upon by both the alder
men and the council
w T. Mulcaha. street commissioner
had been elected chief OF police L
Succeed James Brockwe. resigned, bu
he refuses to accept the office at tn
present salary THE recoum cndattol
of the hnance committee was mad
without reference to Mr. Mulcaha @
any other persons mentioned in con
nection with the office Of chief
Has Narrow Escape.
The Rev. r. w. Moore. pastor Of til
Eecond Baptist church OF this city
had narrow escape from seriou
Injury and possibly death. Wednes
day afternoon while on his way =
Norfolk in an automobile, accom-
panied by his wife and four children
On the outskirts Of CORTLAND, Va
bent radius rod of Rev Moore's ca
caused II to turn turtle. The car wa
badly smashed. but MI. Moore and hi
wife and children we're thrown cles
of the car and escaped with only
few scratches and bruises
Aid was summoned from Courtlari
and the PARTY MAE able to continue Il
Norfolk later.
Sent TO Higher Court.
Charged with breaking into tn
& grocery store Of NJ Laster az the cor
her OF Harding and Nlstletoe streets
On the night Of June %, Slas Jack
son, q negro police character. was sen
on. to the hustings court for trial b
Justice Clements in police court thi
morning.
Hungartan Suffrage ReIassa.- Ts.N-s.A-
Amsterdam. July ga Buda0M
dispatch saws the Hungarian suff -
reform bill has been accepted Ay
"a large m jority.