The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-05-28

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! Especial 10 The Richmond Virglnlan)
/ Petersburg, Va, May 27-The
Petersburg Grays and Mator-6enerai
Omar Bundy were the guests of the
city last night at a banquet in the high
school auditorium The Grays headed
by the base hospital band marched 10
the high school with the sidewalks
packed with citizens who cheered
themselves hoarse and waved with tiny
i tags welcome. to the returning heroes
The tables on which was spread
sumptious repast to which 2T5 guests
did ample Justice were set to repre-
sent Victory and intertwined along
the walls were the flags of the allies
and Anerices-
Addresses were made by Gillian and
Ex-Governor Mann, and Mr., j. Cor
don Bohannon presented Captain Ben
Davis and Lieutenant Calvin Crowder.
a purse of $4,000 in gold each.
Lieutenant Crowder recfted the story
of how the 1tsth. was selected by
General pershing TO pass In review be-
fore Field Marshal Sir Douglas Hafg
and how of the regiment three COM
, panies were cited for making the
} finest showing.-Company M Com
/ pany 81" and Company CT, the
, Grays, and how on further demon
: stration, Company CO. was given the
: honor Of making the finest showing
of the three. The Grays left here
: with t25 men and returned with only
rs.
AT n meeting of the common council
= last night a contract for paving
Wythe. Main and Halifax streets, was
fan nd a
= s34s for Lakeside Asphalt. s1.l5 for
t curhing and s21s for guttering. The
: contract for paving Union street
from washington TO Heiifax was
a awarded j. r. Talley at s2.s4. There
:. was some opposition to the awarding
. of these contracts and threats 10
create "A political fight among certain
>. factions we're made, The public APP
Ipreciates the councils decision to pave
. Wythe and Main streets the route &c
= lBlandford cemetery
y Judge Mullen in the busting court
a vest erday reserved his decision in the
d case of Mrs. Celia Diamond revoca
ton of whose licenses to conduct q
v Sunday shop on the corner of Wash
IS ington and West streets is asked by
a several hundred churchmen in the
n West End. She was charged by tht
n citizens with operating a place or
2, Sunday that was calculated to pro
t woke Il breach of the peace and dis
d turb the sanctity of Sunday, The
= Judges decision is anxiously awaited
). by large numbers of the people.
The ladies of the city interested II
the entertainment of the Eightietf
division due to reach Camp Lee within
The next few days met his mornin,
7, ia the y. NJ. c. A., and formulated
plans for the reception of Genera
:, Cronkhite and his men. soliciting
-" fcommittee has been appointed by tn
q citizens to canvass the city for $1,000
IS TO he expended in entertaining thu
Etghtirth and the council last nigh
:, appropriated $4,000 for the SAM
= lohject,
Mrs. +. A. Bourbon, widow of A. r
. Bourdon of this city. died yesterday a
10 O'Clock in the home OF her son
- B. y. Bourbon in Norfolk. The re
- mains will reach here tomorrow on TIL
~ IL o'clock Cannon Ball and will b.
= taken directly to Blanchard whore DR.
C. r. Striking will conduct funera
,. services She is survived by Il brother
B D. Akers of Petersburg and also
daughter, Mrs. w c. Yates of Peters
burg.
George Mitts, the missing Greel
t. suspected OF having a hand in tn
,s burning OF the building on Poythres
he street. Hopewell. Sunday was ar
n rested in Norfolk yesterday ant
'c brought to HopeMell and lodged il
jaiI. Three persons lost their lives II
Is this fire which was undoubtedly o
= ncendiary origin. IT is alleged tina
H. Mitts fred the house to ''get even
&c with Rosa Woods, and the soldier sh'
t. married after breaking her engage
:, ment with him. The police have tn
a lnamn Of a witness who saw Mitto leaV