Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-01-17
PETERSBURG BUSINESS MEN
PLAN ClTY'S DEVELOPMENT
Chamber OF Commerce Hold. Annual
Meet and Organize s5OO,0UH
Company.

Inc annual meeting and banquet OF the
Chamber OF Commerce. were held last
night a. The lote! Petersburg, with
large attendance OF members. The
report read by Secretary W. NJ Mar
TIN of tho chambers activities and
achievements was paper OF great in
'crest The chamber is working for
4 greater Petersburg and the secretary
appeals for the supper, and opera
ton OF all business men ia this work.
The meeting was spirited from begin
ming 10 end and the speeches brcathed
spirit of progress for the upbu.ldinE
or a greater city. As q result 4 regolu-
;son was adopted providing for the
organization Of development COM
pany, with q capital OF 100000, to as
Est in the enlargement of local enter
prises. to establish new industries and
10 bring men with money TO invest to
secure locations and advantages for in
dustries. committee will bc appoint
ed 10 take the necessary steps for the
organization Of the new company. II
was also decided 10 take steps 10 en-
large the membership Of the chamber.
The following were elected TO servo
On the board of governors for this year:
a. .. Wright. II. c. Myers, l. Val Par
ham and ]. W. Ferrell, and the officers
elected are: president, ]; Tucker Whyte;
first vice resident, j. w. Fcrrell: Sec.
ond vice president, Val Parham; Sec
rotary, w. NJ. Martin.
The inadequate housing conditions
OF Petersburg were specially considered
at the meeting and the developments:
company will encourage and assist In
the erection OF more houses.
WALTZ De,uolisLed.
The bricks Of W. II. Harrison Coos
hardware and implement store in
Washington Street. which was burned
on Monday. were hardly cold before tho
firm had large force al work pre-
pairing FOR rebuilding n better structure
The tive-story wall fronting on Wash
ing;on Street crumbled to the ground
last night under an explosion of fifteen
pounds OF. dynamite. The force OF ;lie
explosion shook buildings throughout
the city and shattered window glasses
in the city. l.. Lewis of the Index
Appeal. was struck in the leg by q
small piece Of flying stecls and sur
fered painful wound. The report that
the walls would be blown up attracted
a large crowd to the vicinity and po-
iicemen were detailed 10 keep them
out OF danger. Lewis was. the only
person injured huge steel beam was
thrown on. into the street by the ex-
p,os!oM. The side walls were being
ieve!ed to-day by hand power.
Personal Intelligence.
Franco OF their son. Maurice 0igers
I!e vas :,stached 10 the EiShtisth pivi-
eral hard battles, to die on December
81 OF pneumonia. He was twenty
three years old and embarked for over
seas last May.
Hon. Adam E. Littlepase. OF Charles
ton, w. Va. member of Congress from
that State. who was here for several
days. returned to Washington last
night He came TO Petersburg to be
at the graduation OF his son. Collect
LittiopaGe as first lieutenant at the Of
ficcrs trainin. school at Camp Lee.
lie delivered an address on the oc-
cG sion
Colonel and Mrs z. r. Brink on
tuesday celebrated the sixty third an
nivcrsary Of their marriage at the
hctne OF their daughter. Mrs. Grace
Worth Smith. in Franklin Street.
T@ey received many conSra tulations,
and in honor of the day motored TO
Richmond. where they formerly lived.
A. ". Walch. for some years secre-
tary OF the Petersburg Y. N. G. A.. Is
now the industrial secretary OF The y.
II. C. a. at Long Island City, \.
Miss Fay I.aiThton. principal of the
Duncan Brown Public School. and one
OF the best-known EDUCATORS in the
pital recovering from injuries Sus-
tanned In a fall several days ago while
visiting her sister In that city.
Admission to the Academy OF Musi"
next Tuesday morning to hear Rev:
Billy Sunday will be by ticket, to avoid
over-crowding the building.