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The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
LONDON HOMES STILL
OPEN TO OCUGEboYS

London. March 10.-London's war
time hospitality to the lighting men
OF America has not abated q jot
three months after the signing Of the
Statistical returns COM
piled by the International Y. NJ. G. A.
Hospitality league show that in the
last thirty days three times as>u1any
London homes have been thrown open
to American soldiers on leave than
were recorded during the previous
month. At the same time, the num-
Der Of automobiles at the disposal OF
the visitors increased so per cent
This branch Of "Y' work has been
tremendously popular from it's incep-
ton. The high water mark was
reached in November, when the league
handled 349.045 cases. Since then
there has been = gradual reduction Of
about 8 per cent u month. In spite
OF this reduction several activities
show steady Increase.
For instance. the total number Of
mon sent on tours with guides has
increased from 10.S2S to 1884: the
number Tor whom lodgings have been
found from 1886 to 2l.166: and the
total escorted personally to church
services from 734 to l.27IJ
London homes to to.al of $3.50
were opened to the American last
month: 17.l22 enjoyed automobile
trips: and SS.s76 were entertained in
social rooms and at teas provided by
tho Z. M. G. A. In this hospitality
branch OF ~" service alone approx
mately LOCO men q day are, greeted by
tho women workers upon their ar
rival In London.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
PLAN ENLARGEMENT
OF CALVARY BAPTIST
Turning Away OF Many Who Wish to
Attend Services Stirs Mem.
bers to Action.

Turning away of crowds for the
past several Sunday nights from Cal
vary Baptist church resulted in n
meeting of the congregation being
called last night and immediate steps
taken to remedy this condition. The
members agreed that the present
6 handle tas .e4ssNSsjsilS pssa s' fs s.
enlargement of the Structure were
made.
1t lie the purpose of the church to
spend $4,000 for this enlargement,
and 1t was determined that the sum
of $4,000 be raised by September /.
Eight thousand dollars already has
been subscribed, and the remainder, 1t
is hoped, will be raised on or before
Septemb Der /.
Present plans of the church are to
erect an annex to the structure, at
Grove avenue and the Boulevard,
which will more than double the
seating capacity OF the present audi
forum. When completed, the audi
torium will hold 1900 people. or 900
additional, as the present seating ca
pacity Is 900.
That the growth OF the church has
been phenomenal In the past four
years is shown by the fact that since
to the present site the membership of
the church has been increased by 500
new members At the present time
the church is free from Indebtedness,
having raised the sum of $4,000 last
year and paying off all debts on the
present property.
When completed, the church and It's
site will represent an outlay Of APP
proximately 100000. The church as
1t stands today represents an invest
ment Of $4,000. and the new i'm
proven ents will cost $4,000.
That the church Is united in the
move to enlarge the building was
shown by the attendance and interest
OF the memb ers last night. That con-
siderable interest Is taken In the
church by persons residing in the
community was demonstrated when
several, not members of the church.
attended the meeting last night and
pledged substantial subscriptions.
Only one committee the plans COM
mittee. was appointed. 1t consists Of
the following: r. A. Gary, William l..
Tyler, Charles p. Hartz. II. M Gam
and II. L. Moddis. 1t will be the duty
OF this committee to look after the
plans for the annex.
Announcement Of those on the ways
and means committee will be made
at the Sunday morning service.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
EPISCOPAL CLERGY
Protected BY FUND

New York, March s.-The Episco.
bal church contributed In two years
k4,lsl.067.76 for the protection Of its
kierxymen through the church pension
iurd,r This was the amount OF the
assessments paid into the fund by
fhurches throughout the country It
he close Of the two years OF operation
lust. ended.
\ Mcneil Sayre, secretary and man.
lser OF the church pension fund. an
Lounced that this total of 31,lSl.-
KRIS was 80 La per cent Of all pos
Iibie assessments payable on the sala-
Ites Of Episcopal clergymcn in the
Emitted States and foreign missionary
InIda Seven and 0ne-half per cent Of
I'm salaries. which is the assessment
We would amount to $l,200,000, for
|he iEo-year period.
TIE church pension fund began
|lueration on March !, 1917, with
IN III 900. raised In campaign for
H .ooO. Gee, to protect clergymen then
u, nfFice. The fund embraces 5000
srishes scattered throughout the
rnitNd states and foreign missionary
ma and more than 5000 clergyman
|sho are protected by old age pensions.
|Siaability allowances and benefits for
hair widows ana orphans.
N m. notice which has just been sent
N III the bishops OF the church In the
fn}ted Hrates, Mr.. Sayre pointed out
het the amount Of annual grants OF
-. fand make Il one Of half dozen
Arrest pAndon granting corporations
n ~ world
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11

Ipcctant audience.
The company is nearly 81 same as
THAT which supported Mis- Robson
early last fall In "A Littl. BIT Old
fashioned" which In spite Of clever
acting, somehow failed to iii the
theatres. 'Tish" is a much better
vehicle for Miss Robson's cxtraor-
"Aggie," whose fiance, Mr.. Virgins.
a timer. fell off the roof a week be-
fore the day set for the wedding. She
rs an extremely tail and slender person
whose misa dventures kept the
audience tittering. Lottie Blake plays
Lizzie" short. sedate. OF settled
habits. Fred Trowbridge Ia Charley
Sands vincenzo Touruelii is con-
vincing In the role of the effervescent
and devoted 'Tufik."
The story lis too full of Incidental
( s. ~ 49, Il -. y II AZ >s--41. ~ -
Tsentation in a review. Miss Robson
the time. after arriving at q summer
hotel in ninety horse- power motor
boat at full speed right up to tn.
landing. After she sheds her sailor
oiiskins she is revealed In strikiHgly
fashionable riding costume, having
just come from her first lesson in
horseback exercise. They cannot get
rooms at the hotel. SO ''Tisk" uses n
hair-pin Jimmy to open a tenn
porarily unoccupied cottage. that the
three spinsters may escape a thunder
storm. There they are obliged to
spend the night--that is, until the
villain, who lives In the place, ar
rives and thrusts a bride into the
hands of an intoxicated but otherwise
virtuous young man. city council
man, whom he brings along. 'Tisk"
manages to get the money. steals the
notes on the converse
ton between the two men which had
been made by q shopping detective.
commanders the villains racing car
and goes away. accompanied by the
ever faithful Aggie and Lizzie.
Tho next two acts are In ''Tish's"
own cottage. Miss Robson wears
some quite effective costumes. She
prepares to go to Jail for stealing the
villains money. but instead engineers
the course of events SO that every
body else is happy and she gets ready
10 marry the sweetheart of her youth,
now an honest .to-goodnes5 reformer.
Somehow the sentimental turn given
by the playwright fails to be con-
vincing to one familiar with the origi-
nal adventures of Le.itia Carberry.
but the audience liked 1t. so Mr.. Rose
must know his business better than
any reviewer
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
Petersburg
NOTICE.

In case of any failure on
the part of Petersburg sub
scribers to receive the Rich
mend Virginian promptly
and regularly they are re-
euested TO cpll rRllesen A.
l'AfRlnson,. agent, phone
ls55-J, Petersburg, who will
see that all such complaints
are properly attended to.
MIR. Parkinson desires to
have on file the names of a
number of reliable boys who
would accept positions "a
carriers when the first va
cancy occurs.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
AT THE
THEATERS
May ROBSON AS 'sTTsH-
DELIGHTS RICHMONDERS
WITH NEW COMEDY

Letitfa Carberry. spinster. emerged
from the pages OF a Reinehart story
into living reality at the Academy Of
Music last night, in the person of
May Robson. Aggie came. too and
Lizzie. So did Chorley Sands, nephew
of Letitia Carberry, and Tufik the
Syrian.
Tish" is the name of the new
comedy adapted from the stories
which set folks laughing Edward
e. Rose didn't overlook any of tho
laughs when he arranged the play
Miss Robson and her company
brought every one OF them along. to
the vast delight of a large and ex-
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
GIFTED FOR DISTINGUISHED

GIFTED FOR DISTINGUISHED
SERVICE.
The commander-in-ch chief In the
name Of the president. has awarded
the distineuishcdser cross to the
following named officers and soldiers
for the acts Of extraordinary heroism
described after their names:
Private Brairard W johnson. sani-
'ary detachment, i1eth infantry "a
S. No. l2sos9s.) For extraordinary
heroism In action near verdun.
France. Private Johnson repeatedly
exposed himself to heavy machine
gun fire in giving first aid to the
wounded and carrying them to tho
rear. Through his devotion to duty
and disrega OF danger many lives
were saved. Next Of kin. NJ. w. John
son. father. Basic City. Va.
Private Joseph p. woodville, Com
pany B.-1i2th machine gun battalion.
"a. S. No. 12e0sS6.l For extraor-
binary heroism in action In tho Bots
de Consenvoye, France. October Is.
1918. Private Woodville remained at
his gun until the position was destroy
ed. the other gun sentry killed. and
he himself wounded. He refused first
aid until the bonn bardment had lifted
and kept up the morale of the other
members OF his section by his heroism
ana chcerfuiness. Home address,
Mrs. Bessie woodville. mother. Earl
hurst. Va
Sergeant Gilmore Tomlin. Company
G.. Sixth infantry. "a. s. No. 732Ss6.)
For extraordinary heroism In action
near Re!gnieville. France. September
IL, 1918. Facing heavy machine gun
fire. Sergeant Tomlin alone charged
a machine gun. which was causing
his company many casualties. killed
the gunner. and captured the gun.
Next of kin. Mrs. Daisy Tomlin. moth
er. Lynchburg. Va.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
Nfrr. Fr'rfnnlks to We'd.

/ New York. March 1o.-Mrs. Doug
|las Fairbanks who recently obtained
|h divorce from the prominent motion
picture actor. 10 to wed again within
II few days, according to report cur.
|rent today. Confirmation OF tho
|rumor could not be obtained. but rela-
|ffyes and friends Of Mrs. FAIRBANKS
hailed to make categorical dentais
Ma Fairbanks Is out OF town. The
|rurnor had II that Mrs. FaIrhanks Ia
n marry James Evans. Wall
|etreet broker.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
Tnfluenza SITUATION.

DR.. r. NJ Chichester. acting chief
health officer. received reports Of
forty-nine cases Of influenza yesterday,
with only one death. Two physicians
reported most OF this number, and the
cases are supposedly the accumula-
ton OF several days which have been
held over
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11

Orr presents George v. Hobart's lat
est musical comedy success Miss
Blue Eyes" adapted from the Broad
way farce success What's Your Hus-
band Doing"
Containing a screamingly funny
plot and a brilliant array of tunefui
melodies written by silv!o Helm. COM
poser OF Flo Flo" Miss Blue Eyes
Is receiving unstinted praise from both
press and public.
The company playing here is the
original one Of forty people with such
musical comedy favorites as Harvey
Orr. VIII Powers, Gladys Fisher,
Marjorie Bonner and Oakes and De-
Lour, the sensational whirlwind
dancers.
An exceptional chorus OF beautiful
girls are making the music of the
piece wonderfully popular with such
y e. ~ .
"A Sort OF Subtle FeelinEi' blue
Eyes" all of the whstling kind.
"I'H Say So"
From 10 o'clock in the morning
un'il r-idnlght every dav OF the week
rehearsals are being held for I'm
Say So which Ia to be produced at
/,
Friday and Saturday and Saturday
matinee. IT Is the ambition of every
~ EN- Der of the cast to put over"
the biggest military show that has
ever been produced and to bring to
the doughboys at Camp Lee the rarest
treat that has ever been offered In q
city near a military camp and to this
end along this huge musical revue
has been organized.
There will be two acts and fifteen
scenes--a Kaleidoscope succession Of
color and movement with scarcely a
pause for breath. either for the audi
ence or the players. Fun will be
the keynote. war will be almost for
gotten.
The book, music and lyrics were
entirely the work of the officers of
Camp Lee. The officers who make up
the cast as well as the fair talent from
Petersburg who will play the feminine
roles and fill ont the choruses are
hubbling over with enthusiasm and
filing the ret1earsals with a eaguer-
ness to work that bids far to give
IN Say So" a front place In the
his'o of musical shows.
The entire production will be on
a large scale and the scenes are
treated in the urbane style of daring
draperies and brilliant lighting effects.
There are over 400 costumes and the
cost of production viii be many thous-
ands of dollars. No expense has
been spared in its construction.
Turn TO the Right"
pof Inft fu
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
Vuginia's
HonorRoN
:..s.ssss' ssSss, isS's.'s

DIED OF DISEASE.
Wagner James Stewart Hartigan,
Lexington
Private Lewis Williams, Crewe.
WOUNDED fDEGREE UNDETTTR-
MTNED).
Private Roy Radford Miller, Staun-
ton.
SICK IN HOSPITAL. PREVIOUSLY
REPORTED MISSING.)
Private John c. Boothc. Bruster
Russell county.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11

er-Iove which returns to the AG464Jy3yS
next Monday. Tuesday and W6dhts-
day and "Wednesday matinee, thAx
this play from the pens Of winclseif
Smith and John r. Haz&Ard admits
of no accurate companison with any
thing else that the American stage
has known. During It's runs 81 A
solid year In both New York AMI
Chicago 1t was branded the Creates
laughing hit OF the generation despiss
| the fact that As underlying theme 10
religion and old -fashioned morality
1t is doubtful that any dramatist other
than Winchell Smith could have sue
cessfully welded the homogeneous els
ments of comedy and religion.
/ Turn to the Right.' has dem on.
strated its great breadth Of appeal
| in Turing back to the box Office that
class Of playgoes who cherish metsae-
, ,,:s;s ,rs W As1-.c; e., ss,,.;
offerings OF objectionable whole q
| soreness, at the same time holding
intact the laugh -seekers who revei tn
such PLAYS as The Boomerang and
Fair and WARNER In short. IL Is
one of those lucky combinations that
occur so rarely as to be characterized
as cpochal in the history Of the starr.
Turn to the Right" will be pre-
scented here with the original cast
that appeared Cor 443 consecutive
performances at the Gaiety theateft
New York headed BY Ruth Chester
as Mother Bascom.
LYRICS Bib Disappointing.
The first half of the week bill at
the Lyric is disappointing. Perhaps
this IA because Manager Charlie Rag
has been offering his patrons much
stronger ones of late,
Clayton, supposed mind reader"
is not convincing. although billed ~
| n haadliner. Among supposed Qu~e-
lions he purported to answer were
several having to do with coming m.
tion-wide prohibition. He said that
as a result of reconstruction, follow
ing signing OF the peace pact. beer
and light wines would be licensed. al
| though whiskey and ardent spirits
soon would be unknown.
| One act. that OF James ("Fat')
Thompson, assisted by Al Petrie. In
/ "a comedy barrage," The Canon.
! fleurs.' did MOI show up at the After
noon performance yesterday.
/ Charles Nevins and Ada Gordon, =
man and a woman, In "A Holland
I Halloween" a pot pouri Of songs and
dances with a dash OF patter, wore
fairly we'll liked. as were Roode and
Francis. in comedy wire act.
| Most OF the comedy was supplied by
! Jane Barber and Jerome Jackson.
I the last named an elongated individ-
ual
! A current event news reel and =
comedy hlm added the finishing
touches to the BILL
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
Death .of Cnmmotiorc BOURNE.

Oakdaic l.. I. March 1o--Commo-
dore Frederick Bourne, formerly
president of the Singer Sewing Ma
chine company died at his home here
yesterday after an Illness OF several
months. Ho was sixty eight years old.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11
"Mfss Rlue Eyes"

Something new In the musical
comedy field will be offered at the
Academy tonight and Wednesday and
Wednesday matinee. when Harvey p.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11

The distillers might turn some of
their plants into orphans homes They
are responsible for lots of them
Philadelphia Inquirer.
The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-03-11

Turn TO the Right
Pathos and hunor are so deftly
blended in Turn to the Right.
Right" the play OF mirth and moth
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-01
HENRICO MAN CONVICTED
OF WHIPPING YOUNG BOYS
w. VI. Milan Fined SIS After AIl-Day
Trinl Before Hastings Court

After a hea ring lasting throughout
the. day, W: NJ Milan was convicted
Henrico County of Whipping several
boys who had entered his Watermelon
patch. and WAS fined s25, the jury in
terpretins his offense as 4 msde-
Testimony brought out that the Of
Tense was committed at Milan's farm,
on the Mechanicsville Turnpike. on a
Sunday in the middle of last August
Milan's farm while he was at church,
with intention of securing water
melons.
Farmers in the vicinity had been
constantly harassed with such young
sters, it was testified. and Milan left
on guard negro, John Meredith.
When Meredith saw the boys coming.
he secured shotgun and started for
the patch, meeting several hoys on the
road, where he forced them. at the
point OF an empty gun, to continue
to the testimony. There he is alleged
to have found several more of the
youngsters, all OF whom he forced to
go TO the house to await the arrival
Milan is special officer Of Henrico
County. and Immediately placed the
boys under arrest for the alleged Of
Tense. but later. according to the tes-
timony. whipped the boys. Proceed
ings were begun at once against him.
the parents Of the children securing
lesal ana TO prosecute him, and Milan
was indicted for felony.
On the accused mans behalf, num-
Der OF Henrico farmers appointed n
committee to have him ably represent
ed with legal talent.
The trial lasted from Q o'clock in
the morning until 10 last night. scores
of witnesses giving their testimony
many OF the boys involved being
present throughout the trial. Material
evidence was shown the court in the
presentation of the whip alleged to
have been used by Milan. and n shirt
which contained stains of blood said to
nave resulted from wound inflicted
with the whip.
Milan was represented by Louis
WendcnburE, while Commonwealth's
Attorney w. w. Beverly conducted the
prosecution.
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-01
ROANOKE GUARDS COMING
TO JACKSON CEREMONIES
Adjutant General Stern Receive,
Notice OF Participation OF New

Adjutant- General 10 Lane Stern yes
teTday received a telegram from Cap
tain Charles T. Turner. OF the com
rany OF National gua-dsmcn recently
established in Roanoke. stating that
his command would come to Richmond
on October II, and take part in the
parade in connection with the unyeu-
Ing Of the statue OF "Stoncwall" Jack
son at the intersection of Monument
Avenue and the boulevard
sixty men or more will make the
trip from Roanoke. They will STAY
N Richmond only one day. Ceremonies
incident TO the mastering in of the
unit will take place on next Wednes-
day. October Z. Major Gill. OF the Vir-
ginia AdJutant-G Generals office, will
conduct the inspection. He has lust
been detailed for that duty. The order
Tor the mastering in OF the new com
pany was yesterday received from the
adjutant of the eastern division of the
War Department at Governors Island,
y. Y.
Assurances have also been received
from Petersburg that the Petersburg
Grays Will come over for the unveilin g
Of tho monument. There are 100 men
IN the organization and il will be the
hrst time that the company has made
a trip as "a unit
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-01
SC0UTMASTERS ORGANIZE
AND HEAR TALK BY BRYAN
Thomas IL. Howell Nominated for
President and G. II. Pearson
for Secretary.
Pen, Enthusiasm and

PEP. Enthusiasm and Pulling To-
Eethcr." was the subject Of the adj
dress given last night by Thomas p
Bryan before the Scoutmasters' club
al It's reorganization meeting at Eov
scout Headquarters near Franklin and
Eighth Streets nv
Guiding the Boy Scout in such way
that he would make the best citizen
and do the best work was the mir
cipal theme of the address
Like any other work the training
., 10y scout is reciprocal" began
Mr. Bryan IF the energy of the bows
could he collected. as l have heard
my father say. and put to good use
lutionizcd ie'o-
"scoutmasters are the masons who
lay the foundation on which the whole
government is laid"
Nomination of officers was made nv
the club and election will take place
AT the next meeting.
The officers nominated were:
William Gillett. vice-presidcnt. = %
Pearson. secretary: r. q. Ueinricb
treasurer; II. W. Durett scout COM
missioner, and deputy scout commits
Sioncrs: q. Is. Walford, southeastern
niStrlct; stuart Ragland western dis
b!ct. and w. NJ. Buchroeder. central
Plans to make the coming year the
SFcatest in the history of the organi-
Zalon are being made and MANY nro-
II IS also being decided what civic
work The Boy Scouts will undertaLe
TINS year and this will be announced
soon. Gu
Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1919-10-01
FEDERAL COURT CONVENES
FOR FALL TERM OCTOBER 8
Highland Springs Postmaster, Charged
With EmbezziinE, Among Those
to Incc Trial

United States District Court con-
venes here on October 6, but the docket
is not unusually heavy, owing to the
fact that Judge Waddill has disposed
Of many cases at special sessions held
since the last regular term. II is eX-
pected however, that the grand jury.
which meets next week, will add con-
sderably 10 the size of the docket
Papers in the condemnation pro-
cecdings brought in order that the
government may acquire the site of
Camp Lee, are returnable to this term,
but it is stated that the matter will
be considered al some date to be set
later in the month.
W. r. smith, charged with using the
mails to defraud. Will come up for
trial and his case is expected 10 be
one OF the most interesting of the term
Miss Eileen Harrison. who conducted
the National Fancy Goods establish
ment here, VIII also have to face the
court on similar charge. Tom Scott
who was recently captured, will be
tried on an indictment two years old
charged in both cases with distillinE
Charles II. Schcllenberg. who is ac-
cused Of cmhczzling money from the
fost- once Department and burning
up the post office at Highland Springs
IN order TO hide the alleged crime. Will
Also; Also nave TO race III court. Schcllen-
berg was ,postmas-er at Highland
unable to give bail. he has been in jail
ever since his arrest.
Ihrec negroes from Beaver Dam
Ida Y. Garter. Annie johnson and Lille
JohHson-wi!l be tried on charges Of
using the mails to defraud.