The daily dispatch. [volume] (Richmond [Va.]) 1850-1884, 1883-07-13

Tho New Boerd--sfandiDg Commit
tees-MOzart.HIall Building
Scheme Endorsed.

The first meeting OF the recently-elected
Board of Directors OF the Chamber of Com
merce was held yesterday evening. Pres
ent: f: r. 4. Blankensbip, president; Thomas
Potts, first vice-president; p. w. Grubbs,
second vice-president Walter Bowie.
Grin L. Cottrell, Judge Crump, b. @.
Wherry, Jr., George p. Stacy, X. A. Dun
lop, Il. o. Melting, Charles ID. Hill, and
Robert Wendenburg. Excuses were made
for the absence Of Messrs. Hawes and Wat
kins.
The President announced the following
standing committees
Arbitration-E. o. Noting, Greer IT..
BaughmaD, Louis j. Bossieux, Alexander
Cameron, and o. Il. Weisiger.
Manufactures George p. Stacy, Frank
T. Glasgow, n. ID. Hargrove, L. A. Hoen,
and Thomas G. Williams.
Mines-S. ii. Hawes, Charles NJ. Branch,
w. s. Dobnan, Jr., A. Il. Goodman, and
John X. Williams.
Outward Trade-C. d. Hill, Charles A..
Baldwin. Jonn AZ. Morris, w illiam b. War.
wick, and Robert Wendenburg.
Walter Bowie, George Glib
son, Jr., John II. Gresham, Luke Harvey,
and II. +. Williams.
II uiuLCt-Ds " w ctsg OOuu Il .
Branch, Edward Cohen, Gideon Daven-
port, and Philip Haxall.
Inland Trade-Thomas Potts, Clay Drew
ry, John s. Elicit, John b. Purcell, and
Edgar Taylor.
Accounts--S. Hirsb, ID. A. Ainslie, F..
ID. Hill, W. ii. Powers, and A. j. Watkins.
Improvement OF James River-George
w. Allen, James W. Allison, A. s. Buford,
r. A. Dunlop, Il. o. N6ltlng, John Pur-
cell, and Peter c. Warwick.
NAIL MATTERS.
The Secretary laid before the Board a
letter from Hon. George ID. Wise stating
that he had visited Washington, seen the
Postmaster-G General, and presented the pc
tition OF the Chamber and merchants gene
rally for increased mail facilities on the
Danvile road. Mr.. Wise says he left the
Postmaster-General "with the impression
that he is favorably inclined to the petit
tiOn."
NEW MOZART HALL.
The President introduced Mr.. r. H..
Whhlock. chairman OF the Building COM
mittee of the Mozart Association, who ad-
dressed the Board with reference to the
donation by the public TO the Association
OF the lOl 1T tue uOItuNcSJ COlHtl vi lndlll
and Sixth streets for new hall.
In connection with the object OF his adj
dress Mr.. Whitlock read the following let
ter:
RICHMOND, VA, July IL, 1882.
To the Chamber Of Commerce, Richmond :
Please indulge me whilst talk briefly in
the hope of reaching the ears OF such pa
triotic citizens as may be willing to aid the
Mozart Building Committee in their efforts
to secure subscriptions to the amount OF
S1G,j0O, with which to purchase the LOT
corner Sixth and Main streets, and donate
the same to the Mozart Association as 4
basis OF credit upon which to borrow a
sufficient sum to build a creditable music
hall. IT is utterly impossible that this
committee OF business gentlemen can spare
the tiBe to call upon every one in person ;
therefore, propose to tell the public what
the committee are trying 10 do, and LET such
as are willing to aid classify themselves
and inform any one OF the following
conference.-the, T. William Pembefon
John Tyler. A. BargaBfin, Charles l.. Sic
gel, z. III. Whitlock-by postal-card. ver.
bally, or telephone, what sum or sums they
or their firm will subscribe.
The committee desire TO secure the fol-
lOWyng-yiZ.: