The Daily times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1886-1889, 1889-06-08
EXPOSITION PEOPLE,
A FULL MEETING HELD YEsrERDA,
Mr.. ASHTON STARKE UNAN-
MOUSLY REFLECTED
PRESIDENT.
SOME HEmsRss ~ PRESIDENT.
tscseraI Joseph *. Anderson Satisfied
That the. tiiy wiii Pay the 20.
ctets's Bcbt-Ibc vice peal
dents all Reelected

zeal Society was held on December
18th, 1888. for the purpose OF electlpE
officers, SC. No quorum was pretent.
Another effort TO hold meeting was
attempted on January 10Th, 1881. NO
quorum was present at that meeting.
The next attempt TO hold a meeting
was on April 10Th. There was still no
quorum.
The executive committee then vent
10 work and obtained proxies from the
stockholders in the city and secured the
presence Of the proxies for the city,
Messrs. Lewis ID. Crenshaw. Henry 30.
dekcr and James l.. Anderson. mem
beers of the CITY Council. At this meet
ing the stockholders only authorized
their proxies to take measures for the
payment Of the debt Of nearly $40, 900
which the society owed. Interesting
remarks we're made by the members
present. which were reported IN the
morning papers Of the day following
The proxies had no authority to vote
for officers.
The next meeting was on May 10Th.
The CITY + stock was present by proxy.
but very little Of the balance. There
fore there was no quorum.
Another meeting was held May 3Oth.
at which only three persons were pres
ent. Only minimum amount OF
stock was represented.
Yesterday evening, juno 7th, the
seventh meeting Of the society was
held, and at last officers were elected.
CALLED TO ORDER.
This seventh and last meeting WAS
held in the rooms Of the Chamber OF
Commerce yesterday evening. at 4:oO
O'Clock. There were present a large
number of prominent city people, ana
few from the counties.
President SisIke called the meeting
TO order, Mr.. j. W. holland. secretary.
MIR. Slarke stated that this was an
adjourned meeting from the first reg
ular meeting. The secretary had sent
postals TO the life members aud stock
holders in the country. He was sorry
10 see 30 few Of the country life mem
bers present. He suggested the first
business in order would be TO appoint
rOmmittce on proxiCs.
Mr.. Lewis ID. Creushaw moved that
q committee be appointed on proxies.
Adopted.
The Presidentappointed liessrs. Cren-
shaw, Dinncen and Walter Grant the
The committee was out but few
minutes, and returning reported that
there were 800 shares present by
proxy. in addition TO those represented
by the members present. So a quorum
was present, q. 100 shares constituting
the full society.
The President then announced that
the first business in order was the cleo
ton Of officers. lie announced that he
was now ready To receive nominations
for the office OF
PRESIDENT.
Mr.. William Cans rose aud stated
that the sentiment of all around him
was ihat the retiring president should
be re elected. Mr. Ashton SiaTke was
a man who had been able in the per
Torrance Of his duty. He placed him
in nomination.
Mr.. Ashton Starke rising said that he
had over and over again stated that ne
would not take this place again. While
Of the society and conduct
ing the Exposition he had done the best
he could. He bad nothing to say OF an
apologize nature. As FAR as his limit
Ell abilities went lac did all that a man
could do. He insisted on his declma-
ton to serve ggain and meant that IN
all sincerity.
General Joseph Il. Anderson said that
it was proper Tor him TO second this
He did 1t warmly. As
first vice pTes dent he had been close
TO the president. He could bear evl-
dence to the devotion and untirlng yea
and energy of Mr.. Starke in all that lie
did in making Virginias first Exposi-
ton success. "With great pleasure |
second the nomination.
General Anderson was about to put
tho nomination to vote. when Mr.
Starke. rising. said: Il don't yield the
chair to you yet.
SiR. sTARKE's REMARKS.
Mr. Starke said he could not refrain
from thanking the gentlemen for nomi-
mating him. The first Wee President
had truly stated that he had been
closely associated with him. but SO had
oil the others. He proceeded To say that
others could have done as well. and
worked out the success of the
in different way.
The manner in which 1t had
been done had been criticized, but he
and his associates had simply done the
beat they could. They had labOred as
they had never labored for their OHn
private business, lie stated that II
might be news TO many 10 learn that
the committee had been IN session four.
five, six, seven and eight hours con-
thinking over what had 20
be done and tho best way of
bringing about the best and most sue
cessful results. Many things were found
out at these long conferences which
showed that IN tho Exposition
business crowds OF expensive de-
tails never thought Of or anucipa-
ted were necessary. The Exposition
he believed did not make
an error. He did not wart It under
stood by this that IN every thing they
were successful. They engaged
music, believing that
tho people Of Richmond would not
hesitate TO pay twenty-five cents to
listen TO a concert by the best bands IN
the country. The people did not pa
lronize the concerts, so the doors To the
Music Hall had TO be thrown open TO
the public free. and thus the music be-
came a source Of expense, Instead OF
source OF income. Many persons have
said thatI II was mistake 10 bring Buffalo
Bill TO the Exposition. Those who
know can ray that there would have
been much lees in the treasury had Buff
falo Bill not been one OF the attractions.
Others have SAID that it was mistake
to bring "Pompeii' here. That same
PompeiI. lust like II was shown at the
Exposition grounds, WAS In full opera
lion in Atlanta, and people from every
section came 10 see il and paid one dol
lar for the privilege, whereas here al
home the charge was only twenty-five
cents.
Taking the entire conduct Of the EN-
position into consideration, IL was the
greatest financial success Of any eN-
given in the United States dur
Jog the year loSS. lie believed that all
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