Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1894-12-12
CONTINUE THE CLUB.
FRIENDS or THE POWHATAN WILL
RALLY TO IRIS SUPPORT.
All oppoeed 10 Disbanding or Going Into
Cheaper Quarters-A Plan for insurinE
the Necessary Funds.

The Powhatan Club held a very impor:-
tant meeting last night. Mr.. s. l.. Kelley,
the president, occupied the chair. ana
there was q fair attendance.
Three propositions confronted the orga-
nizatlon-first. should 1t make an ehert
TO continue on its present basis; second
should IL seek smaller and more inexpen-
siye quarters, and third. should 1t dis
band.
The situation was discussed at some
length and with great earnestness.
Colonel John Bell Bigger favored con-
tinuance upon the present basis. provided
n practical business guarantee could be
obtained that the money would be forth
coming to meet the bills.
Mr.. Charles w. Goddln thought It would
| he n shame to allow the club 10 go down.
| and was willing to meet half way any
others In the matter OF the pecuniary
assistance necessary TO sustain H.
Mr.. Junius Hobson suggested that EFFORTS
| be made to get 100 men TO pay $40 per an
mum to keep the club going, and this
suggestion was favored by Mr. Il. ).
Warren.
Mr. Jefferson Wallace expressed the
vicvs that the club would be more sue
cessful II Il had more liberal social fea-
tures. but this idea was antagonized by
CoIonel John s. Harwood, who also OPP
| nosed the SO plan. He was willing, he
| said to pay $40 per year himself Dut 10
| nut the annual dues at that would keep
| a great many good men out OF the cluo'
Nr Warren explained that he did not
| nropose that the annual dues should De
raised 10 so. His idea was 70 get lVo
men to pledge themselves for $40 each
| TO make up any deficit.
PROPOSE TO CONTINUE.
Finally a vote was taken, which de-
| ,,olon.d that the sense of the meeting
| was almost unanimous for continuing tns
| club on the present basis, and the hollow
| ,re, resolution, submitted by Colonel Big
| ger. was adopted:
| Resolved. That in the event that the
| names OF $50 responsible ana rehaole
| norsons shall be had agreeing, In writing
| TO nav the sum Of s. each on or pc
| fore the fst day Of February, 1879, to TINS
| club. il is hereby understood that each
nerson so agreeing to pay shall pay the
said s. on or before said LIST day OF
| February, 1895, either TO the treasurer OF
| this club or to the national bank In TINS
| city in which said obligation may be
| placed for collection, and the name OF
| each person failing TO so pay shail be
! droppcd from the roll without any fur-
| ther action by this club. and his OBJ
IgatIon for the said $ and cost OF
| protest. etc. shall be placed in the hands
! of the proper legal officer for collection,
| and the names OF each so tailing 10
| pay shall be posted up in the assembly,
room of this club; and, although the
| dues OF any one or more OF the persons
| afa utilization
| on or before the day on which 1t be-
| comes due shall be collected by the
| proper legal official. yet such shall not
| restore his name TO the roll, but his
| name shall be required to be proposed
and acted on, as in cases Of the election
| Of new members, and each and every
person so proposed shall pay the sum or
81 as initiation fee in advance which
said sum shall be returned TO only each
Of such as may not then be elected men,
bers Of this club.
FORM OF OBLIGATION.
The form Of the obligation referred to
shall be as follows:
RICHMOND. VA, December -, 1894.
hereby agree to be ore of as many
| as 80 or more persons who will pay TO
the Powhatan Club the sum Of five dollars
each. on or before the first day Of Feb
| ruary. 1855, IN order that said club may
remain in as full organization and habi-
tation for the year 1895 as 1t now pos
sesses. This paper shall be considered as
| my note for the said s.. provided that the
| signatures of at least 40 other response
bic and reliable persons shall be abb
talned to papers OF like character TO this,
| and l waive all exemptions as TO the
| payment of this obligation, including
any cost attending the collection OF the
same, and l agree that this note shall be
placed for collection in the First Ma
tional Bank of this city.
VISIT THE LUKEWARM.
on motion, the president was instructed
10 appoint a committee. with Colonel
| Bigger as chairman. whose duty il shall
be to visit present lukewarm and former
| members aud others and endeavOr TO get
them 10 sign the above obligation. The
club then adjourned to meet on Decom-
her Goth.