Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1896-04-08
CITY OF MANCHESTER
The Organization Of the Beard Of Trade
Perfected Yesterday.
THE OFFICERS AND COMMITTEES
Large Number of New Members
Eiccted-German Last Night-Pri-
mary Pian-Pretfy Morning Mar
riaue--PersonaIs and Briefs.

1 u
| Trade was held yesterday afternoon al
| r o'clock In Toneys Hall, with large
number OF members present. President
7 II Patteson called the meeting 70
order with Mr.. Ernest II. Wells as acting
| secretary.
Chairman Patteson, OF the Executive
| Committee. announced that the commit
tee had selected Mr.. Ernest H. Wells as
| treasurer of the board. and Mr.. Clarence
Walden as permanent secretary. These Sc.
| Iections were made by the Executive
| Committee In pursuance of the authority
vested I'm them by the constitution and
bv-laws adopted at the last meeting or
the board.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The following standing committees
were announced by the president:
ON New Business-A. j. Danron (cnalr-
| mani. John +. Utz, X. @. WOOD H. r.
u F Harnish. T.. b. Cerseley.
| on LeGislation-A. c. Atkinson (chalr-
mani. John Il. Utz, r. G. Wood, Is. L.
owen. Jr.. Dr. W. p. Mathews.
I ON Observation-Disclosures l.. Robertson
! (cbairman), Il. l.. Cerseley, J. S. Sykes,
r. A. Justis, L. NJ. Nunnally.
on Business Enterprises-A. L. Adam
. son (chairInan). j. +. Bradley, u. L.
! Toney. w. IL. owens.
on Statistios-George +. Gary Chair
| mani. j. W. Bronaugh, Jrp w. j. Car
| ter. w. w. Friend. b. 3. Weisiger.
on General Business-J. j. Bailey
(chairman. c. S. Reams, Henry Fitz-
gerald, j. G. Rice. +. T. Rucker.
MEMBERS ELECTED.
The following members were elected;
| Nessrs. W. L. Moody, w. c. Rice, Val
| entine Stein, T. b. Cerseley, John e.
| Hagen q Co, A. ]. Bradley. w. j. Car
| ter. John G.. Rice II. G. Petzold John Il.
| Utz, W. b. Bradley, Charles I. Jones,
II. Il. DuvaI. J. c. Snellings. k. Z. Broad
dus. s. =. Ingram. w. T. Hart, X. T..
| Smith, G. Berger. Charles IL. Day, George
| paul e Brother, H. Fitzgerald, james
| Walker. f. NJ. Moxley. c. ;. Reams,
J. w. Craig, Virginia Fire and Marine
| Insurance Company, Building and Loan
| Company G.. Il. Stacy, II. h. Harnisn'
b. T.. owen, Jr., W. Il. Taylor, }. IL.
Busby, Virginia State Insurance Com
pany. Richmond and Manchester Land
Company Old Dominion Building ana
Loan Association, George y. Stein, W..
u. Peasants. James f. Bradley, George
BEDFORD. +. w. Wesiger. b. II. Nor
rissett & Son, Joseph w. Bronaugh, Jr,
John A. Burke, Fred. Rollins, NJ. b.
Staples,-W. p. Mathews. T. p. Mathews.
President Patteson stated that he had
already received letter of inquiry about
the manufacturing sites Of Manchester.
The board then adjourned 10 meet at
| Toney's Hall, on the 2lst
THE GERMAN LAST NIGHT.
The Manchester Cotillon Club gave its
| final german OF the season at Leader
Hall last night, and scored one OF the
! most brilliant successes Of the winter.
The costumes worn by the young partici-
| pants were unusually handsome, and the
scene was one Of beauty, rarely surpassed
in this city. The affair opened prompt
ly at 10 o'clock by the grand march,
J led by Mr. Samuel Patteson, who ma
nipulated the long column with unusual
grace and ease through the intricate
figures.
At midnight an elegant supper was
served in the dining hail, after which
dancing was renewed.
Those present were: Misses Bessie
Reid. Lila and Ella Mayo. Mamie Welsh
ger. Kate Cox, Ella Brodnax, Nina Owens,
Florence Holland Maude Patteson, Cay
Goolsby, Mary Robertson, Alice Taylor,
Minnie Ellen, and Gertrude Weisger.
Julia Morris, Sadie Chalkley, Matte
Glliock (of lexington, Minnie Giles tof
Raphine) Bessie GILL and Mesdames
Winnie. Brodnax Reid, Holland, Kel-
ley, Weisiger, Fendley, Garrett, Cox,
Turpln. Ingram The gentlemen pres
ent were: Messrs. Thomas Turpin, VIII
liam Morris. Gus Goolsby. Henry Bate
Willis Pulliam. Sam Moore, Sam Pate
son, X ID. McRae. A. G. Taylor, Lacy
Fendley. Duncan Pulliam, w. b. Ball
ID. l.. Brodnax, John Friend.
THE PRIMARY PLAN.
meeting of the committee appointed
at the last meeting of the City Central
Democratic Committee, to formulate
plans for the coming primary election
net again last night in Chairman Weiss
, Office. and decided to recommend
the plan adopted In Manchester for The
primary held In the spring of 1892
The committee considered the expense
attached TO holding the primary. and
from information before them. decided
that. the cost for the contestants woulC
be about as follows: Council 50: jus
tees of the peace. $50; Commonwealth:
Attorney City Sergeant and Mayor
SO each. These figures are placed a
the maximum, and the committee hops
they have left a respectable margin
/. This mode of holding tho election, which
: is TO be recommended to the City Cen
.
! meeting provides for the smallest pos
sible number OF officers TO conduct legi
! tlmately an election; hence, the low cos
, to the candidates.
The committee also decided TO recon
mend that ward meetings be held afte
!, the primary, for selecting delegates Il
the State convention to be held in Staun
ton next June. The committee then ad
iourned TO report to the City Contra
Committed which meets on the night o
: the 18th.
NUNNALLY-ROYAL NUPTIALS.
5 One Of the prettiest marriages Of III
season in Manchester occurred In thu
Fifth-Street Methodist church yesterda,
morning, at 1870 O'Clock when Mis-
Carrie Royal became the bride of Mr.
!. Henry A, Nunnally. The altar was ar
| tistically decorated with flowers. and pre-
sented a beautiful appearance, Will
every available seat In the church wa
occupied by friends and relatives of tn
happy couple.
q Promptly at the appointed hour tn
bridal train entered the church, to tn
q strains OF Lohengrin's wedding-march
! rendered by Miss Pearl Spain. The cere
mony was performed by the Rev. j. o
2 Babcock, the pastor OF the church.
I Mr.. Arthur V. Nunnally cousin of tn
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