The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1897-05-04

Princess Anne: George T. Clarke, Surry;
John X. Russell. Hcnrico; ". l.. Coons
Oulpeper; >. ,. NlkIns, Northampton
Edward r. Baird, Essex; G.. M. Woot-
ton. Stafford John T.. MaDD, Acconac;
NJ. NJ. Lynch. Frederick; FRANK W
Lewis. Lancaster: c.. Il. Eubank. North
uulberland; lanes =. Clements. Alex
andria; T.. o. Peale Augusta; +. l..
LaRue. Bath: 4. c.. Smith, Caroline g.
W. Grigsby, King George, W. W. Motifs
Henry: r. J.. Brown. Franklin. T.. u.
Watson. Plttsylvania; Thomas II. Baths-
dale. Halifax. James g. lanes SucN-
inrham: 5. ID. Milford Charles Clty
l. :. Foster. Mathews James IL. Alith'
lanes City: r.. ". Armistead, Nlllaiiis-
burg. Thomas w. Smith, chase Iit!i
Dr. NJ. II. Henry. Powhatan; G. Z. PARIS
charlotte. W. G.. Fitzpatrick, Nelson
John II. West. Norfolk. 4. ). farls' flu-
wanna. r. Il. willis FredericksDuIs' H.
d. Ragland, Goochland; j. X. b.I ks
da1e Albcmarle. y. j.. Pulham, MAN
chester. Thomas r. Powell, Newport
Nau.s. Lee Britt. Suffolk William }.
Stokes. York county; William I. VII
uams. Orange J. B. Mclnturn 5n'h3n-
dooh. q r. Ray. Warren Charles IT,
Graves. Page: J. +. Bryant, Southanip-
ton: Gavin ROWS. Isle Of Wight D.
: saville: -. u. Munscy, Band
James II. Gwathmey, KING Niii.aIn'
Il. c. stevens. Roanoke; y. u. ha"kins'
bedford; IL. NJ. Ciarkson, Prince VII
liam. RicharO 4. Dobie Norlolhi D. ~
Crafford. Warwick; G. X. huoD"iu'
Wvfhe. ]. J.. Wilson Cum0erlanu' "
d. Hall. Fairfax; II. NJ. Miller Kappa
hammock: l.. VI. Shumate. Louuouni a. .
Dowdy. Giles: J. h. Stephens. Momlsoili-
cry; ]. j.. Powell, GreenesVil.c' ih,',l--9 ,.i.
J. Garden; W. H. Mllcnei| O"'-
roft. n Willis, Elizabeth CITY: ). l..
Wilson. Cumberland; 3. hust, noailD.7'
y q Glass. Lynchburg K. II. sheppe'
p.,s1oi. p 4 preston, Washington; W..
+. Fox. Richmond.
A verv handsome and intelligent body
10 men is this conference, and there
v.ero many CHEEKY and pleasant groups
adhered together in the hall before they
go called TO order. exchanging greet
iros aud holding converse with each
other. ,..t,,.r,,, ,,.,.
,.oneraIIv regretted. and this regret
found expression in a resolution or SYM
nathv with him, for his late Illness ana
~ Measure that he IS recovering from IT,
sfate superintendent John Il" Massey
called the conference TO order az y,y
o'clock. and requested the KeN' III.
ceo-oe Cooper. the pastor OF the FIRST
Baptist church, OF this cry - o'ie'
prayer. 49,, ,,r,,ort ne,ition 20
Heaven for BLESSINGS on the conference
~ state and the country TO Which
',re,,er ali the members OF the conference
its,epai with dcVOur attention.
c,,,erintoutent Massey then expressed
~ +Iessure AT seeing so many supervis-
- - education before him, ana well
oor,ed them heartily TO Richmond
III, Mo said ne would not forestau the
aei,er who had teen selected for the
address of welcome and then sraceIuiy
,n,roduced Mr. ]. A. McGllvray, tne
secretary OF tie State Board OF Educa~
tlor. Ito, ..,,,,, much
Mr. McGnvray was received WIN muoD
anolause. and after seconding the Wei
come by Mr. Massey OF the neissA'e7 -
Pich,nord he declared that the most
i....,o-,srt branch of the State govern
-,, ,,as committed TO their care.
y-i,.einia declares that the school tax IS
a. nreroi,lm paid for liberty. and that
everv dollar OF tax makes IFS return In
cnllebtened citizenship. said Mr. Nc
10 smoke OF the wonderful good that
.hs nublic schools had done in twenty
ave years. towards the diminution OK ILL.,
teracy. 49,
Virginia was 80 per cent, and In 1880 IL
was % per cent. and had been steadily
diminishing ever since.
He did not claim that the present sys-
tnm l. perfect. for II was not, and they