Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-03-24
THE ALUMNI MEETING
UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA MEN
ELECT NEW OFFICERS.
JEFFERSON BANQUET NEXT MONTH.
The Alumni Prepare for the Feast,
with which VIII lie Celebrated the
A Parliamentary Contest.

The annual meeting Of the Alumni As
sociation of the University OF Virginia
was held in the dining-room at the Com
monwealth Club last night, and besides
the election of a new set of officers TO
conduct the affairs Of the association
and the appointment Of the various COM
mittees. considerable business of inte-
rest and importance was transacted.
The meeting was presided over by the
retiring president, Judge James c. Lamb,
and besides him there were present
Messrs. John b. Minor, c. W. p. Brock,
George Ainslle. Henry Taylor, A. w.
Patterson. b. r. Wexford, W. S. Cope
land, Roosevelt Page, Allen Potts. w. r.
Meredith J. II. Powell, f. b. Thomas
son, a. II. Sands, e. r. Williams, +. p.
Cox, J. l.. Anderson. r. II. Gaines, Il.
c. Minor. J. r. V. Daniel Edward Nc
Gure, John PickreH, Jackson Guy,
Peachy Harrison, +. p. Valentine, +. o.
McCabe. r. L. Powers, John rutherford.
and Hunsdon Cary.
THE NEW OFFICERS.
The first business in order was the
election of officers, and Messrs. +. c.
Minor, J. l. Anderson, w. II. Meredith.
Henry Taylor. and James Cannon were
appointed a Committee on Nominations.
They reported, naming the following
officers, who were unanimously elected:
b. Rand Wexford, president; c. W. p.
Brock, first president; $. ID. Cren-
shaw, second Wce-president, and John
b. Minor, secretary and treasurer
| 81 AZ 90 hn
of Mr. Wexford. who, in accepting the
gavel, expressed his thanks for the honor
done him.
The bylaws which were submitted at
the last annual meeting were adopted,
with an amendment changing the order
of business in some particulars. The
question of holding the annual banquet
on the 18th of April Gefferson's BIRTH
day. then came up and created conside-
rable discussion. Hitherto the banquets
have cost each alumnus attending So.
Mr. John b. Minor thought this excessive,
and suggested a smoker as a substitute.
This, however, met with disfavor and he
offered motion that the cost of the ban
quet be restricted to 81 per plate.
WAS A TIE VOTE.
Messrs. L. r. Williams and w. r.
Meredith opposed this vigorously, and
Messrs. j. II. V. Daniel and r. H. Gaines
spoke I'm advocacy of It. A vote was
finally reached, and resulted in a tie
fifteen voting each way. The president
thereupon declared the motion lost, but
Mr. Minor called attention to the fact
that there had voted in the negative a
gentleman who though an applicant for
membership, had not been elected to
such. The president then reversed his
decision and after some flibustering, a
reconsideration Of the vote was had.
Mr. Meredith who was leading the
negative forces. sent out after some
straying members, and. arising, watch in
hand. TO speak TO the motion, announced
that he wouldn't talk longer than three
hours. At this announcement the affirm
atiye forces, in a spirit Of fun, left the
room. AS soon as they got beyond the
doors Mr.. Mercdhh took his seat. and,
vote being called for, the resolution
was almost unanimously voted down.
THE COMMITTEES APPOINTED.
The president then appointed the COM
mittees on Banquet and subscriptions
therefor. as follows:
on Banquet-AIessrs. Allan Potts, Kirk
wood Mitchell. r.. f. Williams. Ia o.
McCabe. and H. r. Carter
on Observation-Disclosures c. W. p.
Brock. A. w. Patterson, r.. p. Valentine,
Daniel Grinnan, and E. X. Williams.
The Executive Committee was elected
as follows: r. Carter Scott and John l..
williams, TO serve one year; John Pick
rell and w Gordon McCabe, to serve
two years; and Nirginius Newton and
j.. p. Valentine, to serve three years
1t was decided that the nature Of the
banquet should be left to the Banquet
Committee, and after all had signed
their names to paper guaranteeing 20
pay their pro rata Of the banquet fund
the meeting adjourned
1t is expected that Hon. William l..
Wilson. the new president of Washington
ar1 Lee University. will be among those
invited TO sneak AT the banquet