Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-10-27
A GINTER MEMORIAL.
MEETING IN CHAMBER OF COM
MERGE IN ITS INTEREST.
MANY ORGANIZATIONS REPRESENTED.
No Definite Action Decided Upon,
and only a Temporary Organisa-
ton ERected-Big Meeting to BE
Held Next "wednesday Afternoon.

A meeting Of the various organizations
in the city who are interested in the es-
tablishment of memorial to Major Lewis
Ginter was held In the Chamber of Com
merce building yesterday afternoon.
Judge George l.. Christian called the
meeting to order and made a short ex-
planatory address. telling just what was
proposed to be done to perpetuate the
memory OF the philanthropist He sug-
gested. Informally, the expediency OF con-
verting the Virginia Mechanics Institute
into memorial to Major Ginter, and in
brief description OF the work being
done at that institution he paid high
tribute TO the great good being done
there. The Peabody Institute, the Cooper
Institute. the Johns Hopkins University.
and the Louise Home. all memorials to
philanthropists, were mentioned by Judge
Christian as examples which 1t would
be well to follow in establishing memo
rial to Rchmond's most philosophical
citizen.
The perfection OF the organization was
gone into and IL was decided that O tenn
porary organization only be made. Judge
Christian was made temporary chairman.
Major N. v. Randolph. being delegate |
both from the Chamber OF Commerce and |
r. E. Lee Camp. asked that his name be |
dropped from the Chambers delegation. |
and that Mr. c. +. Wingo be substituted |
for him. This was agreed to.
THE BODIES REPRESENTED
a call OF the various delegations pres
ent or represented was then made. and
the following were reported:
Virginia Mechanics Institute--M. s.
Quarles, T. F. Jeffress. J. j. Montague,
e. p. Valentine. and f.. j. Bosher.
Young Mems Business Association-B.
5 Hume, X. r. Harrison, Robert Lecky.
Jr., Julian Bryant, and X. II. Meade
Tobacco Trade-M. r. Clarke. T. =.
John NJ. Taylor, and E. T..
rrump.
Chamber of Commerce.. E. Wingo,
!. j. Montague, c. ID. Wingfeld, W. y. '
'kelton. and j. b. Purcell.
r. K. Lee Camp. No. IN. v. Ran
olph, c. c. Baughman. j. T. Gray, Vir- S
inius Newton. and p. II. Mayo. 4
Confederate-Memorial Literary Associa- D
on-Mrs. ]. X. Werth and Mrs. N. V. 81
n
HollywoodM Memorial Association Mrs. b
/. ID. Taylor and Mrs. G.. l.. Christian. In
Jefferson Club-P. whitlock. Marx
unst, Fred S. Myers, Charles Strause, n,
nd NJ. +. Marcuse. a.
Bankers and Brokers-J. l.. Williams, "
,hn p. Branch. and Virginius Newton. -
Annawan Tribe, No. 80, Red Men-Wil- oi
I'm Trexler. c. w. Campbell, T.. j. w
atkins, j. II. Stock. and e. c. HILL m
Junior Order United American Me- Is
anics-L. r. Smith, w. F. Richardson, pc
p. II. Williams. George r. Fairlamb, 81
ID L. G. Wyatt. m
TO NAME OFFICERS. tr;
On motion of Mr. Lecky a committee Al Al,
three was ordered to be appointed TO I.
lect officers for permanent organiZa- co
IN. st,
rhe meeting then adjourned to next rel
afternoon at o'clock in the OF
amber OF Commerce assembly hail.
lfter the meeting adjourned judge 70
ristian appointed the following gen wi
men as the committee TO nominate his
rmanent officers: n. v. Randolph, "ss
liam Trexler, and NJ Il. Marcuse. ror
csc gentlemen will meet tomorrow am
/ o'clock in the Office of the Virginia n a,ro
te Insurance Company. Judge Chris ear
I declined to let his name go before tho
committee, saying he could not UNI
We as permanent president because OF
the pressure Of other business. lne