Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1897-11-12
GINTER'S NAME.
rur MECHANICS INSTITUTE TO DE
THUS DESIGNATED.
THOROUGH CANVASS OF THE CITY.
piytded Into Districts and Efficient
Committees Appointed--An Address
the Claims of the Movement.

the MtSuailCS institute DuliulnB anu
practically set on foot the movement
looking TO the conversion Of the Me-
chanics' Institute irto memorial to the
late Major Lewis Ginter. The committee.
Of which Hon. ]. Taylor Ellyson is the
head. submitted a report districting the
CITY and designating certain committees
10 solicit subscriptions for a building and
endowment fund. and Hon. b. IL. Mum
ford. chairman Of the committee TO Draft
a plan. submitted an appeal TO the eiti-
zcns Of Richmond. asking for 100000 and
setting forth the project undertaken by
the association. This paper proposed TO
change the name Of the Virginia Me-
chanics' Institute to the Ginter-Memo-
rial Institute, but it was amended in this
particular. and the name agreed upon
was the Ginter Mechanics Institute.
when the meeting convened there were
present President W. j. Whitehurst,
Vice-Presidents p. f. Greenwood and r..
c. Williams. Jr., Secretary Thomas FL
lett. Treasurer H. l.. Valentine, Mr..
James n. Boyd Mr.. William Trexler,
Judge George L.. Christian. Chief w. g..
Puller. Mr. r. S. Bosher, MIR. Henry
Holmes. Major N V. Randolph. Dr.
Stuart Mcclure. Mr.. Henry Hutzler, Hon
j. Taylor Ellyson. Mr.. II. NJ. Starke,
Alr. b. s. Hume. Mr.. Robert Lecky. Jr.,
Captain L. 7. Christian. Mr.. +. r..
Archer, Mr.. A. Bargamin, Hon. Il. b..
Nunford, and Mr.. j. Is. Welsh.
LETTERS RECEIVED.
Letters were received from Messrs.
J0hn p. Branch and E. V. Williams,
stating that they were unavoidably alb
sent from the meeting. Mr.. Boyd then
explained his absence from the last meet
ing. The next thing taken up was a let
ter from Mr.. II. l.. Valentine, accepting
thc treasurership of the association. In
this letter MIR. Valentine stated that ne
had secured the State Bank as deposi'
tory. and would have the assistance of a
committee from the Young Mems Busl-
ness Association in making his collec-
tions. He wanted the association, though,
10 provide for all his checks, 10 be coun-
terslgned by the president.
A letter from Hon. j. Taylor Stratton,
adfutant Of Lee Camp. transmitting the
resolution under which the camp donated
500 10 the association. was read, as were
also letters from Liberty Bell Council,
Daughters of Liberty, stating that Mes
danes j. r. Meloney and +. NJ. krinzel
and Misses Alice Morris. Aurora Runge.
and Maggie Jones had been appointed a
committee to assist In raising funds Tor
the project, and from Richmond Division
order Railway Conductors. stating that
that organization would be glad to aid
IN the movement
On motion Of Mr.. Ellyson, the offers
contained in these letters were accepted.
Mr.. Enyson then offered another motion
which was adopted. placing Messrs H..
T Keeton. state Counsellor, and Davis
Bottoms. vice-counae llor of the Junior
order United American Mechanics, ana
Mr.. Scott Parrish, on the directorate.
THE SOLICITING COMMITTEES.
At this iuncture Mr.. Ellyson submitted
the following list Of committees appointed
10 canvass the city, explaining that some
names were to be supplied, and that in a
few cases men had been assigned TO So
licit i'm other trades than their own:
Banks. Bankers. and Trust Companies
L. Branch and James N
Boyd.
Fire Insurance-B. c. Wherry, Jr. and
b. Stewart Hume. ,.
Guy.
wholesale Dry-Goods and Notions-Gus-
tavus Millhiser and Clay DreWIy. -
Wholesale Shoe and Trunk Dealers-C'
L. Wingo and l.. H. Morris.
Real Estate Agents-N. W. Bowe ana
wholesale Grocers-Egbert G. Leigh,
Jr.. and G.. Watt Taylor.
Grain and Cotton EXchange-I. ii. FL
lett and Henry w Wood.
Fertilizers-S. w. Travers and L. B.
.,.az
Cameron and Thomas Atkinson,
Leaf Tobacco-Maurice I. Smith and r..
Commission Merchants-George A.
Haynes and +. Jeter Bosher.
Druggists-JOhn B. Purcell and Edgar
F,irniture Dealers-John w. Rothert
and Thomas NJ Hundley.
Hardware and Railroad supplies
Charles III. Watkins and Levin Joynes
Citv Hall-R. Is. Munford and f. w.
Cunningham. .,u u
Scott and John Skelton Williams.
Wholesale and Retail Clothiers-O. H.
Berry and Jacob Cans.
Wholesale Liquor Dealers-Luke Harvey
and James III. CaDers.
Dentists-Dr. Lewis Nj. CoWardlh ana
Dr. j. Han Moore. out
mineral Dlrectors-MajOr l.. Y. Chris
tian and Joseph w. Laube.
Retail GFocers-D. S. Mccarthy, +. ii.
CARRIER John o. Taylor Carl Wipperman,
Joseph l.. Levy. ana w. j.; hihs. o
Printers. Book Binders, Stationers, ana
Paper Dealers-E II. Ferguson and j. l..
Coal and Wood Dealers-s. II. Hawes
ana Ware y. Gay.
building Material and Lumber Dealers
Fritz Sitterding and William TreXler.
Tredegar Works-H. c. Osterbind ana
Richmond Locomotive and Machine
W0rks-C. A. Delaney, Henry Stockmar'
and w c. Ammons ,,on,u
Agricultural Implements and Machine
Works~Ashton Starke and John Cham
Ola Dominion Iron and Nail Works
Ro. NJ. Blankenship and j. Biakeiy Car
ter. ,,
D. A Ainsli., and Benjamin T. Crump.
Rrick-Layers and Manufacturers ana
St0nemasons-Ric M. Jones.
Plumbers. Timers. Steam Gas-Fitters'
and sheet-Iron--Reuben Burton ana l.
w. Glazebro0k. -
and William III. zimmerman.
Wholesale provision Dealers-John ,.
Munce and W. s. Forbes.
First Market-Walter +. Brauer ana
William r. Hechler.
Second Market-F'rank X. Fairlamb ana
A. EicheL
Allen a Ginter Branch American Tobac-
20 Company--Fr B. Traylor and
Frederick c. Germelman.
Richmond Works.. Scott Par
rish and George NJ. Rogers:
Uasker q Marcuse Manufacturing Com
Marcuse and Il. G. Folkes.
Retail Dry-Goods. Broad street,. ii.
KauYrnann and Marx Gunst.