The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-12-14
so FAR WOMAN
HOLDS HER OWN
Appeal From Recent Decision Deemed
Unadyisable.
WANTS VIRGINIA IN ITS SHOW.
Chamber Of Commerce Asked TO aid
in Securing appropriation
for Pan-A IncrIcan
Exhibit.

The regular monthly meeting OF the
Board OF Directors of the Richmond
Chamber Of Commerce was held yester-
day evening. Those present were P.es-
dent l.. u. Morris, First Vice-PresiGcnt
n. l.. CabeIl. and Messrs. T. II. Deanc,
o. IA Tr;isten, j l.. Hill, B. Stewart
Hume, Henry S Hutzler and 3. 3. Nun
fora.
Under the head Of reports Of Standing
Committees reports were submitted from
the Committees on Express Service ana
Postal and Telegraph Service: joint re-
port was submitted in reference 10 'le
difficulties by which they We're conlroh'eo
in their efforts to secure the publication
O: a book containing express and tee
grain rates from Richmond. ana asking
for further time before making Il !llidi re
port upon the matter. In accoTaance Ni.a
this report the question was continued III
tie hands OF those two committees
Hon. Beverly b. Munford, chairman OF
the Committee on Legislation, maoe d &C.
,slt Oh appealing from the recent oe-
Cision of the United States Court OF APP
oeals which held tifat, under certain c.r-
CllynsiaIlces a married woman might be
entitled 10 the benelf: OF the homestead
exemption. Mr. Munford stated that he
,hsuEht The Chambers carrying an ap-
zeal to the United States supreme Court
would be advisable. Upon motion of Mr.
Eabell the report embody'nE the vielEs OF
Hon Beverly d. NurfCTd in relation TO
the case of Richardson versus Woodward
was unanimously adopted and upon mo-
ton of Captain Deane the report was re-
ferred TO the new Committee OF Legisla-
ton which VII be appointed next month
after the amt 81 meeting Of the Cll;tn-
Der. for the IT r!goSe of having The Guss-
ton involved in his case considered and
fixed in the Constitutional Convention
which vii, assemble Text Jear as sug-
gesled in the report.
BETTER STREETS.
Nj Q. Il Funston. chairman Of the
Committee Oh Streets. Reads and Parks
made a verbal report of the efforts ma. lie
by his committee 10 have the streets
which we're IL lad condition owing TO the
removal of some Of the tracks of the Pas
SINGER and Powe. Company repaired at
.he earliest practicable date. In this e
port he explained that the delay Was due
Ill measure II some Notwithstanding
between the representatives of the city
end the Passenger and Power Company
bat that now he h0d the assurances Of
bo.h that the repairs would go on more
rapidly and that the streets would be put
in proper condition al al early date
The special Committee on Public Meet
snss in the Chamber. consisting of Messrs.
Henry s. I1utzler Henry l.. Cabell and
Robert Lecliy. Jr.. reported the progress
made in securing speakers for the meet
ing. at which it was proposed to discuss
nhe question whether some line Of policy
could not be judiciously adopted by the
city OF Richmond for the extension OF its
corporate limits. Messrs. Cabel and HutE-
Ter, the two members present, expressed
ihc opinion that they should also report
the views Of some gentlemen. whom they
had me-, in their efforts to secure speakers.
10 the effect that it was unwise to hold
Ibis meeting at the present time. This
phase Of The matter was then quite fully
discussed by Messrs. Cabell and Hutzler
and also Messrs. Morris. Deane and Fun
stem. during the course of which discus
sion it was explain ed THAT the proposed
meeting Was not for the purpose OF adopt
Ing o" rejecting any plan for the extern
Elutl Of The city limits. and that at these
pHolc meetings no vote was TO be ia ken
but THAT II was simply for the purpose of
Rglfatins and throwing light upon the sub
1ect under consideration. The final con-
illusion Of the Board was to hold the pro-
posed meeting at the earliest ractica Bile
date in January
Under the head OF new business, upon
motion OF Mr.. Henry s. Hutzler, a resolu-