The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-10-14
THE BOYS ENTER
THEIR PROTEST
They Object TO the Glenn Curfew
Ordinance.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING.
Will Vote, When They Become Men
Against Those Councilmeu Who'll
Shall Support the Proposed Law.
The Resolutions Adopted.
PROCEEDINGS OF THE MEETING.

\ large number of boys held a meeting
last nignt to discuss tue proposed Glenn
Curfew ordinance.
They tried to keep their gathering Sc
cret, but the time and place somehow,
Leaked out
The boys met in an unused building In
the. rear OF a grocery store. The proprietor
kindly allowed them the free use OF the
house. An oil lamp furnished the light
There were. perhaps, q dozen youngsters
about the, place at 9:30 o'clock. The mum
ber. was more than doubled by eight
o'clock, the time fixed for the meeting.
The boys were rather slow in calling tina
meeting to order. In fact. they mad noe
decided in advance who should be made
chairman. No one was especially anxious
to preside, but finally a youth from
South Pine Street was induced To handle
the gaveL
The proceedings Were rather unique
After a boy from Morris Street had beer.
made secretary and the ball had begun 10
roll, the future counciLmen made their
presence known
by older persons, some Of whom vera
present.
With all the Formally Of a politician In
a political convention. when the result Is
settled in advance a Madison Ward youth
tee on resolutions De appointed.
A boy from down IN Fulton seconded the
motion, and red-headed younSster from
Pine Street asked that the chairman ba
| made a member OF the committee
| All of these motions were adopted. and
| the committee soon made its report. whicu
! was as follows:
| THE RESOLUTIONS.
{. Whereas the Honorable n. c. Glenn OF
| Madison Ward. has introduced in the city
| Council an ordinance designed to make ths
| boys of the city go to bed by o'clock ak
| night. ana
| whereas this would be a radical Depart
| ure from the customs that have prevailed
! In Virginia since this State was settled.
| therefore be it
| Resolved. That we. the boys OF this city.
| condemn in the strongest possible terms
| the proposed ordinance We claim TO Oh
| as orderly and as law-abidIng as tha
| Older male population of OUR city II ou'
! rights and privileges are to be abridSeor
| we think 1t but fair to US that those whc
are supposed TO set us examples De also
cut off in their privileges. We boys here
! by pledge ourselves to singly and nnitea4g'
F. when we reach the state OF mannood'
! work and vote against the political as
| rirations of any man who may supper :
| this ordinance
4 carv-Street boy, who sells papers,
moved that the resolutions be amendea
50 as to provide for a committee to present
mem 10 the City Council. but the sensi
Of the meeting was that the publication
of the proceedings would serve the p'frE
'G = move Mr.. Chairman. that we picH
ont a committee to wait upon the council.
men and ask them not 10 pass this law"
said a telegraph messenger ut IS goin1
10 give we fellows VINO have to work lots
If trouble Policemen viii be after US al
nfght. and they can worry us lot.
The sense OF the meeting was ma,
+na-a was no need of committee to walt
mon the counctlnen. and the meeting al.
iourned.