Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-01-14
The New Executive and Standing
Committees Selected.
recommendations of Tho Secretary
OF war nnd Ianrbor commi.>ion-
crs Heartily Endorsed Commute
tccsso visit washington 10 Fnrth-
or Importnnt rntsro.ts.

ness Mems Association, yesterday an
nounccd the standing committees Of
the association for 1900.
The Executive Committee for 1900
was chosen at meeting Friday night
and consists of the following gentle
men: Colonel C. y. Nash and NIessrs.
L. w. Davis. w. c. Cobb D. ]. CAL
lahan and r. w. Shultice.
STANDING COMMITTEES.
The standing committees are as COL
lows:
Conventions-H. S. Herman, ]. w.
Brown, r.. a. Dodson, Sylvanus Stokes
and DR.. Southgate Leigh.
Membership-Wa Taylor, r.
a. DoGie, NJ. Tarrall Walter Sharp and
Ira b. White.
Attractions-J. w. McCarrick, w. f.
Allen. II. L. Tebault, C. Fl. Consoivo
and J. T. Watkins.
Arbitration-W. l.. Brooke. r. H!
Wright, l. NIoritz. L. D. Starke, Jr., R.
F. May.
Municipal and Public Improvement
c. Brooks Johnston, j. e. East, NJ. T.
Cooke. 7. B. Knight and T. ]. Noting
ham.
Legislation National State and
Municipal-T. Fl. Wilcox, William
Lamb. j. G. Fiveash. e. NJ. Henry and
T. Greenwood.
Reception and Entertainment-T. S.
Garnett. r.. NJ. Wilkinson, r. d. Par
rott. Jr.. II. 3. Goodridge and W. b.
Baldwin.
statistics-w IT. Barron. S. S. Not
tingham. l.. e. McClcary. r. S. Cohn,
N. Beaman. IL. b. Nichols, J. S. Groves
and II. Ct. Miller.
Manufactures = C. Billups. j. II.
Ridgewell. Barton Myers, w. D. Hem
ingway and j. i. McNally.
Grievances and Trade Abuses-Rob-
ert Johnston, c. Il. Finch. r. p. voight.
II. III. Jones, George II. Dawes, John
Willis. Jr. and wv. L. Williams.
HARBOR IMPROVEMENTS
AT the meeting of the board Friday
night THE following resolution was
adopted:
whereas, the Board of Trade and
business Mems Association of Norfolk
Is in hearty accord with the movement
proposed to improve our harbor as rec
commended by the Harbor Commission
ers and the War Department; there
fore be 1t
Resolved. That the association re-
quest our representatives in Congress,
the Board OF Harhor Commissioners,
the City Councils. Colonel William
Lamb and all others In authority to use
their best efforts 10 secure from the
Congress of the United States liberal
appropriation for the Improvement of
our harbor in accordance with the rec
ommendation OF the War Depart
ment."
TO GO TO WASHINGTON.
A committee was appointed at the
request of the Central Labor Union to
or ,th
Norfolk and Portsmouth to Washing
ton to- night on n matter of great in
terest to the two cities. The import of
their visit is not made known yet for
good reasons.
Several communications regarding
toll roads were presented to the board
which were referred to the committee
on Legislation for Immediate action.
ACTION RESCINDED.
The board decided that the action of
the body last week. Whereby It was
given out that for the next thirty days
members would be received without
Initiation, was unconstitutional, and the
secretary was instructed to notify all
applicants and post notice that all
would be required to pay the initiation
fec
BLAND QUARANTINE BILL.
The following was adopted:
The BOARD Of Trade and Business
Mems Association desires to so on
record % opposing any change in the
existing quarantine law.
y committee, consisting of Hon. NJ.
II. Cooke, Mr.. r. II. Wright and w. r.
Anderson, was appointed to go to Rich
mond and appear before the Lcgisla-
ture in opposition to the measure.
Closing Service Woek of Prayer.