The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-02-14
BUSINESS MEN
OF MANCHESTER
Annual Banquet Given Last Night
at Masonic Temple.
SOME GOOD SPEECHES MADE
No MeeiiEz OF the School board Committee.
Mr.. Msymack Dies in swan,bvro.
Diner lens From the
South SIDE.

manchester Bureau, Richmond Jirnes,l
No. np4 ruli Sueel.
The annual banquet Of the Business
Mems Association was held last nlenL in
lie Masonic Tempe. Mr. ID. l.. fuuiaU
presided. prayer WAS offered by Mr.. NJ.
\. Campbell, and the first speaker was
NJ l.. IL Morris, the former president OF
lha Chamber OF Commerce III tlcnmouu.
Ills supJect was "How to Conduct
Business Iucnts Association. The speaker
gave some yatuabie suggestions winch
were eagerly e,asped by the naemuers.
lie was Followed by Juuge Jug4 am,
whose supgect was .'Mancuester's Flu
lure.
''ltow TO Secure Manufacturing Plants"
was inc supJecl tnat rur. Den. +. owen.
Jt., talked ABOUT. MIR. owen sugges,cu
a .oWer raue OF taxauon and permanent
street improvements. MI. Jeiefeon " al
lace, of RICHMOND, spoke on the munl-
cipai prize OF Manchester. M. Pulnurn
Ihcn maze a Talk To the members OF the
club, telling them not TO forget what they
lad heard while in the ineetlns, Tut
take the inspiration with them home. and
come to the next meeting of the Associa-
lion. There were loud calls from every
part of the room for Judge Clopton lie
replied in a neat speech
Mr.. WELLS, SPEECH
Mr.. Ernest Wells WAS Gained upon, and
made talk TO the members. Cheers Tor
the Mayor then broke out, and MFR. u.
y. Maurice responded and gave the men
new side of his life. He showed his
love for the city ana the interest that he
manifested in its welfare. He called
cn the members OF the Business Mems
aud not register az from Richmond when
tifev were away from the city.
Mr. Utz, the president of the City Coun-
ell made q short talk to The Association,
and told them that the Council had the
interest of the city at heart and that
within the coming year they were going
10 put forth more and better efforts to
reduce the rate of taxation, invite manu-
facturers and improve the condition of
the streets.
The crowd was one of the largest ever
seen in the hail. and were highly enter
tanned by the speakers. The supper was
n splendid one, and was under the super
vision of the ladies of the Catholic
Church.
DID NOT MEET.
owing to delay in hearing from some
NJ the out-of-tcwn people that bills were
made against by the former clerk of the
School Board. there was no meeting OF
the special committee last night.
Captain O'Brien, who was the char
man of the board for a number OF years,
and who is on the committee appointed
40 investigate the books of the clerk. safi
that the exact shortage could not be
learned until the committee hac heard
from the out-of-town men, lie SAID ne
letf nothing to say about the matter IN
fil the meeting of the COMM tee was n 10
This will possibly be in a lew Gays
and the total amount of the shortage
can be known.
That it Will reach 5000 is almost GER
tain. The Council tonight will have be-
fore It the boards request asking that
the Council take some acton IN regard
to who is TO lpians.
Mayor Maurice will have some OF the
reonle before him this morning who have
failed to comply with a recent ordinance
connecting them 10 connect within twenty
DAVIS after notice with the city sewers.
The City Council, at its meeting to-
ntrlt. will have committee of represent
nttve citizens from the Fourth Ward be-
fore il. asking for a policeman TO be put
n,l the force and protect the interests oil
Tbs. people who live in this ward. They
claim that the majority Of the recent rob-
berries have been committed in this ward.
md they want another man TO look out
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