The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-05-09
ITS ERECTION ASSURED
Education Association. Art Club
and Wednesday Club.
OGDEN CONFERENCE INVITED
The Southern Educational Association
is Asked to Meet in Richmond Next
May-lnteresting Meeting of the
Local Association Last
Night-It Enlarges the
Sphere of its Work.

The friends and well wishers Of thA
Richmond Education Association the
Richmond Art Club and the Wednesday,
Club will be greatly gratified to learn
that a well formed movement is under
way looking To the erection Of hand
some and commodiols building which
will be the home and center of the life
OF these three kindred educational irstf-
tutions of Richmond
In their growth and increasing iutlu4
encc and usefulness, not only those m-
raeGiately In touch with the happenings
il: the world of education. art and music
rave taken lively interest. out all
Richmond as we'll.
In the fact that at an early date these
sister organizations are to have a suit
able and conveniently appointed home.
ti.at will lend itself to the largest de-
Eeicpment OF their work and at the sams
time be an attractive ornament to the
city and a token of its intellectual and
aesthetic life, the whole city Will find a
matter for cougratulation.
At the annual meeting of the Rich-
mond Education Association last night
| Mr.. s. F. Johnson. who has beer most
valuable member of this society and at
the same time the president and moving
spirit in the Richmond Art Club. stated
'hat the matter of securing building
for these three organizations had been
aken up and was we'll advanced. Ife had
heen skirmishing around" as he ex-
pressed it. little, and the first man f1a
had approached had offered .oO0 at once
Others. several OF them. had stated that
they would gladly give $500 each for such
a notable purpose Mr.. Johnson regarded
tho scheme of erecting suitable and
attractive building as easily practicable.
On his motion. Il committee of three
from the Education Association will be-
appointed to confer with similar Commit
tees from the Art Club and the yednes-
day Club. From the expressions at the
rieeting last night it is believed that
the movement will be received with great
enthusiasm and. as well. that hearty sup
port and endorsement that will seek ex-
pitssion in substantial contributions to
tie fund for the erection of the build
ing.
SOUTHERN CONFERE ENCE INVITED.
In this connection Mr.. w S. Copeland
made very happy and opportuns sug-
| Sestlon. During the meeting OF the even,
! ing the fact had come out that there ars
good reasons to hope that the Southern
Educational Conference. which recently
held its fifth annual session at Athens
Ga. may accept an invitation to hold
it's next conference in Richmond in May
next. The meeting last night set going a
committee that will extend to the CON-
ference a hearty, cordial and earnest in-
vitatiOn to meet next time IN Richmond.
This invitation is backed by an invita-
ton from the heads OF VirgInla's eluca.
tional institutions. led by DIR. P. B. Bar
ringer. of the University OF Virginia.
Mr.. Copeland suggested and brought to
the consideration of the association the
peculiar fitness of inviting the conferences
to meet in the new building that will be-
Richmonds educational home. 1t can be
completed in a year IL no time is lost.
and no more fitting dedication could bss
arranged than this gathering of men ard
women who are the advance guard ae
/ the educational forces of the country.
| Mr.. Copeland also suggested the tmeli-
| ness of having the May musical festival