The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-09-15

OUT C|H:ECKS
Pensions Going Out at Rate
Of Four Hundred a Day.
CHOOSE STATE LIBRARIAN
The Board to Meet Here Next Monday
Evening-virginia Commissioners Cen
to ST Louis to Assem-.
BILE.

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MIR. u. u. G. Scott and an assistant IN
the auditors office are busy every day
now making out warrants and attaches
OF the treasurer's Office drawing and send
Ing out checks In payment OF pensions.
Under the acts OF 1900 and 1902 Already
warrants have been drawn and checks
sent out to 5000 beneacinries out Of q
total OF about $500, leaving about $500
more to be drawn and sent out The off,
cial clerical force Is making out the
warrants at the rate Of about 400 per.
day, leaving about tenM days before all
have been sent out. These pensions
vary IN the amount carried from SIS to
SD for soldiers and to- $50 FOR Widows.
These are the pensions due under the
two pension acts stated.
~ Among the visitors at the treasurer's Of
flee yesterday We're shehif r. 8. Camp.
bell OF Tluvanna, and Osborne sadlor.
OF the same county, who called on busl-
ness 5E M
The State Library Board. recently
chosen BY the state Board Of Educa-
ton will meet in this city next Monday
evening to elect State librarian to sue
coed Mr.. w. w. Scott, who will retire
from that position, which he has long
and acceptablyg filled, as soon as his sue
cessor, s elected and qualified. The
board consists OF Armistead G. Gordon.
4 OF gtaunton; u "A. tEHlshburne, of Char
lottesville; Judge Theo. 8. Garnet. OF
Norfolk; DR.. J. "A. G. Chandler, of Rich
mond College, and Hon.. 8. 8 P. Pate
son, Of this city. So far the chances
OF Messrs. J. g. Hankins and Franklin
F, Brent are considered best for the
position, both gentlemen having equipped
themselves for the technical duties OF the
post BY taking special courses at Am
herst College. The friends OF each gen
tlemen are hopeful of his success. and
the two aspirants arc themselves per-
sonal friends and are making q clean
open contest for the place on their merits.
Tho result will not be known until the
board has reached ana announced It, The
election Of the librarian of the Library
Board is an innovation lnaugurated under
the provisions OF the new Const'tutiolR'
ts ST. LOUIS COMMISSION }y.
The Virginia Commissiont to the st, Louis
Exposition will meet in this CITY next
Tuesday at the offices OF the commission.
No. ID Governor Street, to. forward the
prospects Of the States exhibit at the
fair. The commission consists of Com
missioner of-Agrlculture @, W. Kolner,
Hons. A.. NJ Bowman andtiW. w. Baker,
Superintendent George e.. Murrell and
Messrs o. w. Stone and T.;s G-itM Morton,
employees OF the commission, will tmeet
with them. Among the .matters% OF In
terest that will probably fcorne up for
consideration Is the matter. Of selecting
Virginia Day at the exposition and the
consideration OF the proposition submitted
hy Mr.. William shields Mexican, secre-
tary Of the Thomas Jefferson Memorial
Association that Virginia Day and JET
terson Day be made to coincide. Action
on this proposition was deferred recently
owing to the absence OF the Governor
from the city the commission taking
the ground that Governor Montague VINO
will certainly be ono OF the speakers and
distinguished guests, should have q voice
in selecting tho date for Virginia Day.
Furthermore the commission held that
there was no occasion for haste in the
matter.