The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-11-30
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0F n RICHM0NDERs G !! | s
Likely to Be q Notable Gather
ing Here Earl Early in. il
December.
For WoRLD RIO DIVIDE "; 'l PEACE q: +:
This City to Have Part lin Sc
curing international
Treaties.
WORLDWIDE PEACE

Or Wednesday, November osd, at IS p.
NJ, conference was held in the assem-
bly, hall OF the Chamber of Commerce @ by
the following gentlemen: a1essrs. George
L. Christian, 1.uns toEss;; LIZ y.cWls. Henry
L. Cabell, w lillian, A.5Anderson, J. Taylor
Ellyson, Robert Stiles, Z. G. sLeig III Jr.,
Thomas N. Carter. Ali fred. 3. Villains.
Eppa Hunton, Jr., and George; Bryan. and
s1Ir.f4T Thomas Nelson Page. Of Washing
ton, D. c., Mr.. Pa ge representing the eX-
ecuHve committee OF the International
Arbitra ton Conference the meeting being
called in accordance with q request to
that effect from Mr.. Page to Mr.. 11gbert
G.. Leigh, Jr.
Object Set Forth.
Mr.. Leigh called the meeting to order.
and on his motion Judge Lunsford L..
Lewis was called to5the chair and re-
quested to state the object OF the meet
ing. Judge Lewis. on taking the chair, re-
3uuested Mr.. Page to- state the object of
the conference.
Il Mr. Page briefly stated that, acting
On the suggestion Of General Foster, Of
the executive committee Of the Inter-
national Arbitration $Conference,eth he had
made the request for this m Getting to as
certain t 1t was not practicable and de-.
sirable to have mass meeting OF citizens
OF Richmond, to secure their endorsement
OF tile efforts OF the international Arbtra-5
ton q Conference In having treaties ~ of
arpi tration arranged between the United.
States and other countries. He referred
TO the Engllsll-Frenchlt treaty recently rati-
fled, as an indca ton OF what Ethe Inter-
national Conference thought might posi-
bly, be accomplished If petitions from diff
ferent parts of the United States were
addressed to senator's. urging the ineces-
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After Il general discussion OF the subject,
and the best means Of faGcomplislingst the
object had In view, Judge Lewis was at
thorized to appoint a committed, consist
ing or}froms fifteen to twenty-five citizens
or Richmond ,,#of which Tcommtttec4hei
should 4be chairman q to further consider
tho question Of holding a mass meeting,
the iden being that tile meeting should
take place early iii December, iii order'to
yhaveatbc mass meeting contemplated held
at such date as to admit O + any resO-i
lutIpns It might pass being put III; he
hands Of olirg senator's shortly after the
meeting Of Congress, which takes place.
.DeCe Der 9Th. GF:s ~
The Committee Meets.
In pursuance OF this. purpose the COM
lmittee met In the assembly room Of the
Chamber OF Commerce building ycstcr-
day evening, the following members lheng
present: y, s8es
Judge Lunsford L.. Lewis. James NJ
Boyd, George Bryan. Charles u Boiling,
DIR. II. W, Boatwright, Henry. i. cabell
Judge George i. Christian. s. Dabney
Crenshnw. ]. TAYLOR Ellyson, Eppa, Hun
sS.,n. ,.Irn Igbert G.. Leigh, Jr., W, r.
nsisaredth r. B. Mnnford. Robert stiles,
w. s. Copeland, A. B, Williams,
\ Judge II. L. Lewis was called Fto3the
chair. and. inter discussion. a committee
of five was appointed to Investigate the
nature OF arbitrafon treaties to he snb-
mitted to the United States Senate atsits
next session and report to the general
committee atn subsequent meeting. Conf
mittees on hall, speakers and publicity
were also appointed, and It is probable
that a mass meeting will be held about
December 9Th, which will DO addressed By
distinguished speakers,