The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-14
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Annual Getting Of Re. Richmond rnr'd
3 League Therefor Siows5Wlla
Has Been Done.
FUNDS ARE BADLY 8! ] NEEDED NEE: l;lE:
Campaign for Increased al
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NIX IA The Civic Improvement n4eag,le, All or
\ Eanisatlon effected May 10, 1901, held
its annual meeting at the Mechanics IN
Il sttute assembly room last night with
fnir attendance. The time OF the meet
Ing was chiefly consumed in the hearing
S OF reports Of tho officers and of the
standing committees Of the league, and at
1O:45 r.. NJ, when the meeting adjourned,
3 tre attendance had dwindled away notice.
ably Many went to the Chamber OF
Commerce meeting instead Of to the league.
Tho league reported a total membership
Of 19s. After some discussion It was do
tcrmned that It, was not eXpedient 10
IS increase the membership foe to 81. and
that an effort should be made mao 70 IN i,
crease the membership. of the league by
personal solicitation and individual eff
y fort. }Ss53
On motion of Rev. John L. Robinson,
the present officers Of the league were
"a all reelected by acclamations Mr. Charles
u 8. Cooke Is president, and Mr.. l.. Mc1S.5
81 Judkins is secretary The other officers
e and the committees are continued.
5so Almost the entire time Of the meeting
was consumed with the reading OF ro-
ports OF officers and committees. The
Fl first OF these was that of Mr.. Charles b.
" Cooke, the president of the league and
Il the chief mover In It's organization Mr..
81 Cooke reviewed the movement preceding
N and since the organization. Its achieve
Y ments during It's first year, and some
y pf the important matters which should
i $500
league during the coming year. III ri
Some Recommendations.
The. president recommends the aba n
donment of the practice Of removing the
filthy sand from Shockoc Creek for use
y piles NJ and an active campaign against
& tuberculosis, are some OF tho objects
s. pressed upon the attention OF the or
4 ganization by Its president,
.5t& Secretary Jutkins' S report was that tile
1 recording secretary had had little 4 o do
~ ia that capacity. but had done much work
III as recording secretary. He also reported
some detail upon the work Of the
4 free playground
The report Of Mr.. George w. Warren
~ on open air Fairgrounds was one of the
most carefully prepared Of those sub
a 1nitted, reviewing in detail the successful
W
3Eed by a report of Miss Arundel, i'll
charge of the first free playground, glv.'4tss
q an account in detail Of the work being
done at the playground and kindergarten.
q Mr. Warren in his report recommends
rs the establishment of other Fairgrounds
as soon as the necessary funds therefor
s can fbe secured. }5t8 w
+ One Of the most interesting reHorts
4 made TO the meeting was that q ,.e
tSf<. Itefr n nc.
$ submitted by Mr.. Robert Lee Taylor.
4 rho report in fullsis herewith presented,
eiitDodying a great deal Of information
3 xii llwhich many of the citizens OF
a richmond are not familiar:
3 10 Mr Charles B. Cooke President Civic I'm
4 * liroyement League. Richmond, Va:
;aSs Sis.--Your Committee on Marking Historical
Spots beg TO report that preliminary to the
actual work OF the league IN the line SPECIAL
Is submitted to U.S. we submit an outline nee. OF
y What as follows: ii 55i
s55 We recommend that the historical spots at
VI Richmond to DO marked by YOU be listed, sub
S divided in the following classes:
Landmarks OF the Colonial Period. 1907
1I1e
!f.IIi.-Landmarks OF the Commonwealth, ISL
Landmarks Of the Confederacy, 1851
81 V.-Literary Landmarks. 1861. 1905.
tg. We recommend that the president acting
III With this colnrsiltee ha authorized to contract
with some responsible firm or corporation con-
Ing and delivering at Richmond during a
WA fixed period OF time at n uniform price for
each. to be paid on delivery, stipulated nun.
4 Der OF bronze tablets. OF medium size, say
7Sx24 inches. uniform In size and design. with
plain border, appropriate. brief legend In plain.
raised letters. grarlmatlca!y correct and hs-
4 torically exact and accurate. each tablet to
III bear the Insignia OF the league and to be en-
Is tirely free from any other attempt at orna-
That upon the occasion OF the unveilng Of
each tablet, appropriate. public. exercises be
q held, to which all the school children OF Rich
mond shall be especially Invited. at which a
short historical description of ihe spot marked
shall be read, and leaflet promptly mere re
exercises and publishing this historical de-
During the past year tho United States
monitor .'Montauk" was purchased from the
government by the Tredegar Company, and cut
up her" for scrnp-ron At tho request OF this
n OF the Tredcgar Company has very obligingly
reserved and Is now holding subject l., to tn, the
marked turret OF that steamer
BOA we recommend that application be made to
the City Council for permission to set up In
tfnt section OF the turret OF the "Montauk,"
with a bronze tablet attached. bearing a suit
able legend. Al the request Of Mr.. William
8# G. Noiand. of this committee, Mr., George r..
owen assistant secretary Of the Navy League
OF the United States. had prepared by Mr.,
Nesser of that league, an accurate War
Record OF the Montauk," which, with the let
ter Of transmission dated June 2, 1901, Is at.
1ached TO this report and which should be
read at the dedication exercises OF that mon
ufnent and printed in the leaflet TO be there
AFTER published.
Worthy Of Marking.
Nc attach also memo. tentative lis,
" some Of the spots deemed by
the committee worthy OF being marked as in
dictated IN this report,
This list Is offered now by way OF sugscs,
tion only and In the hope that those interested
and Informed, may aid the committee In per.
* feeling working list,
Respectfully submitted .s.-
5atE4 III ROBERT LEE TRAYLOR,
EA tJtt WILLIAM c. holland,
EDWARD v, VALENTINE.
Committee on Marking Historical Spots,
r. COLONIAL
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