The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-03-09
Joint Committee Effects { >: #
Permanent O'jr'galni-- II 3 ami
cation. \. 4.
j STEWART. I : n BRYAN 3 + |; ! Z y /
CHOSEN CHAIRMAN. \ (, \ (.
Other Officers, Save s. Secretary q ''''i lF!
Are Nominated BY Special is5
Committee and Electeid !l e ;tts by y,
Acclamatior1 Eff ort to be ss
Directed First Toward ard
Extension of Limits.

III !.

Extension Of Limits.
& Thc joInt committee Tor the proe1r ressg '
OF Richmond held a meeting oL$ eIo'scii.Jj g
King importance and Interest ss'# lhsl
n,rht,a at wnichsa permanent organ y
was completed and u cnnlp Pile 2
rated for the extension of the E! orl'c
limits Of the city as speedly as y prac1i-s 'l,l
cable E5*s III II ss
q There were Just TWENTY-FIVE # persons ms
present but they we're all
n men Or the organizations by wl'lcl they
we're @delegatcd The committee by 1e ac-8
Eclan,ation chose as It's perinanen en-
mar, Mr. John Stewart Bryan, one OF y the 9
&origInators Ii Of the tlYc . ~ nnosys.
ment known as HE Joint eo omlnittee oi n
" p rop.rcas. M Besides hes# cha airman, y ~ ~
4 loa "a adopted tho report Of a cornmtit'te;e '.;
recommending Ii temporary chairman. loE4 l' g
ii u hit.l Mayor Mccarthy was chosen 81 aS e.
q trcn sllrcr and ~ an executive conlrnitteoS4
"a, eleven, !, OF which the chuirna NJ and 4
i vice chairman are cx-otttcio mem pei ,! y y I
rho selection OF ifn npermanent acc - yS
was deferred until the cha airma y ana SiecT Sl''
chairman and otlier 1ner1b bers q the q &
to n consider and agree upon IT m m
4 competent and desirable man Yor the thte
ano.ition. It Is understood tina Il tile secre-s
tary Is to be d salarled officer, and that
q thoroughly competent and d ehersettlc
and efficient 3man8is desired. II ii
81 One OF the features of the fevenlng n was V
the brilliant address on Civic RE eous-s !.
ness, made by Rev. Dr.. Edward NJ cal
iech, m response to an imprompt ptu call
theme and asked him to respond IN Its
conception, delivery. phrase q ogy and the lts
II lofty key on which 1T was pitched % the
address was q gem, and N VA received
and by
n the coini7li tee. % M; 83
Delegates Present. sls B u
III one of those Il, Used from the meeting
N was Mayor icCarthy. on e$ OF the most
/. active factors In the organizat Ion Sof thls
Get Together Club, rs as &, som e e:s clla rae
terize 1t. Mi, Bryan In calling the y eet-
8Sing to order, stated tha t the temporary
3 chatrmal, was detained by reason OF his
81 offlcialEduties, being engaged In presiding
over! b meeting fof the Board OF Police
THOSE present and the organizations
I they represented were as follows: ..ssH
Hotel Men's Associn tlon--M essrs. T. NJ \.
Y Fry and j ohm Murphy. 81
William Jenkins, Jr. Charles p. Rich
I ards and Clarence E. sydnor.
@ Central Trades and Labor Council
AIessrs. j ohm NJ. Fyall w p. Phoenix.
Academy Il OF Medicine and enrEory---s
E Drs. j Shelton Horselcy, cGuire, New w
ton. a M a .Sf &. /. {
Il \ Travellers Protective Associat ton
Messrs Joseph Wallerstein, M. g. z. "a q
X terson and Harry Ell! Is. u VS. 38
Common Council--Mr. r. John p. Lea. 3sg
BOARD iof 4,id dermer-ZA Mr.. j ohm b. Minor.
Richmond 9 Educational Assoca ton
Il M essrs y j ohm Stewart Brya n and W. a.
Y Crens shaw. lsff N ss3 ~ !. y
civic Improvement Ieaglle--hA Mr. G. I5.
y Cooke. Dr. Edward NJ Calisch and Air.5 Mt
& Robert Leo Trnylor. u " 5 sss sgt 4
, # Retail Dealers ASSOCIATE ation---Ale essrs. =.
\ ". Carter and Writ Quares. IL & sss
< NJ Master House. Painters and Decorators
ocIntIon--Aicssrs. r. x u. Peters and a.
IVY. Hargroye, ,4 Is &, :. is' :, I, s.
Bar 85Asso tion--Ai essrs. s. 81, p Pat "a
N teson and John Howard, y r..
In wholesale Grocers tlon-Mr. 81.
& D. Coleman. sE tss44 E.$E Il s .
3t .Thc Richmond Railroad Club and Stock
4 Exchange and Ministerial Union were not
rcprcsented at the meeting, but are uI1--
dcrstood Z to be In sympathy with the
movement. NJ, \.
Starts Out Brightly.
sl.S Mr.. Bryan, upon calling the meeting 70
order briefly reviewed the movement, Of
which tho Joint Committee OF Progress
was the result, from Its inception In the
z minds OF few OF the earnest movers
! 5therefor5tos Its present status. q
.'We are here for co opera tion, not Tor
a antagonisn, =, said he. Liko-mindcdness
4 was suggested as tho distinguishing char
z acteristic OF tho organization, and the solo
tobJact nf this movement. t}H 5tf5S@s
'.You must have a means OF making
4 your will effective" said the speaker
q when ho had Impressed th eimportance
OF Observation-Disclosures upon his hearers. .S.3.
..'yYe are going to make this thing go,
IA we must have q little glYe-and take IN
this committed, and We must do one thlns
Fl at a 'time and concentrate OH that N
time We can do everything that every
body wants done that should be done, .S
4. The chairman read the list OF organt-
zattons that had been notifie of tho tens
porary organization nnd asked 70 send
Etdelegntes, and dHnlso the lis t of delegates
named by those bodies responding TO the
At this point Mr., q. b. Cooke suggested
Mr.. Joseph Wallerstein as temporary
chairman. and put the quest ton, declaring
Mr.. WallersteIn chosen by consent. NJ
Z l Mr. Cooke nominated for permanent
chairman Mr. John Stewart Bryan. and
n in doing SO paid a han andsome tribute 70
the nominee, ss #
'i Colonel John Murphy. seconded the nom-
nation, and declared that nineteen Of
every twenty mon IN the organlza tion
favored Ar,. Bryan. DR., lisch also! SEQ
onded the nom patlon, Bchalrfalcterlzlng N !,
Bryan as ono OF tho liYest young men
Z In tho clly, d.
Chairman Wallersteln pit the question,
There being no other nom Ions, /. and
z z Mr.. Bryan was elected sperlnanellt chair
man by n rising vote, amid applause. 81.
II don't want to make q speech 4 said
a Mn Bryan but ~ do want to'say 5llaat
! one thing, 1T has been the dream Of my
life to use What sense may have what
ever sense I may a acq uiEe. and whatever Yel
/ may command l5r the advancement q O
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