The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-17
sihlc between now and the tine III
which the committees will be caMsa
Work Opened Anew.

NHiNi the tSothihtttees VIII pS tn'sSS
Z 70 report.
Work Opened Anew.
Il MIR. S. NJ Meek also rrsed in,t,,e-
" ,iaia vEnr1, ana suggested tl,,,t there
li,c npnnintnd n,nn,ee,,E committsee. ,nt.
4 IL onrb district IN the city. aad that
Tho canvass br onencu anew. He nom
innted MIR. Coleman Worthnm as the
= general chairman Of MI committees
q Mr., w. w, Hardwicke seconded tie
Z suggestion and nomination made by
Dir. Meek. and offered All amendment.
processing that the general chairman
name inc enairhheh OF ,he suoso,',"',t-
tess. ana 'nat eav az, suuo' ,.',,, u'''' W
alio"eo 10 secrecy ms "ssoli Nv. =
me l'iotioh WIN '.,e l.l, W.
cairieu, a'iu ~ III, aesn;i,,
, aa,Y', ,.'.sse,, ,i,,,,,..,,
Z 'ella l. s 'no ~. w. ~,
open ior se''eial "'sse'ss'o'' " 'i'o
sltuutioh.
,.oiln ~ nlee1'an AN nu ~. y.
& the opportunity 70 adurcss tle nsas-
Ing and defined two reasons WHY me
chamber should be the BODY through
which the sum was raised. winch
should be expended IN the turtherahce
OF the city's best interests at hoitft
and abroad.
First" said MI. Freeman, IT is n
we'll known fact that y. G. BraNton,
father of the Corporation Commission,
B has said that but for the most sub
stantial assistance and support of the
chamber, he should never have at
tained his success before the Constilu-
tionai Convention.
Second Tho Council has decided that
there is no body more capable of hand
ling the interests of this city than
those assembled here.
ut is the duty OF the chamber to
see to the success OF this movement"
c,bcc-;,,+;opc m the Snot
IN coilctusloil, MI, fieeii'an oaaieu VI
Mr. Joseph Bryan for an expression Oh
OPINION. AT. brsan saw ne my eo... ~.
mo the ti1es'iis ru.',ef eci ' u-u'ooucu W..
he had neen eohs,ueranE War.,ieo up
since getting IN. lie Ieit that'tlle !ait-
ure OF the moveinent Wouia nase u scrious
erect upon me a ,i " So. ...an,
anu 1aye and ' influence ~ the
Il. Il can say nothing" remarked Mr..
Bryan which will more thoroughly con-
vince this body OF nv enthusiasm than
N sunplemen, nv former contribution Of
s5on with an additional 800"
MIR John Skeltoo Williams briefly adj
dressed the meeting unc subscribed an
aou...o..a. stVs ". n. - o,a,, ,ai,an.na
ne l rspreser.ea ND - ,a,,. ,inn,es Iate
~. ,iNe ,,la,'.e ''u ~. ,,'a,,I1,
.uusa . l.s'',''.a, ..s.. >
Z ooup'e MS olisi ma =.
Many othef supscr'pt'oHs Were 'naue or,
the spot. representatives, OF inc Sottfe''
Saddlcry Company, Noland ana basker-
Vile. Schwarzschild Brothers. owens and
Minor Drug Company, w. w. Hardwicke,
each added S25 more; the r. w. Wilson
Paper Company subscribed an additional
$50 and several others gave smaller sums
ranging from $40 to SIS. The Gordon
Metal Company and the Shepherd Lum.
her Company also doubled their sub.
scr,ntions
Dr Frnn,, w stiff a nromincnt den
+,s, ,,,onncna that ha -oIt sure IN,
80, - IA sasa,,i;e ,,.a,,,, ,a,,a -
,he,hpers " i''s p,otsssioi. No 49, '.n"
i,at l ~ .S W.; nsne ~ W
~ 81. ~ s,,r.,nso "a VI. az nfr,
,,sa,,.s 80 'i'S ~ ''
was accepted.
The Committees.
General Chairman Wortham I'm.
nounced the appointment of the fol.
loving gentlemen as his nineteen sub.
associate committeeman 70 90 out nn{
canvass:
r. s. Tuck ]. Douglas Lecky. 10
Hordwicse Henry zee Valentine. s. n
uowas K Mckee Eugene G.
Massie, s. ". Meek. j. Stewar
BRYAN. O. IT. Funsten, Jacob Cans
Thomas S. Armistead, Il. j. Marcuse
w, r. Reid ana John G, Freeman,
M Joseph Bryan was appointed
general chairman of committe,