The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-07-09
HARMONY AGAIN
IN TPA. RANKS
Resolution Creating Friction
Withdrawn and Expungcd
from the Record.
DISCUSS QUESTION OF. HOME.
Several Places in View, but No
Final Action Is
Taken.
QUESTION OF. HOME.

\! Aaspecial meeting of Post A. of the
T. P. A., was held last night, and 1t
was In the nature Of love feast. IN
contradistinctlon to the last, one when
fiery utterances were made concerning
things which took place In the ma
tional convention at Norfolk. 1t will
be recalled that Mr.. J. L. Hill offered
a resolution criticizing the action Of
certain local delegates to the conVen-
ton, and that this provoked an acri-
lLonIous debate, which resulted In the
rendering of several designations, In
Guiding that of President r. 8. Chris
tan. The meeting adjourned with the
disputants far apart and with consid-
cradle feeling In their breasts. Short
ly thereafter the chaplain of the post
Rev. DR.. j. j. Grayatt. called n con-
ference OF the disagreeing parties
poured oil on the troubled waters. Sc
cured apologies from one to another
and as a result the whole matter was
expunged from the record last night
by q unanimous vote.
There was no discussion Of the af-
fair, and 1t took but a few moments
to dispose OF 1t. AS soon as President
Christian called the meeting TO order.
Mr.. Hill was recognized, and referring
tosthe meeting at which he had offered
the criticizlng resolution, and the con-
ference with DR.. Grayatt. which had
of the matter.
This was adopted and the resolution
Withdrawn. Mr.. Hill then said: II
move to expunge the resolution from
the record and hope we will let by
cones be bygones, and live again in
peace and harmony His motion was
adopted and the post settled down to
business. as though there had never
been brush.
MIR. r. w. Spillman, from the COM
mittee on promises, made report, the
gi3t of which was that there are sew
eral places under consideration, but
that the post has not yet determined
upon either of them as It's new home
Smithdeal Hall. the Chamber Of Com
merce, Murphy's Hotel and private res
licences on several streets. Including
Broad and Grace, We're reported upon
by the committee. and finally the COM
mittee was continued and requested
to bring in a further report.
Chairman Horace F. Smith, of the
committee on the proposed Bureau OF
Information and Commercial Exhibit
| made a most interesting and encour-
aging report which showed that his
committee and that from the Retail
Merchants Association had brought the
project to point where 1t is fully
assured. Mr. Smith exhibited contracts
secured from seventeen business
houses, and he declared that they had
been secured without the slightest
trouble. and during a part OF two
afternoons lie declared that these had
been gotten from men In nearly al
lines OF business. simply to show how
the people We're taking hold of the
| scheme. and how easy 1t was to gel
the contracts signed. 1t Is believed
that the bureau Is now certainty
and that the two committees will ir
a short while raise the $4,000 which
Is necessary before any OF the con.
tracts are binding. The scheme Is prov
ing a most popular one already, ant
business people who are behind it de.
clare 1t will be a great thing for Rich
mond business.