The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-01-06
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meeting 1t was announced that the bill
to incorporate the club had been offered
in the House Of Delegates by Hon. James
II. Dooiey.
Among those recorded as present at the
next meeting, on March 2. 1871. were Cen
eral Joseph r. Anderson. William C.
Barker l. d, crenshaw, Judge Alexan-
der b. Gulgon. Hon. Anthony NJ Kelley
and General T. NJ. Logan. II was at
this meeting that the constitution was
presented and adopted. This stated the
objects OF the organization to be the
promotion of social intercourse and the
provision of n library and reading-room.
II Was further provided that no treat
ing as IL is now known, would be per-
mitted. and that no games would be al
lowed on Sunday. The date of the an
nual meeting was then fixed for the third
Monday in February. and has been so
continued until this day.
The following Is the roster OF the officers
of the club, chosen at the first election
and entering upon their terms March l,
1877:
President, General Harry Heth: Vice
President, Colonel William II. Palmer;
Treasurer. John Enders Robinson: Sec
rotary, William Randolph smith; Board
of Management-General Dahney H. Maui
ry, Messrs. y. B. Clapp Philip Haxall.
Benjamin c. Gray. John Hampden Cham
berlayne, j. r. Triplett, General T. NJ.
Logan and Judge Alexander Il. Guigon.
After considerable negotiations and re-
ports thereon by the committee, the club
leased the r. L. Lee residence, No. 707
East Franklin Street. and occupied it as
the club house for a time a the end OF
the first year the club consisted of ninety
one resident and eleven nonresident mem
har An1d no mi nm in rbn
records of the club at that time We're
those of General Joseph E. Johnston, Cen
eral w. II. F. Lee, Colonel Robert Z.
Lee, of King William; General G. w.
Gusts Lee, Mr.. John NJ. Robinson, OF
Baltimore, and Major Lewis Ginter, OF
This city.
At the annual meeting in February, 1878,
the old officers We're reelected, but on
June 10th OF that year General Harry
Eeth, the president, rendered his resg-
nation having been appointed to a gov
eminent position necessltating his re-
moval from the city. Resolutions of re-
greet We're adopted. Colonel William H.
Palmer was chosen president to succeed
General Heth.
Colonel Palmer was succeeded in 1879
by Hon. Anthony M. Kelley. afterwards
judge OF International Court at Cairo,
was during his incumbency that the club
began negotiations for the purchase Of it's
present elegant home at Sixth and Grace
Streets which it has occupied continuous
~ ever since, enlarging it from time to
time, as the eNigencies of the situation
demanded. The house was at that tire
the residence of the Hon. James Lyons,
and was purchased by the club June IA,
1879, at a cost of $l5, 900.
+ From that time to the present the best
traditions of the founders OF what is
now a historic organization have been
maintained, and the club to-day is as
Jealous of It's present and it's future as
1t Is proud OF its past.
List of Presidents.
The scope of newspaper article does
not permit of any further delying into
the long and honorable career OF the
Westnoreland, but the list of presidents
will indicate In some measure the charac-
ter of men who have been chosen as rep
resentative OF the organization. They
are, in addition to those already named:
DR.. j. S. D'Orsay Cullen. who served
two terms.
Or. James B. McCaw who served two
terms.
Colonel Francis M. Boykin, who served
two terms.
MIR Edward Cohen. who served one
term.
Mr. charles u. Williams, who served
three terms. ,.i
Mr. Charles L. worthana. who served
two terms.
Colonel Charles OBJ cowardln, whc
served two terms.
Major otway S. Allen, who served two
terms
Nh, Thomas M, rutherford, who served
one term.
Mr. virginius Newton, who served two
terms
Mn. a. II, Christian. Jr., who served two
terms,
MI. j, B, Moapy. who served two terms.