The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1908-05-09
ELECT SECRETARY
AT JULY MEETING
Local Politicians and Others
Gather at Capitol, but Go
Away Disappointed.

After a brief session held at the Capt.
| ties adjourned to meet some time in
July, when officers will be elected and
the new department will be perma-
nently organized and started upon its
work. Meanwhile DR.. Paulus a. Irving,
Eof Richmond, who was made temporary
chairman. will expend sum not ex-
ceediny $500 for stenographic work,
postage, etc. in securing such data and
information as will enable the board
intelligently to determine its policy
and the exact limitations of its scope
under the small sum available an
nually.
| All the members were present, and
the meeting was called to order be-
hind closed doors promptly at $40
o'clock.
A large number of local politicians
and applicants for the assistant secre-
taryshIp were In the corridors, but
they did not remain long. as word
soon came from the inside to the effect
that no oral statements from candidates
would be heard and no elections would
be gone into at that time. None of the
Applicants for the secretaryship were
l
were represented by friends.
Shortly after the meeting convened
a temporary organization was effected
by the election Of DR.. Irving, chairman.
and the Rev. Samuel c. Hatcher. Of
Farmv!lle, secretary.
| A message was sent out clearing
the way by disposing of the waiting
crowd, and then the board took up its
work and considered it for more than
an hour in an informal manner. Mr..
| Hill Montague, who was the patron Of
the bill which created the Department
of Charities, but who was not appointed
on the board, was present, and greeted
! the members cordially upon their ar
rival. 1t appeared to the board that
there was no necessity for hurry. as the
law creating the department does not
become effective until June 25th.
Resolution. Adopted.
The resolutions which were offered
by DR.. Denny and adopted, and which
give a clear idea of the action of the
board, arc as follows:
Resolved, Tint sum not exceeding
$500 be appropriated to be expended
| by the temporary chairman of the
board for photographic work, postnEc
and stationery, and for such other pur-
poses MS will enable the board to sc-
cure the information and data ncces-
sary to perfect Its organization and to
determine Its policy and it's exact work
under the limitation. of the small APP
preparation Mt It's communal.
| .. That since the net crcntlng. tliis
board Is not nm emergency net, and
does not become effective until June
10Th, the board will not make mn clcc-
ton of accrctnry or assistant sccre-
tnry until the net does become cffec-
tive, and the board shall have secured
the data called for under resolution I.
3. That the Temporary chairman cnll
n meeting Of this board mt some time
!, during the month of July to cOnsitlcr
further the work ana organization Of
the board.
1t is thought by many that the action
Of the board last night in postponlng
| the election of officers leaves the field
wide open on the question of a secre-
| tary, and that 1t Is anybody's fight for
| that position from now until the end
/ OF the struggle. On the long table In
| the room where the board met were
| hundreds of letters and petitions ask
ing for the appointment of various can
dldates for the two salaried positions
to be filled, and they will be exam
| ined by the members later.
| Hon. James Aston Cabell had his
colleagues Or. DennymD DR.. irving and
Messrs. Hatcher and stearnes, to dine
with him at his home at o'clock last
night.
1t is said that In all there are prob
ably fifty applicants for the assistant
secrctaryship, which carries salary
of s1,25o per year, Among the Rich
mond candidates are Mr.. James Glenn
a son of Delegate, Harry G. Glenn, and
/ Miss Rosa b. Roy.
observations OF "IiOnE Tom"
Long Tom Haynes strolled into the
room after tho meeting was over ana
by way Of getting acquainted Win
/ the members, observed that he had been
at the Capitol for many years, and
! though he was not running for any
thing, this was "the best ooklng poaro
hn had seen yet" He declared further
I that one might look into the faces OF
the members and SEQ that they would
do the square thing. The members
laughed heartily and thanked tho hls
Capitol policeman forhls complimentary
/ words.
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,Su,,fr., purhip Rotter.