Bluefield evening leader. [volume] (Bluefield, W. Va.) 1906-1911, 1908-02-07

the children OF the city and could
not understand how man and a
father could walk down the street
and look those children in the face
without a blush if he had any in
itention Of voting against the bond
issue.
The report of the COMMITTEES on
vice-presidents and directors pre-
sented it's report at this point and
the acting secretary was instructed
to cast the vote of the meeting for
he unanimous election of the follow
ing to serve in those capacities for
the next twelve months:
First vice president, n. S. Hufford;
second vice president. o. L. Alexan-
der; third vice president, V. l.. Sex
ton; fourth vice president, A. S.
Booker; fifth vice president, P. j..
Kelly; sixth vice president, C.. o.
Wright; treasurer. b. A. Marks; sec
rotary, w. d. Roberts, executive
committee, G. A. Shirley, w. p. Haw-
ley, WILLIAM Hicks. w. S. Foutz Ed
win Mann, w. j. Newenham, II. /.
Shott, r. Il. Carter, +. II. Smith. j
7. Dewitt, r. Bond, w. c.. Terrell.
b. A. Marks, II. c. Lafferty. Nathan
Sohn, o. G. Jenkins, c. w. Keister.
X. b. Williamson Samuel Walton.
w. ID. Roberts, j. II. Sluss, J. w.
RUIZ, l.. II. Phetteplace. G.. NJ. Barg-
er and c. b. Hancock.
Election of treasurer was unani-
nous for Mr.. 3. A Marks and for
Mr.. w. ID. Roberts as secretary.
Reports Of progress were received
from the advertising and hospital
committees.
w. J. Newenham, member OF the
chamber and president OF the board
OF education of the Beaver Pond dis
trict. spoke at length on the needs
of the city and tn, district along the
line of schools and laid parti1 llar
stress on the fact that the children
of all the district would be benefited
by the bond issue, as the parents
would be able to sand their children
to good high school without the
extra cost OF keeping them in a
school out OF the city. He also ex-
planned to the chamber the grounds
on which the proclamation was is
sued and said the board of education
had consulted three eminent LAWYERS
and had received their opinion on
the legality OF the election. Mr.
\ wenham said high school can be
erected this year at cost OF $125.-
900. which is $4,000 less than II
could have been built last year and
explained his grounds for making
such a statement He challenge
any man to give any r-ason why the
bond issue should not carry. Mr..
Newenham said there had been two
bond experts in the city who wanted
TO take all of the bonds and this
after they had investigated the mat
ter and found that the district Of
Beaver Pond has no bonded indebt-
edness and is permitted by law TO
carry a bonded Indebtedness of
$2oO'OOO. the present issue being
within the limit by 100000
Judge II. a. Ritz followed. speak
ing at length He said every citizen
owes it TO the rising generation to
provide the best schooling that can
be secured, making point that If
the child Of today is allowed to 90 10
school with no better advantages
than the men and women of today
have had. that child will be at dis
advantage because he will not be
able to cope tith the men of his
time. The Judge compared facilities
I'm Bluefeld with facilities given to
the children in other cities and small
towns in the state He mentioned in
particular the city OF Warrington.