The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-10-19
FISHER CHOSEN TO
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for president. is understood to have
from that race on eondi-
tion that he De placed on the execu-
tive committee IN stead of Frank w
Porter, of Kansas City, who was slated
for "A position on the executive COM
mittee. In return for this step taken
by the Fort Worth man. Kansas City.
with a candidate for president In the
person Of l.. II. Fisher, vas assured
the opposition OF only the Georgia
candidate for president.
BODY Called to order.
It was 1920 o'clock when President
Purdy called the meeting to order
with most of the members in their
seats.
The first business considered was the
proposition to reconsider an amend
ment adopted Tuesday afternoon con-
ferrine upon the delegate body the
right to make bylaws and attend
to other Legislative matters, hitherto
vested with the entire membership.
Though the amendment was adopt
ed by a large vote. President Purdy
asked that the matter be reconsider
ed. believing that many of the MEM
hers did not thoroughly understand
the purport of the amendment,
1t developed that quite diversity
OF opinion prevailed Among the mem
bers AS to the feasibility OF the prop
osition Some Of those who spoke
against II appeared to have the idea
that the Democratic principles OF
representative government would be
dealt heavy blow.
Amendment Lost.
When put to ii vote. the Amendment
was lost overwh eimingy amid tumul-
tuous applause.
ON motion OF otto Rice. of Chicago.
the association voted to give Score
tary Werner $500 additional for ser
vices rendered during the year.
The report Of Treasurer Thornton
showed total receipts during year 10
he $I1.67o.2s and disbursements To
SS.1s494 This showed balance on
hand to be SS4s5.4s.
Following The saction Of a small
amount OF routine business and the
election OF officers. the convention took
a brief recess Newly elected officers
were then formally Installed with
Past President Charles f. Braden, OF
Buffalo. y. T.. presiding. and Past
! President Charles j. Classify, OF PITS
burg. acting as marshal for the cere-
mony Many of the visiting ladies'
attended the exercises
Fisher Receives 0avet.
President Fisher, on receiving the
gavei, made brief speech, expressing
his pleasure at being elevated To the
highest Office within the gift of the
IaundryInen. He promised II devote
his best efforts To promotion OF the
association interests
With President Fisher still in the
chair the convention adjourned sine
die Immediately after handsome Ola
inond ring had been presented tn re-
firing President Purdy by the mem
! bers OF the association.
The convention came to an end on
motion Of Charles Sells. OF Dayton, o,
! brother Of Past President Thomas A
4 Sells. of the same city. who was UNI
! able to attend on account of illness
( since he Joined the association, more
! than twenty wears ago, Past President
! Sells has made the motion To adjourn
/ With the exception Of this and one
| other previous year 1t was for tha
reason that his brother, was selected
4 as his proxy,
Stricken on Platform.
just as the business OF the last SEES
/ sion was being concluded. j. J. Neid
. Of Florence. Ala. secretary of the Iri'
State Association. comprising Ala
I hama Mississippi and Tennessee. wal
! seized with = violent attack of acute
2 indigestion when he mounted the plat
] form and started to address few
] words ID President PurdN. He fel
n gasping To the floor and for some mo
ments 1t was feared that he had beer
fatally strlcken He was removed TO
/ chair. in the corner near b. and wa'
given medical attention as quickly al
possible. DR.. Robert C.. Bryan attend
( ed him
Mr.. Weld was escorted 10 his room
after adjournment and vac reported
4 later 70 be resting very comfortably.
The iaundrymen subscribed s:i4 ad
4 ditional To their advertising fund wed
nesday. making d total thus far o
! $e,76i.
! Ss.2so snhswrfbcA.
4 Great enthusiasm marked the SUB
| scribing 81 money toward an adver
Using fund Tuesday afternoon Franz
| w. Porter. OF Kansas City with a yer.
! bald head and an abundance OF goo'
| humor and keen wit, directed opera
] lions from the platform and wa
\ largely instrumental In boosting tn
I movesa ent The subscriptions range'
(, from 500 to $500. They came most
fy from city and State associations
When the count was made. 1t wa
1 found that $3.50 had been pledged
/ 1t IL hoped to raise this sum to $40,
! 600 for advertising purposes durinI
the year, Few doubt that the lann
| drymen will be successful in thei
efforts. There 10 great deal 0
wealth among them. more than half I
dozen OF those in attendance upol
the convention being millionaircs.
President Purdy stated 1T the clos
! Of the afternoon meeting that add
tional efforts would be made Wednes
day 20 augment the fund.
Aside from the advertising project