The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-03-25
MEETING
IS Bis SUCCESS
Petersburg Audience Enthusiastic
Over Address OF Judge Will
iiams Of Richmond.
sQUARLEs EULoGIzED
Departing Secretary of Chamber
of Commerce Given Big
Loving Cup.
sQUARLEs EULoGIzED

Loving Cup.
Especial to The Richmond virginian.)
PETERSBURG, VA, March 25.---A
large and enthusiastic audience greet
I'D the Attorney General of Virginia,
Judge Samuel w. Williams, when he
addressed the business men of Peters
burg Thursday evening in the audi
tor1um OF the Chamber Of Commerce
along lines Of industrial development
ana encouraged the business men to
greater activity in advancing and uti-
Using the resources OF Virginia and
the upbuiiding of their city.
Judge Williams was introduced TO
4 the audience by Senator G. r. Las
nter. The meeting was an enjoy
able affair. despite the fact that all
! business men Of Petersburg were de-
plortng ths fact that all business men
0f Petersburg were depioring the loss
81 6ecretary Quarles TO the city. Mr..
Il. Gordon Ftnney, the new secretary,
was present, and when introduced TO
lion.
MT Quarles read splendid reports
Of the work accomplished by the
Chamber OF Commerce. He announce
cd the membership now had reached
AVSf &tsA 613aAou tnOot present. InHL
10 Ms new position as secretary of the
: southern Commercial Congress his
interest In the Advancement of Pc
tersburg would be increased, and the
oity's progress furthered.
Present Loving Cup.
President Heath. acting for the
( Chamber OF Commerce. through Sen
ator LAssiter. presented MIR. Quaries
VII ha handsome silver loving cup,
bearing the following inscription:
Presented to Edwin L. Quarles by
the ChaNber Of Commerce of Peters
Z burg. Va, In appreciation OF hts val
liable services March -, 1910"
In acceptance OF the gift Mr.
Ouaries spoke feelingiy OF his obii-
cations to the Chamber Of Commerce.
!. and declared his services were ever
! ut the command OF the citizens Of
Petersburg
Mr.. Quaries in reading his report
htated that eighteen new members
had been enrolled since the last meet
: Ing OF the chamber. The following
standing committees were announced:
Legislation-Cari III. Davis. Robert
Cabanniss. James III. Quicke. Jr.. w.
Gordon McCabe. Walter n. Jones,
Trafiic and transportation-Paul
Roper. c. T. Meachem. III. p. Harri-
son. George S. Bernard. Jr., j. w.
Brown.
Membership-H p. Harrison. Wal
ter d. Mckenney, Ashton w. Gray.
John w. Long. w. A. Totty. John
Moyier. w. II. Wilcox, G. p. Peter
son. Harry III, Woody. ". L. Young
Roads-Chas. 7. Lsssiter, w. E.
Armstrong. E II. Mann. James e.
Cuthbert. J. M. Newcomb. Jr.
Trade extension-E. II. sydnor. ],
2 X. Manson. Jr., Frank NJ. Hobbs,
Cleveland Wright, E. C. Kent.
Public improyement-W. z. Poole,
III. C. Jackson. X. f. Gill. Jacob Saw
age, o. ". Mattox,
Puslicity---L. a. Hosenstoek, Pey-
ton NJ. Pollard. Thos, Y. Sydnor. s.
s. Henley Turner, T. EiSaahFN a.
Public functions. p. Stratton.
Mayor w. Nj. Jones, ". u. McIiwaine.
!. William Malone. A. ID. Hamilton.
Manufactures and labor--tseorge
Cameron. Jr,. Charles d. Witherspoon,
W. L. thinner, IL. s. Seward. +. Whit
tie. BartlettsRoper.
Rural improvement-R. Randolph
Jones, William Grossman. j. Nat Har-
rison. r. II. Craddoek. Horace l..
Smith.
I A rising vote of thanks was ten
dcred TO Judge Williams for his pres
ence and address made and TO Secre-
tary Quaries for the valuable services
he had rendered Petersburg while sec
rotary Of the Chamber Of Commerce.
= Among the charters granted Wednes-
4 day by the State Corporation Commits
sion was that OF Walnut Hill Corpora
ton Of Petersburg. the purposes Of
which 10 that of developing company.
Capital stock - maximum, 100000:
minimum, $4o.e0o. sOfi1cers--T +.
Heath. president. w. Gordon McCabe.
II. vice-president: w. d. Mckenney,l
accretary--all Of Petersburg
At the meeting OF the board OF dfrec-
torB OF the Appomattox Trust Com
pany Thursday. Mr.. william L. zim-
mer, president. was presented with q
beautiful sterling silver loving cup.
Or. william Pitcher, acting for the
board, made the presentation address,
TO which Mr.. thinner responded In an
i appropriate and appreciative manner.
] The cup II about twelve tnches high
!, and bears the following inscription:
Presented to William l. thinner.
president. a. q Testimonial Of esteem
and appreciation by the directors OF
the Appcmattox Trust Company. Pc
tersbtng. Va, March "a. 1910" and
then IL inscribed below by the names |
" the directors OF the company.
Tear Down Warehouse.
Center Warehouse. between Syca- |
4 more and Washington streets. Ia being |
! taken down to give place to a hand |
home business block.
For many decades this warehouse |
was well known to the Southside farm
er a. an attractive place for the sale |
Of tobacco, but during the past few |
years It has been used for MANY differ |
ent purpose. varying from skating |
rink or storage room to place for |
holding evangeitstic services or tenn
pOrary post ONCE.
Adjacent to the structure the large |
st0rehouse Of w. H.. Harrison. Com |
bany Ii being erected, and when the |
old warehouse building In cleared I
away II In predicted that the building I
VI other business houses will follow.
TO Name City On1cials.
Mr. w. ". Jones, president of the
board Of alderman will be soon pre-
scented with q petition signed by I
councilmen and aldermen reque<ting |
him to call q joint meeting of the |
codes on April for the purpose of |
nonrinatin getty ofYicials which are to |
be elected by the two bodies July l, I
Among the ofiicers TO be elected I
sare: City auditor. city attorney, city
engineer, health officer. city physi- I
clans, register Of waser works, clerk +
Of the markets and superintendent 81 |
water works. For several or these
positions are two candidate airedAy /