The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1910-05-04
WANT GOH. MANN
TO HEAD PARADE
Sunday School Workers to
Make Fine Showing in
Washington
EXPECT VIRGINIA
TO SEND 1000 MEN
Several Chief Executives Will Be
in Line of AFsach at the
World 81 Conven-
ton.

If tho wishes OF the executive com
mittee Of the Virginia sunday Schoo
Association are carried out, Governor
Mann will head the delegation from
this State in the monster Mems Bible
: Class parade be held in Washing:
ton the afternoon Of May 20 in con
nection with the Worlds Sunday
School Convention. which meets II
that city on May 10 Tor session oi
five days
Members of the executive commit
tee. in special session In Richmond
Tuesday night, voted unanimously II
favor of having virginia's chief ex'
ecutive at the head Of the States
delegation, which is expected to in
clude more than i.uov men inter
ested in the Bible class work.
DR.. A. l.. Phillips. Mr.. Jacob I'm
lauf and Mr.. j. r. Jones were desi.s-
mated a COMMITTEES OF three to wait OF
Governor Mann and urge him to go II
Washington.
Other Governors TO Be There.
In suggesting Governor Mann az
head of the Virginia delegation. sir
w. II. Metchior, of Alexandria, stated
that the chief executives of sever3
other States had already indicates
their intention Of heading their re-
spectiye delegations In the parade, AND
he wanted the Old Dominion TO %
similarly represented. Mr.. Melchfor'.
suggestion met with instant favor. ana
the committee to walt on Governor
Mann was named at once.
Mr.. Meichior stated further thai
great preparations were being made
in Washington for the worlds conFen-
ton, which gives promise OF being ont
Of the most important assemblies 81
it's kind ever held In the national cap
ital He said Pennsylvania alone had
promised TO send 1900 men to par
ticipate In the Bible class parade. and
his own city OF Alexandria would have
fully 500 men in the line of march
Richmond. he was assured. woulc
have several hundred men In the pa
rade.
Mr. Baines Resigns.
The committee received and accept.
ed the resignation of Mr.. c. W. Baincs
Of Newport News, as general secretar,
Of the Virginia Sunday School Asso-
citation, and resolutions were adopted
thanking him fer his work in behal,
, of the association.
Following the acceptance of tbs
resignation members OF the commit
tee spent some time discussing the Sc
lection OF a general secretary, @hc
shall confine himself entirely to tht
work of the association on a regular
salary. Several names were suggest
ew. but Il was finally decided to nam,
a special committee to canvass tn,
field during the Washington conven
ton and select the best man avail.
able. Those named ON this committee
were Mr. w. Frank Robertson. Mr.. y
G. Scott, MIR. J. T Watts DR. A. l.
Phillips DIR. NJ. Il, Church.
superintendency Accepted.
Mr. c. r. Guy, OF Richmond, IL wa.
stated. had decided to accept the su
perintendency Of the mems Bible elias.
work in Virginia. This honor VI.
conferred upon Mr.. Guy at the recen
State Sunday school In Norfolk, fu
1t was only within the past dey Il
two that he determined to accept. II
face of pressing business affairs
Virginia. it was announced. woulc
have forty-eight delegates at tn,
worlds convention, in addition to MIR
II. $, Barbour. az South Boston. VIII,
/ will attend in the capacity OF inter.
national committeeman from thi.
State. -~------- as
Mr.. Dewitt Crane, of Newpor
News. presided over the meeting a,
chairman. Mr.. y, G. Scott. of Rich.
mond, acted as secretary pro tenn.
Other out-of-town members presen
were Rev. c. f. Peasants. of cul
pepper, Mr.. Samuel l., Adams, Of Hall
fax county. Mr.. W. Frank Robertson
of Norfolk, president OF the State as