The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-03-16
CHAMBER SHIFTS
COMMITTEE HEADS
Eleven Get New Chairncn in
Official Lineup Announced
by Darlington.
NEW DIRECTORS GET FIVE
Win Chairmanships of Important
Committees, Including One
on Legislation.
NEW DIRECTORS GET FIVE

given new chairmen, and practically I'll
tho committees show changes in per
sonnet. In President Carrington's official
announcement last night naming the
line-up of the chambers working forces
for the year 1914. The recastine of the
old committees with the search through
a membership numbering close To l.
900 for men especially fitted for the
work OF particular committees was an
arduous task, and was not completed
by President Darlington until last
night.
While eleven committees have new
heads. two of the chairmen in this
number served as presiding officer; over
committees last year. o. j. Sands.
named by President Darlington as
chairman OF the committee on banks
and currency, was last year chairman
of the committee on manufactures
Edmund Strudwick. last year chair
man of the committee on insurance Is
shifted to the craftsmanship of the
committee on commerce and CONNER
cial usages.
New Directors Lnnd.
Five OF the ten new directors elected
at the annual meeting in January land
as chairmen OF important committees
These are: j. T. Palmatory, exposition
and civic celebrations: Hugh Antrim.
insurance.: Arthur NJ Cannon, lerisla-
w. II. Schwar2schild, postal and tele-
graph service.
The four other new chairmen this
year are: w. f. Richardson, Jr.. express
service; John l.. Wingo. health and
sanitation: John G. Freeman, improve
ment of James River. and John b.
Pinder, outward dtrade.
Upon the committee on Legislation,
Arthur NJ. Cannon. chairman. Will fall
the responsibility this year of prose-
cutting the tax reform campaign out
lined at the last annual meeting of
the chambers board of directors. The
committee will draft a tentative re-
form measure and submit it TO Il con-
vention OF delegates from the vom-
mercial organizations OF the State.
which II Is proposed to call together
some time this summer The chair
manship of the committee is an i'm
portant post. and the selection OF Mr.
Cannon for the position is regarded
a high honor for the new director
List of Committees.
The complete list of committees and
chalrmen as announced by President
Darlington follows:
Arbitration-Warr p. Taylor chair
man; C. B. Richa rdson. F.. H. Ferguson,
Lewis c. Williams and James G.. Wal
ker.
Agriculture and ImmIEration-C C.
tian Clarke, S. T. Morgan. S. ". Temp
kns and ]. II. Drake
AdvertisinE-J. F. Ryland. chairman:
Horace f. Smith. ]. c. Dula. p. L.
Reed. s. S. Rosendorf and w. S.
Rhoads.
Banks and Currency-O. j.. Sands.
chairman; S. D. Crenshaw, Edmund
Strudwick, Alvin NJ Smith, w. NJ. Hab-
liston and r. II. Smith.
BnSiness Enterprfse,-D T. Reed
chairman: j. Scott Parrish. III. W.
jackson, T. B. McAdams, Fritz sitter
ding. j. Stewart Bryan. /. NJ Will
Hams, w II. Schwarzchild, G.. G. VAL
entine, j. L. Paschadl, ]. T. Palmatory
and r. 1. Gordon.
Edmund Strudwick. chairman Clinton
l.. Williams, Hugh Antrim, Peyton
Grymes, w. T. Selden and a. j. Par
IRISH.
Conventious-John G. Corley. chair
man; John NJ. Miller. Jr, w. II. Adams.
r. l.. Ptres. c. C. Reed and T. S.
Wheelwright.
Executive-T. NJ, Darlington chair
man: w. T, Reed, Il. C. Laird o. H.
Funston and Colmean Workman.
Exposition and Civic Cclebrating--J.
T. Palmatory. chairman; Gordon Wal
lace. a. r. Holderby, W. D. Crenshaw,
John w. Bates and Preston Belvin.
Express Servicc-W +. Richardson.
Jr,. chairman; Jacob Cans. w. T. Shep-
pard, David Wallerstein. r. II. AIRING
ton and Woodson Waddey.
Health and Snnitntiop-John l.. Win
go. chairman; DIR. stuart Mcclure,
James c. Crump. Dr. C. NJ. Miller. j.
C. Drewry and DR.. f. NJ. Reade
Improvement of james Rlver-John
G. Freeman. chairman: w. A Crenshaw,
George Bryan, S. II. Morgan and s. Fl.
Hawes.
Addison, chairman: +. NJ. Crutchfeld.
+. w Drake, j. l.. Hill and Il. T. Jelli-
on.
Inland Trade-E. c. Laird, chairman.
C. D. Coleman. c. T.. Borden. S. IS.
Dunston, T. Peyton. Giles. John B. PIN
der. w. f. Reed, j. f. Ryland. Alvin
NJ. Smith. w. C. Schmidt, II. S. Bins
wanger and :. r. Bevcridge.
Insurnnce-Hugh Antrim. chairman:
Archie ii. Harris. Victor Williams John
NJ. Taylor and Frank b. Dunford.
LeGislntiOn-A. NJ. Cannon, chairman;
II. =. Giles, j. +. Ryland, G. q. Valen-
tine, O. a. Hawkins and o. II. Funs-
ten.
Mannfacturcs-W. j. Parrish. chair
man. George Curry, It. j. Walker, V.
l.. Epes, II. w. Hall and Frank w
Brown.
Mcmbers-President Julien III. Hill.
chairman; w II. jenkins. Jr.. a. l.
.AuhinaOH, ". w SDiiilldiii ID. W. W IL
son, DIR. C. a. Labenberg, w NJ. Mey-
crs, Nathan Simon, +. ID. Wilbon, NJ
r. Florshcim. r. Grayson Dashiell and
Charles Straus.
Mincs-Alvin VI. Smith. chairman; F.
F.. Noting, George NJ. Cease, w. c.
Nolan and H. NJ. Smith.
Municipal ATairs-James r. Gordon,
chairman; John L. Sattcrfeld, w. L.
Carneal. Jr., James N. Boyd and H. W.
Rountrcc.
Outward Trade-John r. Finder, h
*. Victor. G. +. Lee. r. II. Bruce,
Charles watkins and f. Tucker Har-
rison.
PosfaI and Telegraph service-W H.
Schwarzschild, chairman: r. :. Chris
tian. III. G. Carter. J. Clifford Miller.
John G.. Armistead and r.. L.. Roden
Schools and Public brarIrs-T. p.
Bryan, chairman; j. y. c. Chandler,
Isaac Held, e. Randolph Williams,
Allen Potts and S. B. Woodfn.
Streets, Roads ana T'arks-John c.
Easley. chairman: II. l.. Cabell. Il. A.