The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-05-28
Three Chorus Members
Dropped From Board
of Governors.
CHAIR SUSTAINED
A FT E ER APPEAL
Banks, Brockenbrough and Meth
erwood Not Included in List
Made Up by Nominating
Committee for Wednesday
Club-Corley Is Re-
Elected President.

In spite OF charges that they were
being ousted for upholding a printed
criticism Of the chorus In the recent
Music Festival. r.. F. Banks, Benjamin
Brockenbrough and A Netherwood
chorus representatives on the board
OF governors. We're dropped by the
Wednesday Club last night at It's an
nual meeting. In the course of the
election. President j. G. Corley laid
down rulings that drew from Captain
n. B. GuiEon the charge of steam roller
methods and gag rule.
trouble was precipitated when the
nominating committee. composed of g
r. Wfnder. 9. w Tanner and Horace
r. smith, brought in the names Of six
teen men, who were placed In norni-
nation for the sixteen seats on the
board. without including Mcssrs. Banks.
Brockenbrough and Nethcrwood, who
served on the board during the past
year. The only other members OF the
old board 10 be dropped were Moses
Thalhimer and William H. White who
retired of their own accord AS Presi-
dent Corley was about to put the com
mlttee's list 70 a vote. Captain Guigon
rose to ask why Banks. Brockenbrough
ana Netherwood had been removed
Demanded the Reason.
There Is long standing rule in
the Wednesday Club" he said, that
eifciency, constancy and fidelity in Off :
Gals Is rewarded by continuance in
oiiice. Siessrs Banks, Brock cnbroueh
and Netherwood have been singing
members Of the club for years: they
were last year honored by being the
Nrst members of the chorus to be given
seats on the board. In the public opin-
Ion. they have rendered faithful, de-
voted and efficient service l demand
10 know why they have been dropped. -
No one volunteered to assign reasons
for the removal OF the three directors
is 1t not 3sked Captain Guigon.
with heat, because they were guilty
of free speech Have they not been
dropped because they dared to express
an honest opinion. although 1T reflect
ed on the singing OF the chorus? Were
they not removed from the board be-
cause they signed q letter upholding
w Douglas Gordon's criticism of the
chorus work in The Times Dispatch
during the May Festival? In justice
TO these men, and in the spirit OF fair
ness. ] wish to place their names In
nomination for the board of COVER
nors."
Called II Slate.
President Corlcy thercupon ruled
that no further nominations could be
made, as the nominating committee
had prepared the names OF the sixteen
members and presented them for cleo
ton.
Such ruling is prcposterous," de-
clared Captain Guigon. You. in reality,
give to the three members of the nomi-
mating committee the power of elect
ing the board. The singing and sub
scribing members OF the club have no
vote. They vote for the slate or not
at all ] protest against the ruling
and ask a vote"
After very warm discussion. in which
Captain Guigon led. the president's 8
ruling that the nominating committed s
list was final was put TO vote and the
president sustained. 81 to l3 Mr.. Cor
ley formally refused to entertain Cap
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