The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1913-06-10
|CLUB HOLDS|TS
| ANNUAL MEETING
Reports Indicate Great Popu-
larity of Business Mems
Organization
NEW DIRECTORS ELECTED
President Bryan Tells How 1t
Has Worked for Common
Welfare of Richmond.

AT tho annual meeting OF the Buyi-
ness Mems Club yesterday President
Thomas p. Bryan submitted his an
nuat report, showing the club to have
enjoyed the most prosperous and &C
tive year since it's organization six
years ago. President Bryan reported
That the club had now become n recog
hiZeo FACTOR In the life of the commu-
nifty, having attained it's position by
quiet accomplishment. 1t has been its
policy, he said, studiously to avoid
the economic blunder or hampcring or
competing with other organzat ions.
or encroaching on their field, but 1T
mas on several occasions aided and
supplemented the work of other or
CARNATIONS for the upbuilding OF
Richmond. The membership on May
81 was 1,049, divided as follows: resi-
dent, 7S7; nonresident. 1856; CONNER
cial' seventy seven. representing every
line Of business and almost every
business institution in the city
In Good Condition.
me income from all sources during
the year was $1S,S64.20. An elaborate
audit of the books shows a profit for
the year of s984S3, with present as
sets OF s6,l91.24 and liabilities Of
sS.ooS.6o, against which there is fur
niture, equipment pledges and sus-
pended accounts amounting 10 S7,-
lSo9S. The club restaurant. which Is
made great feature OF this organi-
cation, and affords daily meeting
place for hundreds of business men.
served during the year 71,5l9 meals.
or 22a per day. The average cost per
making the total s.5+2S, while the
average receipts per meal were s.4S35,
a loss of s.0593 per meal.
In regard to the activities of the
club President Bryan reviewed some
OF the public addresses held In the club
rooms. with the subjects treated. the
addresses by the sixteen candidates
for the Administrative Board: the
prominent part the club Is taking in
the fight for enlarging the boundaries
of the city including the adoption by
the entire membership of n resolution
urging a liberal and immediate annex
alton; the weekly table talk luncheons
and the use of the club rooms as
meeting place for many organizat tons
In fact, Mr.. Bryan said that nearly
every large business or philanthropic
corporation started III Richmond in
the past year had its organization
planned in the rooms of this club.
Directors Elected.
! Ballots for members OF the board of
directors were referred TO T. c. Dula.
j. A. Gawthrop and A. S B James for
tabulation and report. and resulted as
! follows:
| For the short term expiring May 81,
19l4-Clyde II. Radcliffe. 40: w. p
Waddy, 49, Mr. Radcliffe being de-
clared elected.
For the threeyear term. five direc-
tors being elected each year the re-
suit showed as follows: John Bagby.
, l51; Julien ii. Binford. 159: Clarence
CABOT 90; Robert S. Christian. Jr, 1856 :;
y. NJ Cover 191; r. Henry Harwood,
$50; a. G.. Hoover. 6l; Captain John
Landstreet 1872; DR.. W. II. Street, So.
and Moses Thalhimer. 90. The first
five were declared elected. in the fol-
lowing order: Captain John Landstrect.
y. NJ. Cover, r. Henry HARDWOOD, Julien
II. Binford and X. S. Christian Jr
The new board of directors will meet
to-day at o'clock for the election OF
officers OF the club. Efforts are be-
ing made TO induce president Bryan
TO accept another term. but as yet he
has not consented.