Clinch Valley news. [volume] (Jeffersonville, Va.) 18??-2019, 1913-04-25
DEMOCRATIC CLUB
NAMESPOSTMASTER

At special call meeting of
the Pocahontas Democratic Club,
held in the Firemen's Hall, in
the town of Pocahontas, Vir-
ginia, at $3.50 O'Clock p. m. on
the 10Th day of March, 1913,
there being present John
Roberts, Pres, and the follow
ing members: 7. j. Davis, H.
w. Hicks, J. r. Lindsey, II. J.
Ferimer, w. E. Jenkins, Chas.
Butt, Albert Honaker, Howard
Suitor, George Guydosh, Sid
Ball, Mike Guydosh, w. Bunch,
w. M. Minter, Geo. H. thinner
man, J. |. Kwass, Joe Matt,
Harry Gross, Eugene Lichenet,
w. b. Lowe, Marvin Maxey,
Abe Wears, VIM. Butt, S. c.
Green, l.. Magrill, M. c.. Smith,
X. l.. Ball, c S Minter, and Saul
Miller in person and by proxy
j. G. Arlington, +. b. Davis
and j. II. Litchford.
The meeting was called to
order by the President, and the
minutes of the last meeting of
the club, held on September
9th, 1912, were read and APP.
proved.
The Secretary then read the
call of the President for the
meeting, and the petition of
certain members Of the club on
which the call was issued, which
call and petition are in the
words and figures following:
Dear Sir: AS President of
the Pocahontas Democratic
Club, | have been requested by
twenty-five members of the said
club to call a special meeting
thereof for March 18th, 1913, for
the purpose Of considering the
question of endorsing a candi-
date for the postoiiice at Poca-
hontas at the expiration of the
term of w. l.. Mustrd, the pres
ent incumbent, or to take such
action thereon as the club may
deem best.
1t is suggested to me in the
petition presented that this
might be the most satisfactory
way to handle the matter in so
far as the members of the Foca-
hontas Democratic Club are con-
cerned.
1t being incumbent on me to
call this meeting az requested,
you are, therefore. hereby mott
lied that a special meeting of
the Pocahontas emocratic Club
is called for March Goth, 1913,
at the Firmens' Hall in the town
of Pocahontas, Va, at $50 D. m.
for the above purpose and foi
the consideration of such Other
matters as may come before said
club; and you are earnestly re-
quested to be present at this
meeting.
Respectfully yours,
Pocahontas Democratic Club,
BY John Roberts, Pres"
.'Pocahontas, Va, March II, 1918
Mr.. John Roberts, Pres,
Pocahontas Democratic Club,
Pocahontas, Va.
Dear Sir:-Inasmuch as prac-
tically all the parties who will
desire to make application for
the postoliice at this place, at
the expiration of the present
term of Mr.. w. l.. Mustard, be-
long to the Pocahontas Demo-
cratic Club. we, the undersigned
members of the club, feel that
some action should be taken by
the club, endorsing some one of
the applicants for the postoffice.
In this way the question of
petition will be eliminated and
it will avoid friction between
the members.
We respectfully request that
You call a special meeting of the
club for Wednesday night, the
10th instant, for the purpose of
endorsing some one of the appli-
cants for thee office.
M. G. Smith, Saul Miller, H.
J. Ferimer, +. w. Jones, c. S.
Minter, H. w. Hicks, Geo. H.
Zimmerman, c. b. Smith, w. B.
Lowe, q. Guydosh, S. Ball, Joe
Matt, Harry Gross, b. P. Webb,
W. Il. Jenkins, w. X. Maxey,
Chas. Hughes, Chas. Margolis,
W. R. MaXey, j. l. Kwass, Nj.
Guydosh, j. Guydosh".
The Secretary here stated that
he had mailed a copy of the
above to each and every member
of the club.
Whereupon the Secretary pre-
sented the following applications
for membership into the club:
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