The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1913-06-26
B. N. c. DYNAMIC
FORCE FOR GOOD
SPEAKERS LAUD CLUB FOR PART
IT HAS TAKEN IN PROMOTING
RICHMOND's GOOD.
THE LAST LUNCHEON
PLAYGROUND MOVEMENT AND PER
MANENT MANUFACTURER Ex-
HIBIT THE CHIEF TOPICS DIS
CUssED BY SPEAKERS.

Now that the administrative
board Is under fire. said L. NICK.
Judkins. chairman OF the committee
on Fairgrounds and recreation of the
Civic Improvement league, at the final
"table-talk luncheon" of the Bust
ness Mems club yesterday. II want
to say a good word for 1t, and tender
its members the unqualified thanks
and commentator Of the league for
their help In promoting q movement
that means SO much to the future
generations of Richmond.
The subject for discussion at the
last meeting Of this interesting series
was. What is being accomplished
in Richmond for civic improvement"
and the brief but optimistic talks
along this line were both instructive
and inspiring. The new president Of
the club. Alvin NJ. Smith, presided.
and the attendance was the largest
that has graced any one Of the ten
"table-talk" affairs. Other speakers
were President Frank Brown. of the
permanent manufacturers' exhibit;
J. A. Johnston, of Carneal & john
ston, architects; Horace F. Smith and
the president.
Playground Movement.
Mr.. Judkins gave the meeting an
outline of the playground movement
from its incipiency and told of IT'S
present status The administrative
board. he said. had given the league
everything it asked for in the way
of finances and had created the ONCE
OF supervisor of Fairgrounds Very
shortly all the Fairgrounds will be
in full swing and the league hoped
to be able to demonstrate so amply
to the business men the worth
whileness" Of the movement that
every member OF the club will lend
his moral support to the cause when
the league next year seeks a much
larger appropriation from the coun-
Gil for the extension of the movement.
The permanent manufacturers ex-
hibit which Is to be installed on three
floors OF the new building at Sixth
and Main streets as soon as the
structure is completed. which will be
within the coming month. President
Brown believes Is the greatest stride
Richmond has made in a decade. He
pointed out the undoubted benefit to
be derived by the manufacturers
from the permanent displays of their
goods and stated that already so per
! cent of the III spaces had been con-
tracted for. There are 400 big man
ufacturers in Richmond and neces-
sarily there will nave to be a waiting
list for this permanent exposition, but
finally all will be accommodated.
Horace F. Smith, who Is to be in
charge of the exhibit when II is open
ed, added some details to the remarks
of Mr.. Brown concerning the exhibit.
Mr.. Johnston paid glowing tribute
to the Business Mems club as n
source of dynamic energy. Most of
| the great movements for the better
ment of Richmond in social. civil and
commercial life. he declared. had
their birth in the rooms Of this club.
He urged upon the members con-
tinued cooperation and renewed en-
deavor on every hand-"dont dam
| this flowing stream" he said. that
| furnishes the dynamic power"
| President Smith--who is charter
member of the club-modesuy ad
rnitted that the club had been a force
! for good in the community. and ex-
pressed the optimistic belief that
there is much for IT to do in the
future, and that in five years it would
become the greatest factor for all
that spelled to uplift and grogress of
the community.