The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-08-28
COUNTY CLERKS MEET
NEXT YEAR IN PULASKI
Robert Gillian. Of Dinwid6lie. EIcct.
cd President Of Virginia
Association.
RICHMOND CONVENTION ENDS
Closing Sessions Marked by Ad.
dresses OF State Auditor Moore, ".
j. Fulton, ~. ~. Holt, John n.
Grant, Jr., DR.. Parker and Others.

After session 81 two DAYS. tho v,r-
GINA County Court Clerks Association
adjourned yesterday afternoon with n
meeting at Murphys Hotel. when
speeches were made. officers for the
ensuing wear elected. ami Pulaski Sc
lccted as the place Tor holding tho nc,t
convention. RESOLUTIONS Of thanks tn
the retiring officers for tho splendid
entertainment furnished them Will.
guests in Richmond wcrc unanimously
/ adopted by the clerks ~ the concluding
session
THE foilowine members pcre elected
TO serve rs officers OF the association
during tho ensuing yoar urcsider,
Robert Gillian. ST. binwiJdie Count.
irst vice president II ~. UoIton. Eliza
beth CITY County. second virc.,re.i
dtnt. charles II. Denit. Roanoke Coun-
~ mira vice president, \. ~ ,,hs.
'nond. spots lVnnla County. .ecrctar..
treasurer. J. \. BoSanr l'.!a.ni Coun,y.
Tho following executive committee was
nance ; ; Brooke. Roanoke city; 6.
: y. craddoch. Ii:lifaN County: 6 g.
ate. with" County, W l.. Maupir.
\lhemarle County: II T.. Marrabl. ~,
Newport News: " = liu,chcn.cn. ot
Mc"hI"nbiirG County. and Robert Gil
Ham, 81. OF Dinwiddic County. stand
ing committees win bc appointed with
in tho near future by tho president,
/ STATE: AUDITOR MOORE
MAKES INTERESTING Address
~ inc morning session. State Audit
'or 9. Lee Moore addressed tho as
s'mhly Of clerks. and IN an Interesting
manner nc told his audience HOY inn
porthnt iS tho part they play IN sorv-
ing ihcir cities. countt". aud tho Stat.
MI Moor said tho proficient clerk
must possess tho ability and training
10 do NOR" than mere clerical work IN
ord"r'to I'll the varied requirements OF
ms "ihcc In the best possible manner
lh"se present were invited to ask tho
sh"ak"r any questions upon which ,hrv
hcSlI'd Information. and interesting
ana INSTRUCTIVE" discussions followed
IN r"rliinE TO tho questions ASKED Nr
Moore displayed a wide knowlodrc ~
'hc states financial system. and cnrl,
pi th' clerks derived benefit from IN.
discussion
Handsome tribute vas paid 20 In.
clerks for the kindly manner in ahIcb
they assist the young LAWYERS ~ III.
state IN al interesting talk bv rorlr,r
stat Senator VI J Fulton Mr. Ful.
,"n vas asked TO speak ~ place o,
governor stuart Who Vas prevented
from nticndinv Tho meeting r. deal
ms kindly ana honcStly with inc NO..
~" whom hoy serve. Mr. Fulton sid.
INC clerks save annually great eap.nse
10y giving sound advice. thus saving
needless litigation aud trouhlo
"Dt:AI.ING WITH LAND LAWS"
Di>tt sSED Bl ~. ". HOLT
Delinquent Land Laws 81 tho state
W9s ably discussed by IT, ~ Holt ~,
Elizabeth City County. and Tho Rela-
toms OF tire Court Clerk To tho Public
was tho subject OF an interesting ial,.
10y John y. Grant. Jr., ~ Acccnla-
county
Several Interesting speeches rcr.
made a. tn" afternoon session. fnclud-
inz taiEs by pr. " y rleck,r. 81.
sistant registrar OF vital statistics o,
h, - i,r.r4a
Machen. director or tho Legislative
Reference Bureau; !. II. ..indsay. ~
the Government Bureau for the Pre-
servatIon OF Nevolutionaty Records.
and others. I'r Flicker stressed tn-
Importance ~ accruate birth ana
death records as q means ~ Keeping
the court records OF tho state az com
pictc and comprehensive as possible
II WAS pointed out that large estates
and other property frequently become
involved In needless htjgation be.
cause OF Inaccurate court rsc,rta az
births ANA deaths. In his speech Mr.
Lindsay asked that the court officials
OF tho state aid in tho movement to
discover and preserve old records, doc
nmcnts and papers. In order that pos
,erity and the present generation may
know what part Virginia played in
tho Revolutionary War,
Members Of the association
pressed themselves as being highlN
pleased with the success of tine cor
vontion. and many OF them are ~
tho opinion that this years Satherinc
was the most interesting and success
ful in tile history OF the organization
Plans are being made 10 make t1s
convention at Pulaski August l2-en
1918 even more successful than pre-
vious ones Clerks all over the state
arc becoming more and moro inter
ested in the aims md purposes Of tho
association, and its membership IL CON
stantly increasing.
Held for Grand Jury.