The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1914-07-10
CHECK |ND|sCR|M|NATE
CONVENTION EXPENSES
Hereafter State Associations Will
Not Re Aided by City
Money.
FUND HELD FOR ADVERTISING
Many Historic Sites Arc Suggested
AS Suitable Places for Permanent
Markcrs-May Place OLD Cannon
in Centre OF Monument Avenue.


preparations By the Council Committee
sist In the entertainment OF their dele.
gates. except In rare cages In which
the committee Is convinced that as
distance should be accorded. The new
policy was formulated at a meeting held
by the committee last night. during
which the question was debated at
length.
President Adams. of the Board Of
Aldermen. member OF the commit
tee, served warning that except in cx-
traordlnary cases. lac would hereafter
vote against any appropriation TO u
state convention. The practice Of Civ
Ing Unfortunately TO every state or
Kanlzatlon that chooses 10 hold It's an
nual meeting In Richmond. he said.
has been carried too far, and II was
his belief that In several recent APP
preparations OF this character the com
mittee had acted with more gcner-
oaity than wisdom.
This committee wns created pri-
mariiy to aid in bringing 10 Richmond
conventions and enterprises or ), ma
tional character Its primary purpose
Is to advertise Richmond outside tho
State and In that manner attract to
the city outside Industries and invest
Incnts. Unless We take "a definite stand
to cut off all appropriations for state
conventions ana adhere strictly 10 this
principle. IL Viii not he long before the
appropriation to this committee will
be withdrawn. and viii be one OF
those In the Council TO vote for the
withdrawal"
WILL MAKE FEW EXCEPTIONS
FROM GENERAL POLICY
Councilman Eatclinc declared his
sympathy with the views Of Mr Adams
and announced his intention TO follow
the same rigid practice IN the case o.
all appropriations for State conycn-
mon Council chairman Of the commit
tee. Endorsed a restrictive policy, but
thought that cases might arise in
which an appropriation for the con
tention 81 a State body would he de-
sirab!e. Each application. he thought,
should come UP on it's own merits.
The same view was held by Alderman
Mitchell.
The restrictive policy thus laid
down was Indirectly inspired by an APP
piication for an appropriation OF $500
to aid III the entertainment OF the CON
rcntion of the state Pha rinaccut.cnl
Association. which will b. held in this
city September ij-i1 T. d. TAYLOR
representing the local wholesale drug
trade, appeared before the committee
In the in;crcs, OF the Organization.
The question Of aiding In the enter
tainment OF tins convention prccipi-
'atcd discussion of the future policy
Of the committee towards an conyen-
tons OF this type. y motion TO appro-
pirate $3.50 for the Pharmacists. with
the understanding that no further APP
propriations would be made to state
conventions. except in extraordinary
cases, polled two Affirmative and two
negative votes. and the chair declared
the motion lost.
The motion vas offered h. Alderman
Mitchell. and was supported by Chair
man Peters. Alderman Adams and
Councilman Radcliffe voted IN the mega
tive. shortly before Adjournment
Councilman Radcliffe moved a recon
sidcrat!on OF the Vote, and The motion
was again put on its merits This
time Councilman Ratcline and Alder
man Mitchell voted in the affirmative.
and Chairman Peters ana Alderman
Adams in the negative. and the motion
again failed TO carry.
CITY TO ENTERTAIN
MASTER BAKERS
By a unanimous vote the committee
appropriated $1,000 To aid IN. the en-
tertainmcnt OF the National Associa-
ton OF Master Bakers. which will hold
It's annual convention at the Jefferson
Hotel October 20-23 Inclusive. Be
tween 1900 and 400 delegates from
every state In the Union will be- in
attendance. The master bakers of
Richmond We're represented at last
nights meeting by j. j. Mat;crn and
J. III. Node.
In response to the committees invita-
tion. large delegation OF citizens APP
peared last night 10 confer with IL
about historic sites which arc 10 be
marked under recent ordinance an
propria;!ng $1,000 for this purpose
Tho ordinance provides that the Nd
rcrtisns and Enterprises Committee
shall direct tho work.
Mrs j.. ID. Williams asked that part
OF the appropriation DC used in further
ing plan to mark permanently the
old breastw crks on Monument Avenue
near the intersection Of Davis Avenue.
The Association for the Preservation
Of Virginia Antiquities. she said. is
cndeavoring to secure the aid of State
authorities in procuring a cannon.
which It IS proposed to place in The
central parkway opposite the FORTH
cation. She suggested also that the
committee mark suitably the site of the
old Capitol Building NJ Fourteenth and
Cary Streets. in which the city OF Rich
mond was Incorporated.
MANY HISTORIC SITES
SUGGESTED FOR MARKERS
General Charles J. Anderson asked
that portion OF the $1,000 be re-
served for expenditure for markers on
buildings and sites 10 be designated by
the Confederate Memorial Literary So
ciety. Mrs. j. D. Judd suggested for
marking the old Masonic Hall on
Franklin Street near Nineteenth, and
the wagon entrance OF the Main Street
station. which was the site Of Il re-
cruting station during the War Be-
tween tho States.
w. G.. Stanard wanted marked the
site at Spring and Belvidere Streets.
upon which stood the old Belvidcre
house. III which Colonel William Byrd.
founder of Richmond. was born
Another suggestion was that the com
mittce mark appropriately the burial
place of the mother of Edgar Allan
Poe, in ST. Johns Churchyard.
y committee composed of Chairman
Peters and Alderman Mitchell and
Councilman Ratclitfc was appointed to
confer with the representatives OF the
historical associations, and report a
schedule of sites and buildings to be
marked.