The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-08-28
ROBERT GILLIAN IS
COURT CLERKS HEAD
OFFICERS ELECTED by VIRGINIA
T.
ASSOCIATION YESTERDAY
AFTERNOON. 81
PULASKI NEXT YEAR
ALSO EXTENDED IN
vITATToN--sTATE AUDITOR
MOORE. LEWIS H. MACHEN
AND OTHERS SPEAK.
PULASKI NEXT YEAR

After the election OF officers. ad-
dresses by several speakers and discus
sions Of various questions of peculiar
interest to court clerks. the NTH an
nual convention OF tho Virginia Court
Clerks association, which had been IN
session at Murphy's hotel for two days.
came to a close The convention Will
90, 1918.
During Yesterday mornings session.
Auditor OF Public Accounts c. Lee
Moore, with whose ONCE court clerks
do much business In tho course Of a
year, spoke. Mr.. Moores address was
very pleading one. In II he com
piimented the clerks on their splendid
system OF doing business. and of keep
ing In touch with his office. In a
reference TO the fee system. Mr.. Moore
stated the belief that the clerks earn
nfl they get.
In the absence of Governor Stuart.
who was called ont Of the city. for
mer state Senator NJ. J. Fulton spoke
Mr.. Fulton paid tribute to the clerks
because of the kindness and honesty.
and their worth to the Young law
yers of the State. He related n num-
Der of his own experiences and de-
clared that were II not for the fact
that the clerks were Of such Aid there
will be untold trouble, litigation and
expense to the people.
Discussions and Resolutions.
Delinquent Land Laws OF the State"
Was the subject on which II. n. Holt
Of Hampton. clerk Of the Elizabeth
City county court. spoke. general
discussion on this topic in which MANY
OF the visiting clerks Joined. closed
the morning session.
After the hearing OF the reports Of
special committees and the adopting
Of resolutions Of thanks for the ser
vices of g. p. waGdill. retiring presf-
dent, and the efforts Of all others who
had worked to make the wear and the
convention successful. the report of
the nominating committee electing the
following officers was adopted:
| President, Robert Gillian. SIR. Pc
-~rsburs: first vice-president. II. r..
Holt. Elizabeth City county; second
vice pr esident. Charles D Denit Roam
oke county; third vfce-prssident. A. II.
crismond, spotsvlvania secretary
treasurer. 7. Fl. Rosang, Pulaski.
Two vacancies on tho executive com :
mittee, one from the Tidewater Soc
ton, and one from the state at large.
were filled with the choice OF r. r.
Marshle. OF Newport News. and II. F.
Hutchinson. of Mecklenburg county.
Left With President.
The executive committee, as II stands
for the ensuing year. Is composed OF
Robert Gillian, sr, Petersburg. chair
man s. g. Brooke, Roanoke: Gran
Craddock. Halifax county: G. G. Tate
| Wythe county: W. L. Maupin, Abe
marie county, and Messrs. Marable and
| Hntcheson.
The new president was authorized
70 name the standing committees for
/ the coming year.
| Though. Alexandria extended an IN
| vftation to tho clerks TO have their
next convention in that city. the in
vitation of Pulaski was approved by
/ the executive committee and the body
accepted the latter.
During the afternoon addresses were
made by Lewis Fl. MAchen. director OF
| tho Legislative reference bureau: by
! DR.. w A. Picker. OF the State board
of health, on tho subject of Vital sta
| tistics." and by ]. Fl. Lindsay. OF
| Charlottesville, representing the United
I States government bureau OF American
| revolutionary records
Mr.. Lindsay explained the work that
Is being done by tho federal gov
eminent in getting copies of revolu-
tionary records and of other docu-
ments OF that perfod. and asked the
clerks to cooperate with him and the