The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-06-09

w nile the committee appointed II
President Alvin Nj. Smith, of the Bust
ness Mems club. yesterday afternoon
counted the ballots in the election of
directors, members of the club heard
the annual report of the president and
discussed a proposal that first-class
permanent club home in the heart of
the city he erected and maintained.
The building proposition, also referred
TO in the annual report will mean
first outlay of at least 100000. and
the enthusiasm with which the project
was reviewed indicates that the move
ment for a clubhouse will be success
fully carried through.
The annual meeting of the Bust
ness Mems club was held in the club
reading rooms, with President Smith
in the chair4-The first action was the
naming of a committee to count the
ballots and report the election result.
To this committee were named E. &.
Whitehead, Walter D. Thomas and NJ.
c. Hchel
The canvass of the vote showed 277
ballots were cast and that the follow
ing five directors were elected: Alvin
M. Smith, ". s. p. Mayo II. w. Jack
son, John Bagby and c. H Radcliffe,
Their terms expire May 81, 1917.
The discussion of the securing Of
building for he club was opened after
the reading by President Smith of his
report, by his calling attention to the
recommendation for new home. The
president invited expressions of opinio
Several members enthusiastically en-
dorsed the building scheme and de-
sired that the board of directors might
be successful In working out a plan
by which the club might acquire
nav home-ia tha-naar- future--Irhe
report of President Smith. in part. fol-
lows.
Educational Work
las an example of the educational
work which the club has performed
during the past year, ! point to the
/ Table Talk Luncheons starting Octo-
Der %, 1919 and ending December 3.
In addition to the above there ere
a number of other table talk lunch
cons of a general character which |
will not touch on in this report. As
climax to these meetings We were sue
cessful in securing DR.. Clarence J.
Owen and the Hon John Barrett, OF
Washington, D. c., to address, the club
members on the relation of Virginia
to the Panama canal. and the Hon.
Garter Glass on the proposed currency
bill, both of which meetings were
held in the Jefferson auditorium and
were so we'll attended that numb
had 10 be turned away.
I'm response TO q general request
hiiat ohi ttdb til1bl sc II Tree pubtiC
library movement, a regional reserve
bank for Richmond and a municipal
hospital we called a general meeting
OF The Cub members on December ~
To act on hese matters, as it Is the
policy of your board of directors not
to pledge the club to any question of
public policy unless endorsed by the
club membership, A large number
of our members attended this meeting
and universally endorsed the three
above questions. Your board of di-
rectors also endorsed the movement
TO have historical spots of our city
marked wath suitable signs and sew
eral other matters of minor import
ance. An ordinance has been present
cd and Is now in the committee y the
city council covering this" subject
Regional Reserve Bank.
The regional reserve bank work
was largely put over through this
club. the headquarters being given
free and the time of our secretary
treasurer and other employees Of the
club also given free. and l firmly be-
|lieve that without the valuable as
sistance gwen that movement by this
club that The work would have been
much harder for those Interested in
the success of the movement
TO give you an idea of the wide
scope of tbs work in the club it is
only necessary to state that the fol-
lowing permanent. organizations meet
weekly in this club: Life Insurance
Underwriters association. Ginter Park
council, Richmond Supply Dealers
Credit association. Richmond Adver-
Users club. Laundry Mems associa-
.tion,- brotherhood Of Sst-AnAre~
Printers Cost association.
Meeting monthly in the club are:
The Richmond Stamp club, Laymen $
Missionary movement, Ministerial
union. Rotary club, Executive Com
rnittee Trade Extension bureau, State
Y. NJ G. A. board. Richmond Archi-
,tectural association, Richmond Credit