The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1914-04-03

Fred w. Scott, Thomas B. McAdams
w. r. Dabney, H. w jackson and G
p. Walford, Jr.
sands Made Chairman.
This organization made Mr.. Sanct
temporary chairman; c. p. Walford
Jr., temporary secretary, and Clarence
Coleman, chairman OF q finance com.
mittee.
This meeting was followed by ac.
ton. Other organizations rallied tt
the call and appointed committees
which became parts of the large or.
ganization moving for the bank
These committees were named:
Executive Committee-Oliver j
Sands, chairman; +. l.. Bemiss, Ed.
mund Strudwick, John Landstreet, b
II. Randolph, John Kerr Branch. r
Lee Peters, Alvin Smith. George j.
seay. George c. Gregory.
Joint Committee--John Kerr Branch
chairman; George c. Gregory. execu-
tive secretary; C. P. Walford. Jr. treas
urer and recording secretary
| Banks--O. J. Sands. John Kerr
Branch, James N. Boyd, E. L. Bemiss
~. b. Purcell.
Retail Merchants Association-W. s.
Rhoads l. II. Kaufman.
United Commercial Travelers--W
r. Shepherd, Olsen Hope.
Real Estate Exchanged. II. Fun
stem, JOhn 4. EaSley.
| Credit Mems Association--Leon Wal
lerstein, John c. Freeman.
Rotary. Club--John Bagby. II. w.
Rountree.
| Tobacco Exchange--John NJ. Tay-
lor, VIII l.. HAZEL.
These members were added to the
joint committees as the campaign gath
cred force:
w. T. Dabney. A. j. Montague. J.
4 ~ vnIl C,ai,
l.. Conquest, w. II. White, Latimer r
Gordon. John Miller. Jr.. Walter IL
Miles, w. r. Meredith, w. r. Taylor
Fritz Sitterding. Egbert G. Leigh. w
Fl. Warren. Hugh Campbell, H. Nj.
Kent, Jr., Charles Hutzler. II. NJ. Phil
lips. A. L. Adamson. II. r. Pollard
Mayor George Ainslie. A. Langhorne
Putney. George w. Stevens. Leigh II
Page, Thomas Gresham. T. NJ. Car
rington. Woodson F. waddey, j. II
Hill. George W, Koiner. Milton Gone
e. b. Addison. Milton Marcuse. Harry
Smith. Coleman Workman. John s
Munce j. Aston Cabei1. J. r. Pas
ehall, j. r. Wilson, O. Il. Parrish, DR.
&. c. Mitchell, w. NJ. Habliston, ]. C
Beasley-
Permanent Organization.
| When permanent organization was
completed John Kerr Branch was
elected chairman of the general com"
mittee: Oliver J. Sands was made chair
man of the executive committee; George
e. Gregory, who abandoned practically
everything else to devote his time "a
the campaign. was made executive sec
rotary: c. P. Walford. Jr., recording
secretary and treasurer. and Clarence
Coleman, chairman of the finance com
mittee.
Mr.. Coleman. after a short. sharT
canvass In which some $4,000 had
been raised. was compelled because OF
business reasons, to resign the chair
nanship of this committee, He was
succeeded BY Alvin NJ. Smith. and the
work Of the committee went on. sew
eral thousands dollars additional be
ing raised for carrying on the work
working on this committee were:
c. c. Dula. A. NJ. Smith. p. c. Chris
tian, Hugh Antrim. Meade T. Spicer
&. c.. Reed Milton Cone, Nathan Simon
=. s. Rosendorf. DR.. Charles Y. Car
rington. J. T. Palmatary. J. @. Corley
DR. c. H. Rudd. J. E. Woodfn, Il. a
Eichel w. II. Adams. Oscar Parrish
.Charfes Rose. Stanley Reed. O. H. Fun
stem, Coleman Workman, H. C. Bosher
w. y. stuart. g. A. Saunders, Jr.. W
w. Hardwicke. Aaron Clarke. w. S
Rhoads. l. II. Kaufman. II. l., Bloom
berg, r. w. Darlington, Walter Cot
trell. G. b. SNOW, w. w. Broaddus
j. r. Ry1and. w. d. Crenshaw, Johr
Bagby. Charles Watkins, DR.. H. W
Street. A. l.. Adamson. J. {. Easiey
: Latimer Gordon.
, Much of the data contained in
7 maps accompanying the briefs wa:
: contributed by James Bolton, OF Boil
:. ton Clarke a. Pratt. engineers. George
III. Seay gathered and compiled the
greater part OF other data. The Hoer
I4ithographing company Autographed
; ali the maps accompanying the brieis
l as portion of its contribution TO the
work. Cooperative spirit was shown
t elsew herein the work of the rail
S organizations throughout the State
l and In the work of bankers and ousi'
g ness men in other sections OF Vtr'
t ginia and neighboring States.
9 Visit Washington.
The most telling work of the cam
! paign. perhaps. was that done by tht
{ executives Of the committee which
visited Washington to lay Richmond
claims for the reserve bank before
the organization committee. This trir
: followed tours made through severa
OF the Southern. States by members
of the several field committees. one
of the tours going even into the
Southwest as far as Houston, Texas
The executive committee, present
ing It's briefs in Washington. through
its spokesman. among whom were
: George j. Seay. John Kerr Branch
, George o. Gregory. Oliver J. Sands
:. w. T. Reed and r. NJ. Darlington
, found Baltimore and Washington
, making strong bids for the reserve
bank, but after the hearing there was
= feeling Of confidence that Richmond
= had the best of the campaign 50 fai
. as 1t had gone.
Committee Worked Quietly.
$ Despite the possession OF this con-
. / fidence the committee continued &c
{ work The work went on more quiet
/ ~, but 1t was effective. For short
q time little was heard OF the commit
/. tees activities. but splendid work wa.