Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-16
\ 3R. ALDERMAN BEFORE
n. c. GENERAL ASSEMBLY
President Of University OF Virginia
Addresses Legislators OF
Native State.
HAVE sIX DUTIES TO PERFORM
Finds That Commonwealth Already
Is Doing Task Nobly, and Thinks
No State Has Finer Grasp on
Future.

Especial to The Times Dispatch.l
4 RALEIGH. y. G., January l5.-The
sieneral Assembly to-day received fc-
Quotations from the Virginia Legisla
ature on the fact Of the simultaneous
wscssions. and Representatives Roberts.
cDoughton and Mason were appointed
ito prepare reply.
In his address before the General
ASSEMBLY this afternoon. DIR. Edwin a.
alderman, president of the University
aof Virginia. and native of North
Carolina, declared that six heavy du-
ties rest upon North Carolina. She has
inc African race with her, and. must
ttrcat that race justly whilst saving
pher own civilization; all the people
SnuSt be educated. white and black;
she must rcorganiZe agriculture AS the
basis Of her industry. and develop so
,cial service learn the spirit Of in
,hustrial democracy. and cultivate more
acute and discriminating patriotism. lie
declared the State is already doing
rnobly in all these. Indeed. he could
'ind no state that has done more nobly
with it's hard tasks and no State has n
finer grasp on the future. he declared.
The most important bill offered in
the Legislature to-day that by
senator Weaver. To regulate and re-
strict III" employment OF children. IT
prohibits working children under four
teen years old in factories. shops or
places OF amusement. and no child un-
DER fourteen can be kept at any sort
OF work during school periods. no child
under sixteen can do any factory or
shop or messenger service on Sunday,
more than forty-cight hours per week,
tInd no work at night
The State Board OF Health can cx-
'cludc children under sixteen from any
work deemed dangerous 10 life. health
or morals Thos. employing children
lmust keep accessible TO inspectors en-
!pioymcnt certificates by the county
lsupcrintendcnt OF schools. County sup
,"rint"ndcnts and employers of chill
,drcn under sixteen must report monthly
70 the Commissioner of Labor and
printing. who is empowered to have
inspections Of places employing chill
iircn, and employ for the purpose one
woman and one man as inspectors at
F'"t per month and travelling expenses,
$4,000 being appropriated.
| The senate passed the Weaver joint
resolution To authorize either a marble
cr bronze statue Of Vance at the
National Capitol.
TIL" House passed joint resolution
FOR legislative committe 10 invcsti
gate the status of the Wilkcsboro-Je eff
fcrson Turnpike. Ia which the State
Hnd which is advertised to be sold
under judgment for $1,000 money bor-
Fowed, on January Is. Representative
h'aS", Bowie and Battle compose the
House members Of the committee.
Governor and Mrs Locke Craig were
Fat home" tonight from $3.50 10 II
o'clock 10 the members of the General
Assembly and their wives and other in
Sted guests, and with DR. Edwin A
Alderman, president OF the University
OF Virginia and Mrs. Alderman as the
special honor guests II was one OF the
most brilliant social affairs ever given
in the Governors Mansion. which was
decorated In exquisite taste, with "A
protusiou OF Southern smilaX. palms
and other pottcd plants and cut flowers
The guests were received as they ar
rived by members OF the Governors
staff They were announced to the
receiving party by Adjutant- General
Laurence w Young. In the receiving
'linc with Governor and Mrs. Craig were
Dr. and Mrs. Alderman: Licutcnant-
Governor and Mrs L.. l.. Daughtridyc;
Speaker T.. Il. Wootcn. OF the House,
land Mrs Wootcn: secretary OF state
and Mrs. j, Bryan Grimes; state Auditor
Nv +. Wood and Miss Edna Clark;
state Treasurer Il Il. Lacy and Miss
lacy: Attorney General r. w Beckett
land Mrs. Beckett, and Chief Justice
walter Clark and Miss Clark.