Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-12-03
BOTH LAY CLAIM TO NAME
CHAMBER Of COMMERCE"
But One Body OF Business Men
Steals March OH Rival by APP
plying for Charter.
JUDGE WEST SIGNS PAPERS
Split Between Organizations i'll Hope
well Is Widencd-Old Business
Mems Association Still Unaware
OF Unexpected Development.
Especial to Tie Timcs-Dispa,ch. J

Especial to The Times Dispatchl
HOPEW ELL, VA. December 2.-Ih.
| split between the two factions in Hope
well, each represented by an orIaniza-
ton representing business interests Of
the community. was widcncd here to-
day when it became known that both
factions met on Tuesday and each de-
cided TO call itself the Chamber OF
Commerce.
Unknown to the business Mems As
ISOLATION, which OH Tuesday night de-
cided TO change its name TO the Cham :
Der of Commerce. the rival organiza-
ton at a meeting acid in the Finn
Building decided TO take the same step.
anu 1t appeared before the Corpora
ton Commission ia Richmcnd to-day
requesting the Incorporation o: the
body. The moe is still unknown In
iopcwcll to a ma, Ority Of the citizens,
and II is expected to cause a sensation
when il becomes known tomorrow.
The Business Mems Association had
pla ccd itself ON record. In opposition to
the plan TO Incorporate Ilopcwen aS q
town, while the Charter League APP
proved this plan Oh the ground that
fiopewcll should be developed gradual
~. and no attempt should he made to
incorporat. il as a city until it could
adjust itself 10 conditions.
On this question. az on every other.
the two factions disagreed, and this led
to n sharp fight between the two or
ranizations. The Charter League then
planned % have Judge West incorpoi a tc
liopeweli as "A town until the 7. giSla :
turc could act
II was 1T this juncturc in the fight
Ace ..
cided to call itself the Chamber OF Com =
mcrcc, taking this step At Il meeting
held on tuesday night.
On the same night the rival body
met apd decided to call itself the
Chamber Of Commerce.
1t employed counsel and had the
papers signed by Judge West OF the
Prince George County Circuit Court
Yesterday The committee which had
been Entrusted with this duty returned
TO fopewell last night. and carly this
morning left for Richmond TO apply
TO the state Corporation Commission
for q charter in order to head off the
other body. II was not known here
tonight whether il had been granted
tho charter or not.
The following men are officers of
the ncw body: Thomas Temple, pres
ident: T.. NJ. Oppenheim first vicc-pres-
idcnt: II. g. Myers, second vice-presi-
dent: j. Leicester Watts, secretary; s.
\. Nippas, treasurer. and the above
officers, with James 4. Mulvcy, J. f.
Davis, and \. T.. pctrakas. constitute
the executive committee The new or
ganiZation announces that it will es-
5abiish permanent headquarters. and
tho business interests of the powder
, town will he pushed vigorously.
The old business Mems Association
Is still In ignorance of the move of
the rival body. and discussed with it's
counsel here tonight the advisability
of applying for a charter within a few
days.
Up TO the close OF business yestcr-
day no charter had been issued by the
Corporation Commission to the Hope
we'll Chamber of Commerce.