The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-01-09
WILL WAGE LEGAL
FIGHT on INVADERS
CITIZENS SUBSCRIBE TO FUND TO
DEFEND WHITE TER
RITORY.
EAGLES AND ELkS, TOO
LARGE MEETING HELD At JOHN
MARSHALL SCHOOL TO TAKE
STEPS TO OPPOSE NEGRO
ENCR0ACHMENTs.

The recent Interpretation by City
nance segresatinS the white and col
ored sections of Richmond was the
subject of discussion at the mass
meet meeting Of citizens. owning
property in that territory lying north
Of Broad Street. between Second and
Twelfth Streets, neld In the audito-
rum OF John Marshall High School
last night. Resolutions were adopt
ed condemning the encroachment of
negroes upon white nelGhborhoods
and calling upon city authorities for
protection against the negro inva-
sion.
That the citizens OF the section
are ready to fight against this invA-
sion and that they mean to carry on
a campaign that will protect them
and their property holdings was
responded to a call for subscriptions
to a fund to retain counsel to ngns
their case through the courts. The
meeting also named two committees,
one on ways and means. and another,
a standing committee. to take such
action as may be necessary from time
to time.
The people of the territory EN-
braced within the bounds between
Second and Twelfth Streets. north OF
Broad. gathered in such numbers that
the room in John Marshall School
which had been set aside for the
switched it's arrangements and in a
short time secured the auditorium OF
the school for the meeting. Shortly
before . o'clock Chairman Vondelehr
called the body to order.
On the platform we're Councilmen
w D. Butler, of Lee Ward; Edgar B.
English. of Clay; e. r. Fuller. Carter
C. Jones and l. j. Fuller. of Madi'
son. and former Councilman Jacob
Cmlauf. of Clay.
vondelehr Prcsides.
Chairman vondelehr told the gath
ering that since the last meeting
there have been two cases in which
there are vioiations' of the segrega-
ton ordinance. of which he WAS pa
tron when that measure was before
council Both these cases came in
the neishborhood Of Fifth and Leigh,
Streets, AT which corner the congre.
CATION and trustees OF Emmanuel Bap-
list Church recently sold the church
these cases has already been in Po-
lice Court, the defendant. Eugene
Mitchell, being fined, and having APP
peaied his case to the Hastings
Court, by which 1t Ia believed the
lower courts finding will be sustain
ed This case, he said. will so to the
state court on appeal. And" he de-
cIared. 1T Is necessary that we join
In the fight by securing counsel and
carrying the case to the limit"
Mr.. Vondelehr called upon those
present to subscribe to q fund. and
the response was generous and
Committee later appointed was in
structed to continue the work OF
securing funds.
Disagrees With City Attorney.
The Interpretation by City After
ney Pollard of the ordinance was
read. Mr.. Vondeiehr said that he
must disagree with the City Attorney
In his ruling that the number OF
residences or families. rather than
houses. In a block. decided whether
1t is a white or a colored block. Mr..
Fondelehr as patron OF the law when
Council amended it October 8. 1914,
said II IL the intention OF the law
to make the house rather than the
family the point that determines the
standing of the block.
He said that any colored man. I'M
der Mr.. Pollard's ruling. could 60
heart of the fashionable white resi-
dence section. buy a lot. put up an
apartment house and rent 1t to some
dozen or twenty families. and have
the block declared a colored block.
Attorney Benjamin Lovenstein. ~
representative OF Dixie Aerie. Fra
ternai Order Of Eagles. whose prop