Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-04-15
SOCIAL HYGIENE BODY
PERFECTs ORGANIZATION
Rev. j. j. Gravatt Made President
and Rev. John ". ShacIforti
Executive Secretary.
COMMITTEES ARE APPOINTED
Adopted, Plcdging So
cicty to State Campaign Against
Social EviI-Annual Meeting To BE
Held in Richmond In October.

With its permanent Organization per-
fcctcd as nearly as was possible at it's
initial meeting beginning here Tues
day, the Virginia Social Hygicuc Asso-
oiation adjourned Yesterday evening
~ o'clock. prepared To begin it's work
toward the ultimate solution Of the
social evil which. iis speakers said, was
sappiu,, the very life Of the Common
wealth. This association viii perform
tho same mission III this State thar the
American Association does i'm the ma
ticn at large. though the local Organ
ization bears only AN unofficial relation
to the national one.
The second session OF the Association
convened at $40 o'clock in the club
room of the Young Mems Christian
Association. with Rev. j. q. Gravn;t,
-. -. temporary chairman. in the chair !
After the opening prayer by +. T. Me-
fadcn, ID. D.. Of Richmond, Rev. j. a
Vim. also Of Richmond. was CHOSEN
temporary secretary, and then the work
Of organization began III earnest.
CONSTITUTION CONSIDERED
ARTICLE ny ARTICLE
The ratification and amendment Of
the constitution, offered by Rev. W. y
Cooper. chairman OF the committee on
constitution, first occupied the a,tcn-
ton of the delegates This was talon
up, article by article. and such changes
noted as seemed best suitfd TO Tie pur-
pose of the organization. Three Of the
articles were referred back to the com
mittee for further consideration, and
the constitution could not he adopted
in il" entirety until the afternoon SEES
sion.
The salient features OF the proposed
constitution were that the Virgin 4
Social Hygiene Association puruoscd to
organize. for ar aggressive. unrclent-
ing warfare on the social evil, ali the
moral religious, social, scientific and
e.! lea tional forces of the state: that
the usual officers of such an organiZa-
ton should be chosen. together with 4
hoard OF directors consiStin;: OF twenty
me members; that an annual meeting
should be held in Richmond in Octol.c or
OF each year. at which time he out
standing committees should make their
r'r"rts TO the organization: and tina:
membership. acted upon by an exec
rt'vc committee appointed by III. board
81 'reCtors. WAS open 70 any aud all
persons interested In the work nj the
association.
NOMINATING COMMITTEES:
PRIHSENTS IFS REPORT
The nominating committee, of which
Robert NJ Hughes. of Norfolk was
chairman, made the following report of
nominations, and. though Or. Gravatt
and Or. Shackford protested somewhat
imously:
presiden,-Rev. j. J. Gravatt. ID. D.,
Richmond.
Vice rresidents--Dr. + ". Boat
%risht, richmond; Albert l.. Roper.
Norfolk; Bishop y. J. OConncll. Rich
Rev. W. w. Moore, d. d. Richmond. and
charles NJ. Watson, Norfolk.
Executive Secretary = Rev. !. w
Shackf ford. Richmond
I Recording Observation-Disclosures p,o
Norfolk '"Io"'
Trehsurer--o s. Morton, Richmond
Inc board of directors which will no
inc handspring of the organization, di
rectins It's policies and outlining its
course or action, includes some of Tho
most prominent men in Virginia. and
is as follows: Professor j. r. McCon-
neli, East Radford A. T Lincoln.
Marion: DR.. J. w. H. Pollard. Ieying
ION; Dr.. w. Is. Foster. Roanoke: MAYO
:, nr"wh, l-Enchburg: Mrs. Dexter Otey.
LHnchhurg: Rev w. b. Beauchamp
panViile; Rev. J. +. Hicks. Danvillc.
pr. Peter Winston, Farmvillc: ex-Gov-
ernor William Hodges Mann, Peters
burg: Rev. +. r. McFadcn, -. D., Rich
mond: j. w. Nokelcy, Richmond: Mrs
W, \, Burruss, Richmond; j. w. Hough.
Norfolk: Robert NJ Hughes, Jr, Nor
| folk: George y Wise, Newport News:
/ w. w Baker Chesterfield: Judge r. "
/ Haas. Harrisonburg; Senator O. walter
Mapp. Accomac: Dr. Il. T.. Blackwell
+ Ashland: DR.. j. NJ Page CharlottesyilIc.
Mrs. r. c. Whitehead, Richmond; Frank
. W. Darling. Hampton; and Rev. a. c.
Thompson, Portsmouth.
/ REYNOLDS ADVISES
! CALM AND DELIBERATE ACTION
DR.. GraVatt told j. II. Reynolds, who
is general counsel for the American As
ISOLATION, that the association conSid-
crod itself especially fortunate in hav-
ing him present To give timely and helm
full advice as 10 the best way in which
To proceed along the line Of humans
tartan work in which he had had much
experience: and that he hoped Mr. Rcy-
J nolds would feel free TO speak when
ever he deemed IL proper Mr.. Reynolds
/ then spoke a few words of advice In
which he warned tho association