Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1915-01-23
CALLS CHAMBER IN
SPECIAL SESSION
President Reed Convokes Gen
eral Membership for Mass-Meet-
ing on Monday Night.
TO SETTLE CONTROVERSY
Members Will Vote to Sustain
or Repudiate Board in Post
Office Matter.

In order to dissolve all doubt as to
the attitude of the general membership
of the Chamber of Commerce to the
chambers espousal OF The movement 10
enlarge the post office by the purchase
and development OF the property ad
Joining the present Federal Building
, on the east. President Reed has decided
TO call the members together in ex-
traordiuary session on Monday night
Secretary Dunlop, of the Chamber of
Commerce, will this morning mail to
the 100 or more members Of Rich
mond's major business organization no
tees of the special meeting II will
he held Monday evening at o'clock
/ III tho auditorium Of the Richmond
. Hotel
b This step follows closely upon the
formal statement issued Thursday BY
the chamber detailing its connection
with the post office controversy from
the beginning to the present time. and
r"afirning its allegiance to the orig
/ inal plan for enlarginS the post office
/ through the acquisition OF the adIoin-
ing site.
I DIRECTORS VESTED
WITH RIGHT TO ACT
W hiic inc board or directors is vested
! with full right TO act for the general
/ membership OF the chamber and its in
/ dorsement Of the "adjoining- site" plan.
is therefore. the blanket Endorsement
of the whole body, IL was regarded as
advisable. in this instance. to call the
! whole membership together for the
purpose of giving the matter a full
airing. Advocates of rival plans have
! made the claim that considerable
proportion of the chambers member
ship is not in sympathy with the action
J OF the board of directors and Mon
day nights meeting will afford them
opportunity to make good their asser-
! tions.
The board of directors will lay be-
fore the mass-meeting all the informa-
ton which guided II IN It's action with
relation to the post-ofiice Improvement
After every one who desires to address
the body has been given an opportunity
to be heard. tho members will vote on
! the question themselves. either approv-
/ ing or repudiating the action of the
! board
! The boards position will DO ex-
planned by John c. Easley. member
OF tho board OF directors President
Reed will make n talk detailing the
considerations that Influenced the
chamber, through the board of direc-
tors, TO take the action II did. It was
said at the chamber yesterday that
ample opportunity will be given to ad-
vocates of rival sites and opponents of
the site approved by the board to ad-
dress the mass-meeting.
CHAMBERS ADVICE
GOES uNHEEDED
/ According TO one CT the chambers
major officers. the mass-meetiny was
decided upon when IT became apparent
/ that, despite the chambers challenging
statement and its request that judr-
mcnt ON the post-offcc matter be sus-
pended until after the special investi-
cation under Assistant Secretary Of the
Treasury Newton. misleading claims
continued TO be circulated in an effort
TO secure converts to rival causes
The mass-meeting will afford an op-
portunity TO acquaint every member of
tho chamber with the whole situation
and place him in n position to net in
telligently on any petition that he NAV
be asked to sign. An active campaicn
TO secure support for rival sites not an
proved by the board Of directors. II "a
stated. is being waged among the
chambers membership.
General interest in the post office
controversy will, 1t Is believed attract
large proportion OF the chambers
membership to Monday nights mass
meeting. 1t was regarded as extremely
improbable yesterday that the action
Of the board of directors will be
rcpudiated.