The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-12-14
WAR RELIEF DIRECTORS
HOLD MEETING
Large Attendance On Hand and Much
Business of Importance Is
Transacted.
COMMITTEE NAMED
Circulars Will he Sent Out to the go
School Leagues In Virginia BY the
Cooperative Education Association,
Appealing to Them to Help Move
ment

A regular meeting of the board of
directors Of the War Relief Associa-
ton of Virginia was held at the office
OF the association. room 40, Allison
building, Richmond, Va, on Monday.
December 13. at 8 O'Clock =. NJ.
The meeting was called to order
by Henry w. Anderson. president, and
Miss Virginia Christian, the secretary,
kept the minutes.
The following directors were pres
ent: Mrs. John w. Harris, Mrs
Henry Harwood Mrs Gordon Smith.
Miss Annie C. Stewart, Mrs. Edward
Mcclure. John Stewart Bryan, Ivan
Maltby, J. J. Wicker, Jr., Henry Il
Baskerville. F. T. Sutton. DeSoto
Fitzgerald. f. ]. Willis, Mrs. r. NJ.
Blankenship, Mrs. John Stewart
Bryan, Mrs. Allison Hodges Mrs. Will
liam r. Massie, Mrs. Clarence Mill
hiser, Mrs. Fraser. Mrs. Henry Taylor,
Mrs. Garrett B. Wall.
The section on membership was
consolidated with the section on State
branches, to be called section on State
branches and membership. and Miss
thereof.
Messrs Frank D. williams and
Henry Sydnor Harrison were elected
vice presidents OF the association
The president reported that he had
arranged with the Cooperative Edu-
cation Association Of Virginia to send
out a circular letter appealing to the
$40 school leagues in Virginia to i'm
med!ately begin the prosecution OF
this work in their various leagues.
S2.s00 Already Raised.
The treasurer reported that $4,000
In contributions had been received up
to date.
A new section. TO be known rs the
section ON food aud food supplies was
created and the election of a chair
man WAS referred to the president and
executive committee.
Miss Isabel Carter was elected as
sistani secretary; Mr.. Anderson Adams
was elected assistant treasurer,
Executive Committee Named.
Executive Committee was elected as
follows: Henry w. Anderson, the
president: Miss Virginia Christian. the
secretary, and MIR. Desoto Fitzgerald.
/ the treasurer. were stated to be ex-
lofficio members OF the executive COM
mittee and the committee 10 consist
of these and John Stewart Bryan,
Caskie Cabeil, Henry Il. Baskerville.
Milton Marcuse, Miss Annie c. Stew
art and Mrs. ]. Allison Hodges.
The Bank OF Commerce and Trusts
was designated as depository 'Icr &ite
funds of the association.
Regular meetings OF the board Of
directors were arranged for the first
Monday in January and thereafter on
| the first and third Mondays in each
month at the Office Of the association
at o'clock p. NJ.
All Report Progress.
The chairmen OF the various sec
tons all reported progress in their
special part OF the work, and the
chairman of the section on literature
made special appeal for books and
magazines and the chairman of the
section on hospital supplies stated
that they were in urgent need of Ola
| linen and cotton, as she had great
many workers but very little material
out OF which to make bandages and
+ the like.
A resolution was adopted giving a
special and earnest invitation TO the
newspapers of Richmond to have rep
lresentatives at each meeting OF the
board.
The secretary was instructed TO en-
phasize the fact that the association
wants every person in Richmond who
| Is willing to contribute or TO work for
the relief OF suffering in the war zones
in Europe to join this association.