The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1915-09-18
SOUTH RICHMOND CLUB
RETAINS ITS 0L0 NAME
rganization. Declares
Speaker
INTERESTING SPEECHES HEARD
Carter c. Jones Is Chosen President
for the Fifth Jcrm-Rcv. DIR.
Cooper. Professor smith and j. p.
Jones Talk to Voters.


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The name of the South Richmond
democratic Club will not be changed
Tor the present. a least This was
decided at the annual meeting last
night by an overwhelming vote. But
elght members expressed a DISPOSE
ton 10 encourage subcommittee APP
pointed for the purpose of consider
ing the proposition.
The committee was not ready to
report last night, and upon motion
of +. NJ. Davidson, approved by r.
+. Morton, the club discharged the
committee from further consideration
of the subject.
Several members declared the CLUB
would lose its Influence and, identity
4 IL the name were changed.
Rev. w. A. Cooper strongly opposed
the proposed change. He said the in
| fiuence of the club for the good of
the city was enlarged by the fact that
! 1t was recognized as political club.
Its civic influence is due, mainly
to its political significance" said Mr.
/ Cooper.
Several members Of the club who
voted against the resolution to dis
charge the committee, expressed them
selves as being unwilling to have the
name changed, but in the abserce of
4 the chairman of that committee, they
did not think the matter should nave
! been acted upon.
officers for the year wee elected.
| President Carter c, Jones being
chosen for the fifth term, and short
and interesting speeches were made
by several members.
improvement to Streets.
Chairman C. Burley Anderson, of
the committee on transportation, re-
ported that he had waited upon the
Administrative Board, concerning the
condition Of Hull Street, between
Seventh and Fourteenth. where water
runs over the pavement from ad-
Jacent property, and that something
Will be done soon to relieve the situa-
| ton He had also seen the board
about the proposed nav bridge over
the canal at Seventh and Byrd Streets,
end the removal of the trusses on
Seventh Street, and had received en-
| couragement in each case.
! Mr.. Anderson was given applause
when he announced that the Peters
burg cars would be put on a half
hour schedule within few weeks
| just as soon as the cars could he
secured. The club has been urging
/ this for some time.
/ The speakers were Superintendent
+. L. Smith. of cambridge Junior
| High school; Rev W a. Cooper.
/ Commonwealth Attorney c. L.
Page, j. p. Jones. recently nominated
! for the House of Delegates. and Chair
man Jones.
| Superintendent Smith explained the
! proposed work of the new junioe
high school, showing that vocational
as we'll as regular studies would pre-
vail. and that besides receiving an
education fitting one for professions,
the pupils might also prepare them
selves for the trades
I The Junior high school Will offer to
/ the children of South Richmond all
| the advantages enjoyed by the chill
dren of the north side of the river
| Mr.. Smith said the school officials
and teachers wanted the sympathy
and co-operat ton of the patrons of
the schools, for through such CO.
operation the best of success may be
/ achieved.
Praise For Teachers.
Rev. ". \. Cooper lauded the teach
ers and the school workers. and stated
that ne was very much interested in
the subject. He hoped the members
/ of the club and all other Southside
/ citizens would cooperate in the good
: work going ON.
COMMUNICATIVE Att rney Page
thanked the club for calling upon him,
but said he had been entertained and
interested by the talks of Mr.. Smith
and DIR. Cooper. and felt that there
was nothing special for him to say.
the weather being SO extremely warm
and the hour getting late.
MIR. j. +. Jones made a humorous
talk, in which he related how much
trouble he had experienced during the
late campaign in explaining that he
was not the Jones who was member
of Council and member of the Charter
Changes Committee. and he was very
glad To say that, while most of his
time was taken in explaining, he found
that in the Southside, where he was
I best known. he received a handsome
vote.
| He, too, referred to the address of
Superintendent Smith, and took oc-
casion to thank him for making so
clear the plans of the school Of
| ficials,
Chairman Jones. in replying to the
remarks Of j. p. Jones, said he had
been put to much trouble and in
convenience by people who called him
up the morning after the election and
congratulated him on the splendid run
he had made.
The officers elected for the year
were:
President, Carter c. Jones.
Vice president, ]. r. Robinson.
Precinct vtce-presidents: Fifth Pre-
cinct, ]. L. Redford: Sixth Precinct.
Charles Watkins; Seventh Precinct, C..
B, Anderson Eighth Precinct, Jesse
Blake; Ninth Precinct, ], w. Dodd
Secretary r. NJ. Shiftlett.
Executive C o m m I e e-W. D.
Ferguson James Babe-, f. NJ. David
son. T. P. Morton, G. H. Jones.
Transportation Committee-C. B.
Anderson, Marion Sheppard, c. T,
Jones.
In taking the chair. Mr.. Jones
thanked the club for the honor. and
stated that within a short while the
club would be abe to meet in the
auditorium of the new high school
building. He urged greater COM
munity interest. and pointed out what
community interest meant. by refer
ring to the action OF the citizens Of
the West End in securing reversal
Of the jitney legislation at the meet
ing OF the Ordinance Committee
Thursday night.
The people OF a community can
get from politicians anything thay
want, by concerted action and CO.
operation" declared Mr.. Jones.