Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-06-23

speak to us from your honorcd resting
place and tell us what II Is to be real
American, Let those who now divide
their allegiance between this and some
other land pcrusc the record Of noble
devotion to the cause of liberty and
justice engraved on the tablets of Nir-
Einia'S history and they will seal their
lips forever TO any utterance that Is
not wholly and solely American.
URGED TO FORM THEIR
own OPINIONS OF RIGHT
"Of these issues and others you will!
hear much during the next few months.
and il is your duty to form firm opin-
ions of the right and endcavor earnest
~ to see righteousness established Re-
member that In his farewell address.
replctc with wisdom and counsel OF
incStimable value TO this nation, Wash
inEton warned against allegiance 10
political parties above just principles.
We all are prone to commit that sin.
Let us he careful to keep our Ameri
canism uns,a!ncd by selfishness and
prejudice.
"Rccalling that a little more than a
century ago those men, whose MEM
cries we revere sacrificed their all that
! liberty. justice. equality of all men
might be established for us and our
postcrity to enjoy. let US resolve to
keep the faith as they kept it. TO fight
the foe from within as nobly as they
Tough: the foe from without. and 4"
preserve unbl-mished the escutcheon
they embcllished.
Let the men of Virginia. contemplate
ing the illvstrious records of their an
ccstors in behalf OF human rights. re-
solve to-day that in this campaign of
1916 there Will be a new baptism or
that patriotism whose fire ElowS with
the love of justice. equality and ser
vice for mankind. that. as in lIIh the
cry OF human rights, heralded throus n
the Old Dominion. awoke to duty the
slumbering colonies so in 1916 let the
appeal for human brotherhood and Just
government, started by business men
here, awake sleeping millions OF citi-
zens in sister states to trner appre-
citation of their privileges ard duties
as citiZcnS-evcn TO eager. alert, dEna =
. mic Amcricanism.
Julien II. HILL cashier of the National
state and City Bank. of Richmond, to-
day was elected by members OF the
American Bankers Association as "a
member Of the general nominating COM
mittee Of the next National ccnVen-
lion Of this association. TO he held at
Kansas City. in September. defeating,
by a vote of IS to Is. Tench +. Thigh
man. president Of the Citizens Bank OF
| Norfolk. Mr.. Hin was nominated by
/ Thomas r. McAdams, OF Richmond
( President G. r. Tiffany was elected
: Cc-lTeSlt.nt oil the American fballN-
crs' Association. for Virginia. Carroll
Pierce. vicc-presidcnt of the Citizens
National Bank. Of Alexandria, was
elected vicc-prcsidcnt for Virginia Of
the national bank section of the Amer-
can Bankers Association. by the mem
bcrs of that section in attendance. TIL"
members of the trust company sec
ton elected J. j Scott cashier of the
LynChburg Trust and Savings Bank,
vice president OF that division for
Virginia.
LIVELY CONTEST FOR
PLACE or TREASURER
y lively contest has developed for
the office OF treasurer OF the Virginia
Bankers Association. now held ny Ju-
lien H. Hill, of Richmond. Mr.. Hill. IL
is understood. will not accept rc-elcc-
tion Among the candidates are W. =.
Augustine, of the Merchants National
Bank, Richmond +. -. Maphis cashier
of the Peoples National Bank, Stras-
burg, and Milton r. Morgan, of Eagle
Rock.
The convention was opened with
prayer by Rev. Charles Friend. pastor
OF the Presbyterian Church. Hampton.
The first act of the body was 10 name
the committee on resolutions which is
composed OF Il. 6. Vance. Wnyncsboro;
f. l.. Robcy, Hernaon: T. Y. Jordan.
South Boston; w. II. McConihay, Gov
ington: Oscar T.. Parrish. Richmond.
and j. D. Harrison Danvillc.
Following the address of the presi.