Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1916-02-10
WORKMAN WILL HEAD
CHAMBER OF COMMERCE
Edwin c. Laird Declines Promotion
because Of business
Reasons.
ANNUAL MEETING TONIGHT
President William r. Reed TO Pre-
sent His Annual Report-Icar
Has Been Most Prosperous, Says
Business Manager W. Il. Dabney.

The annual meeting of the Chamber
| OF Commerce Will bo held tonight at
S o'clock In the auditorium o. the JEFF
| fcrson Hotel. when officers and board
of directors viii be elected and reports
! received from the twenty-four standing
| committees. Coleman Wortham. second
| Vtcc-prcStdcnt, will be elected president
OF the amber. following the custom,
that tho next officer In line shall sue
coed tho president who has served for
two terms. II. g. Laird first vice
| president, was next I'm line To head the
| organization. but because OF stress nj
| business ENGAGEMENTS h. has am
lnounccd 10 the other members OF The
chamber that he will not be abio to
serve. Mr.. WORKMAN therefore an
nounced that he will accept tho Office.
w. i. Reed has served as president
for two years. and will become the
twelfth member OF the list of expires
id"ntS. According to the rules of the
chamber. tive ncw members of the
hoard of directors must be elected, yet
n tho members desire, the whole board
OF Twenty-Five may DO elected. How
ever. only five OF the members OF Tho
board will retire. and the remaining
twenty will again Servo.
TWO NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
AXE 10 ne EI.IcCTED
with both Mr.. Laird and SIR. WORKMAN
retiring as vlGc-prcsdcntS. tho ono hc-
cause his term has expired. and the
other because OF his expected election
to tho presidency. there Will be two
vice presidents to he chosen
The prescu. officers arc as follows:
W. I. Reed. president: Edwin c. Laird.
hrst vicc-presdcnt; Coleman Wnrtham,
second Ticc-prcsident: T.. j.. Dunlop.
secretary and treasurer; w. II. Dabncy,
business manager: L. S. Goodman,
traffic manager.
The members NJ l,a,,J ,F 49,
arc as follows: w II. Adams Hugh
Antrim. John Kerr Branch, W. B.
Rroaddus. y. NJ Cannon. II. G. Carter.
John G.. Corley, &. c. Dulu. John C.
Easlcy. T. Peyton Giles Julien IT. Hill,
c ~. w: Jackson l. j Marcuse. DIR.
Scott Parrish. John Il. Pinder. w. j..
Powers. w. II. Schwarzschild, George
w. stevens. VI. J. Str;,us, a o. Swink
John NJ. Taylor. ". p. Taylor and
Charles T. Norman.
YEAR HAS REEN
MOST PROSPEROUS ONE
w. T. Dabney, business manager OF
the chamber. said that the past wear
mas been one OF tho most prosperous
arc over LOO members in good stand
INF on the books. Tho numbe, Of
projects that the chamber has success
Inily completed in the year 1915 were
greater than In any other year.
our hopes are high for 1915" CON
tinued Mr. Dabncy, "and we realize
mat Richmond has greater promise
ior the future now than any time in
It's existence. We have homes for a
new 100000 station on West Broad
street; We will lay plans for inproy-
ing tho river terminal facilities: we
hh'o many highway projects under
way. and our merchants are prenaring
TOT greater volume of business than
was enjoyed last year. The vision Of
hichmond for the future IS as clear os
Il virginia sky in early spring time"
Inc meeting tonight at the Jeffer
son "iIi be followed by a buffet lunch
con- and musical selections by Tho Or
chestra. Tho officers of the chanhcr
invite criticism or suggestions for the
i"t"re conduct Of the policies OF tho
cHhiAoer. on matters of public in,nort
hncc. President Reed will prescn, !,
ms renort. for consideration, several
co com plated improvements that ne
VIII urge for adoption by tho NON.
bnrs. ''''