The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1917-02-22
RICHMOND lAS MADE
GREAT PR GRESS IN
EVERY DEPARTMENT
Prosperous Year i'm Richmond at
Annual Meeting of Chamber
OFFICERS AND TWENTY
DIRECTORS REELECTED
Optimism and Enthusiasm Stand Out
At Close OF Successful Twelve
Month-Richmond Is Preparing
Future Citizens to Help Build
Greater City.

That Richmond, along financial.
commercial, Industrial and civic lines.
has made greater progress in the last
year than in any year in the city's his
tory is set forth in the annual re-
port of Coleman Workman, president
of the chamber of commerce. made
last night to that body in it's session
in the auditorium of the Jefferson
hotel.
Mr. Wortham's report was one OF
the features Of the meeting. Others
were an address by Business Manager
William r Dabney. the election OF
officers and directors for the new year,
and a social hour, during which there
was a musical program by kessnich' s
orchestra. a buffet luncheon, and a
general mngling of chamber mem
bers for better acquaintance. The
meeting was the most largely attend
ed In years and the tone of the gath
ering was one of optirlistiG enthusi-
asn.
President Workman was reelected
as were also Secretary Treasurer
Frank d. Dunlop Business Manager
W. T. Dabney and Traffic Manager T..
S. Goodman and twenty members of
the board of directors
New Board of Directors.
The five new members of the d.
reetorate chosen are; f. J.. Bemiss,
II. Carl Boschen. Robert 6. Crump,
Conway NJ, Know and f. G. Laird.
Directors reelected are: w. II.
Adams. John X. Branch. DR.. Alex.
G. Brown. Jr.. W. b Broaddus, J..
G. Corley. f. NJ Crutchheld T. Pey-
ton Giles, II. ". Hall. II. ". Jack
son, l. J. Marcuse. J. T Palmatary.
j, Scott Parrish, w. +. Powers, ..
J. Sands. W II. Schwarzschild, +.
-Sitterding4 G " Stevens. \. O. Swlnk.
John NJ Taylor and Warren Z. Tay-
Tor.
John G. Easlcy was elected first
vice. president and Hugh Antrim, sec
oud vice president
The reelection OF Business Man
age" Dahney. always an interesting
event. was as usual accompanied by
some speech making The preiimi-
narIes were by Augustine Royal. who
placed Mr. Dabuey in nomination.
Intimate knowledge or his subject
enabled Mr.. Royal to place an en-
phasiS upon his keen native humor
that compelled an accompaniment OF
laughter.
Mr. Dabney, making his speech &C
oeptlnG the nomination, returned with
interest the happy compliments ex-
tended him, and then cast the unnn-
imous vote of the chamber for him
self" as members in the first row
Of the assembIage expressed II.
Unusual Development.
Mr. Dabney turned his attention 10
the report OF President Workman. an
abstract Of which appears IN The Nir-
ginian this morning. commenting
upon and laying emphasis upon sev
eral of the points stressed by Ny
Workman Mr.. Dabney spoke OF the
ra pidly developing industries OF Rich
mond the steadily increasing popula-
ton, and the need fo3 homes for
Dlchmond's newcomers
He asserted that the people COM
nr 70 Richmond are productive,
thrifty ard enterpr!s!ng- That homes
are being prepared h. said is indi-
Gated by the fact that there is greater
building activity in Richmond than in
any other city in its class in the United
States
in every branch ~ business and
civic activity there has been unusual
development in the last ten years. in
many OF them the increase has been
more than 100 per cent.
Preparing Future Citizens.
tn the educational systems de-
veiopment MIR. Da0neY gave a con-
siderable portion OF the brief time IN
which he held the floor. That the
citvts school population has Increased
more than two and a half times in
the las, ten wears was pointed out, as
also the fast that recent years have
seen large Increases in the number
Of school buildings OF the finest type.
and IN other educational facilities.
This he asserted is we'll for the child
81 TO-DAY will take M the work Of
building great city where the men
~ todav must leave OFF.
NJ Workman melted members or
the chamber TO criticlse. suggest and
recommend TO the board of directors
whenever they saw anything that the
directors should take under con-
s.deration or act upon He called for
/ close cooperation by all members
with each other and with the board,
reminding the members that the board
g - hAt a