The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-08-23
Representatives Pledge Actlv-
itv in Promoting Growth
of Organization.
COLBY MAKES SPEECH
Distinguished Statesman De
livers Powerful Address at
High School Before En-
thusiastic Audience.
NEW OFFICERS
,..t Tablet naxtyrtffp r.

NEW oH II FEkS.
Frank Talbot, Danvtile. pre5
dent.
Charles NJ Brown, Roanoke.
first vice president.
=, George III. Cottreli, Staunfon,
second ,ice-president.
Edward II. Fuller. Richmond,
third vice-pwsident
Royston Jester. Lynchburg.
fourth vice~president.
l.. c. Brinson. Portsmouth,
secretary.
r.. +. steed, Norfolk, assistant
secretary.
George o, Greene, Clifton
Forge, publicity representative.
Danvilie was chosen as the
place for holding the 1919 con-
vention of the league. The time
will be fixed by the president.
The final session of the Virginia
League of Municipalities concluded
last night with the address at the
John Marshall high school by Hon.
cambridge Colby. member of the
United States shipping board.
This meeting was opened by patri-
otto singing led by Professor Mercer,
the first song being the "Star-Span-
gled Banner" The presiding officer
OF the league, Il. *. + uilef, tlefi LA
troduced Mr.. Colby.
He led TO his discourse by happy
illusions to the city OF Richmond,
paying special tribute to its beauty,
both natural and artificial. Attention
was directed to the historic associa
tons that crowd the precincts of the
capital city of the Old Common
wealth, and served as an incentive
and inspiration TO service and deVei-
opment He counseled that these
monuments OF our past greatness
should be conserved, not only as a re-
minder of the great deeds or gfeaf
men. but TO keep the fires OF provin-
cial pride ever ablaze in the hearts OF
the people,
Mr.. Colby discussed the magnitude
OF the great national undertaking
Never In the history of any people
has such national unity existed. Tie
said the purpose of the government
at this time is to permit Of no business
of any kind either on land or sea that
ran counter TO the one purpose to win
the war.
Referring to the United States ship
building board, ii was stated that by
an agreement among the allied ma
lions the whole tonnage of all ship
ping had been pooled by all the coun'
tries in the fight against Germany Tor
the purpose of making possible tbs
winning of the war. mo ship" said
he. "can now leave any port OF any
allied country without an intimate
knowledge of the fact to every other
member of the alliance
Maintain Moral Status.
Mr.. Colby spoke of maintaining thu
moral status at home as well as pos
sible under extraordinary conditions
and declared that those OF us wht
| have have become "gray-templed
and could not go to the trenches. were
| left as trustees to guard the homes
and the institutions that our boys hat
left behind So that upon their re
| turn they can expect report OF oul
stewardship that may worthiiy com
port with our great trust. I'VE arr
the legal custodians OF the country
Let us be faithful"
! Certainly" said he. I'VE are sac
rificing, but we are not sacrificing a
much as they, and II we only get on
lump of sugar in our coffee, we shoul'
feel happy that those soldiers whom
we send over the ocean are getttni
plenty of sugar in their cofree, ant
while We are confined to bread sub
stitutes we should be all the happie
ito know that those who are givinl
their lives for us are getting 100 pc
cent. wheat"
The speaker entertained his audi
ence for one hour. during which tim
he discussed many of the fundamen
tails OF civic Righteousness and politica