The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1919-09-28
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fore the end of tho year, every man !
pledsiur himself TO get busy at once. /
The meeting was presided over by |
President Powell and reports were
made by the chairman of the various I
standing committees. including in |
teresune papers by Chairman Fuller. /,
Of the legislative committee. who ex- !
Ulained what had been dome by the /
legislature in the interest of good !
roats and taxation. and hy Chairman j.
w n. Cridlin. bf the good reoads !
committee on the progress OF meas
ureS along that line. which the organ
iHattpn has urged, one Of them being
The marking of public highways In
tho interest Of the traveller.
Chairman a. W Brooks. Of the
membership committee stated that
great progress had been made, and
that greater activity was manifested
with the total result that the goal
sought had every prospect of being
reached before Tho next annual
meeting lie showed that the at2te
membership IS 2,S96. which appeared
rcm1arkahie Other posts In the state
he'd grown proportiouately following
tt 81 Ati itFAh Alf f'f ttAS tfif'i
burg, Roanoke. panville and AlexAn-
dria.
/ In presenting his report MIR. F>ui-
Len said that while he did not get
! everything the post sought, much to-
ward a successful end was secured.
and thai what had not been gotten
y, by legislation, would be secured
, Coleman, who promised To see that
through Commissioner George F.
roads were suitably marked. He
| further suggested that the post get
! busy among citizens generally for
/ pressure against inequality In tax
alton. $50 that tho cities might he
/ handled reasonably and fairly. He
suggested an equalization board and
feit that snch a board would be pro-
posed at the next meeting Of the leg
Ilsiature
Mr.. Cridlin passed but the srgges-
/ tfGu Of post valuation on real es-
tata. particularly in country districts.
liz said thai in many places proper
" En- aaae Sscd at r. very small figure
ana thnt when disposed Of u great
i or figure Is asked and In most cases
received, He believes that many
thousand dollars might be saved
the, csts$es fgY ti74s Way 4Fs3g Instance
he said he knew of a. man whose
property was valued ny the owner at
$40 per acre, hat which was placed
-at $40 by the assessor SVheroupon
the owner appeared before the board
and made strenuous objection. Then
one member Of the board offered TO
gave him $3.50 an acre for the prop
erty. which the owner promptly re-
fused,
Chairman Alien Of the BROTHERHOOD
nonumont-~Committee reported that
his committee was not ready to re-
port Ms II had not yet been able 20
get in touch with similar COMMITTEE
from other organizations lie said
tho council of defense had endorsed
the movement. and that committee
had heeH- named hy the United COM
naorCtai Travellers. tho Klwanis club
and the Rotary club and these com -
,nitteos would get together IN a. short
while and formulate a. general plan,
Nv Crjdlin explained the brother
hood monument idea, Of which tho
post i*rf,e patron and tfr. Cridlin
the father. II lis to commemorate
tthc brotherhood Of mankind follow
4ag The great doeds Of The American
iAicr and sailor in the great war
and is to stand in Chesapeake hay.
AS lasting monument to the brother
hood 'of man. as tvpihed by the Amer
ican hero In The fight for world free
dom.
A rising vote of thanks was cx-
tonded both Mr.. Fuller and MIR. Grid
iin Cor their efforts IN the Interests
Of roads and taxation measures,
! Chairman Crawford, Of the sick
committee had nothing TO report, de-
claring that tho members were UNI
usually we'll, and that he had re-
~eived DO report Of illness during the
, month
Secretary Harwood produced a re-
port of the national secretary shew-
'nn that forty-f1ye per cent of the
injuries received durin1othe year by
members of the organization was due
10 automobiles
"And yet" said tho secretary. eve
started This organization before the
4, automobile was thought Of, and have
3 not raised the rates since"
what are you trying 10 dor"
asked member, SHOW us that we
ought to raise tho ratesY"
ooh, no." replied Mr.. Harwood,
only wish to show YOU that You are
: getting about ninety per cent more
lhcnefit now than YOU did when you
first joined"
i Before adiourning the post adopt :
cd q. set OF resolutions in memory OF
by Mr. Brooks. The paper referred
10 the many high and lovable~ quail
jtias of the late member of the post.
and expressed regret at hts paasin e
away.
4 Meade Memorial Eptcopal--~Morn.