The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1920-01-11
RETIRING PRESIDENTS
ANNUAL REPORT
AHyt5H4AI% H&E


/ rouring president for the period end
ing December 81, 1919, starts with a
detailed account of the Birth OF XII
wants In Richmond, just nine months
I ago and described the growth and
deveiopQentso OF the club into the full
: grown orgarizau onfit is.today. s--.41d.ha
report, for the year follows; g,
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Nine months ago there. was no
~Tslfch thing las the sKiWanis clhb,-of
Richmond. About that time q rather
+ curious bunch of-about- ni1rety meh
gathered at the J6ffersnns hotsl one
: evening to be organized into a. club.
the objects and. purposes OF which
were hazy and practically unknown.
Z We organized, elected officers and
thus prepared tourselves-sforta rather
. uncertain future. - Notwithstanding
$ our lack of chart or precedent we all
4 most at once adopted the slogan of
t'fService''. and begun to consider the
Things to which we could eEectually
turn our hands for thepetterrnent and
upfift of our people and cur city.
j. First, we united our action azI
.,s,tHh- spirit by an intimate. aca1ai1r.z
: tanceship amongst our members,
which believe has resulted in an al
n1bst trotherly affection enc toward
the other. Had we accomplished
Taught else but having brought
abosff the spirit of hearty good feis
lowship amongst mare ttran "a hum
tireds.4 OF Richmond's repse sentative
citizens; a familiarity tllat prompts
the. hail and friendly greeting of
TOM, and "BufI", aud -tisn"---tts-
deed we would not have Wrought in
vain; but that's not aIl---through tho
agency of so-callei ladies' nights we
asare caused new ,acq,iaintsaI and
sfffandships 10 DO formed that win con-
stihao on throughout time, we haya
brought about entertai ulueut and
pleasure that will lingey Yong in our
meIn0rieS. , IFS. - :
n Through young we Started amhiti~
aonslv we were the flrht to Introduce
10 Richmond and thus To contribute to
!, Esics' weii merited applause of our dis
fsaseished general, omar !. Bundys--
SAG. hero OF Chateau Tafierry. the.
occasion being our first ladies' night.
which was held at the Jefrerson hstel.
- Since then we have enjoyed the.
presence of tho ladies' ar,Iho Country
: club*eat. the .Nhiilock : branch ana
twice at the Business Mems club. ana
/ hope tacrell be at least dozen
f1fth Mondays In 1890,
4 Al the district conve8tion in Bal
VIE cIu ruurd txnsEstr Ezz.u.
tive oftices-that of district SECRETARY
and lieutenant governor Of the dis
strtcl and later rnefsasaar cf our club
VAS appointed district trssseg.
IL I'VE have affiliated through commit
lees with the movement looking TO
the erection of the Statute OF
: Erath crhond"--w the armistice
Hhrebra tion~-effectual assisted the
city play grounds NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
ted and promulgated a movement,
which will soon result 10 new
building code for Richmond, and have
brought to light and through the eff
forts of a capable committee hope to
overcome the failure of our state of
fieials to properly and equitably re-
district our state electrical divisions
so aE to glgr TO Richmond her fair
representation in the general assen7
by.
we have rdone otner Things, we've
enjoyed outings and visits To tha
BOY Scout camp. to- Gtasndale hos
houses, and been tho E&eSts of lie
Montague manufacturing company;
one OF the largest plants OF rsIkind;
jn tlac country: -. .----.
I'VE. have contributed. TO the. Christ
mas spirit of the city by providing
the community Christmas tree; as.
sisted in the Boy Scout drive for
funds TO carry on their wonderful
work, ETC.
" And we. close oar first niAe months
with reputation and standing In
this city Of which we may be justly
proud.
Il cannot neglect TO praise the,
efficient and nntiring efforts of our in.
! desHtisable secretary, who together
With your treasurer and other faiths
.ul5 members of The board or direc-
I tors and committees. have. eontribut.
ed so largely to the success we have
had,-vund bespea king for the club q,
year or wonderful usefulness and de-
:, Sciopment for 1870. / am
Sincerely, q, = =.
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