Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1921-08-11
[KS PROTECT REMOVAL
OF SCHOOL TO CAPITAL
Convention at Charlottesville Or
der Adopts Resolution Against
Medical Change.
ARD Is MADE PRESIDENT
export News Man Heads Is. T..
y. IL. of Nirginia-Sizcr, Blilcy
ana Cutting, Of Richmond, Are
Honorcd by Their Associates.

Special To The Times Dispatch.
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. Aug. 10.
RESOLUTIONS vigorously protesting
;h'nst the removal Of the conso:i-
'tcd state medical school to Ricn-
'"nd were passed by the Virginia
tate 'Reuniou Association Of tho
u. o. Elks at it's closing business
|'ceting mere this morning.
Tho resolutions were introduced By
rcd w. Harper. OF Lyuchburg. for
'cr exalted ruler Of the national o.
Ter. They were passed by the dele
a'es r"orc3cnt!nG some 10000 mem
|cEs OF tncir order and citizens %
10 Commonwealth without dis
hitting vo,c
During tho dag number OF the
|"icSa'es paid "a visit TO the univer-
~ ana were shown around tho
|Nnpus Hnd through the hospital.
hnsc Hospital No. IL. organized
pa recruited Mt tho University Of
rs!nin at the beginning OF the war.
equipped and financed by the
Ifs Tho unit made splendid
cord by Ia .crvicen In France.
Text of nrsninuon~.
Whrrcn1 the Virginia state Re-
ION Annexation OF the T. l.. o.
b; rn'n3. ,scB tho subordina1c
'.'H OF tho order o. Elks in this
h'c rnd :cr.oacniH membership
- aTiy' 10000 loyal aud patriotic
n'''ernH nri citizens Of Virginia.
""horcna tho association ard It's
'nnc-ah:r in Virginia are no; only
'rrf'tNd IN all that concerns the
''hr" al tho state and it's !nstitu-
''. hil feel a peculiar Interest In
'f"aieat f'aool Of tho University
''Ff ma. whose splendid Easc Hos
| '"' tri'. 20. 81. which made such a
7'''.i'reat r"rord TN tho world war
80 equipped ana financed hy the
'd'r ~ Elks. ana
'Nhcr ~ IN tho opinion Of Nh.
mediation II would 10 most unwIs,
hi~rgpt tho unity OF the univcr
~ "rl@n.:ntion hy ycraoylu. any OF
/" rchoniH from tho seat OF the ,ni.
rr!iy itself.
SOW. Therefore, nc Il resolved hy
10 virginia state Reunion Associa
o" ~ the u. y, -. Eiks. IN annual
prevention assembled.
That II opposes most vigorously
sc proposal To remove IN" unlycr-
''y medical school 10 Richmond or
. my other city.
That such n ACKNOWLEDGEMENT, OF
ne university would, in tho opinion
this assoclation. he disastrous to
he Institution and would impair IT'S
srfulncss aud prestige to 81 degree
cE"rd calculation.
That the members OF IA. order
{ i:lhs in Virginia arc urged In an
npropri"tc ways TO cndcavor 10 pre-
mt tho .oposci removal Ok the
r!vcrsity medical school az an .c,
tm7aran!e with tho act ri th,' oder
p cFuippinG and financing Us Base
iosrita! tnit. NJ. II. and as "a dell
tie service TO the untvcrsity aud
lac sta OF virginia."
Rcunion Comes to tiosr.
The twelfth annual meeting of ,h..
$50 citation closed this Afternoon
yIth barbecue at Wilton the
oun,ry home O. !. Anderson chis-
oim former president OF The ,.sso.
!atlon.
Reports submitted AT III. ,los!n,:
vs!ness session of the organiyH;Inn
aowcd remarkable Erow.h during
he pas, three years, the m,nhersuup
HNing nearly doubled
Officers FOR the ensuing ...ar we've
,gc'cl as follows: president. VI. T.
YARD. Newport News. rrsc vice
resident. William II. Wood. Of Cul--
ott'sNille: \scc"nd vice pres !dtnt
Is. Sizcr. OF Richmond. third .!ce-
'csidcnt. II NJ McClcary. OF SUI
DIX: secretary, III. *. Hawthorne. OF
treasurer. John T.
N!icy. OF Richmond; chaplain. Rev
sdcar Carpenter. OF Alexandria. scr
caut-at-arms. Charles NJ Cutting. of
.outh Richmond.
The next reunion will be held "a;
70 National Elks Home. at BEDFORD
IL. The third Tuesday OF next June.
The Eiks baseball team iron.
- nah burg. which Won from the
.1.r!sonourS Elk team yesterday.
rG..E defeated tho charlottesville
am. to .. Hughes. third baseman
'ar I'%nchhurg! had his right leg
-,an al