Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1899-07-14

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with the prospects Of SUCCESSFUL ses-
! sion Of the convention.
There were more people In attendance
! to-day than on the first day OF the gteht
convention at Buffalo last year. ne SAID
last night. II expect large increase IN
attendance tomorrow"
OUR CONVENTION ISSUE.
Regarding the special convention issue
of the Dispatch. DIR. Chvers was en-
thusiastic IL want to say to you that
It was admirable. viewed from what
standpoint you VIII, he said. , "'5
marnifcent Every line in 1T indicated
thai the men who wrote 1t used their
heads as well as their pens. Everybody
wanted a copy and II looked to me tha1
| everybody got one. / say. unhesitaungy'
! every delegate ought to have one.
Rev. II. w. Reed, secretary OF the
Board of Managers, was equally coihPii-
mentary TO the Dispatch, dwelling upon
the fact that he had never seen any Oh
| the great papers get out such an eNCeI-
lent edition of this character. lie also
expressed surprise at the cohVenuVn
series being sent TO any address Tor the
sum OF 10 cents. % cents being the iNF"
riable price. o,ue,
I'm
uc,s hoard on every hand yesterday,
and one of the busiest spots ABOUT 'he
Auditorium was the Dispatch headquar-
! tiers near the entrance. by the tlIne the
/ morning session adjourned 1t looked as
! tbongh every delegate had one or more
copies of the paper. Hundreds OF single
copies were sold and hundreds OF SUD
! scriptions were taken. orders lot tne
| convention edition or the series VIII DE
received at the Auditorium, or the DIS
patch office. to-day and tomorrow as
| on yesterday
THE GEORGIA DELEGATION.
The Georgia delegation, about lVo
strong reached Richmond over the
Southern railway at O'Clock YESTERDAY
morning. Mr.. W. W. Games, tue u"iia
portation leader for Georgia. was ]"
! CHARGE of the party. Nearly the entire
dnIe@otion is stopping in the vicinity or
the First Baptist church, the Georgia
beadouarters. though some are at hotels
President Whitfield and wife are the
guests of their uncle, DR.. r. j. NliHhs-
ham secretary Of the Foreign Mission
BOARD of the Southern Baptist Conveh-
ton. Mr. f. j. PaXon, of the Atlalt"
branch of the American Baptist Puphca-
ton Society is here The following Geor
eians were placed on committees: Noih-
nations. J. j. Whitfield; Resolutions -
+ w. Graham. Macon; Important ropes
r. w. Fuller, Augusta.
SERVICES ON THE RAIL
The state transportation leader Of IN
nois Rev. r. w. Bell, arrived in RICH
mond Yesterday with a private car, car
| ring the members of the Bioomfeld
| observation-disclosures. Chrsman, Champion
| piereon and Indonola. At indianapolis
| they met the different delegations from
Southern Illinois.
AIS o'clock the delegates in the sec
tion were invited into Rev. Mr.. Belrs
car for devotional service. Rev. Mr.. "a
,,is from Cardova. led the song service,
and Rev. Mr.. Sargent, of Chrisman' LOON
charge Of the devotional service. Rev.
II pronch of Carbondale: Mr.. Channon,
Of Ouince. general secretary of the state
Nrs Della Hicks, of Paw-Paw; Mrs
chambers Pierson. of Illinois; Miss SADIE
Atuf,Iv Of Paw-Paw, and Rev. Il. w. Bel,
Of paris. took part in the devotional ser
vice. =,
,,tded into sections. The Decatur ana
Bloomfield were the only Illinois deiesa-
lions which arrived on the first train.
REPRESENTATIVES, OF THE PRESS.
The religious and secular press of the
country is quite well represented at the
convention.
Among those who occupied seats in the
nrees circle were Mr.. John ROthwell
Slater of the Standard, Chicago; Mr.
lanes A. Frances and Mr.. III. ID. Brook
ms. Of the Examiner. New YORK city
Mr.. Chaille, of the Baptist Outlook; MISS
Bertha r. Grimmell, Of Der Sendbate
cleveland O.. organ Of German Baptsts;
/ Iii, ~ a RantiGt
huntington. w. Va; Miss Minnie Lamb
! Wheeler. Christian Herald, Detroit Mich.'
and others.
PERSONAL NOTES.
Probably the youngest college president
In the United States, and in the world,
is NIr. Clarence J. owens, of Orangeburg
BAPTIST College, and vce-president OF the
| South Carolina Union, who is here attend
ing the convention. lie was born IN
! Augusta, Ga. twenty-five years ago lie
was so successful as college president
that the trustees recently elected MN
president for a term Of five years.
The following Virginia delegates to the
convention are stopping with Mrs. >. II,
Minter. No. 1906 west Leigh street: MISS
| BESSIE Rowles of Ashland; Miss sue
| Roygles of Hanover county; Miss Eveline
| Nash. of Hanover county; Miss Grace
| Holman. of Henrico county; Miss jessie
| Puryear, OF Hanover county MISS Aua
! Puryear of Henrico county.
The convention will be photographed
! this afternoon at some convenient hOur'
! which photographs Will be the oflcial ones
! of the convention, Commissioning Cnl-
vers having given his sanction in the
matter. =.
Mr.. w. Ross Southwark, who was de-
tailed from the city post-ofiice TO take
charge of that established at the Audito-
rum did a thriving business yesterday.
Post-ofiice hours are from $50 a. NJ 10
y. and from = to o'clock
Mr.. w. p. Blair has charge or the
| Western Union Office in the building, ana
did great deal of work
The lunch and refreshment-room at the
rear of the hall was a very popular place
Yesterday. and did a thriving business.
Chairman King, of the Information Bu-
reau. has suggested that the conductors
on the street railways call out the names
of the streets as they pass, IN oluer u
| avoid unnecessary confusion.
The Information Bureau was transfer
red from the Armory to the Auditorium
| Yesterday. and is located at the entrance
70 the grounds, where Chairman King and
his associates are ready to answer All
| questions and TO give ali necessary ntor-
nation
| Great interest Is being manifested In the
side-trips. An office was opened at the
| grounds yesterday and many tickets We're
| sold. Large blocks were taken for the
moonlight and the jamestown and Natu-
! ral Bridge excursions.
ESTIMATES OF THE CROWD.
Nearly G,Oo0 strangers I'm Rich