Virginian-pilot. (Norfolk, Va.) 1898-1911, 1900-10-11
7. P. AS. OF AMERICA.
The Visiting Railway Men Royalty
Entertained Yesterday.
Delightful Outing and Luncheon on tho NJ.
An. 7. Steamship Juniata-NIr. Thos.
a. Carrisan. of the C. & o., Elected Pres
idont of the American Assn. of Tray.
Pass. Agents = Charming Dinner ut tho
Princess Ammo.

Yesterday was the big day of the
twenty eighth annual convention of the
American Association of Travelling
Passenger Agents. that has been in
session at Old Point Comfort for the
past three days. After late breakfast
at Old Point special trains Of electric
cars carried the railway men and their
ladies to the Chesapeake and Ohio
wharf ut Newport News. Here they
boarded the beautiful steamer JuniaIa
and became the guests of the Mer-
chants and Miners Transportation
Company.
The moment they were on the boat
the visitors found that they were in the
hands of friends, for they were at once
taken i'll charge by Mr.. r. III. Wright.
the popular general agent at Nor1olk
for the Merchants and Miners Trans
portation Company; MIR. II. f. Orr.
travelling agent of Boston, Mass; Mr..
l.. G. saunders, agent at Newport
News. and Mr.. L. 4. Fowler. agent at
Pittsburg. Pa. and poet laureate of the
company.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
As the Juniata steamed out Of New
port News the business session of the
day was called in the dining room OF
the steamship, with President l.. w.
Londman in the chair.
posal to establish a beneficial feature.
After some discussion resolution was
adopted providing for voluntary con-
trbution of so cents per capita at each
death in the association for the pur
pose of raising $500 for the beneticiaries
of the deceased member.
ELECTION OF OFFICERS.
Following this came the election of
officers. This resulted as follows:
n.Gf i'll a .nT r-Is n
Huntington. w. Va, Southeastern pas
senger agent OF the Big Four Route
and Chesapeake and Ohio railway;
Vice President, Fred ID. Bush. d. z. a.
OF the Louisville and Nashville railway
at Atlanta, Ca; Secretary and Treas
urer. Sydney Van Duscn. ID. p. a. of
the Frisco Line at Pittsburg. Pa. Gre
elected). The reelection of Mr.. Van
Dusen, who is one of the youngest
members of the association. is a well
merited recognition of his able and UNI
firing efforts for the good of the asso-
citation during the past year. The cleo
ton of each of these officers was I'M
animous, and as the results were an
nounced, each was compelled to briefly
address the meeting. The speech OF
MIR. j. G. Clair, New England agent of
the Illinois Central railway at Boston,
Mass. declining a nomination for the
presidency of the association and sec
onding the nomination of Mr.. Garrisan
was particularly good and we'll re-
ceived.
FOR GALVESTON BROTHERS.
After the business session was over
it was proposed to take up a collection
for the benefit of the passenger agents
of Galveston who suffered losses by the
recent flood there. The sum raised was
entrusted to n Texas member TO be
turned over to the proper parties at
Galveston.
ON DECK.
While their lords and masters were
attending to business matters, the
ladies of the party were on deck en-
ioyinS the ride on Hampton Roads and
Chesapeake Bay. AS the water was
somewhat rough and few of the ladies
were seasick the Juniata did not go
quite to the Capes.
On the trip from the Capes to Nor
folk an elegant luncheon was served
in the dining room. The long tables
presented most beautiful appear
ance, trays of cut flowers being flank
delicacies of the season. Credit for
this very essential bcature is due to
Mr.. j. j. McBriarty, of Baltimore.
port steward of the NJ. e NJ. T. Co.
Mr.. McBrarty is the culinary head of
the Nj. IL NJ. Il. Co, and is widely
famed as one of the leading chefs OF
the East. OF this delightful luncheon,
which was perfect in every detail, Re
firing President Landman. of the Pas
scnSers' Association, said 1T is the
most elegant collation. that the asso-
citation ever sat down to-"
TO VIRGINIA BEACH.
The Juniata reached Norfolk about
3 D. m, and near the entrance of the
NJ. Il NJ. T. Co. yard found special
street cars that conveyed them to the
Norfolk and Western depot. This
courtesy was from the Norfolk Rail
way and Light Company. Mr.. Ran
dolph. of this company, saw the party
safely landed at the Virginia Beach
to the Beach. At the Virginia Beach
depot the party was joined by Mr.
Robert Pannill, formerly of Norfolk
now New England Passenger Agent at
New York for the New York Central;
MIR. John d. Potts, Asst. Genl Pass
Supt. of the n. & y. r. Co: Col. II. G.
Iudgins q. p. a. of the Norfolk and
Southern; NJ. X. King, Genl. Manager
y. X s. and Geo. NJ. Glazicr, Audi
tor n * S.
At THE PRINCESS ANNE.
Tho run to Virginia Beach was
quickly made. and on arrival there the
visitors pleasantly spent few hours
taking close view of the Atlantic.
stroling on the beach. and at the
| Princess Anne, where dinner was had.
| AT $50 p. m. the guests boarded the
train for Norfolk. and on arrival here
went TO Old Point Comfort on the
Southern Railway steamer Memphis.
as the guests of that company, reach
| ing old Point about 9:10 4. m.
| Yesterday closed the meeting Of the
association. and most of the members
| leave old Point for their homes or
other points this morning. a few will
| lingor several days at Old Point. The
| convention of October next will be
| held at Los Angeles, Cal. The con-
! Vention this year was a success in
! every particular. and we may reason
| ably expect that when the passenger