The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-05-12
NExT NATIoNAL CONVENTION.

Meeting Place Changed from Richmond
to Old Point Comfort.
TO the Delegates to the National r, u. A.
Convention. and Members Of the TRAY.
eers' Protective Association of America
Generally
Richmond, va.-The executive committee
or National convention has been making
arrange ments for some time for the en-
tertainment Of the convention, and we had
arranged 10 place not less than $50 OF
cur grests In the Jefferson hotel. In this
city. which was one OF the iineSt hotels
iu the United States. our arrangements
were proceeding in a very satisfactory
manner, whea, about three weeks ago, this
MAGNIFICENT hotel was entirely DESTROYED
by IRE, which had the effect of disturb
ipg our plans greatly We Immediately
proceeded to try 10 arrange matters So that
The delegates would bp taken care Of, but
we have found this almost impossible. as
seyerai OF our hotels are kept so crowded
on account Of the above circumstances,
that they are unwilling To give guaranteed
reservation 10 take care Of more than one
third or one-haf OF the persons we expect.
We have made every effort To try 10 over
come this. aud. In our opinion. II Is i'm.
possible for MS to give our guests accommo
dGtions In such hotels as National convcu.
tion delegates would require, and we have
success of our convention will he pro
NOTED by holding the convention ut Old
point Comfort Va, about eighty miles from
Richmond There ara located AT this point
states. which will accommodate 1900 peo-
pie, and all of the environments and sur
ropndings are such as win enable as TO
make ~ an attractive program.
We Insist that this be considered the
Richmond convention, although II Is held
nj another point, as all Of the expenses
connected with " are borne by Richmond
people, and we expect the delegates 60
spend part of two DAYS In Richmond TO
help carry out our program and return to
arrangements we have made win be of
such nature that the Richmond convention
VIII be one long to he remembered.
Tho hotel rate at the Hygea and Cham
berlain hotels will be SIT 80 per week OF
seven davs, where rooms are occupied by
two persons. and s21 per week when occu.
pied by only one person, or 81 per day
double and 81 per day each double for
rooms with bath Our opinion Is that the
best thing 10 do Is for delegates to make
arrangements for week at Sl7 80, without
bath, as II Is probable the weather will
be Sufficiently warm AT that time TO hllnw
gurf bathing Immediately In front Of these
hath rooms inside OF the house which can
h. nsei as required These do not adjon
tho Individual rooms, but are conveniently
located 'fie owners Of these hotels In
their communications ~ u.s. OFFER MS everY
possible convenience and pleasure that II
Il IN their power 70 give. and state I'm their
letter TINT they will do anything In reason
IL make Our convention a success and we
hive No doubt MS to their ability TO ac
rnmnlish this.
- tlfAt hidl1 " fluI lhcHlntfS are fanlil
lar with Old Point Comfort and know 1t Is
enc OF the most delightful places In the
frniied States. and gall the arrangements
, wh oh we win make There and in Richmond
NIL be very satisfactory. We have in.
GUIDED Ia our program some verv attrac
hSe features for two days In Richmond
and 1t Is our desire. under The cIrrnn
stances, 70 have. the members snend a.
much time ~. they can con, eniently in
Eishmond giving our citizens an npnor.
tunIty 70 eee something of the conyention.
end allowing the delegates 70 fhe CONVEX
f'ep 70 see. that Richmond Is one Of the
Iyt9tftf cities In the South ~
re belieye that we are entitled to this