The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1902-11-14
WALSH PRESIDENT
OF RAILROAD CLUB
Annual Meeting Of the Qrganiza-
tion Held Last Night.
REPORTS WERE SUBMITTED.
Mr.. Aylett. of The seabord. Entertains
the Body With illustrated Lecture
on Bridge and viaduct
Construction.
REPORTS WERE SUBMITTED

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The Richmond Railroad Club held Its
annual meeting in the Young Mems
Christian Association auditorium at the
Main Street Station last night
The session was largely attended, en-
tfl0siastic and made unusually interest
ing by paper on modern railway
bridges and xiaducts. by Mr.. Philip Ay-
lett, bridge engineer of the Seaboard Air
Line Railway at Portsmouth. illustrated
BY stereopticon views Of many Of the
most remarkable and famous structures
Of This character in this country and
aBroad.
Tie election Of officers and the reading
of Tie annual reports of the secretary
and treasurer followed Mr., Ayletts part
on The programme. and in the records of
the first years progress OF the organiza-
ti8n the club has every reason to be
proud of its success.
Major Z. I'D. Myers, president of the
Richmond. Fredericksburg and Potomac
and Washington Southern. presided dur
ing portion OF the meeting, but before
ii closed retired, and was succeeded In
Inc chair bv Mr. W. II. Owens. of the
southern Railway. The report submitted
bg Mr. +. o. Robinson. secretary OF the
club. showed that the organization. which
aas organized a year ago with I25 char
ter members, began its second year with
Is members. and that from financial
standpoint it now has in bank over and
above all liabilities 50 J6si
OFFICERS CHOSEN.
The election of officers fer the coming
year resulted as follows: President, j.
F.. Walsh. superintendent of motive power
of the Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad; !;
First Vice President r. p. C. Sander
son, Of the Seaboard Air Line; Second
Nfce-Presfdent, r. L Smith,4of the At
lantic Coast Line: Third Vice President,
W. H. Owens. Of the Southern Railway;
Treasurer. N. +. La Bonita, of the Ches-
apeai.e and ohio; Executive Committee
E I. ID. Myers, Of the Richmond, Freder-
icllShurg and Potomac Railroad; c. W.
Stevens Of the Chesapeake and Ohio
Railroad; c. S. Church1l. OF the Nor
folk and Western Railroad: Finance Com
lnittee-!. e. johnson. of the Norfolk
and " esterrl Railroad; C. E. Boyle, of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad: Joseph
Bryan OF the Richmond Locomotive
Works; IL a. Giles.
Before aajour3ltnga and enjoying an ele-
CANT supaer, served by Mr.. Kirkwood
who has now the mana cement of the
Main Street station dining room. the club
extended q vote Of thanks to Mr.. Aylett
for his splendid and instructive DISCOURSE
TIE collection of views shown last night
bdfore the@club is considered the most
complete of lis character owned in this
country Among the views Were several
Of the great viadncts OF the chesapea ke
and Ohio. showing its terminal and also
its course down James River. One par
ticplarly attractive view shows the ap-
proaches5 Of the Chesapeake and ONO and
tie Seahnard Air Line at the northern
end of Main Street Station shed.
Er Aylett stated that for its height
the Clesapeake and Ohio viaduct was
THE heaviest in he world
secretarg Roainsor-s report shows the
splendid financial condition of the club
in the following figures:
Asets.
Cash in treasury sSls 81 81
Due from advertisers etc. lS1no
Total .sl,oVo 81
Liabilities.
Printing proceedings ......... $500
Ralance .,.............- sno6 81
Total receipts for the year, Sl6iS 10