The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-01
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The members OF Post "a, II. a T. A. oom- !;
posing the Z stat Il 4 Of the big special edi-
stion of The Times D1 spatch, whic h will
be issued May 9th. together With e NUM- M
Der 81 other. r.. ~. Y. mon. who are 90 10
lively Interested In the success Of this
unique enterprise OF Post met at head ,El-
quarters. Third and Main Streets, last
might to discuss end plan the campaign
for securing advertising, " WI S
h 4 Mr. H. A. Gillis, the new president Of
Z Post A, presided for tho first time since
Y his election, n and Z the business OF the.
meeting was dispatched with ! strict re-
\ gard 4 for results. Mr.. H LIZ HARDWOOD
e Mr. 1f Horac. -. smith, chairman 81 the
}Exeotltve Committee In churg n Of the
Especial Il r.. r.. "A. edition, combosed Of
Bhimsel t, g L. O. Miller and j. H4lb Capers.
SJr.,5 was the chief speaker OF the evening
/ and gave In detail tho work OF his COM
mittee up to date Mr., Smith sta ted that
Il large number Of contracts had been
and were daily being received from all
parts Of the country, 5 widespread in.
terest lis being mani Tested an 4. =. A..
orioles all over the United States. rs 3I$
# President Gillis presented some very
systeanauoy ideas. which the members
adopted, s Az ,{3 Is & is.s
IUaudk6T, WA0 tI1O lloAS hblV0A0A s0ASf
lined the work BY distributing the city
4 and appointing committees OF two to
handle each district. Over one hundred
and fifty inches Of advertising space was
covered BY cor, tract secured to-day from
various sources s8$ 535
5ffs The following editorial from the y eWs
Letter the fiicinl organ OF the Nation
al Association, was read from the cug-
rent issue OF that pa per. iGs1 ~
81 Post "A, OF r ohmond. Va. has 5oYolv-
ed from the brains OF itA, members .
brilliant idea Tor one day, and one
day only, the Post has purchased dnily
newspaper. the a Rlchmo nd Times p; Dis,
Inc plani 81 Dr, Sheldon, OF Kansas. but
as q II. p, "a, man would run It II, viii
I la a ecorcher, cay Post A MEMBERS, such
a scoroher that the printers Ink Will
seeths ana bubble as the hot type passes
under the ink rollers And the editors
they are all y. T, ~, members for that
one day--are suoh that Il dear old Hor.
ace Greeley could arise In his shroud
ard see them at work he would certain
~ sdrop dead again. And the business
managers, and the business office at
taohes tor the day are also 7, r A.. peo-5
;plo, and what they will do to that news
( paper i Tor that one day will ] probably
startle The entire newspaper world out
Of ia blaso desuetude into real Interest,
Tho progenitors OF this novel idea IN
Post a. Of Riohunond, promise them-
selves that they are going to max O " 700
or more for their Post treasury and
they ARC willing to tel any other y. =,
a. nost in tho world how they did It. "a
Among those present were Mcssra, g.
". 'Travers. j. Stewart Bryan, 4. r,
Holderby, Jr.,s II, "A. a Ills, Thomas 1'oin-,
dexter, Colonel John 8 HARDWOOD, q =,
williams D. s., Norwood. T.. 9, Miller,
Horace Smith. ~ walton = E2r saandeT r
T1lis, Jr,,sgI George N, Hunter, Allen
Chambers, ". H. Capers, Jr. Workman
ssnllman. Frank Jacobs, Fl, 4. HARDWOOD.
H. IA, Cloves T, w, Chelf nnd others.