The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1904-04-24
Wtsn t,,a nnn,linn prn xsrl was offsrsd and M

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whsn tho opnning prayer WIS offersd and
thereafter they continued 70 cor,Fs Il NH
!, Genotal Manager s.. w. II,iff presided
nj tfe evening hleutIng Tiiele3 were asi \
|. 1.-The programme Mcssrs, II. 10. Williams.
1.uugee. Tubbs. Mckee and OTHER welt
! Known Y. NJ. G. AZ workers ard u CON.
Imltlec OF employees. Miss Gond ard
. \ several other ladies had seats on the !
. lrostrum also. 81 S8s
Il After tho opening prayer tho orchestral
.5Irlayed 81 selections. Chairman HUFF up9nA \
ed programme hi a brief speech n @
"rlis Is tho nrgest gatherlng OF Pass
senscr and Power men have ever seem
said he In opening his address, Flo exs
! pressed pleasure at the presence OF 30
,sllneny5of the Petersburg men, for he knew
what II meant to them to be over here
ID and have to got back late and thsn rise
Eeutly this morning Tho object Of this
association Is to Improve and develop the y
members and TO advance thom In every
way. IL Is necessary that men should
II hoVc some social ntercouisc and itAsi - I;
J! desirable that such intercourse should be I
DC a helpful sort He spoke of the part
II that young men were playing III tEd
world and referred TO the achieVefnentss
K al the japanese, a nation Of young nleIf.
Tho pas senger and Power Company Is q
company OF young men, Its officers ana
II employees IN all lines are young. We have +
IAN excellent Organization In this asso.
cation. but we need moro than org an
ization: great AZ that Is. Wo need an
IDEAL. ana, what better ideal can we have !.
& Ihnn the Christian IDEAL! referring 10
the building. Mr.. HUFF said II was prc-3
scnted to tho men In such shape thats5
ono reed only come In and hang up his Z
n hat. ard Miss Could. he added. has n r g
Z vGcd even the pegs on which 70 hans -.
i The institution was here, but the men
4 q ND
largo the organization. Concluding, MIS- MI
u huff read a letter from Mfr. Frank q.
N Could. first yice-president, In which ne &
Il aslcd to DO enrolled as a member OF tina
{ association. @
Several Others Sang.
Il Mr.. E1addon S. Watkins then sang I, !" u
We're Voice sa " Is 50 Me,1 l and
GA wished to hear more, but the
was too long fo t.l,;n, encore nn'af ticbmonda
r ..lver a. most enthusiastic reception.
MI II. "A. ellis, q director q the g. cen en-
s seai ton tic = work, made brief address,
Speaking OF the purposes of such b, oE ,s
zations, he said. we arc hero 70 pc many nl,
a | Christian men, Referring to his Owl cons n
d | nection with association work and,to MI M,
n HUNS reference to the Japanese, ne s ..a1
that in 1873 he vas Sin ther We're oar
Japanese members. one Of whom t. 5n e ~. y
Admiral Urui. VIII, Is prominent " ne
By the
ira Mr. S. Il. Mckee. secretary q !, the !, q
Richhond association made = ,i brl e ia dh.#
eaunty. and hope YOU will soon be in tie
cty,'' said he. There Is a. Nc, ve men Y
already, which. II successful. WIZ prii,l
Tho mandolin club gave a selection es;l :, I, N
excellent style after which
RAILWAY secrf11ary d coraa
ms M and good wishes from seventy
ti,ooausard railway men in the sos railway az
assoeia tiorf n ! N 6 ns.e Stands
regeneration OF tho entire man MS sac ,sa :.
Mi Williams. Is certainly tru fa o. rali@I
8 wav Terminals before tho advent Of the
j association work, and the contrast nov now
afforded since the association has ta iktal3
SThe Hickory Farm Quartette was then
presented and preceded It's singing pX 9 q
If q ssys sh9 Sc oas efthE 1eS
i o eNa mnde d great nit with the audi- II
ence ana had e respond to an eIsors
o am,erha maze abriei adaTess
he exhorted tie men to hitch their t Y.
to- star dol I'M 1 Cure us, be SO appro
as IN the case OF trolley az
men lie extended grsetlinIsS from iSnrk 'og rbs
young men Ger IN ma ne do DIN w se help
aneaa omo mss tic HES young men TIE
country Mt Lo.gee eXh fnn y .h keep e the
n ners . on ~ for Without it the ssoelation,
Gould not move forward 70 its hs sapt ~,
destiny He co 9 GduS y rf rst
dant ~ the company inSwhichg Mr. Gou "
business In the courts ne was uetAti lai5
Il and could not be present.. n, 49,, Z.
After another selection by the 3rcIl "a
ira Of the n J., Tp e noi ti
nn,nInves present for a rising vote or
thanks to Miss Gould and secured q
unanimous response ,,;o,,,. ,vtt,,
another solo in which she was Wa aInhs
applauded Then Secretary Tuops sPoks
brfsh sIs b Were seg 80 h members already
rolled cd and he hoped to see 500 or even
GEO. He called Upon az m 81 raise The
nmbcr p1 e So1 ton to rise ana there vas
gratifying response. b. - /,
Mr. Tibby of the Petersburg A Isl, efn.i
mem wan and IL foiowed this with some
clever M aessg'p tiGuL Mork REcElvHs.
The evening programme was folloW ,a.
py a receptlon BY Miss Gould !, and r he
ut which ta u ~ AZ mo nedes t spWeet
,need won,an, who Is devoting her NE
ana ner me2ns dong so 1er naH fos
S woIls The large crowd then went down y e
% the floor below where retfssh1neh's
y This his afternoon q meeting for ladies \, q
u viii he Held, ii which a lady Will preside.
and and 10 which all the wives m l,,H el,s
ninves ar the company are cspecinl lY in-
vvited MI. Ntiler'wil make am add q
ana there will be some fine mns.e al,d
other attractive features OF the SeIVlce.
II the evening at $ there VII Sbe a.
great meeting for men Tor which H.. an a., IN
teresting programme mas besn a ~ sa
Wees This will be the creates 8 meeting Y
"A OF all. II; s Us
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,yrs ,r,ry al Miller. Of Williamsport.