The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-01-08

YER CORDIAL q ID |! \ RECEPTION | r. I: ]
Congressman Maynard, Senators
Daniel and + N Martin ard8tGc1
Lac Accompany Committee. J

@ (Troiri Our Regular CorrespondontD #
WASH CT N, a, .. 4 q d January, G. ~
trhc President told b dclcgatl onfromiNor
folk to-day that ho would be$ delighted
TO visit tlint city at soma time during
his MISUNDERSTANDING but tlint he could not
nov shy when hoBwould be able to DO 80.
The Invitation c,tmo from the, Council
or the city md the Business Mems 81 AS
ISOLATION. Tho President said lilo had
long intended Visiting Richmond, and had
promised to go down there at the first
Opportunity. He would do 50, but could
not say when ho would DO able TO leave
washing ton. @ Il fs rs 3; IL ~ y5 {a$,
Tie delega ton was composed OF about
fifteen &of the leading citizens of Nor
folk, who came UP on tho bout reach
Eing the city this morning. They went
4toit the White House ut noon tho hour set
3fors their reception, ard did not have to
wait long before being shown into the
President'ssroomt In the Executive Offices.
Representative Maynard presented the
Individual members " the fdelekAt lon,s as
sisted by. Senator Martin and Il Senator
Daniel Gcnoral Fltzhugh Leo also ac-
Ecompanlcd the delega tlon.5 FL iss s5 35
s rho inYitnti lon was presented by Ion.
EJ.SJ. Burroughs on behalf or The! city gov
Scrnment. MI. Burroughs g Is ai, old Con,
8federate. y He made what was said 4 by
White House attnchecs q be ono Of the
best speeches tile Presid ent Inns heard
BfromSary Of tho speakers who have been
TO tho White House on d similar mis-
sion recently. General III tshu 9Th Leo then!
introduced Captain w. e. thIttle Us the
executive officer OF the Confederate yes.
4 sci Shenandoah. OF, hicll IAN uncle Of
the President served. N General Lee said
that Captain White Vi was 2s3s lighting
B"ngainst l,s citizens OF the United States
some months after General Lee sur
rendered gssg S j,4 III @
y The President was deeply Interested
at once, and listened closely to tho cor
dial invitation extended by the old sailor
ITO visit the city by the sen. 5iS3 E
LIN reply, The President said he n had
slcng wanted to visit Norfolk. and while
6he hoped to be able to do so some time
the future, lle could nc tho SCI VI q
date for tho visit. He said he had often
thought OF the splendid position Norfolk
occupies on the seaboard with the mag
ahificent harbor. and he was con inced 4
would eventually become probably the
greatest Of our port cities lie alluded
TO what Captain WhIttlc had said con
corning hisgsurcle, Irving 3 tlloclt who
was said the President. one Of Y he most.
courageous mon he had ever kn own. '.5
n Tho President concluded 4 BY thanking
the delegation for the invitation, and
declared "a that he was going to Norfolk
Ewhe1, opportunity presented 4 itself. Ii le
then talked with tho Individual members
Eof the committee for az few 1ninut es. and
was deeply interested in Having Captain
Whittle talk OF Irving Bullock,s$ Ca plain
5Whittle has now a ;pis tol Fnrcsented MIN lil
by the Presidents uncle. VIII III
The delegation was charmed with the
cordial name h in which the Pres dent
received them. md his evlden Willing 3,
ness to talk with them long though
there were many persons liz he ante
room waiting their turn TO- befsushere co
into he I5xccuti presen rhns dele-
CATION consisted of the q GLOWING gen r.
tlemen. representing the Councilnanic
bodies. and tho Business MEMS q ssocla-
ton and TIL Board OF Trade Of Norfolk:
Messrs. j. j. Burroughs. w. G. Whittle,
James v. sTrehy. II C.. a. Woodland. George
Lindsay, w. w, Gall, T. y. 1tnigh t,A q.
4. Linz say. John r. I1lwler. r,aa III
synon, r.. Ct. Banks. r. $. soutgnte, y.
IS, Rurwell AMI DIR. southgate Leigh.
some OF. the delegation returned home
tonight. Others will not start until TO-
moro ". q S8 sStss II IL Az