The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1905-04-16
TRAVELLERS END:
THEIR t. SESSION { j: ! 0!|.N|lI
Richmond Selected as the \. Next ext
Place OF Meet n.
ing.
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| PETERSBURG. VA, April 15..-TThe
election of officers delegates to 4 the next
national convention passing resolutions
Of thanks and final adjournment Econst'-
tuted the main work to-day in the H. z.
A. conventions. Richmond was chosen as
the next place OF meeting, and Il m ian any
Richmond men were elected elected dellegates
to the natl convention, which VIII
meet ins5 Savannah, Ga:,Hon the 18th OF
May. ass. q s; ", 4,
)tf-Desplte the,Eereat and late festiviti ties OF
lilastSni hit. tttess convention was called 10
rood order this, morning by the newly
erected president,aJ D.5fOliyer.. of n pan
Vile and proceeded to fill the s3remassnl n
fng offices as Follows First ce- i. ISL
dent, CT p. n Herbert. Of Norfolkss seq
| ondSsyice- President, Jos. Ste hins, south
Boston; State Board Of Directors Dire NJ 2.
ca poers, Jr.; Richmond, ono ;syear: d. Il
| Hill, Richmo1idss one year; IT no s. DIN
| dext9P. fsfcflii0rd, two years. y. Q. Boat
/ wrfShr,5 ttotiIiuiile, ioneIRycar; Simon$s Sc
! ward, Is tefsburg1n years - ohn 50.
King, Norfolk, aone years. ans
AIeXa1s drla y tNo ehrs; y Is. Beckwlth'
pete.sbur s7qat twof s'sAe
4 Mr.. III. L. HARDWOOD, OF Richmond, was
chosen secretary and treasurer. and COM
mittee cllairmen were electeH ast follows:
Railroad, r. Vs. spil,t1all Richmond
Press, r.. B. Walthall Richmond; Hotel
| II! Fl. Cloves Rtchmond; Employment,
N. Patterson, ehmond; Membership NJ,
Tn. r. Smith, Richmond iLegi slative, Col
s. S. larwood,St Rlchmon.: Rev. ~. J.
4 Gravatt. of Richmond vase hosen cha p ;,
| lain. twenty-five gentlemen were nonli.
/ mated to be delegates o@the Savannah
i national conventional 55
i ri At a. short business session at the Coun'
! try Club fourteenRWere eected as follows
4 r. w. Pritchardit Petersburg: w. S. Cross
Suffolk; j. Y Williams, Alexandria; O
4 RI. Kirk, Alexandria;gD. W. Sale, Lynch
\ burg B. B. Adams. Lynchburg; G. -
4 Holland, Norfolk: w. G. Powell, d Nor.
Z folki r. F. Downham. Danville. and tht
4 following Richmond Men: NJ. S. Valen
u tine, IF. L. Winston. j. Il i. 4 Iiill. y. II
\ Cloves M Ss;S 81 ia s5 a II .3
! The morning session work at A. & p
Il Hill Camp Hail was suspended at hal
4 past one o'clock nearly all business hay
\ Ing been completed, ii and 4 the delegates
\ took a trip over the city and suburban
4 lines OF. the Virginia Passenger and owe
4 Company. as guests OF Mr.. Augustus
n coined the crowd ,s53S and the good tim,
commenced, not to be interrupted, excep
a for a few minutes business, during tn
4 whole afternoon EsS a;
ELEGANT LUNCH.
Z Abountiful lunch was most attractiycl,
served by Il cotcriej of charming yoinf
81 ladies, chaperonedf by Mrs. r, o. Eyer
ton and Mrs R.btII. Scott.
Music, dancing and a chorus tina
4 made the clubS halls ring We're brief!
q suspended when the names of the dele
gates to the national convention wer
announced and tho usual resolution Q
thanks were read. Then the speaker
q took the floor, ana Sex- President Brock
EFT, President Brockett and Colonel ]. s
! lIarwood. Of Richmond toasted the la
dies in eloquent Language, each speake
declaring that Petersburg had rcserve
her greatest attraction until the last mo
ment. Colonel HARDWOOD declared tina
woman was rapidly acquiring all man
rights and properties, even his tailor
made clothes lsi Tag An \, 3allfa s V 81
Is After Adjournment tho big party board
ed the trolley cars and rode into tow
to the handsome new depot of tho Robel
Portner Brewing Company, OF Alexan
& dra, where another celebration WAS hel
II this evening. 5SHi gsss..ssss *