The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-06-30
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UNfORT'y!Nl AFFAIR ENDS !: 5!
Virginia Divisionsin N Way Re
sible forS the Buffalo SssSss3 iii
Alisund ding III

1S1 liF
Il; r resolutions which were discussed d d
great ieng th I'M ,execu tive session ~
mem bers Of Post y, II . 3a Thursday
night were drafted hi final sshap pc yestcr-Ss
day BY the COMMITTED ana ARE printed
here liz full. |, 4 ..3s
Post { "A, 81 as stated y In The a Times-s
s. spa Ii, 9ex pr esses sop regre over the
reports printed SinsI Richmond papera. re-
Sflectlng M the 8hospit atty Of the 3Buftalo
Il. The letter ana resolutions q Post l;s
follow 81 M 81
,ss3 NJ chn1ond, d %, 1905.
Mr. r. ~. Beldenberg, P President Post 3.
"a, ~ ~ 3 iffalo, N n. III
* Dear slr,,775; AcKnowled Cling the receipt
OF the sever q let ters Mr.. II. L. II arr
wood \. seer ethfy sof the vi sinia e Vision
sof Ri & IA gard g the
publications com pl aimed 81, & we desire 20
Division, B by resolution. at, a meeting last
evening. wishes 10 4 relieve q tho Yirg GINA
Division OF all gresponsb 81 tyS for said 5pub b
;lica tions, tle name having orig mated In
Richmond 81 tie home Of Post Az and we.
the kundersig nedj were appoi ted to- dEnft
the following s7 atemen ut, which II was
adoI,tad by tho Post at tho rnesttn 8 4haeLt
on the 18th inst. !. and VI ich we Officially
lay before you. as FOL lows n Al rs
sS Post "a, sDivisi on OF 7. r. Al Of II ich-
fmond. IL Va. Y at 4 It's M on thly meeting OF,
June 18th & had II II 4 attention q dire ted SO
several garticlessin the Richmond pA perl,
which articles \ have been const rued Stas
,criticlsing and u largel u nltsrep presenting
the entertainment and d treat ment %: the
delegates d and visit tors to the N ntlonal
,Conyen tio ~ OF tho n p IA. held In BY IS
sfaio, IN !, the week OF June II tn, and
these TART icles5 having been read and con-
5sidered. S Post feels i their du1ty.ttto
take some "a ction In the matte and we
therefore desire To- place oursel yes i n =. on
record as flows (: s3a ssI; N ss55
Z. Largcly u nwarranted.'
list The criticisms and repre- sentations
In these several artic les We're 20 ~
warranted. # s{ X y "a Y. 3. W
~ I'd, we de lore the lack Of appre clatlon
OF cordial hospitality. extended US insthe
ibeantiful"cityI 81 Buffalo. rs pressed An
these several articles. and DO not 4 hesi-
tate to y condemn such prossicnss and
representa- ions, and say they do snoti6tsi'ln-l.
,yeys tte sentiments OF the [Tlavolcrss u Pro-.
tective fAssociat ton men OF tho Virg'ln la
Division. S al, 4 isss til d.
gfS Sd. We desire to emphasize the fact that
ii has be en- usual in the aiority OF na-
5tional conventlo for the Yirgl In Diy ":
sion to thoroughly a ppren'nl e Il tlle geilu-
Inc hospital lty granted e us BY the many
cities which have entertained our re pre-
5sentatlVes so wei 3to stand on u
inently IN that light. & 4.
II 4th.# Upon the occa sion Of ": ~ years
convention! !, IT should be dir duty TO
doubly fcongratulateE Post B lSof buffalo
for the notable success OF their enter.
tainment. and for conducting the 1coilyen-
ton IN the admira BILE manner IN Whlchi
they did all through the week. Il because sc
OF the small membership at the beg Inn s
81 their Efforts; and while king forward
to every comfort and the general success
OF the convention, they inc creased their
membership ell 9 old. ~ thereby eYincing
their loyaltyBto the associat lon. wei W
as making complete spseess' S 81 tpe eohs
4 5th, We should assure Post p Of HuffaloI
our NIL, regard, and cony ey to them the
incereg tina r1kss of Post sof % aicl, nd \
and to% again inform them In the most
'ipositjye manner tiat those & y sWsp paper.
articles did not presNrt u itich 'nonaers
nor VIrginia ans. .lS; /.
Very respect fully,
\ 4. y. ~ s3,lgif;WILLIAM G.lBENTLEY,,s
4, q " Ia 4, j OHM IS, HAYWOOD II
!, 81 & Committee.
III. L, HARDWOOD. ii, 81 .5 X
$50 secretary-Trsasurer Post All T. &, A..
Z OF AZ, Yirg!nla Division, ~ Z, 4