The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1906-05-12
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laughter puntuated the witty sayings
The Mayor continued;
"These commercial men-indeed, all
of them--nre the most determined men
I ever butted into In NIL my travels.
But will have to stop laudng the
association and tell you few Of the
fine points in favor Of Richmond.
II have Travelled this country from
+ the South to the West. but I have
yet to see prettier city than Rich
lnontl, Yes, II + hnd travelled forty
thousand miles across the country, I
am sure nothing Oh a par with this
city that welcomes YOU would have
ha met my eyes. We natives or Rich
mond have the nature-born liberty
OF calling any man careless handler
of the truth who says that we weren't
K born In the finest town on the globe.
II unders tand you visitors to our
city are stopping at our hotels. AS
a home proposition that Is pretty
tough.
There was All outburst Of vigorous ap
plause that Interrupted Ills Ixcellencs
for a moment. But he was In no wist
put out and gave n beautiful turn to his
sentiment.
.-Ea-s,IeIltlcllleI, ~ WISH q l. COulu luhb
you one and all and hand you over
into the hands Of our families here
and let YOU experience there our real,
old Southern Hospitality. fear
though, that you would not know how
to act and think that In the end 1t is
best that you are putting UP at the
hotels: thank you, gentlemen"
The Mayors address was the feature
Of the morning session. 1t was short and
inexpressiby sweet to the men Of the
rlip. He had them with his from the
start, and commentators greeted the
speaker on every side. s5
President divers Response.
President j. S. Oliver, Of Danvlle, pres
idcnt of tho State u. P. A., responded
to the Mayor, and said in part:
I feel that the most pleasant duty
imposed on me during my term as Of
the Virginia division Of tho Travellers
Protective Assoca ton, is the one given
me to-day Of responding, Mr. Mayor.
to your words Of welcome to our dele
gates assembled here for the fifteenth
annual convention OF. the Virginia divi-
sion; for In my efforts to express to
you and through you, to the people
Of Richmond, our thanks and appre-
citation, know that give expression
to sentiment that comes, not only
from the hearts Of the two hundred or
more delegates to tho convention, but
also that Of the 1,710 members OF the
Virginia division scattered over this
broad State OF ours to-day. wording
hard to worthily represent Virginia
and the commercial interests Of her
cities. In ancient days. when the
Roman empire held the known world
In the palm OF her hand. It was said
that all roads lod to Rome and while
this cannot be said Of Richmond, { It
can he truthfully said that the hearts
of MI Virginia. wherever they may
be, turn to her, as the cornerstone
of that grand Commonwealth OF ylr-
glnia To Richmond, with her hal
lowed memories of the men who have
stood within our legislative halls since
Virginia was one or tho baby States
who, with their sword had cut loose
from the mother country to carve out
of the western world a country OF
their own; along with those OF athers
and brothers who on her Dreastworks
made tho last grand stand In the great
est struggle the world has ever seen
for civil rights and liberties.
Had Its Birth Here.
The Virginia Division had Its birth
IN Richmond fifteen years ago, and
Richmond nurtured 1t and opened her
doors to It at all times for It's con-
Ventions, Six years ago, when It's
membership numbered less than half
It's present number, We began a round
or your sister cities for our conven-
lions, and In each have met with
cordial reception deserved by an as
ISOLATION that stands for the CONNER
cial advancement OF Virginia and her
cities.
And when, after six years, we ac-
Gept hshih your Invitation to visit
Richmond and report us to our stew
hrdship II Is source OF grent pride
that we come back TO you with our
hands ~ Nth commcrtIpe .t,h-
unphs ana membership double In
number, composed OF your own and
Nifslnlas best and most progressive
business men,
From experience, know visitor
o. Eonr city always finds The 'Iatcll-
string" on the outside and n member
or virginia Division feels when his
ticket reads -Rlchmond" at tho end,
that he Is coming home, hut when we
come ana End M we have found to-
Gay your Gates Wide open, and Mayor
Mccarthy standing in them to bid us
Welcome, we feel at home Indeed,
As thc gnvel drops, calling these
delegates TO order, It's wrap. Will mark
ne beginning OF a convention, which,
~ the natural course OF events. Win
bring TO some the realization Of hopes,
ana To come ashes of disappointment
But, be that AS It may, Mr., Mayor, ]
feel HnFe that we shah go back to our
homes With the memory OF Two pleas
int days spent In your city,
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