The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-07
It'll Year, RUSH
/ OF MANY !. \ ! VISITORS s. !. {;
Richmond Will Be Well Filled
| With Outsiders from May
to November,
MANY CONVENTIONS HERE
Strangers Will Flock Here from
Every Part Of the United
States.
Richmond Will b Well Filled
MANY CONVENTIONS HERE

There Will be certain periods this
syearSwhen the population Of Richmond
will be largely augmented by the
strangers within the gates. There will
be many convention held here this
exposition year, conventions Of national
and State character, and they will not
only bring to 1hls city the active NOM
bers of8the yarious bodies, but many
visitors from q distance, who will be
moro or less interested In the proceed
ings. S
It isilikely that Richmond Will be the
seat OF more % { tl1ese assemblies than
Norfolk or the Jamestown Exposition
grounds.
These big meetings viii begin with,
the opening Of next month and keep
up pretty much all through the year.
Belowis partial list5o them:
Many Gatherings.
May LIST and Cd the Fraternity Con-.
vention will hold meetings. This con-
vention will bring to Richmond 125 to
$50 delega ties. and moro than twice as
many visitors. May Sth to 18th inclusive
| the Grand Southern Handicap Shoot
| will bring in 500 or 700 visitors. May
18th to 10th inclusiyo,the National AS
ISOLATION of Nurses will hold FORTH and
l
thing like thousand visitors. May
10th to 10th inclusive the Southern
Baptist Convention will DO in session.
On tho same dates the Women's Mis-
| sionnry Union and tho Baptist Young
Peoples Union. auxiliary bodies to tho
| convention will hold annual meetings.
1 These three bodies will bring from all
parts OF tho South and the Southwest
/ not less than 5000 people, possibly a
| thousand or two more.
/ May 23d the Old Dominion Steamship
Company's personally conducted tour
will land here several hundred people
! from New York and other Northern
i points.
Thousands Of Vets and Sons.
Beginning May 30th, and continuing
/ until Juno Sd the Confederate Reunion
| will be in full blast. Tho crowds that
l Will be drawn to Richmond by this
i great meeting arc varlously estimated
The addition to tho population will
i surely, not be less than $4,000 and 1t
4 may run to 10000, There arc many
who think 1t will easily reach the last
i named figure.
(. June 9Th to 9Th Inclusive, the Trans
4 fer Companies of America will hold
n convention here. 1t Is Impossible to
4 say how many people that 1T Will draw
Il to Richmond, but certainly not less
than 1000 or 1900. June 18th to 14tl
+ the American Hardware Manufacturers
. Association. and the Southern Hard.
u ware Jobbers Association will both holt
conventions In this city, and 1t Is be.
II lievel they Will bring something like
a thousand strangers within the gates
i Autumn Meetings.
September nth to 10Th the Nationa
4lIConventlon of Insurance Commissioner
Will bring to Richmond a very larg,
! number Of people, There are onl,
I about u hundred and nifty members o
the association proper but their con
. ventions arc always attended by hun
dreds OF Insurance agents and officer
of insurance companies and the con
vention will probably bring as man.
: as 500 visitors to town,
September 25th to 2Sth the Nationa
Association OF Tire Insurance Agent
will bring not less than 1900 peop
! here.
!, From October I'd to esd the Trl
J. ennial Convention Of the Episcopa
: Church OF tile United States will b
In session. This tremendous body
& with It's various auXlliaries, missio
societies ana visitors, Viii bring t
: Richmond not less, perhaps than 12,
900 strangers who win come fror
every part ar The United States, an
! many visitors will also come from be
q You'd the territory Of tile convention
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