The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-02

OR COMMITTEE
Workers Engage
Rooms iii Capitol Law Build
ing for Six Months.
BlsHo P POTTER WANTS HOUSE.
Work OH Definite Plans Will Be
gin at Once and Will BE
Pushed.
Mr.. o. III. Funston, chairman Of tic

Mr. O. 1T. Funston, chairman OF the |
committee on hospitality of the Episcopal
General Convention, which meets III Rich-
lnond on October "a, announced yesterday |
TINT the various committees In charge Of
the preparations for tile convention had
rented headquarters In tho Capitol Law
Building, ut Eleventh and Banl Streets.
The rooms have been taken for six
MONTHS from tie first of April, and will
be fitted UP for use Immediately, with
telephones and office furniture. Rev. |
Thomas G. Darst, rector OF ST. Marks
Episcopal Church, will be the secretary
in charge Of tho office and will have
associated with him Il competent and
wcll-tralned stenographer and office us
sistant.
Go 10 Work in Earnest.
Beginning at once the work Of looking
after the comfortable housing Of the vis-
itors will be vigorously pushed. Sta
l5tionery and Office equipment have been
ordered, and in a few days the office will
| present q busy and business-like appear
ance. The committee on hospitality cx-
poets to give Il largo amount OF time to
tile work, and one Of the members, Mr..
O.. II. Funston, Mr. O. j. Snnds or Mr.
John Stewart Bryan, may be found In
! the Office daily. Tho committeeman cx-
press the most vigorous determination TO
carry out their part. of the work u, q
manner that will reflect credit on the
1 city.
Parties intending to visit Richmond
during the General Convention, members
of the House of Bishops, the House OF
Delegates and the Woman's Auxiliary
| will be properly and comfortably cared
i for. 1t is the earnest desire OF the COM
mittee that all persons in tho city who
may be in Il position to take boarders
4 Or to rent rooms with or without meals,
in desirable locations, will at once write
to Mr.. o. II. Funston, chairman stating
what they have to offer, with prices. etc.
In quoting prices It must be remempere .,
E that those attending the convention VIII
be in Richmond for about three weeks.
The committee think on this account the
4 rates should be more reasonable than Tor
transients, or for a two-day convention.
Want Furnished Houses.
i Applications are already being received
II by the committee from all parts Of the
q United States for rooms. Is and two came
q Yesterday for furnished houses. H. One OF
the applications was from the private
4 secretary of Bishop Henry c. Potter, OF
New York. A representative OF Bishop
Potter will visit Richmond on April stf
: and look over the houses that have peer
| offered. Ii is not thought by the chair
:
there will be more than six or eish
parties wishing houses. but II prices ices, nr'
! rea sonable the chance of renting Will D'
= greatly increased Tile demand Is onl:
for fully furnished houses, with silver
china and linen, and. If possible, with
: full corps OF servants.
r The jefferson Hotel has ALREADY en- =.
( gagged ali its single rooms for the month
: OF October, but has a few large room
left. ~, III !
: The committee on hospitality realize
). so that there will be no hitch, and tn
d large crowd in Richmond in October ma ma
with tie state. Fair and the hors
show coming during the session o. u u
convention, and with the jamestown -, 20
4 e. believed that there will be NOR
N visitors in Richmond than ever pe1ot
in its history