The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-06-20
TRANSFER MEN MEET
BEFORE BREAKFAST
Baggage Handlers from All Parts
OF the Country Holding Con-
vc1tion i'll Richmond.
EARLY MORNING SESSION
Theatre Party at Nigrt-Day Of
Sight Seeing and Then Trip
to Jamestown.
EARLY MORNING SESSION

None OF the many bodies which have
met heretofore in this convention city
have been known to assemble at SO
early an hour as 1880 O'clock in the
morning. The third days session OF
the seventh annual convention OF the
American Transfermen's Association
Will break the record this morning by
beginning at the jefferson Hotel ut
that time.
At the meetings held yesterday morn
Ing and yesterday afternoon the dele
gates could not quite finish UP the
business which had called them to-
gether. and they did not elect officers
for tho coming associational year. 1t
had already been arranged Chat to-day
is to be spent In sight seeing and a
| drive around the city had been schc-
duled for 0o'clock this morning. When,
therefore, 1t was found that q session
would have 10 be held this morning the
| transformer. who are early risers any
| how, fixed the meeting at 1890 o'clock,
80 that the drive and the day OF sight
seeing may not be tloken into.
The Officers.
! The present officers of the assocla-
tlon are W. NJ. Davis, OF Cincinnati,
PRESIDENT; D. w. Barrett Of Chicago.
first vice president; W. r. supplec, of
Columbus. O., second vice. president;
L. H, Adams of Portland, Ore, third
lyice-president, and w. A. Brown, of
81. Joseph, No., secretary and treas
urer. All OF these officers are in at
tendance upon the convention, except
First Vice-President Barrett. He Is
representing the association at the an
nual meeting Of the General Baggage
Agents Association, now in session at
Portland. Maine.
! or the ffty-six transformer and
transfer companies, who are members
OF the association twcnty-one are
represented in this convention. A num-
Der Of the delegates are accompanied
| by their wives and all Of them Will
visit the Jamestown Exposition. when
their labors are finished here. The
meetings. which have been held In
room 530. on the top floor OF the JEFF
i fcrson, have been harmonious through
out, except that the convention yester-
) day found Itself divided on the cleo
4 tlon of f1icars 5for the ensuing year,
q and tho Committee on nominations had
to ask for, further time In which to
report,
Business Transnctcd.
Il The sessions were in sense executive,
the convention having under consld-
Grafton matters of business. which the
members think are Of concern only to
the transfermen. The questions dis
cussed pertained to the checking and
handling OF special delivery baggage
n rates FOR shandllngf baggage: transfer
$ mems liability for loss or misplace
ment Of baggage the care of teams
and live stock and other matters that
4 transformer are particularly interest
, ed in. rs
Last night the members Of the as.
J ISOLATION and the ladies' accompanying
Wells at the Academy of Music, ant
. all were highly pleased with Jane
Eyre" Sprpduced by thes Fawcett Com
pany.
Daysof sightsccing.
The convention will assemble /,
!, room $50 at the Jefferson at 1880. thi
morning and complete It's business. A
o'clock they will take carriages 70
: a drive around the city, returning t
Z the Jefferson in time for lunch. afte
q which they will be the guests for tn
. afternoon of Manager Jenkins at Idle
wood. Tomorrow the entire conven
q |.tion will go to Jamestown by the, earl
7 Chesapeake and Ohio train.
q The only Virginia member OF the as
- ISOLATION is the Richmond Transfe
"a Company. The company Is represente
i in the convention by Superintendent
NJ. Dunn. who, assisted by Mr.. r.
j. Hicks Is doing the honors. Thes
,r gentlemen have left no stone unturne
,e to make the visitors happy and to Civ
them @ good time and a favorable in
J. PRESTON Of Richmond. AS result a
" the delegates are loud in. their praise
is Of Richmond and Virginia hospitalit