The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-10-01


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81 ousn 81 IstsllD shop sD oane ofS
4 A1bhrly, " i,a. 81 cX TO Bishop Tut Il as
senior b hop OF the cl,,itcll IA and
lshop GreerssStlle Bishop E6nd jutorsof
1SsGS e5f Tork. AND az ead s5pf ifEF the Mems
Il ria nix 81 ferlfl 8 a ove l1ent.s
Secretaries Here.
a rnong those who have a 1rcady s a II
Ii rived In Richmond Il ard @ est 81 he'd
thernselXes In conf orta BILE al artersSy are
" thes secretaries OF 4 both houses of the
sorven I ION. b II eV;s Samuel Hart, Sd. :,
\ the.secre tafY Or the 1Iuus O. or BiAhops.
81 Is stopping at ;Murphy's. and expects
this morning to open his headuuarterss
4 In one OF he committee rooms 8 n tho
State Capitol. sl 4. s5$l
ssF Dr. Hart expressed his approval Inst
q night OF the plans made By. the local.
committee OF arrangements He had
mot ma lie a. careful examination Q T. the
N state Capitol Building, butgs from a
a glance through the building DR.. Hart
u said tina t he was quite certain that
y. the House o Bishops would 4 be most
4 comfortable there, and. In fact; that
h thet-conveniences provided were lust
what were suitedsto their needs. The
# hall5or the Hous~ Of Delegates In the
& Capitol is provided with 100 seats, and
there are 1O4 bishops on the roll Of
h that house. several Of whom Will i be
8 unable to. attend this meeting.
Scnttng Deputies ii
Late yesterday afternoon the final
u plans were made for seating the deptl-5
ties IN st. Pau1s Church. According to
the rule of the House or Clerical and
Il Lay Deputies, the delegations Il are
3 seated by lot, the secretary of = the
} house drawing for the various delega-
Y tions In the& pre- sence of n committee
4 from the allegation of the diocese in
4 which the convention meets. Accord
\ ing to the sralh Mr.. Joseph Bryan and
$98 Rev. William Meade Clark mets8Dr
II .Anstice at .StsePaul's Church yester-s
day afternoon and drew the lots for
& the seating; Of the various del ga TONS
Each diocese is asst gned two pews, the
s four clerical deputies sitting in front
& and the four lay deputies behind them
BY each eputation is to be. erected:
standard with the name of the
diocese clearly printed 50 that&i may
arrange is, when any one rises in the
house the presi dent may atsoncei recog-
a nize4 him as the condemnation the
y diocese bearing the name Of the stand
:; ard by him. Los Angeles and Newark
g were the lucky dioceses drawing the
& much coveted front seats. The front
seats on the eastern aisle We're re-
u served for the missionary Delegates
y representing the various Missionary
Z jurisdictions under the care Of 855 the
church. BY regular custom Of 1.-The
house, the front seats OF the west
aisle we're given &tog the delegation
from the Diocese Of s Virginia, the
s. diocese entertaining 1.-THE convention
{ being always given accessible seats,
and in fact having their choice before
the drawing by lot began. S.s
Hotel; Hobbies We're we'll filled with
clerical looking gentlemen last n ght.f
Early in the at ternoon tho 5Je ffersonf
& and the Richmond reported to the
committee Of arrangements that all
Z their rooms we're taken and sN1urphy's
Us known to be well filled, havin g with
their two annex buildings in their con-
3 yentent location. possibly the largest
Il number OF members of two houses Of
the convention of any hosiery In 4 tho!
r city. 81 3f III IS . 5Ss n s8AtS. z.
The committee on spitalityS#s still,
rs have lists OF available boarding places
B IN various parts Of the town, and
those wishing to take %g convention
boarders should notify them by phone
to- day "a ernnlly doubt come IN
without having mad 5 preyio us s4s a. ar !.
engagements. Ii 81 ;s4 n e ID fs55s
Dr, Anstics mt Itfcllmon *
8f In the basement Of St Paul So hurcn
to- day will be- found the Offices Of
re 4
office for validating tickets for AL the
railroads. The Richmond ssa post-o Office
ii viii open branch office this faorn-
sS ing in the primary classroom OF the
basement of the church IN charge OF
men from the general post fl &c ..s! ! :
{. was reported last night that eight
sacks Of mail were already in the gen-
cral ost=ofiice for distribution. @ and
THE secretaries and chairmen o the
convention are waiting eagerly for the
3 opening up of mail facil les. 3ya3
Dr.. 5Anstice, stlle secretary Of the
Il House OF Clerical and Lay Deputies, Is
d stopping at8the Richmond Hotel llay-
Ing arrived yesterday morning from
Washingt ton, coming with practically q
Il solid tralnload of delegates and visitors
the party including many ladies'.
+ DR.. Anstice is busy preparing his
roll OF the convention. the secretary
Of each diAclse having the duty OF
certifying to-him In regular form tho
election Of the deputies from that do
cese, and in theSevent Of their not com
& ing, Of the selection Of their alternates
There viii be no definite way of tell.
ing. however, how many ofKthe deputies
f are in Richmond, since there is no sys
8$ TEN Of re istra ton required, other thar
in the case of those whose tickets have
5 to be val dated by the railroad office. /
Et$s Following the opening session Of The
ii convention to-1n orrow will come at
8 80 P. Nj the first business meeting
OF the two bodies in their separate
halls for organization ana the cleo
u ton Of officers, and for the outlining
i 81 their work during this sessioni#o
the convention 55t$ 5 sfs
The first business OF the House %
Clerical and Lay Deputies will be tn,
calling OF the roll by the secretar,