The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1907-04-21
WOULD. Have 1000
MEMBERS FOR POST
Fine Record Made in Few Days
Arouscs Hope Of Reaching Y
New Maximum.
WILL GET TWO HUNDRED.
Il cams Now Have IFS, With -Four
Days Left-Fine Rally Held
a at Headquarters.


the 200 mark set by Post A OF the r.
P. A. for new members. l25 have been
secured. and the reports OF the cam
paign teams made last night were SO
gratifying that 1t was decided amid
much enthusiasm not to- stop at 200
hut to raise 161 more, making 2S6 new
members In all.
This will bring the membership Of
the post up to 1000. there being now
TIA on the rolls, ,,
Mr.. Hampton Fleming. captain OF the
Wholesale Grocers' team. led all the
rest last night. and reported that he
and Ms colleagues had secured twenty
five new members. Mr.. william iJcn-
lsins, Jr., captain of the Produce Com
mission Merchants team, came next.
with sixteen, and the announcements
Of these results were loudly 5cheered.
Other captains made good reports.
and every one present seemed deeply
interested In the work.
Chairman John c. Hagan, OF the
membership committees, who named the
teams and set them to work, was out
of the city on account OF n previous
engagement, and President Il. S. Chris
tinn, OF the post. presided In his stead.
Another Rally.
There are four more days left IN
which to prosecute the campaign. ana
all seem confident that the 2s5 new
members will be forthcoming.
Tie teams will probably have an
other rally on Thursday night to WIND
up the work In blaze OF enthusiasm,
with possibly luncheon afterwards
Mr.. John G. Eagan. chairman OF
membership committed, VIII return 10
the city tomorrow.
Much enthusiasm is being manifest
ed in the canvass, and the large manu-
featuring plants and wholesale houses
are not only urging their saiesneh ana
purchasing agents to join. but are pay
ing tn. membership fees and SIX
months dues
a prominent Main Street house yes
terday forwarded to Secretary Har.
wood. signed applications for four OF
1hetr statesmen. with check for 339.
Another wholesale house sent III two
applications. :.
IN which the large plants hold the \.
p A.. and 1t is expected their example
will be followed hy others.
The members Of the Post are 10
greatly pleased with these two compn.
ments that they adopted resolution OF
thanks.
List of Applicants.
,rhe new members reported last night
were W. D. Smart. II. p. ~. Fa J.
Austin Nunnamaker. Clarence Gray
George L. Haynes, A. 81 Bauer. Sna i is.
Ross. r. II. vaidens. J. D. burger, Leu
1SaI,arste,n L. NJ. Rowe. Charles Nc
Ewen, William Ernest alien nsouo.s
n Enslin. G. e. Valentine. Coleman
1ohrson. r. B. Pearman. H. w. francs
N Rosenstock. w. ]. Webb. z. ~
cnjth. S. w. Thompkins. L. X spep-
cor. X. B. Fox. N. B. Ferguson. T. y
stccabe. II. Gordon. G. r. Harwood
Tritz VIII, n. S. Winston. William
o,ovler J. b. Spottswood. G. E. Hall
FJ. Biby, G. w. Hardwick. +. l. job
son. Gordon Wallace, W. r. Blair, r
G. Riyes. r. l. whitlock, F. B. Bates
PHI. Coyna. c. z. Brauer, w. b. Broad.
dus. j. II. Hardaway. I. 7. Bates, y =
Edwards, A. N. Harrison, G. D. Nor
gan. J. ". Tucker. A. A. Ramstetter
II. Branuon, l. G. Redd, g. W
Crowder, j. A. Heisler. Jr.. J. n
Crowder, W. C.. Carpenter. Barney BOW
man, w. E. Burton. O. 2 Howard. Jr.
q ". King, N. ]. Hancock. p. j. Reilly
B. j.. Dunlop, L. D. Harper, L. j. CroVo
C. Little. G. B. Christian. Edward
Ryland william L. Carpenter. John
w. Jeffries, r. II. Bruce, w. ]. Hud
son. II. L. Young, j, Watson Phillips
T.. NJ. Butler. D. z. sisourney, Free
sternheimer. "A. C. sinton, Z. L. Holtz
claw. j. o. Atwood, John F. May. ]. "
stage, Joseph H. Estes, ". T. Selden
A. G. Dalton. Nathaniel Frazer, G. "
wipgheld, John w. Justis, r. B. Nc
George. ]. z, Treyillian, w. G. Malone
I. L. Sutherland. Edward Alvey. join
r. Holstead, II. z. Roster. r. D. Har
low. w. NJ. Taliaferro T. a. Shepherd
Phil AIeisel. Jr., Ashton Starke. ], L
Branch, ]. w. Tate, Sam Rosendorf
W. II. Sydnor, A. T.GGoddin, g. NJ
Reid, ". NJ Coleman. S. A. Ellison
L. Z. Shuman, j. M. Browne. j. c. De
Vilbiss, William H. Fields. FL. x. ELY
son. Jr. r. c. Harris I. B. Davenport,
Harrison Blair, II. L. Denoon, Clarenc
johnson, Lawrence Cobb. Junius Cobt
Howard Gordon, William b.. Broaddus
Among the guests Of the post las
night were Mr.. NJ. Whitebone, Of New
York, and Mr.. j. Toy OF Philadelphia
The visitors are enthusiastic T. p. "A
workers, both being national delegate,
TO the convention to be held in Nor
folk in June. +
Mr. Toy congratulated the most n,