Evening star., 1909-05-31
Journey to Richmond.

Journey to Richmond.
Leaving Old Point Comfort over the
Chesapeake and Ohio railroad at $50
o'clock yesterday afternoon. the party ar
rived in Richmond at O'Clock. On the
way from Old Point the route was
through one of the most historical sec
tions Of Virginia. Old Williamsburg, the
third colonial capital of Virginia. is twen-
ty-three miles from Old Point. The Ches-
apeake and Ohio tracks pass directly
through it. Yorktown, the first capital
Of Virginia; Jamestown, the second capi-
tal anu Richmond, the fourth. were the
others.
Train Skirts Confederate Trenches.
Nearing Richmond the train ran be-
tween miles of trenches used by the
Confederates in their defense of he
capital of the Confederacy.
At the Jefferson Hotel the visitors
found everything in readiness for them
After dinner the members of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce re-
ceived calls from Mayor Richardson of
Richmond, Graham Hobson of the
board of aldermen and delegation
from the Richmond Chamber of Com
merce, whose splendid building on
Main street had been admired by the
Washingtonians on their way from the
was composed Of John Stewart Bryan,
editor of the Richmond Times-Dispatch,
Col. Thomas B. McAdams, Jacob Cans.
| brother Of Issac Cans. chairman of
the committee on advertising of the
Washington Chamber of Commerce; G..
D. Coleman, John NJ. Miller, vice-presi-
| dent of the Richmond chamber. and W.
L. Dabney, the business manager.
| The members Of the Richmond organi-
| zation were most cordial in their recep-
y-fSffnrG them
| remain in Richmond tomorrow in order
| that they might visit the various points
| of interest and be otherwise entertained
| by the hospitable Virginians. The in
vitations were declined with regret by
Capt. James F. Oyster. first vice presi-
dent Of the Washington body. who is at
| the head of the party, in the absence of
| President GUIDE.
Entertainment in Richmond.
After chat with the Richmond dele
cation. some of the party went for an
automobile ride. organized by Joseph
Strasburger, while the rest remained at
the hotel and listened to a delightful
orchestra concert. a special program hav-
| ing been arranged for their benefit by
| p. NJ Fry, the manager of the Jefferson.
| Everybody retired early in order to be
ready for the $50 o'clock call this morn
| ing.
After a quiet and uneventful trip from
| Washington Saturday night the excur-
sionists tumbled out early yesterday
morning on the pier at Old Point Com
fort ready for the first day of their out
| ing, and delighted at the bright sunshine
that greeted them. 1t was an ideal
day for an outing on the water or near
1t, and everybody took advantage of the
situation in his own particular way. Some
intended doing nothing other than take a
nap. And they did so with grace. having
| arisen much earlier than their usual
hour Sunday.
The frst feature Of the program mapped
out by Secretary Grant-the swim in the
saltwater pool Of the Chamberlin Hotel
was a source OF delight to more than
half the party. AS soon as they left the
Southland they dashed for the pool.
where Mr. Jorss had bath tickets ready
procured. and a few minutes after
o'clock the pool was full Of Washing
tonians.
Ready for Breakfast.
A hasty rub down followed, and then
everybody. bathers and the many mem
bers of the party who delayed breakfast
in order to watch the swimmers and
laugh at them as they made poor dives
or shivered at the first touch of the
water. beat IT" for the dining room
After breakfast the members of the
party divided. Most of them went over
| to Fort Monroe to witness guard mount
| ing. Several attended chapel at the fort.
Others went to Norfolk. Portsmouth,
| Ocean View. Cape Henry and other point s
| within easy reach of Old Point, or went
sailing or took the sightseeing automo-
bile ride around the fort until lunch time.
| Several devoted the whole day to fishing
| from catboat. In the afternoon they
were spectators at base ball game
played by the soldiers and sailors on me
parade ground Everybody showed up
at train time. in a happy and comfort ia bic
frame of mind and ready for the move to