The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-20
MOORE IS AGAIN
ELECTED HEAD
Of Waterways
Great Enthusiasm Shown At
Presentation of Name by
Committee
NEW LONDON IS NEXT
PLACE OF MEETING
Delegates Will Leave This
Morning for Trip Down
River to Adjourn At
Old Point


Amid scenes OF enthusiasm sueh as
have not been seen in hichmono 1or
many years ). hampton MOORE OF
FcnnsyVahla' was uhahiinousis anu
nproariously Reelected py stand
ing vote, 10 succeed hiMseh as presi-
dent of the Atlantic Deeper water
ways Association for the ensuing
year. at late hour yesterday ai1er-
noon.
There was never any uoupl that
Mr.. Moore would be named to sue
ceeu nlmseH, aithouHh ne was not
candidate Tor re-eiecuon- lie dldn
need to be- The ONCE was seeking
the man and the convention ana
every one OF its member as well as
all WHO take interest in waterways,
their problems and prospects, naa
settled the question as TO ms re-
election In their own minds weeks De-
fore the convention assem- hled,
Convention Goes Wild.
Mr.. Moore has been head and front
or the waterways movement. his ac-
I'm wledged ability, pleasing person
AMY. ana strength as man among
men. have tied the waterway workers
70 MIN ny cords OF genuine esteem
Wnen MS re-eiecton was unanimous
~ recommended oy the nominating
committee. OF which DIR. Hiram Bur-
ton, former congressman from Della
ware, ana Chairman, the convention
went wild. 1t looked Ike an old
ume democratic rally In the DAYS
wher the tight Tor existence was
Heree IN virginia Ana when the
vote was aken tnree CHEERS We're
gwen thas hau the ring OF genuine
Ao"Ahs.
Alter SeeIeIaIs iIcsAs uref Auuison
DuIAe Was tenoHeo the compliment
"a ,.us Isaocuon " = FlsHs
tG. 4 -
80 " eI'e sessS' nt. -no1'e i'iaoe
pIlsa speeeH o. acceptance, pahcta-
"t-, 1ase sensehee us
,! appiA"Sc MT -noofe saiu ne
,s,ss,,s ..-... 800 oeauso ne
.s.aS q, , ..xs cry ue-
81 ,..ss .sa u .nsna , LOT I'm " go
h~csrsa ~ ~. go VIZ, az
wnu,d xtand ~. ,s.,. a.%a.
,.,rL al. =. 80 :" ssse a. """os
Ha assured ~ hoa., 49,, .,.,,u
,ba time haa car, 49, ,n s'. ,.i'e
of president of IN. assac,a,ta, 80
caused n RI h..,o,a<. aws.s.', h<a"
sistent and ina,,s,r,ous ,rcrL =, 20
he with h,r, rah ~ ~ -. - ~,
the honor ror,;nv - ,i,,, =. -,
h. felt maj n ws. $50 a'
ment as no man .honla an ,n
spect or comply v,th
ye,r I<x,a,,., rs
Then followed annther ssaaon =,
thusiasm. Tho comui,,aa ~, -
and place of next meeting r,aal s'' t..
report. II stated that f.raa,ar ~.
York. Atlantic 1,i,v n 49,, ~
London. Conn had tsnaaraa ,,,,t,a
tons, but that after d,1.s corsts.ra
tion the committaa had $685. a.,
un.nimous vota ~ ra..''r,,,,a ~
Icndon. The announcement, sras ~.
ceiyed with thunderoua annisnsa re,
large and enthusia s,ic 1ieIagasinn >ran,
New London. headed hy ina Mavor ~
the cify. have taken N yery sn,t,a
Interest in the procedinps of H. rnr1
yeotion and tha cho,ce nrov.d -,
popular one. The renort of ,hs na,,,
mittee was adopted again nv NAV,
NOUS vote. and Mavor Mahan US
escorted 10 the stage amid cheers ua
save the convention = n,aSg. 80 ~
most hearty and ho.nstahla ,raa+'
n,rnt. saving thar ia wn1f,t u,,s. ~ :,
tee thar his peonIa would aoua. 70 ~
mond ana Virginia in ths;r sr,ard,a
hospitality. He said that New Inn-
don had desired the convention ~
the reason that they desired 10 slim
ulate the members OF Congress- from
New England 10 greater zeal an ha-
half Of the waterways movement Th.
1912 convention will no held In san
fember an "a dav to he. fiyad Ia,ar
Pleasing Menorv.
The fourth annual convention ~
thn Atlantic Deeper watarwava A..
rotation II now but a nlaasing view
orv. The last business session was
held last night. closing with an ad-
mtrabIe lecture on ..Waterwavs n the
art .. Peary. United States navy.
This morning Mt sac o'clock tha
daIarates and ladies' ATTENDING tha
convention will take the steamer Pc