The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-10-03

Zeal College Of North carolina. one
OF the States most famous seats of
The streets were lined with people.
all cheering for the, Richmond
Boosters. and calling on them to come
again. hundred girls of Meredith
out on the lawn, cheering and wav.
ing banners and pennunts with ."vir.
ginia" inscribed upon them. in token
OF the cordially and sincerity of theii
weicoiiie- Il hurried return was made
1 to the train, where Colonel Dabney
became excited because he thought
some. would be left. and pushed them
all aboard.
Winston liz Preparing.
az Raleigh, telegram from J. l.
Ludlow. president of the Winston
salem Board soar OF, Of Trade. was received.
were anticipating with much pleasure
ana were waiting with interest the
visit ~of the Richmond Boosters to-
we wave you a hearty bon voy-
age 1t concluded. land TRUST the trip
WIN prove both pleasant to this
tn and commercially beneficial
delightful city"
Sanford was reached few minutea
before 1 O'Clock this afternoon. Mayor
with II crowd of leading business men
and lot OF pretty girls. who arc
everywhere in evidence in North Caro-
INA Ina. met the train and welcomed the
fiourishng town. ,Fhe band played
them greeting, and again "Bill" Dab
ney led that inspiring song he has
this time making 1t "They say Sanford
aln't got no style. but she got IL all
the while. all the while"
train arrived two minutes ahead of
schedule time. Mayor ]. D. Capps.
with u large crowd OF citizens. met
the Boosters, and bade them welcome
echoed vociferously by the people. At
Hamlet. the next stop. the welcome
wa was even more cordial The town
schools ,enS, were out for the day. and
der their arms and led by Mayor Aus
TN. were waiting at the station when
the Boosters y train pulled in.
Frank S. Woodson. more noted as
writer on agriculture and other
mild auhtects than al orator, i'm
mediatsiy jumped on baggage truck.
and said that because party of Rich
inonders were In Richmond county, ~.
y. there ought to be some speech
tm nans In eloquent and thrilling
who spoke from the same truck. He
babe the Richmonders to feel at home.
even IL the time were short. and said
That he Wished they could stay longer.
half of the visitors. and then tho
boosters sang their little song again.
ana gave three cheers for Hamlet
raised his hat and three times tho
Hamletites rang out in roar of
cheering, Then came the little town
OF Rockingham. only ten minutes run
distant. and here again n welcome
was waiting the Richmonders
Mayor w y. Everett was at the sta
ton. and over bale of cotton the two
NJ, MAYORS net and clasped hands. There
was hardly time for more than word
ana handshake and n song and the
boosters train pulled out for the next
point to tarry.
before reaching Charlotte, the people
came In automobiles. In carriages and
atoot hundreds OF them. all with a
wora or kindly welcome and all ready
Wnlch the Boosters are preaching as
they travel through Sorth Carolina.
Mayor j; j. Grow. following the en-
ample OF his brother Mayors insister
cities. was ready at the station. and
pressed forward to meet Mayor "Davy"
kichardson. who seems to be almost
as well known In North Carolina as
Trip Is Highly succensfuI.
other. sdyertisins matter were dis
town, and those who had come in from
the country. Word had gone forth
even unto the farthest recesses of the
rural neighhorhoods, end many a man
WALKED a mans one-day journey Just
TO see and hear the Boosters" The
trip up to this point could not have
been more successful
Every man on board. and all Of
them are business men who look for
and expect results. is pleased with
the results Of the first days tour. for
1t Is estimated that 10000 people. who
could not have been reached in other
manner. have heard OF the resources
OF Richmond and now know that they
do not have to go beyond the Mason
and Dixon line to purchase the things
sire.
AS In the other towns which the
special train has passed through, the
Boosters band went out upon the sta
ton platform and delighted the ears
OF hundreds with their inspiring
music. The band OF the Phillips Dra-
matte Company, which appears in
Monroe Tonight. accompanied the
Boosters from Rockingham to Monroe,
and was SO thoroughly imbued with
the spirit OF the occasion. that 1t. too.
h. II.