The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-12-05
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|DATE NAMED FOR
/ GREAT P AR AID {
Business Men to Hold Monster
Meeting at City Auditorium
on January 9.
ALL ORGANIZATIONS IN LINE
Program and Other Features to
BE Arranged by Special
Committees.
ALL ORGANIZATIONS IN LINE

Tuesday night, January ., 1912, is
the date decided upon for the big
demonstration which is being arrang-
ed by committees appointed for the
purpose from the Chamber Of Com
merce, the Business Mems Club Rich
mond Retail Merchants Association,
Travellers Protective ASSOCIATION.
| United Commercial Travellers Associa-
tion. Richmond Advertisers Club and
the South Richmond Business Mems
Club
a joint meeting of the ways and
means committee. parade committee
and program committee was held at
the Business Mems Club rooms yester-
day. and was presided over BY Cen
eral Chairman T. NJ. Darlington. A
thorough organization was effected
and the committees went actively to
work on the details necessary to car
~ out what is probably one Of the
most UNIQUE and up to date civic move
ments ever attempted by any city in
tho country the size of Richmond.
The plan contemplatcs big parade
by the members of the seven organiza-
tons named. from the City Hall to the
City Auditorium. Mayor Richardson
and special committee from the CITY
Council and Board OF Aldermen will be
invited to participate.
An entertaining program is being
arranged for the meeting at the Audi
torium. to which citizens, men. wo-
men and children, will be invited
With bands playing, banners dying
and the streets illuminated by colored
lights. carried by the paraders and
displayed from the stores and resi-
dences along the route, the combined
business forces OF Greater Richmond
VIII proudly march, animated by
spirit of cooperation and the determ-
nation to pull together for 1912"
Movement for Everybody.
As Business Manager Dabncy. of
the Chamber OF Commerce. expresses
it: This is everybodys' movement.
for everybody is directly or Indirectly
interested in the welfare of our great
city and this everybody's movement
is merely an expression OF the spirit of
cooperation and power whereby the
citizens of Richmond can accomplish
any good thing they wish. When the
business organizations and the muni-
cipal authorities of great city CO.
operate, as they do in Richmond.
there's nothing within, reason that
cannot be accomplished. A great spirit
of enterprise and progress is at work
among all our people. and this every
bodys movement will be not only IN
spring, but educational in its effect
on all who take part and all who Wit
ness the spectacle"
The program at the CITY Auditorium
will be bright and entertaining There
VIII be brief and mcaty speeches, In
terspersed with civic songs written for
the occasion. and souvenirs will be
distributed. Several spectacular sur
prises are being arranged. which will
arouse much enthusiasm when they
are sprung.
Committees In Charge.
The plan in detail will be made pub
lie as soon as perfected by the fol-
lowing committees:
Ways and Mems Committee.
E. C. Laird. chairman, Chamber of
Commerce; Julien Binford, Jr, Bust
ness Mems Club; Frank w Brown.
Travellers Protective Association. r
NJ. Hundlcy, Retail Merchants Asso.
citation: G. c. Hit, United Commercial
Travellers Association; C. T. Norman,
Retail Merchants5 Associations; Thos.
]. Nichols, South Richmond Business
Mems Club.
Program Committee.
Horace F. Smith, chairman. Rich
mond Advertisers Club: Gordon Wal
lace. Chamber of Commerce: Rivcs
Fleming. Business Mems Club; Moses
Thalhimer. Retail Merchants AssocIa-
t!on; A. L. Adamson. South Richmond
Business Mems Club; George w Rog-
ers, Travellers Protective Association;
r.. l. Gathright, United Commercial
Travellers Association.
Parade Committee.
H. c. Boschen, chairman. Retail Mcr-
chants' Association; c. c. Reed, Cham
Der of Commerce; w. =. Waddey, Busi-
"a1f
Travellers Protective Associations; NJ.
p. Florshcim. Richmond Advertisers
Club: w. r. Shepherd. United CONNER
cial Travellers Association A. J.
! Daffron. South Richmond Business
: Mems Club