The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-30
BUSINESS BODIES
GET TOGETHER
JOINT COMMITTEE ORGANIZES TO
ARRANGE FOR BIG BOOSTER
MEETING.
WORK is OUTLINED
~NINETEEN TWELVE RICHMOND'S
BEST YEAR, WILL BE SLOGAN
OF GREAT GATHERING IN
AUDITORIUM.
WORK is OUTLINED

I'VE want 10 educate the people who
live In Richmond as to what We have
In Richmond" said Mr.. T. n. Car
rington yesterday afternoon at the
regular Wednesday et-together lun-
chson OF the Richmond Advertisers
Club. at the Business Mems Club.
The topic OF the hour, and the big
event was the organization OF the joint
committees III the several business or
ganizations Of the city, for the pur-
pose Of making arrangements for q
great mass meeting OF the people OF
Richmond, men. women. boys and girls.
In the city auditorium early In JAM
uary. the object OF which will be to
devise plans for Richmonds advance
ment throughout the year 1912.
The organizations represented yes
terday were the Chamber OF Com
merce. the Business Mems Club. tho
Richmond Advertisers Club, the Trav-
elers' Protective Association. and the
United Commercial Travellers. Each
organization had named three COM
mitteemeIL aud there were no absen-
tees.
T. NJ. Darlington was made chair
man OF the joint committee, although
strongly urging that he should be ex :
cused. But when he was convinced
that he was to head the movement he
took command with his accustomed
zeal and energy. c. E Ney was made
secretary.
After some discussion three commit
tees were named. each committee be-
ing composed of five members. ono
from each organization represented.
The committees named are ways and
means, the duty Of which will be TO
see to 1t that the bills are paid: the
parade committee, which will be
charged with the duty OF getting up
the biggest business mems parade
Richmond ever saw: and the program
committee, which must develop pro-
gram that will teach q lesson Of pro-
gress and Of civic pride. and which
will At the same time fire the whole
audience with tho Richmond spirit"
The committees are made up OF the
following: as4sssys1s s.s4l ,.se>s. ,..ss.-
Program Committee: Gordon Wal.
Rives F1emming, Of Business Mems
Club: George W. Rogers. of the T. P.
O.; H. r. Smith, Richmond Adver-
tisers' Club; r. l. Gathright, of the
United Commercial Travellers.
Ways and Means COMMITTEES: E. O.
Laird, Of the Chamber Of Commerce.
Julien Binford. Jr., Of the Business
Mems Club: Frank W. Brown, OF the
T. p. A.; T. NJ. Hundley, OF the Rich
mond Advertisers' Club: and C. c.
Hit, OF the U. C. T.
Parade Committee: c. l. Reed. OF
the Chamber Of Commerce: Woodson
p. Waddey. Of the. Business Mems
Club: C. Walton Saunders, OF the r.
p. A.; NJ. B. F1orsheim. OF the Rich
mond Advertisers Club: and w. T.
Shepherd. OF the u. c. r.
Association holds q meeting, and takes
action as to Joining In the movement.
its three representatives will be given
committee assignments
Start Work Monday.
A meeting Of all OF these commit
tees win be held at the Business Mems
Club at 1880 o'clock on Monday after
noon. at . luncheon. and they will an
get down to business.
The meeting which these commit
tees arc providing. for will be one o.
the most unique ever held In Rich
mond. II will mean the starting OF n
campaign Of education in Richmond to
demonstrate Richmond's own re-
sources. achievements. prospects, and
possibilities. Every boy and girl wilt
be taught how he or she may become
q missionary OF good cheer, and an
advance agent Of prosperity. At the
big meeting there win be short
speech to the children: another to tho
women; another to the business men
ana cittsene and . feMtA TO the CITY
Co0na)a edacaaD an1 eunl0aA