The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1911-04-09
TRAVELLERS FAVOR
PROPOSED ROAD.
Subscriptions for Northern Neck
Project Taken at Meet
ing Of Post.
COLEMAN MADE PRESIDENT
National Convention Of 7. P. A
Asked to Meet i'll Richmond
Next Year.

Post A, Virginia Dlvis on, Travellers
Protective Association of America,
yesterday ended one of the most sue
cessful years In its history. and tho
occasion was appropriately celebrated
last night in annual meeting, followed
BY an ella borate supper. which took
place in the post home, Main and Third
Streets
Clarence D. Coleman, head OF the
Wholesale house OF Spence Sunna-
maker Company. an enthusiastic and
active member OF Post A, was unani.
mously elected president to succeed
Colonel John s. IIarwood, who declined
nomination
Numerous matters affecting the vel
fare Of the travellers came in for con
sideration, and were acted upon. while
addresses of members and guests Of
the post touched upon many matters
Oh interest, one OF the most conspic-
uous being the subject relating to tho
| Northern Neck Railroad" This was
the subject Of addresses by W. Il.
Dabney, business manager, and II. M
harrington. secretary Of the Chamber
Of Commerce.
FlourIshinE Condition.
The annual reports OF the president
secretary treasurer and chairmen or
the committee were submitted and
showed tho organization to be in good
hnanciai shape. One hundred and nvo
members were taken in during the
year Just ended
IN MS report Colonel HARDWOOD spol,r
OIL the various matters with which tho
, associa t'oli mas concerned itself dur
ing the past twelve months. He "a
ri
q. IN city affairs. including tho con.
structton OF municipal wharf ana
kecplng tho dock open, and nIacino
me John Marshall home under tho cara
OF Inc Assoc alton for the Prescrvatio,
or Virginia Antiquities.
Officers Chosen
New ofilcers OF the post were chosen
a., al iollows: Frank w. Brown, first
vice president; l.. O. Miller socond
Vice president; II. L. IIarwood serrn.
tary-trcasurcr.
board Of directors-S. j. Allen, II. g.
Garter. w. c. BENTLEY. George ~
Rogers, J. i. Ryland. l., s. Whitmore
w Mllliam Jenkins, Jr., w b. Cridlin,
nno'nas j. Armistcad, E. l. Frost,
Hudson Hoen, T, P. Deitrick.
Chairman of committees-C Eyclvn
smith, railroad: w. X Bachc. press !:
James RI. Grant, hotel: Colonel .Iohn
g. HARDWOOD, leglslativc: Paul Heindl.
| membership: Z. C.. Pclouze. good roads.
Iholnas Poindexter. James River I'M
provement. '
Chaplain-Rcv. John ]. Gravatt.
Surgeon-Dr. D. Meade Mann
List OF Delegates.
Delegates to State convention which
meets in Danvillc. May IL and I3--W.
K. .Bache, w. T. Dabney,H r. Walker,
G. w. Saunders. George w Rogers. r.
i; Winston. NJ. j. Valentine. T. u.
Quarles. e. II Cloves, r. G., Carter. a..
w. Goddin. Ernest Hunter, J. L. Hill,
H. Fleming, Robert II. smith, a.
Jameson, l.. S. Wiltshire. William Jen-
kins. Jr.. l.. w. Brown, c. D. Coleman,
H. *. Bache. a. w Foote +. c. Snead,
Claude Patrick. ". B. Cridlin. S. j.
Allen. T. L. Frost, p. a. Heindl, Thomas
PoindeAter. j. +. Ryland, r. L. McIn-
Davis. George NIcGinn. John s. Har-
wood, r. l. Levy, j. L. Putney c. w.
HARDWOOD. f.. w. Brooks, George Glib
son, II. l.. Randolph, S. S. Rosendorf,
". G. Saunders, c. L. Sydnor. L. C.
Saunders, r. w Spillman. w 3. Shell
burne. +. l. Butler. r. 70. Walthall. II.
r. Weisigcr II. II, McVcy. NJ. C.
man. Perez NJ. Smith. j. NJ. Spence.
Davis Ayers. Arthur Arlington, S. s..
Patch. *. utz. w. c. Bentley. w. d.
Butler, J l.. Branch. l.. o. Miller, Paul
Blincoe. G. ~ Crawford, II. b. Chris
tian. A. r. Saunders. G., B. Christian
W. j. Carter Sam Runstan, J. NJ. Dug
gins. Harris Ellis. Joseph +. Sorg. j.
w Fnck Sanford Flenng, j Cans,
Richard Gwathmey, j. NJ Graves. D..
S. Harwood. r. II. Hardesty, p. ID.
Howell, II p. Hoen, l.. w Ryland, n.
j. Hancock, t. T.. Hatcher. Howard
Harland, T. Boykin Jacobs and S. p.
Jones.
SubscribcK 10 Railroad.
Interest OF the members was aroused
in the project or the Northern Neck
Railway by Mr.. Darlington, and as a
result he secured numerous subscrp-
lions to the stock Of the enterprise
which will! open a new territory 10
Richmond
The Post unanimously adopted a res
olution offered by MIR. Rogers instruc-
ing delegates to the State convention
to extend an invitation to the national
convention, which meets in Philadel-
phia in June. to meet III Richmond in
1912.
annrNTo yaoT AiIrilys