The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-20

originally planned.
Members of the Richmond Auto
mobile Club who We're to have no lit
tie part in the reception to the Presi-
dent were notified through President
Preston Belvin. Of the State Associa-
ton. Vice. President Il. &. Pelouze, OF
the Richmond Automobile Club, and
Or. H. w. Bassett. A meeting was
held at the club rooms and Chairman
r. n. Airport, of the special enter
tanment committee. notified the mem
bers who had rendered the use of their
cars for the presidential nsrty that
they would not be needed alter all.
The alumni of the University of
Virginia are also disappointed because
the President had promised to at
tend their annual dinner at the Com
monwealth and make a short address
before leaving for Washington. The
alumni, however, will hear DIR. WAL
ter ii. Page. editor of The Worlds
Work: DIR. Alderman, the PRESIDENT
Of the university, and other notabies.
IT IL also on the cards for Secretary
Wilson to attend.
Ladies' Disappointed.
The ladies' committee. who are to-
receive the ladies attending the con-,
ventton. were also greatly disappoint-
ed. for they had hoped that the Presi
dent would be able to drop in for a
few minutes tonight before he took
his departure from Richmond
1T IL altogether too bad" said Mrs.
N'hristian Clarke, chairman of the
committee, discussing the matter with
Mrs. Elliott, wife Of the secretary of
the Touring Club. Il had hoped that
the President would be able to come
il only for few moments.
ttt. en-
which are serving Mrs William H..
Mann. wife OF the Governor: Mrs.
j. Taylor Ellyson,- Mrs. David {. Rich
ardson. Mrs. Fred Peasants. MRS.
John o. Taylor. Mrs. Turner AIRING
Ton. Miss Salty DeHne. Mrs. Julian Hill,
Mrs Geline Macdonald, Mrs. r. II.
Harwood and Miss Amy Werth.
This committee will be assisted by
committee appointed bS the Rich
lnond Automobile Club, with Mrs. j.
G. Corley as chairman However, the
dance will not lack for notabies as
Lee McCiung, treasurer OF The United
States. Governor Mann, Lieutenant
Governor Ellyson. Mayor Richardson,
Colonel William D. Sohier, of Massa-
chusetts; General Coleman Dupont
of Delaware; Senator Martin, Repre-
sentative j. Hampton Moore. of Penn
sylvania. other notables and celebrities
from all over the country viii attend
Delegates Arrive.
All the evening delegates 10 the
convention motorists ana business
men prominent in the affairs OF the
city thronged the rotunda OF the Jei-
ferson. Delegates were arriving con-
stantls and being assigned To the
rooms reserved for them through the
foresight of Mr. Page. Mr. Elliott
.SvH a raj
Ohio brought twenty Good Roads en-
thusiasts
In this party were Colonel Edward
NJ. Bigelow. highway commissioner;
F. II. Galley. secretary of the cleFe-
land Automobile Club; Jesse Taylor,
OF Jamestown. o., editor of Better
Roads and secretary at the Good
Roads Federation; William Stroop,
OF Column bus; State Senators Alsdorf
and Hudson. the latter a Nirginian
by hirthright, his family belonging
in Augusta; Perry Van Horn. Hon.
Will r. Blair. Of Cleveland, another
former Nirginian from old Williams
burg. and Hon. u. s. Humphreys the
popcorn king.
From Points South.
From Wilmington. y. c.. came Hon.
Iredell Mears;. from Stagyille, Colonel
Bennehan Camerar, and from Mont
gomery, Ala, Hon. w. S. keilar, who
is the state highway engineer,
At the Commonwealth Club Presi-
dent Logan Waller Page and Mr..
Light had as guests at supper George
n. Lewars. of Philadelphia. and Mr..
Galley.
Lee McClung, Treasurer of the
United States. arrived about 10
O. clock at the Jefferson. II is quite
possible that MIR. McClung may be
called upon to I'LL in the Presidents
time at the convention this morn
ing, although this had not been def
nitely settled last night.
Leroy Marks. vice-president OF the
Southeastern Department of the
Touring Club of America. and Mat
thew s. Rogers, Secretary of State
for Connecticut. registered last night.
Hugh Chalmers, OF Detroit. and
Sidney S. Gorham. of Chicago, are
due to arrive to-day. Condo Mast,
president of the Touring Club Of
America. win arrive Wednesday in
time to take part in the big gath
ering OF motorists on Road Users
Day. aud G. r. McMillcn, member OF
the executive committee. will arrive
tomorrow. Secretary Elliott says,
lost On Way Here.
Tn to late hour no word had
heen received from Colonel Henry
McNal, who started with Lee Fol-