The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-11-04
RICHMOND IS
READY To GREET
GREAT B OOY
President Taft is Scheduled
for Three Speeches On
Opening Day
PROGRAM GIVEN OUT
FOR THE CONGRESS
Splendid Array OF Talent VIII
Discuss Every Phase Of
the Great Highway
Question

When President Taft comes TO
1tichmond On National Day" which
Is the first day OF the Good Roads
Congress, he viii iind Is program map
ped out for him that Will at least
serve TO keep hiin from thinking
much about politics AMI the affairs
OF state for brief season.
He Will address th, congress at /
A. NJ. of November 20. lie wiil then
be taken to the Country Club, to en-
JOY sample OF old Virginia hospi-
tally. In the afternoon he VIII ad-
dress the Richmond Bar Association.
and In the late afternoon 0r even
ing he Will speak 20 tie alumni Of
the University OF Virginia,
incidentally he Will doubtless have
the opportunity Of shaking HANDS
with several thousand delegates and
attendants at the convention and sev-
rrai thousand more Eichmondera
This however. ia not down on the
biiis.
Executive Committee Meets
At wei! attended meeting or the
executive and ways and means COM
rnsttee appointed by the Chamber Of
Commerce In connection with Good
Roads Congress. held at 1880 o'clock
yesterday afternoon. the program Of
the congress. as presented by Pres.-
dent Logan Waller Page. " the
American Association for Highway
improvement. vas practically euin-
pieted. and the proper committees
were duly announced by prestden,
Wood. OF the Chamber OF Commerce,
who presided at the meeting
The program with reference to
President Taft's movements her. on
The day or his visit will. OK course,
prevail
II VAS announced that President
White. OF the Richmond. Fredericks-
burg and Potomac Halfway. would
see that a 2pecial train So provided
10 bring Mr.. Taft 10 Richmond and
take HIM back TO Washington at such
hours as suited his convenience
public reception Will b@ arranged
IN honor of the delegates on the esa-
ming OF the second day Of the con-
gress, IT which time Polk Miller and
hts darkeys VIII help furnish the Wis.,
TORS entertainment and instruction
as to old Virginia Instructive and
entertaining moving pictures will he
on the program for the occasion also.
A ladies' reception committee viii!
he appointed by the Automobile As
sociatfon. which will provide autos
FOR n tour over the city on one of the
President Page was present NJ yes
ferday's meeting and participated in
the deliberations OF the body.
Committeeman Present
Those present at the committee
meeting were: President II. w. Wood.
chairman, president OF the cham Der
Henry W. Anderson, Mayor y. c.
Richardson. William II. White. Pres
ton Belvin, u. r. Owen, e NJ. Pitcher.
L, Il
w, H. Adams E.. c. Peiouxe. w. F.
Gordon, w. r. Reed, f. C.. I.add. w.
T. Dabney. +. s. Goodman, r. A.
punlop and President Logan Waller
= Page.
The following committees have been
named by the chamber officials to
handle the various departments of
work In preparing for the Congress.
and In attending to the needs OF the
body when it shall have gathered
The Working Committees.
mittee-Henry w. Wood. chairman;
John G. Corley, vire-chairman. w,
Fl. Adams. Samuel Cohen, II. NJ
Darlington. w. r, Daaney. r. a.
Dunlop. w. Douglas Gordon.
John n. Grimes. w. f. Gordon
Il. C. Laird. William Hodges Mann
Morgan r.. Mills. l.. z. Morris, BenJa-
min p. Owen. Jr.. II. H. Pollard. Tr.
Robert Lee Peters. Fl. M. Pitcher. w
+. Reed. d. G. Richardson. r. s
Tuck, Robert Whittet Jr., william II
White. L, C. Williams. p. st. julien
Wilson.
Accommodations and Meeting
Piaces--R. 3. Tuck, chairman: George
Med. Blake, John NJ. Dunn, John
Harwood, J. L. Hill, Mark r. Lloyd
C. NJ Miller, NJ. d., J. w. Moore, r
w. Spillman, Henry Lee Valentine.
Automobiles and Tours--W. r.
Gordon. chairman; r.. B. Airport
Charles II. Boiling, John G. Easley
w. J. Gilman. I. r. Palmatory, E. c
Pelouse. Allen Potts. r. M. Reade
NJ. u.
Entertainment---J G.. Corley. chair
man; H. w. Anderson. Preston Bel
Win. r, Nj. Darlington. W. T. Dabney
barton H. Grundy. w. 7. Reed. Cole
man Workman.
Information-L z. Morris, chair.
man: C.. c. Jones, Jeffry Montague
George w. Rogers. r. F. Smith. 8. B
WoOdhn-
Program. Printing and Badges
John q. Corley chairman; DR.. j. A
G.. Chandler. George &. Crenshaw. y
d. Crump. r. A. Dunlop.
Public Safety--W. T Dabney. chair
man; H M. Boykin. w. Douglas Cor
don. Louis Werner,
Publicity and Press--Lewis C. VIII
liams, chairman: q. r. Beveridge
Samuel Cohen. L. 9. CottrelI, Preston
Belvin. J. l. Hart Granville Her
add; II. 8. Halves. J. ID. Murrell. w
4. Nelson. Victor G. Oln,ste&d. w. 8
Rhoads, r, W. Simpson. Jr.
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