The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1911-10-18


officially welcome the convention, ant
he thought IL would be wise to have
the Mayor grant absolution on th'
spot. The Mayor replied with little
talk that made the audience roar witt
laughter telling one OF his delightful
anecdotes drawn from his long lega
experience.
To-Day's Session.
The first business session of The
convention will be called to order this
morning at ten o'clock in the JEFF
ferson Hotel auditorium.
Rev. DR.. Frank T. McFaden viii
offer the invocation; Mayor Richard.
son on behalf of the city will deliver
the address of welcome. President
Frank Fessenden Crane. of the Qun-
cy tMass.) Harbor Board, will re-
spond. Governor Mann will then de-
liver the address of welcome on be-
half OF the State. with response by
Colonel Pleasant A. Stovall, editor OF
the Savannah Press.
The feature Of the session will be
the annual address by President J
Hampton Moore. the president of the
association. The report OF the score
tary- treasurer, Addison d. Burk. will
then be made, after which commit
tees will be named on Credentials
Ways and Means, Time and Place OF
Next Convention. and Resolutions.
I Letters and reports will then be
read showing the pogress of the At
lantic Coastal project.
The program for the afternoon and
evening sessions of to-day is as fol-
lows:
Afternoon Session.
Presiding Officer George E. Bartol,
president, The Bourse, Philadelphia.
1880 p. Nj
Il /. Norfolk as a Waterways Cen
ter" Hon. j. d. Riddick. Mayor of
Norfolk.
/ 2. "Baltimore's Interest in Water
ways Development North and South"
Hon. James I'll. Preston, Mayor of Bal
umora
i 3. "Philadelphia-An Inland Port"
Hon. John e. Reyburn, Mayor of
Philadelphia
4 4. New Jerseys Step Forward. .
Hon. Frederick w. DonneIly, Mayor.
Trenton, n. J.
8. The American Metropolis-Its
Waterway Approaches" Hon. Will
liam J. Gaynor. Mayor of New York.
/ 8. "Boston-Its Relation to the At
lantic seaboard" Hon. John F. Ffu-
gerald. Mayor OF Boston.
I. Terminal Facilities at Large
Ports" Hon. Calvin Tomkins, Dock
Commissioner. New York City.
! 3. Greetings from Waterways Asso-
citation.
| 3. Recess.
/ Evening Session.
Presiding Officer, Hon. Joseph F.
cray. Commissioner of Railroads,
! Georgia.
/ 1850 +. Nj
/ |. illustrated address 1antern
slide). The Coastal Project, with OBJ
seryations on oid-Gme American Ca
nais and Influence of Railroads There
! on Mr.. Wifired II. Schof, secre-
tary. Commercial Museums. Phila-
deipfia
/ Sis P NJ
& Docks and Waterway Facilities
IN Foreign Countries" illustrated
by lantern slides). Hon. Frederick
Ford, former City Engineer. Hartford,
Conn - Va ~
.; Social session under the direction
OF FOLK Miller, to include tho Virginia
Reel and typical darkey spec1aities.
Committees of Ladies'.
+ committee OF forty ladies' has
oeen named by the Richmond enter
tainment committee TO cooperate In
the entertainment of the ladies' who
are attending the convention. The
iaaies of the committee will wear
badges and will do all In their power
to make the stay OF the visitors In
the city an enjoyable one.
On Thursday between the hours al
eleven and twelve O'Clock A. ii. there
VIII be a reception rendered the ladies
by Governor and Mrs Mann at tbs
Executive mansion.
The personnel! OF the convention ii
or the highest order. Men Of prorni-
hence from all OF the New England
land Atlantic coast States are present
from Maine to Florida, legislators
congressman, city officials and mer
prominent In all walks OF life.
North Carolina ALREADY has forty
five delegates on the ground New
York, New Jersey. Pennsylvania, Della
ware and Maryland have strong, ag-
gressive and numerous delegations or
hand with more to arrive. The con-
vention Will prove the greatest in the
history of the movement, say the vel
tposted.
We will never be satisfied with
anything less than a thirty foot
channel from the Chesapeake TO the
Delaware Bay" was the way A. Hoen
head Of the great Richmond and Bal
Itimore house Of A. Hcen and Com
,pany, and president OF the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association O
Baltimore.
We want deep inland waterway
from Norfolk to Florida was the
way a North Carolina delegate pu,
iii.
Beautiful Booklet.
The committee on souvenir book
let has issued a book full Of beau
tiful illustrations. and interesting
reading matter relative to tho city
IT'S history. enterprises and surround
ings.