The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-19
MAYOR TO GREET
PENNSY BOOSTERS
Will Assist Business Organiza-
ton in Welcoming Visitors
at Jefferson.
ADDRESS By BLANkENBURG
Mayor of Philadelphia Will Ac-
company Townsmen to Rich
mond and Make Speech.

Dezinning q tour Of Virginia and
North Carolina to hast four days.
seventy.hve Philadelphia men OF at.
fairs will arrive At Elba Station at
1880 o'clock this morning to shake
hands with Gust ,na@rs and competitors
In Richmond. The purity comes In .
special train of It's own. which Will
be hotel and restaurant for the travel
ers until they set foot again In Quaker.
town at the Broad Street Station
The train carries three steel Pull
man sleepers. two dining cars and .
combination smoking and observation
dining cars shortly after the arrival
In Richmond. At $3.50 O'CLOCK the
party will aIisht and march to the
Jefferson Hotel. under the escort Of .
special committee made UP Of dele.
gates from the Chamber Of .comussrco
ana other local business organizations
ReeeDtion ut JeHerssa.
At the Jefferson Hotel the visitors
w'll be greeted by Mayor AinSlie and
President Darlington. Of the Chamber
OF Commerce. A reception committee
composed OF representative business
men. will assist In welcoming the
Mayor and President Ca.rington are
down for short speeches. and responses
will be made by several Of the ytsitors
Mayor Rudolph Blankenburg. VINO
viii accompany the Philadelphia
Boosters as far ~ RichmonA. will DO
ono Of the speakers. He comes to the
olty largely from desire to become
acquainted With Richmond. When the
booster train pulls out at II o'clock
for Petersburg. Mayor Blankenburs
win remain behind and take the Il
-
whore important business demands his
presence.
With the speechmaking over, the
program will take on q complex char
acter. A number Of the visitors Will
leave for different points in the city
to shake hands with friends and bust
ness acquaintance. Some viii b
taken In charge by local committees
and piloted through the city on .
sightseeing tour. An omcial party in
Guiding Mayor Ainsiie. Mayor Blanken-
burg and Business Manager Dabney.
of the Chamber Of Commerce.. will
make Q round Of the points Of interest
and industries in a motor car.
Boosting Philadelphia.
The booster party. which bears the
name Of the Fourth Philadelphia Trade
Expansion Excursion. left Broad Street
Station last night at 1880 o'clock. On
board train are representatives from
practically every business organization
In the Quaker City. and from most
Of Its diverse manufacturing and Job
bling interests. The Philadelphia news
papers are also represented
At II o'clock the train will put out
for Petersburg, where II IL due to
arrive . haif-hour later. From Peters
burg the boosters will proceed at
O'Clock to Suffolk. and thence At
o'clock to Norfolk. In the seaside city
the Philadelphians win tarry until
five minutes past midnight. when they
will leave for Rocky Mount. n. C.
Wednesday and Thursday viii be
spent in North Carolina The party
viii visit successfully Rocky Mount.
Wilson. Goldsboro. Raleigh. Durham.
Greensboro. High Point. Salisbury.
Concord, Charlotte and Winston
Salem Turning north on Friday. the
boosters will make Danville and Lynch
burg. returning to Philadelphia at S:a5
o'clock Saturday morning.