The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1912-06-23
|sOCIABILTTY RUN FROM LYNCH
BURG TO NATURAL BRIDGE
WILL BE HELD.
EOVER INDIAN TRAIL
STATE ASSOCIATION HOLDS MEET-
i ING AND HEAR& NEWS OF GOOD
| ROADS MOVEMENT IN
l. Sas
VIRGINIA.

AT the meeting OF the Virginia State
Automobile association yesterday IL
was announced that the opening OF the
new road from Lynchburg to Natural
Bridge, over the old Seminole trail,
would be celebrated July slst or
August LIST, with sociability run from
Lynchburg.
Members Of the Richmond Automo-
bile club declared thar they would en-
ter their ears, MI. Maa4ilIe. OF New
port News, aaid that the Peninsula
club would be represented;
w. s. Embrey, OF the fredericksburg
Motor club, declared he would head a
party from that city,. and members
from tha vicinity Of Charlottesvilie
and Gordonsville. who belong TO the
Albermarie Automobile club, also
stated their intention of taking par,
In the run.
Roanoke was not represented at the
meeting. but the Roanoke club IN
tioubtedfy win be represented In the
run as Roanoke IL becoming prime
factor Id the good roads movement
President Preston Helvin opened the
meeting shortly after o'clock, the
delay being due to the non-arrival OF
the expected delegation from Newport
News, headed by j. b. Weaver. The
Newport News party, with the excep-
ton OF l.. B. MRnvAte started from
Newport News In automobiles. Mt
Manville came by train. He arrived
The last heard from the motor party
was by telegraph from WILLIAMSBURG
Mr. Neaxer sent rsessaxe sayifiR
that the party wesad b. In by > ~
q clock. but up to the time rhe meet
ing adjourned, $3.50 O'Clock, NOBODY
from Newport News IN an nutomooiie
had appeared.
AIfrisnd cails Roll.
President Otis NJ. Aifriend called the
role, President Beivn made his adj
dress and the meeting was then open
ed FOR discussion.
w. s. Embrey tcfd Of the work done
by the Fredericksburg Motor club for
the Richmond W ashfngton highway. a
branch Of rho Quebec-Miami interna-
tionaf highway. Secretary Robert b.
Allnnrt Of tha Richmond MAAhlnRtQn
highway association, paid high COM
pliment to the fredericksburg Motor
club for the splendid hospitality ex-
tended the pathfinding party which
made trip TO Washington, recently,
BY way Of fredericksburg, Accord
Ing 10 Mr.. Airport their money might
a. ven have been counterfeit. and the
WOT80 KNlu sOk gGuuNtuAArALp - AL -
its spending ability In Fredertcksburs
was concerned. Tho FrsdeficksburG
Motor club took caro- that not tho SEM
.hlance OF . bill came the way Of me
pathfinders, although they stayed In
the city overnight on. their way North
and on their return.
O. b. Barker and Ernest Williams
of the Lynchburg Automobile club
told Of tho work they were t-ying to q
IN that section Of Virginia scor go0t
rAddA The Lynchburg club Of which J
ID. Owen II president and J. w. Carol
aocrttary- treasurcr. and which has Z
membership Of forsy-0Tse. Mr.. Barker
SaId, KaS RAISED tB,U0e FOR tho kood
roads movement this year. 1t II chief
Nv owing to the LvnchburT club thai
the road To Natural Bridge h heahs
sbuift Tho reimbursement by Mt. VIII
liama that the opening run would
- made July 81. Of August 4. Great
ed NO little enthusiasm and everybody
present prcmised to enter his car
III. G. polonxe was % enthuSyastic that
Ne declared he would take Mr.. Hell
WINS brand new car and drive Il HIM
I1elf, Ii tina state president should md
III Impossible TO- ret away.
Ttdcwntcr Club OmG
saAscOmrnunteAtiun from tho ASneri.
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