The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1912-11-15
FATHER BYRD TO
GREET BOOSTERS
Calls Upon Major Business Or
CARNATIONS to Aid in Enter
tanning Philadelphians.
BLANKENBURG COMING
Quaker City Reform Mayor to
Accompany Party to Richmond
AMI Make Address.

Father Byrd will call to his assist
ance the major business organizations
OF the city to aid In entertaining the
philadelphia Boosters. who Will arrive
in Richmond at 1880 o'clock neat Tues
day morning for a three and half
hour interchange Of courtesies. The
Pennsylvania Railroad special bearing
the 100 representative Quaker City bus
mess men will leave at IL o clock the
same morning for Petersburg.
Secretary r. A. Dunlop. Of the Cham
Der Of Commerce, yesterday notified
the local business organizations Of the
entertainment plans under way ana
called upon each to designate repre-
sentatiyes to cooperate with the del
egation from the chamber. general
call was at the same time issued, at
the direction Of President Carringt IN
and Business Manager Dabncy. to the
entire chamber membership. asking
that as many members as possible turn
out 10 greet the visitors.
Reception at Jefferson.
The special train. consisting Of three
steel Pullmans. two dining cars AMI
a combination smoking and observati n
car, will arrive at Elba Station at 1890
O'CLOCK. An nOuf Will De COuSutuoO W
breakfast. At $50 o'clock the Phila-
delphia delegation will alight from the
train and march to the Jefferson Ro-
tel under the escort OF the membership
Of the Richmond Trade Extension Bu-
reau.
At the Jefferson tho visitors WI
be welcomed to the city by Mayor
George Ainslie. A special reception
committee made up OF delegation
from the Chamber. Of Commerce and
ten or more men from each OF che ma
jor business organizations will receive
the Philad elphians for the business IN
terests OF the city. President Caring
ton Of the Chamber Of Commerce. win
head the reception committee ard make
an address of welcome
Delegations headed by their presi-
dents have been asked of the business
Mems Club, Clearing House ASS ,ciation
of Richmond. Real Estate Exchange,
Richmond Stock Exchange. Richmond
Grain and Cotton Exchange, RichmOsS
Tobacco Trade. Retail Merchants Assoc
citation, Wholesale Grocers' Associat! IN.
Post A. Travellers Protective Associa-
ton, United Commercial Travellers.
Trade Extension Bureau and Builders
Exchange of Richmond
VIII Tour the City.
The delegations are asked to be on
hand at the LETTERS IN Hotel at s:iS
o'clock Tuesday morning. After the
Interchange Of speeches the visitors
will he taken over the city. either in
automobiles or chartered street cars
The Philadelphians will in all prob
ability be accompanied by Mayor Ru-
doIph Blankenburg. who. will make an
address In an interview recently M.
BIankenburg said that pressing bust
ness in Philadelphia will prevent IS
accompanying the party on the VIII DIE
four-day tour through Virginia aud
North Carolina, but that he would mako
a strong effort to go with IL as far AZ
Richmond. the first stop.
Mr. Blankenburg is known as Phil
ad-lphia's reform Mayor and has been
much in the public prints His sd-
DRESS should he come. will be one OF
the features Of the reception at the
Jefferson.
Representative Body.
The booster party will include rep
resentatives from practically every
branch Of Philadelphia industry. Tie
following organizations will have del
egations:
Association of Manufacturers' ReHe-
sentatives, Builders Supply Associa-
ton, Board Of Trade. Chamber Of COM
MERGE, Commercial Exchange, Grocers
and Importers Exchange. Hardware
Merchants and ManulO cturers' Asso-
citation, Lum bermen's Exchange, Master
Builders Exchange, National Sales
Managers Association. National Asso-
citation Of Hosiery and Underwear
Manufacturers, Paint Manufacturers
Club OF Philadelphia, Philadelphia Drug
Exchange, Philadelphia Credit Mems
Association. Philadelphia Jobbing Con-
fectioners' Association. Philadelphia
Coal Exchange. Philadelphia Hote!
Mems Association. Philadelphia Shoe
Retailers Association. Philadelphia
Wholesale jewelers. Association. Peer
1ichard Club. Publicity Bureau. Ro-
:ary Club Of Philadelphia, Sh >e Whole
callers. and Manufacturers Protective
Association OF Philadelphia, Wholesale
Dry Goods Association. Philadelphia
Shoe Manufacturers Association, Aer.
chants and Manufacturers Association.
Market Street Business ASSOCIATE IN.